Essays
Freely written essays, thoughts on composition, reading notes, music reviews, and more.
Essays The Cruelty of the World and the Work as a Fortress: Reflections on the Film “The Zone of Interest”
AI-generated Podcast: Commentary on this articleI recently watched the film The Zone of Interest...
Essays Does AI Create Music, or Does It Extend the Musician?
On January 21, 2026, a business partnership between ACE Studio and EASTWEST Sounds was announced...
Cubase & Plugins Rethinking Cubase Template Creation via a “Layer Structure”
AI Audio: "Commentary on this article"Have you ever stood before a massive orchestral template a...
Essays Wildcard Concept: Reading “The Lydian Chromatic Concept”
(Original posted on October 22, 1999)Exploring systematic music theories offers composers a dist...
Essays Music and Words, the Creative Cycle: Like Building a Model Castle
"Podcast Commentary on This Article" by AI VoiceWhen someone who creates music writes "about mus...
Essays The Struggle of Sensibility and the Transition of Technique: Looking Back at the Compositions of My Teens
In this article, I'd like to look back on my composing style and creative attitude from my teena...
Essays Summoning Music and the Aesthetics of Responsibility: The Concept of Composition in the Generative AI Era
Podcast Commentary on This Article (AI Voice)The world of music production is at a historic turn...
Essays The Creative Spiral: The Dynamics of ‘Inadequacy’ and ‘Creative Space’
Podcast Commentary for This Article (AI Voice)It seems that many creators, myself included, are...
Essays Solar and Lunar Creativity: A Reflection on Lighting in the Creative Environment
"Podcast commentary on this article" by AI voice *JapaneseThe "color" of lighting that illumina...
Essays Empathy as a Happy Illusion: Reflecting on “The Memory Police” and Music
Podcast Commentary of This Article by AI VoiceI recently finished reading Yoko Ogawa's "The Mem...