A UNIQUE PROGRAM FOR COMPOSERS
PRIVATE LESSONS STRUCTURED INTO TWO 12-WEEK COURSES
WHY IS THIS DIFFERENT?
Each integrated course covers TWO essential topics for film composers.
Structured like college courses in a private lesson format.
Taught by industry professionals who are experienced in higher education.
COURSE 1: Orchestration techniques and how to apply them in creating a production quality virtual instrument recording.
COURSE 2: Practical techniques in 20th Century harmony and how to apply them to modern day film composition.
Course 3: Compact coaching sessions of one, three and six sessions also available.
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ABOUT US

Contemporary American classical composer Daniel Walker’s music has been heard on the concert stage, in film and on television, including work for HBO, NBC, ABC, PBS, Bavaria Film and many others.
Film work in Asia includes the score and theme song for the stylish thriller Curiosity Kills the Cat, and the theme song for The Galaxy Railways, a hit Japanese anime series.
Walker’s classical ballet, The Last Mission of Marco Polo, was premiered by the Shanghai Ballet Company as part of the opening festival of the China’s World Expo in May 2010. Choreographed by José Martinez (Opéra de Paris), the historically based work continues to be performed as part of the company’s repertoire – the most recent staging of the work performed in February 2018, Beijing and Shanghai.
His five-movement work See Without Looking, commissioned by the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra in 2016, is inspired by the writings of the Tao Te Ching – focusing on the origin of the world, and the philosophy of “The Way”. It was premiered by the ensemble in March 2017 at the New England Conservatory / Jordan Hall, Boston. The work was recorded at United Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and released on August 1, 2017.
Walker’s musical Qing Cheng/Dark City – inspired by the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong and the life of its people – was premiered July 20, 2017 in New York as part of the New York Musical Festival for 2017. QC Playbill NYMF 2017
Walker writes a monthly review column of notable Los Angeles classical concert performances for the National Center for the Performing Arts Magazine, published by the National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing China.
Daniel Walker holds a PhD from the University of California Los Angeles. He taught composition and film scoring at the Cornel School of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles, and served as Dean of the school from 2011 to 2018. Many of Dr. Walker’s students have been accepted into notable graduate programs and are engaged in developing professional careers.
For info on Daniel Walker’s music please visit: harvestermusic.com
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