THE WINNERS!
Composing Contest 2025
1st prize:
One Sonokinetic Complete Bundle worth €3825 AND
The full 5 months Scorecraft Academy course worth $5000*
Libraries & Tools Used:
Sonokinetic - Da Capo (Woodwinds & Brass Ensembles)
Sonokinetic - Tutti Free
Sonokinetic - Vivace Legacy
Cinematic Studios Series - Strings (CSS)
Cinematic Studios Series - Woodwinds (CSW)
Cinematic Studios Series - Brass (CSB)
Spitfire Audio - Originals: Cinematic Percussion
Spitfire Audio - Originals: Frozen Strings
Spitfire Audio - LABS Dulcimer
Logic Pro X Internal Sounds
Great job in the intro of not overpowering the scene and then transitioning to a state of less tension as she ties her shoes. Then slowly building with the sting on the creepy guy behind the tree. The brief pause as she decided where to go during the chase with the synth bass, gave a nice breather to the action ostinato. Then going back to action and really bringing it down in the shed as she seeks safety bringing back the main theme. Then a fantastic build with Vivace legacy as the villain peaks in. Overall a fantastic job!
* because this is a live course, in case the winner cannot take part at the time it is offered to them, a recorded version of the course will be made available to them instead
2nd prize:
Sonokinetic Orchestral Bundle AND The Complete Film Composer Course
Sonokinetic libraries used:
The Watchmaker
Tutti Free
Vivace Legacy
Created a nice use of sound design as the girl walks through the woods. Not overpowering the scene but adding tension. The pause before the reveal of the creepy guy was effective, and the brass swell was also great to lead us into the next section. One thing we work hard on in Scorecraft Academy is writing “into” our transitions, so they flow well together. Great work here! The chase sequence was highlighted with Sonokinetic’s fantastic atonal string riffs. Also a really creepy sound at the end!
3rd prize:
Sonokinetic Ostinato Bundle AND The Complete Film Composer Course
Sonokinetic libraries used:
Sonokinetic Speeldoos (Dutch for Music Box)
Wonderful traditional approach to the girl walking in the woods was a wonderful magical mood. Wonderful harmonic variation and also a great use of Sonokinetic’s Speeldoos music box library! The riser into the chase was well done. As the girl enters the shed again the creepy use of Speeldoos library and a wonderful rise into the sound design reveal of our villain. Great work!
David Vannucci
Wolfgang D. Schott
Enrique Gomez
Viktorija Kukule
Mike Holser
Michael Powell
Dan Stein
Crosby Tencher
Big thanks to all the composers that contributed their talent to this competition and to Michael Whittaker from Scorecraft Academy for partnering with us on this project!
As a Thank You, 10 Sonokinetic points (worth 10 additional euros of Discount) have been added to the Sonokinetic accounts of all contributors.
Prizes are as described above, no substitute monetary value will be considered.
The winners will be contacted directly by representatives from Sonokinetic and Scorecraft Academy on how to claim/receive their prizes