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Creativity. The heart of a video game composer’s business is creativity—reliable, productive creativity across decades of music scoring. This kind of creativity requires a brain continually percolating with ideas—an active, healthy brain, chugging along at sustained energy levels for hours, weeks and even months at a time. Maintaining vibrant physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health is critically important for composers who aspire to work in the industry for more than just a few years.

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Original, resonant and captivating musical ideas all flow from the inspired human imagination. ...

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