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ANNOUNCEMENT - SCORE RELIEF 2024: Our Free-To-Enter Scoring Competition.
We are thrilled to announce that the Score Relief competition returns once again this year! Working In partnership with our fiends at The...
Jack Hughes
Dec 26, 20232 min read


ARTICLE: Ding Dong Goes The Christmas Song: Why does it sound like Christmas?
Christmas is a time for music of all genres to flourish, be it traditional carols and wassails to ballets, pop songs or soundtracks....

Genevieve Fisher
Dec 24, 20233 min read


COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Alexis Bragga
Welcome back to composer spotlight, the blog series where we talk with composers across the globe to discuss their development and...
Jack Hughes
Dec 5, 20235 min read


ARTICLE: The Cultural Transmission of the Neo-Classical genre in Film Music
Film Music remains a reflection of the director’s experience. It’s a circular relationship around conveying emotions and telling stories...
Ciana O'Muireadhaigh
Nov 13, 20234 min read


COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Lukas Lindner
Welcome back to Composer Spotlight, the blog series where we talk with composers across the globe to discuss their creative process and...
Jack Hughes
Oct 30, 20238 min read


ARTICLE: ASPIRING COMPOSERS - Should You Study Film Music In Higher Education?
In days gone by it was generally accepted that a university degree was a necessary requirement for securing a professional career role. ...
Kyle Corbin
Oct 17, 20235 min read


ARTICLE: Networking Tips For Young Composers - How To Get The Most Out Of Every Encounter.
"It’s not what you know, its who you know", is a phrase often heard in creative industries. This is not always true – as composers we...
Jack Hughes
Oct 1, 20233 min read


ARTICLE: How To Collaborate More Effectively As A Film Composer.
Collaboration is an inescapable fact of working within the creative industries. No matter what path you take you will have to learn how...
Jack Hughes
Jul 17, 20235 min read


ARTICLE - 5 Tips for Young Composers.
Becoming a composer can be a very daunting task at first glance. There are many different skills to learn such as creating convincing...
Jack Hughes
Apr 28, 20233 min read


ARTICLE - 6 Foreign Films You Need To Watch For The Music.
As a composer, its important to expose yourself to a diverse range of musical and cinematic influences, and some of the greatest film...
Jack Hughes
Mar 16, 20234 min read


Win a Free Session With Northern Film Orchestra!
Welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra Blog. In todays post, we are excited to announce our involvement in the "1st Time with an...
Jack Hughes
Mar 11, 20232 min read


GUEST ARTICLE: 5 Alternative Playing Techniques For Strings - James Weatherly-Buss.
The string section of an orchestra has an incredible range of sounds available to composers, many of which aren’t immediately obvious....
Jack Hughes
Feb 13, 20232 min read


NEWS: NFO Records Strings For The ITV Royal Variety Performance 2022.
Welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra Blog. 2022 was a year of many great projects for us, but there is one that sticks out as...
Jack Hughes
Feb 1, 20232 min read


COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Frederick Naftel.
Welcome back to Composer Spotlight, the blog series where we speak with composers around the world to discuss their creative process. In...
Jack Hughes
Jan 30, 20232 min read


NFO Records Strings For The Sufi Records Orchestral Qawwali Project – Rubaru.
Welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra Blog. Following on from our previous post about the first track released from the Orchestra...
Jack Hughes
Jan 9, 20232 min read


Composers: 5 Keys to success in 2023.
Happy New Year and welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra blog. In todays article we wanted to share a few simple new years...
Jack Hughes
Jan 1, 20233 min read


COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Gaby Ambler.
Welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra Blog. In our latest post, we have a brand new edition of Composer Spotlight, the blog series...
Jack Hughes
Dec 9, 20225 min read


NEWS: NFO Releases New String Performance - Stigmata by Composer Mobeus Amphisbaena.
Welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra Blog! In todays article we are pleased to share with you a brand new work from a composer who we are sure will be a rising star in modern classical music in the years to come, Indian composer Mobeus Amphisbaena. In what is his debut recording, his piece entitled stigmata, is a 10-minute long work for string quartet (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) and involves some interesting tonal colours, evocative harmonies as well as the use of e
Jack Hughes
Dec 4, 20223 min read


NEWS: NFO Collaborates With The Sufi Records For Orchestra Qawwali Project.
We are delighted to share with you the finished product from one of our recent recording sessions in October. We were approached by The...
Jack Hughes
Oct 17, 20221 min read


NEWS: NFO Launches Debut Concert Series - Frankenstein Live!
Since our inception back in 2020, it has been our goal to be both a recording orchestra and a performing orchestra. We are delighted to...
Jack Hughes
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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