52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast

Can Production Music Prepare You for Film Scoring?

• Season 2026 • Episode 289

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In this episode, production music composer and 52 Cues community mentor Mary Shaw shares what she learned during five months at Michael Whittaker's Scorecraft Academy, including which production music skills translate to film scoring, which habits she had to unlearn, and how the experience changed her approach to writing music.

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