How To Use References Responsibly

As production music composers we often get reference material from our publishers and clients, but how do we actually use these references? And how can we keep from ripping off another composer? Plus, we listen to an orchestral tension cue from 52 Cues community member, Richard Bagley!

Watch this episode on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8D01tjIawU

00:00 – Intro
01:46 – Mining the Reference
16:11 – How to Keep from Cloning or Plagiarizing a Reference
23:21 – 52 Cues Community Cue, "Out of Time" by Richard Bagley (https://soundcloud.com/user-540578549)
32:23 – Patreon Information

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