BMIM Blog

When do you actually need an agent as a composer? At BMIM Conference 2026, composer Matthijs Kieboom and agents Valerie Dobbelaere and Annette Gentz discussed the business side of composing.

From first steps to next chapters: a lot comes together at NFF. This year, the festival once again presents a strong mix of new work and familiar names, showing that there are many different paths to the big screen. In both The Selection and the Debut Competition, composers and projects appear that we have also

During the BMIM Conference, music supervisor Jarl Hector of Clear Music spoke with trailer composer Hermann ‘Mr. Herms’ Schepetkov, executive producers Chris Wenting and Jade Schiff, and Steacy McIlwham of Avalanche Studios about this process.

During Beyond the Brief: Music as a Creative Force in Advertising, it became clear what happens when the composer get to work on the project first.

A report of the conversation between Diederik van Zessen, Jeroen Stomphorst, Thijs Mantel, and Remme ter Haar about how certain songs can lodge themselves in our collective sporting memory.

Some music is instantly recognizable even before you know what you’re watching. A few seconds, a particular sound, a musical signature: and immediately you’re transported to a news broadcast, a television program, or an entire era. In the Netherlands, there is a good chance that Stephen Emmer was behind such a moment. During the General

This session focused on “the translation process” between composers, directors and editors. Because how do you translate a vision into a sound? And before that process can even begin, how do you communicate what you need without using specific jargon? Michael Middelkoop (director) and Maarten Ernest (editor) have been very close collaborators for years. They

The winners of the Music in Media Awards 2026 have been announced! This year, the expert jury had another tough job to choose the winners out of the high-end submissions.

During ADE 2025 we hosted a full day a day filled with connections and conversations at the intersection of music, media and creativity. Read the eventreport about 'Beating the Crowd: How Music Moves the Game', about the ways music and sport strengthen each other.

At BMIM Special ‘Organise, Pitch and Share as a Pro’, Alex Dique from DISCO guided the audience through the world of smarter music sharing. Because how do you make sure your music doesn’t get lost in a chain of Dropbox links and WeTransfers?

Panelists Hans Everling, Nainita Desai and Marc du Moulin examined the growing pressure on composers' rights. From buyouts to metadata and EU law, this session was a wake-up call for anyone writing music for screen.

The Music & Mental Health roundtable was everything you hope a panel conversation could be: open, honest, reflective, and surprisingly practical. The session gathered composers, a music producer, and an emerging professional to speak candidly about the mental health realities of working in music today.