The FMC-Film Music Contest 2021 revealed competing music categories, official films and a video game for composers and musicians. It will also reopen the category for filmmakers and video creators.
The new year of FMC-Film Music Contest 2021 has prepared the largest and the most exclusive offer of competition categories so far. In addition to the already traditional popular music categories, it will also open brand new and there will be 7 of them together.
FMC 2021 Contest Categories Revealed
- Original Music for Film, TV, Ads, Video games Do you have a
finished music composition suitable for film, TV, advertising or video games in your portfolio? Therefore, this category is the right one for you. It can be composed using any virtual instruments, sounds and plugins, live instruments, bands, small or large orchestras, or choirs. They can be studio, demo recordings or live from your performances with a maximum length of 6 minutes in mp3 format.
2. Instrumental Music This category is intended for your instrumental
compositions, solo pieces, or compositions with multiple instruments. Soloists, small or large groups, bands or orchestras can participate. Register with your own studio recordings, live recordings from concerts or performances, or demo recordings. These can also be compositions that have already been publicly presented at performances, released on CD or, conversely, new or older compositions from your studio not yet presented. All genres and types of instrumental music, including Relaxing, Ambient and Meditation music, will be accepted. Musical compositions and pieces must have a maximum length of 6 minutes, exclusively in mp3 format.
3. Film Score for the Animated Sci-Fi film “To the Pathfinders of the
universe” This film is a sequel to the successful film scoring category, where composers and sound designers will be able to compose an original composition for this visionary work.
4. Theatre Music Do you have a finished music composition suitablefor
film, TV, advertising or video games in your portfolio? Therefore, this category is the right one for you. It can be composed using any virtual instruments, sounds and plugins, live instruments, bands, small or large orchestras, or choirs. They can be studio, demo recordings or live from your performances with a maximum length of 6 minutes in mp3 format.
5. Trailer Music for professional travel documentary film about Iceland
will be new category. The task will be the same for everyone. To compose music for the travel documentary “The Way of Inspiration Iceland” in length 3:47. Competitors will find more info about this category on FMC website.
6. Music for Video game HIND. FMC in cooperation with 3DIVISION
video game development company brings a new category: “Music for Videogame”. It was literally requested by a large community of composers and sound designers who are dedicated to this musical genre. We give them a unique opportunity to join our competition and to compose music for the interesting video game “Air Missions: HIND”.
7. Films, TV series, Videos with original music. This category is for
film and video makers as well as composers who have composed music to any visual work. It is possible to submit movies and videos of all genres without restrictions on the date of their creation, as well as experimental, animated, documentary, children’s films, SCI-FI and genre hybrids in a total length up to 10.00 min.
Detailed information about all competition categories can be found on the official competition website here: www.fmcontest.com/categories where you will be able to sign up after the global start of the FMC 2021 and opening an online registration. For current info, subscribe to the competition’s mailing list and follow us on social media.
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