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Career as Music Composers
Music composers create music for films, TV, concerts, plays, theatre advertisements and background music for a variety of productions. With their vast knowledge of music, both classical and folk, they create new melodies for lyrics written by lyricists.
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Music Composers
- Express their creative talent and skill through music compositions
- Study the nature of the project and its purpose such as music for orchestra, song, advertisement, concert, popular music etc
- In case of music for films or TV they meet with the director to understand the script, study the lyrics and prepare an appropriate composition to capture and enhance the mood
- Use musical elements rhythm, harmony and melody to create an original composition
- Aim to create music for popular appeal so as to earn maximum commission on the sale of their recordings
- Innovate at all times using their creative talent
- Secure copyrights for their work
- Contact producers and music performers for presenting their compositions
- Assign the publication or selling of their recorded music to music companies for enhancing business
- Work in music studios during recordings
- Use computers for converting their music to computer language using Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Employment Opportunities
- Film & TV productions
- Radio production
- Music productions
- Event companies
- Stage productions
- Music institutes
- Advertising firms
- Recording companies
- Music publishing firms
- Computer software firms
Recruiting Companies
T- Series 
Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt Ltd 
Times Music - Blue Frog Productions
- Music Today
- Natraj Music Company
- Saregama India Limited
- Tips Industries Ltd
- Universal Music India
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream:Any
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Grad/Training
Any/Trainingin Music
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Post Graduation
Any/Training Music
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Goal
Music Composer
Akhil Bhartiya Gandharv Mahavidyalay, Miraj
Kala Academy's Goa College of Music
M.S.University, BarodaFeatured Institutes in India
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