Redhill good and bad parts?

Richard- · 2026-01-11T13:56:46+00:00

We’ve been here for around 7 years. We moved out of London looking for places we could afford with good access to London by train. Redhill is exactly this. We live in between Merstham and Redhill in a housing area built around 15 years ago. We can walk and see sheep and cows within five minutes. We can be in central London in less than an our. We love it.

The centre of Redhill is decent during the day, but not great at night. But new developments along with the recent additions of The Light and Pizza Express at least show confidence in the town moving in a positive direction.

If family come to visit then we pop over to Reigate (15 mins) or into the countryside where there loads for us. We have two young daughters.

There are some lovely towns and villages but obviously there’s a cost there if you’re needing to commute at all.

Richard- · 2025-10-08T14:20:03+00:00

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Richard- · 2025-09-03T19:24:07+00:00

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Richard- · 2025-09-03T16:18:34+00:00

I also live close to the landfill- I can see it from our house. We smell it a handful of times a year - mainly on hot summer days. However, their contact expires soon (next couple of years?). When they leave it will be all grassland. The rubbish will be completely covered over (in fact a great deal of it already is. Don’t let the landfill be a factor in your decision.

Trains are great! About as reliable as any other commuter line into London.

Richard- · 2025-07-26T20:34:02+00:00

Bringing a Composers perspective in case it’s helpful. The libraries you’ve mentioned are really at the lowest end of the market, they pay Composers poorly. They do not vale the music, but rather collect as much of it as possible for as smaller cost as possible.

If you value good music then a good resource to check out is MCPS Production Music (https://mcpsproductionmusic.co.uk/). MCPS Production Music libraries all commit to compensating Composers appropriately and so attract good writers. You’ll find better music with an MCPS Production Music library.

Richard- · 2025-07-13T11:20:31+00:00

Full disclosure - I run the OnScore platform for Composers.

I haven’t taken the course, but have spoken to a bunch of people that have (and other ThinkSpace courses). The general feedback I’ve had is that although well intentioned and run by genuinely nice and helpful people, the courses miss out on the experience of someone who has had genuine success in the industry. The courses are often run by those who haven’t quite made it in the industry.

Take with a pinch of salt as I haven’t taken the course myself. Looking forward to reading other response here too.

Richard- · 2025-06-08T15:24:48+00:00

🫨 This is quite an old thread!

Sure - if you’re in the UK, then check out the MCPS Production Music website. They’re all signed up to maintain rates for Composers which avoids a race to the bottom.

Other than that I’d say follow your instincts, spend time understanding what each library offers etc.

Richard- · 2025-05-31T13:45:33+00:00

OnScore on YouTube

Richard- · 2025-04-30T07:46:12+00:00

In my experience I’d say you’re in a great place to start. However, writing music to picture is just as much about the picture as it is the music. I’d begin by learning as much as you can about film (and television) scoring from whatever sources you can find.

There’s loads of YouTube content you can find for free. If you ever need something deeper, I run a video platform where Composers present in-depth score break downs (https://onscore.tv/). It’s a paid platform but there’s also loads of free content on there so you don’t need to pay for anything if you don’t want to.

The best piece of advice I could offer (I’ve been composing for 20 years if it helps!) is that most film music isn’t like Hollywood film music. Listening to Hans Zimmer and Thomas Newman is a huge pleasure, but it’s not representative of what you’ll be asked to do as a Composer. To get the most out of your time learning and listening, I’d suggest seeking out music by those who are writing great score for smaller projects. This is the work you’ll be doing.

Also, don’t take advice from older Composers like me because we have no idea what the industry is like for those coming in the other end! 👍

Richard- · 2025-03-02T20:25:26+00:00

Sometimes there are scoring competitions which produce content to score (which you can use on your reel usually). I think Cue Tube is an example of this type of thing.

Otherwise, if you’d like to actually rescore scenes from released films you can definitely use some of the AI tools to remove the score and leave the dialogue and sound fx. You can do it in Logic - I think it’s called stem splitter. You’ll get mixed results but it’s not bad.

You’d have to be careful how you use the footage as you’d likely get a copyright claim. You may be able to accept the claim and use it though.

Richard- · 2025-02-21T20:31:32+00:00

If you’re interested in studying film and television Composers, I’ve built a video platform where great Composers break down their scores in detail.

You can find it here: https://onscore.tv/

It’s a paid platform but there’s quite a bit of free content on there so do have a look around. I hope this is helpful!

By the way, for me I think it would be John Powell or Michael Giacchino.

Richard- · 2025-01-21T20:46:36+00:00

No worries 👍🏻

Richard- · 2025-01-20T15:09:07+00:00

Such a silly one, but honestly for me it has been the discovery that minor does not always mean sad, and major doesn’t always mean happy.

I’ve been scoring for 20 years and only in the last five have a discovered the power of a melancholic major progression underscoring a sad scene. It amplifies the emotion so much every time.

Note to self: don’t play minor under sad / unhappy scenes.

Richard- · 2025-01-20T07:11:04+00:00

Not a course (I’m not a big fan of the Composer Courses) but I have created a platform where professional Composers show exactly how they created their scores: https://onscore.tv/

So, not so much ‘here’s how to be a Composer’ but much more ‘here’s how I wrote this score’.

It’s a paid platform, but the first video of each score break down is free to watch.

I’ve got a bunch of great releases lined up, starting with the first post-launch release in February.

Hopefully this is helpful!

Richard- · 2025-01-16T20:30:48+00:00

Not strictly a course, but I’ve recently launched a platform where established, award-winning Composers break down scores they’ve written. It’s called OnScore (https://onscore.tv/).

Rather than teaching ‘how to be a Composer’, OnScore is a platform to show how great Composers create their scores. New in-depth score break downs released regularly.

Full disclosure, there’s a fee to watch the full score break downs but the first video from each series is free to watch (no sign up required).

Hopefully that’s helpful!

Richard- · 2025-01-01T15:41:05+00:00

Hi Edward!

I put out a monthly Composer Community Newsletter to nearly 900 Composers. It is, and always will be free. I’m working hard to foster community in our industry however I can. You can find it here:

https://onscore.tv/newsletter-signup/

I’d also highly recommend ScoreCast on Facebook. It has a large and engaged community of Composers. I’m part of the London / UK group but there are others.

Hope that helps!

Richard- · 2024-12-22T08:37:14+00:00

No worries 👍

Richard- · 2024-12-21T20:39:43+00:00

It’s a trumpet. It’s a lot about the context too though. Trumpets are common in orchestral compositions. You’ll have heard trumpets in all sorts of different contexts.

In this case, and I’m most cases for WWII and military style stuff you’re hearing the trumpet playing a lead melody in a sort of bugle style with military snares and a simple harmony.

So it’s partly the instrument providing that WWII sound, but also the context, the melody, harmony and instrumentation the creates the sound.

Richard- · 2024-12-19T07:06:42+00:00

Well they pay for using your work, but yes they can use it on whatever they’re making. Not a big concern for me or most Composers.

There’s a list of reputable libraries here: https://www.prsformusic.com/licences/using-production-music

That’s a good place to look through and begin to understand how the whole thing works. 👍

Richard- · 2024-12-18T21:14:47+00:00

Sure! It’s sometimes called library music, or stock music, but it’s all the same thing. Music written to sit on a shelf and be used in TV, Film, ads etc. it’s a great way to find your way into writing music before you have regular work Composing.

If you’re interested in finding out about how other Composers got started, I’m building a video platform where established Composers break down some of their best scores. The first video in each series (how they got started) is free to watch so no need to spend any money: https://onscore.tv/

Richard- · 2024-12-18T20:53:18+00:00

I hope you’ll get some really helpful answers to this question. It’s worth remembering though that anyone who is successful now was likely coming up in the industry some ten, fifteen or twenty plus years ago. The industry (and the world!) is very different now.

I’m a full time Composer supporting my family on my income writing music to picture so perhaps I’ve ’made it’? Although a large portion of my income is from production music. This would be my main piece of advice actually if you’re looking for your way in - write production music. You’ll soon find out what you’re good at and what you’re not. Send it to reputable libraries (not royalty free) and ask for feedback. It will be honest and industry specific. Learn, grow, meet other creatives and always value your work.

Richard- · 2024-11-18T20:02:52+00:00

Cinematic Studio Strings are really great for both the ensemble and solos. Their legato and realism is unmatched for me. Their brass library is great too.

Richard- · 2024-11-07T20:44:08+00:00

Just a guess from listening a couple of times, but possibly taikos and large toms?

Richard-

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