Learn the craft AND the business of film scoring.
I'm Tommy Arnold, a film and TV composer. In the past three years, my films have played at over 20 film festivals and aired on public television and streaming services, and I regularly work with music libraries, landing placements in ads and TV.
I teach aspiring film composers how to write for picture, get hired, price their work, and build a real career in the film industry without spending a fortune on school.
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New videos every week on how to become a film composer, film score breakdowns, orchestration, MIDI programming, sample libraries, hybrid orchestral scoring, and the business of film scoring.
📧 Business inquiries: tommy@tommyarnoldmusic.com
Tommy Arnold
I just created a killer free resource for composers. Link in my bio or message me here and I’ll send it your way👊
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Tommy Arnold
What’s your favorite genre of film to write music to?
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Tommy Arnold
Continuing our October fun 🎃. Tomorrows topic is.....Suspense
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Tommy Arnold
Continuing our October fun 🎃 we have another video around what I use to score horror and suspense in TV and film. Live now go check it out.
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Tommy Arnold
Your sample library isn't why your strings sound fake.
It's usually this: the notes never move. Real players are always swelling or fading, even on a "held" note. So before you buy another library, try one thing on your next cue: record the mod wheel (CC1) on every sustained line, and never let it sit flat for more than a bar.
That one habit does more for realism than any plugin I own.
It's one of the techniques in Virtual Orchestration, my guide to writing realistic orchestral music with sample libraries. It's normally $39.95, but for a limited time it's name your price, $1 and up.
Grab it here: payhip.com/b/2qCg6
Which instrument can you never get to sound real? Tell me in the comments.
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Tommy Arnold
Happy October everyone 🎃
It’s my favorite time of year.
I’ve got something with
the Halloween vibe planned to hit
later today at 1pm.
See you there 👊
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 2
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Tommy Arnold
Score Your First Scene is live. 🎬
If you've been watching these videos wondering how to turn "I can write music" into "I score films," this is the whole path in one place — spotting, deliverables, pricing, working with directors, and 3 fully produced scenes you score and keep for your reel.
23 lessons. 6 modules. No degree required.
$197 for the next 8 days. Then it's $397 and stays there.
Link in the comments 👇
3 months ago | [YT] | 2
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Tommy Arnold
Low brass + rising strings + sudden cut to silence = psychological terror.
But the real magic is in the TIMING.
Most composers hit the stab too early.
Hold it one beat longer than feels comfortable.
Trust the discomfort. 🎺🎻
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Tommy Arnold
Clear harmony, clear rhythm, clear intent will beat clever ideas every time — especially when music has to support a scene, not steal it. Clarity is what directors and listeners actually respond to.
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Tommy Arnold
🙏wow thank you all so much. Great year on YouTube📺
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