r/composer is a subreddit with 117k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses music, struggling, composition, hard, and time, and they frequently recommend/review notation software, daws, and vst.
/r/composer is a place for submitting and discussing your score-based music.
Popular Themes in r/composer
#1
Advice Requests
: "Composers, what's one thing you could advise to beginners?"
19 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "**[PAID - $200-250] Composer needed for silent short art film — psych drama/romance, orchestral + sci-fi synths**"
3 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "#008 — 12 opportunities this week, including a dev replacing his AI placeholder score and a paid $150–300 test track"
2 posts
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
: "I give up, I can't compose."
104 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Composers, what's one thing you could advise to beginners?"
60 posts
#3
Blog / Vlog
: "#009 — 8 opportunities this week, including a score wanted before the cameras roll and a 20,000-wishlist ocean game"
7 posts
#4
Resource
: "Please for the love of god, let me convince you to read “Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Musical Notation” by Elaine Gould."
6 posts
#5
Commission
: "**[PAID - $200-250] Composer needed for silent short art film — psych drama/romance, orchestral + sci-fi synths**"
5 posts
#6
Call for Score
: "I need a feature film composer"
2 posts
#7
Notation
: "How to notate different techniques on a suspended cymbal?"
1 post
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+15k members(15.1%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026