r/composer is a subreddit with 120k 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
: "I composed my first nocturne! I love how the bass notes sound, and I love listening to Chopin’s nocturnes. So it was fun to try and compose one!"
44 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Am I too late to become a successful film composer at 34, even with 20 years of musical experience?"
37 posts
#3
Commission
: "Crane School of Music Domenic J. Pellicciotti Opera Composition Prize Call for Proposals now through January 15th, 2027"
5 posts
#4
Resource
: "I built a super fast & easy web interface for converting XML & MIDI charts into mixed down learning tracks"
4 posts
#5
Blog / Vlog
: "#021 — 7 opportunities this week, including Softgames hiring one freelancer to write a casual game's music and sound, and €50–€200 a track for house and EDM you keep ownership of"
1 post
#6
Call for Score
: "'FREE COLLAB' i have a finished 4mins short film about a kidnapping event, and i need a composer and a sound designer"
1 post
Member Growth in r/composer
Yearly
+16k members(14.9%)
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Last updated: October 30, 2026