Composing and remixing

A look at how different composers go about writing new pieces of music and where their inspiration comes from.

Find out how you can create your own music using the sounds and interactive tools in SoundJunction.

How did composer David Horne plan, structure and begin writing his piece? Or did he plan it at all?

The intricacies of writing a libretto and how it's helpful for a young composer of opera to be rooted in the music's tradition

Tunde Jegede discusses his sources of inspiration, and talks about the importance of expression in his music

Composer Jason Yarde describes how, after writing the basic lines of 'Where Will It Take You’, his mind turned to instrumentation, arrangement and personnel.