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The Filmmaking Through Music Blog

Advice, strategies, and methods to help filmmakers achieve a more commercially appealing film through music, so you have a better chance at festivals and distribution.

The Filmmaking Through Music Blog

Avoiding Fiverr and Upwork Disasters with Film Composers

Published on: 10/12/2025

Red flags when hiring film composers: Why Fiverr and Upwork hurt your film, warning signs of bad composers, pricing disasters to avoid, communication failures, team collaboration problems, and where to find professional composers who understand film.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Wiater

Hi, thanks so much for checking out The Filmmaking Through Music Blog!

My mission is to help you as a film director, producer, and videographer reach a wider audience on your film through the effective use of emotionally-driven and narrative music aligned to your story.

The Filmmaking Through Music Blog is my way of helping filmmakers be on a path to a more commercially appealing film through music - and a companion blog to my podcast of the same name. Enjoy reading and listening!

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