I'm a big enthusiast of film music I listen to it all the time. I'm studying classical piano performance in a conservatoire (music college) but I find myself listening to more film soundtracks than classical music. I have realised that composing for film is what I want to do for a living. I have tons of ideas and inspiration but I'm get very frustrated as to where to start.
My questions are : how to start composing? Eg which software to use? I often have millions of ideas in my head that sound extremely good, and also sound good when I play it on piano but I have an one and only software Sibelius 7 which can't produce the sound I want. I'm fascinated by the dramatic use of brass and electronics which can't be created using Sibelius.
Alternatively I can record my composition by an orchestra.. But where do I get an orchestra? Generally you have to be an already good composer to have to opportunity to use a real orchestra, even if I have recorded I still need post production work..
It seems very discouraging to me that in order to create music one has to already be good at it.. I'm thinking of applying to study composition for film for master degree but seems really impossible because there's no specific composition for film course to study before hand.
So my question is very simple yet complex: how to start? Please let me know if you have any advice
