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Tips for Aspiring Film Composers from Simon Franglen - Avatar & Titanic

Release Date: 03/25/2025

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📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒
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⚡️What you'll learn in this episode⚡️

👉 How Simon integrates cultural authenticity in his scores
👉 The creative challenges of scoring blockbuster films
👉 Valuable advice for aspiring film composers
👉 and much much more...

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Podcast Credits
Produced by: Ritch Esra & Eric Knight
Editor: Eric Knight
Shownotes & Transcriptions: Rick Staffy

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