Entry 5 – Writing To A Brief

Writing to a brief is a new concept for me (having never been commissioned to write a song for anyone before) so it was constructive to have the key elements of that process outlined by an industry professional. As someone that enjoys the complete creative control that comes with writing my own music, learning about how to process client requests for changes and adjustments is crucial for not only development as a musician in the industry but just as a professional in any sense – compromise is necessary in any workplace, but sometimes that is hard to swallow when it encroaches on artistic spaces such as music composition. As a starting point on improving this aspect of my writing, I focused on creating a kids theme song by carefully selecting musical elements true to the theme such as a jaunty rhythm and repetition in the lyrics, while still allowing myself to add the twist of the song topic being a serious issue such as global warming instead of the expected fictional horror. See that? I compromised with myself in order to work on compromising with clients. I’m sure that counts for something.

https://soundcloud.com/jachin-mee/kids-show-theme-tune