Do everything you can to learn your craft. Score student films for free, attend conferences, learn music theory - do anything and everything you can.

- John Keltonic

I've been a full-time composer for many years, and I'm still learning all the time. There is always more than one musical "solution" to each movie sc…

- John Keltonic

I do have a website that's updated regularly. It's a great way for potential clients to check out my work anonymously. As most of my web visitors wou…

- John Keltonic

The most common reason that I turn down a film project is because of my schedule. If I can't devote the time to a score that it deserves, I'll pass. …

- John Keltonic

Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the director and just listen to him or h…

- John Keltonic

Be persistent. Establishing yourself in this field could easily take years. Rarely will any composer get that one "big break." More often, success is…

- John Keltonic

I've been in this biz so long, it's really my reputation that brings me work.

- John Keltonic

I became friends on a social basis with a music professor (Dr. Alan Stein) who took a real interest in my work. He encouraged me in countless differe…

- John Keltonic

Other than a few years of piano as a kid, I don't have all that much musical training. I played piano for all the musicals in high school and was in …

- John Keltonic