r/composer is a subreddit with 118k members. The community frequently discusses music, struggling, composition, hard, and time, and they frequently recommend/review notation software, daws, and vst, and the most common flair used is music, discussion, commission, resource, and blog / vlog.
/r/composer is a place for submitting and discussing your score-based music.
Popular Topics in r/composer
#1
Music
55 posts
#2
Struggling
46 posts
#3
Composition
42 posts
#4
Hard
39 posts
#5
Time
39 posts
#6
Piece
34 posts
#7
Composer
34 posts
#8
Writing
32 posts
#9
Film
20 posts
#10
Looking
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/composer
Notation Software
199 reviews
#1
Dorico
4.5★ from 63 reviews
#2
MuseScore
4.1★ from 48 reviews
#3
Sibelius
4.0★ from 27 reviews
Daws
23 reviews
#1
Studio One
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Logic Pro
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Cubase
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Vst
19 reviews
#1
Spitfire
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Audio Imperia
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Vienna Symphonic Library
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/composer
#1
Music
: "Why does everybody write waltzes?"
89 posts
#2
Discussion
: "The entitlement of some people is insane. No, we are NOT entitled to the free sheet music of other living composers."
78 posts
#3
Commission
: "[PAID] Composer Needed for Psychological Horror Feature"
14 posts
#4
Resource
: "I'm hosting a free class this weekend if you're interested!"
9 posts
#5
Blog / Vlog
: "#011 — 5 opportunities this week, including an $82k–$152k staff composer job at Blizzard and a horror series that refuses AI"
7 posts
#6
Notation
: "I need composers to judge the notation in my game."
2 posts
#7
Call for Score
: "I need a feature film composer"
1 post
Member Growth in r/composer
Yearly
+15k members(15.1%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026