FAQ - hannes bieber

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let's clear up the questions that come up most often when we start talking about music and sound for games and media.

i am! i have studied B.Mus. composition at the ArtEZ conservatory in the netherlands and dipl. composition & sound design at the Film Academy ludwigsburg in germany. additionally i took some online courses in unreal programming and basic c++.

while my original background is music composition and sound design, i've always been fiddling around with coding and game engines alongside my music work and with darya studios i've decided to do that now professionally! it enables me to work on our own narrative ideas, which are close to my heart and to also play to my strengths as a nerdy media composer and sound designer.

both! i enjoy composing music for games and also working on the technical and narrative design for games.

of course! feel free to reach out via email or discord with a broad explanation of your project and your musical needs. you can check out my music portfolio on this website - but if you'd like to hear specific styles or genres, just let me know and i can send you tailored playlists.

i can provide music for

film projects & series (any lengths/formats)
advertisement, trailers & teasers
games / non-linear media
concert music incl. arrangement & score preparation

yes! i offer private lessons in music composition, music theory, orchestration and game music (fmod/wwise). feel free to reach out via email or discord to discuss your specific needs and schedule a lesson. i will be asking 50€ per hour, but we can also arrange package deals for multiple lessons.

this differs depending on the project type.

deliverables for linear media (film, television, etc.)

rough mixes/mockups with video for ideation
final mix including 5-10 stems for dub stage
music list with all cues and timecodes

deliverables for interactive media (games, vr, etc.)

rough mixes/mockups with video for ideation
implementation into middleware (fmod, wwise) or as raw audio files depending on project needs
documentation of music structure and implementation notes

a full orchestral recording session can be quite costly, yes. however, there are some possibilities to reduce costs:

using smaller ensembles or soloists instead of a full orchestra and mixing them with sample instruments in the box
outsourcing the session to countries with lower costs for studio time and musicians
recording only the most critical cues (like main titles) with live musicians and using high-quality sample libraries for the rest

typically you have to book an orchestra for several hours, otherwise it doesn't make sense to organize a session. HOWEVER many session orchestras offer shared sessions, which enable multiple composers to split the costs of a full recording block. here is an example of a shared session i had with the budapest scoring orchestra for an advertisement clip: