Christopher
Caliendo
The consultation is where we meet.
The score is where we make something unforgettable.
This is not a generic report. It is a complete musical roadmap for your film — built from the same process I apply to every score I write at the Hollywood level.
- ◆ Scene-by-scene cue analysis with full thematic notes
- ◆ Primary themes identified, described, and mapped to your script
- ◆ Three-tier recording budget — Overseas Orchestra / Local Chamber / Studio Digital
- ◆ Original songs vs. sync licensing — with real cost comparisons
- ◆ Overseas facility recommendations with estimated all-in session costs
- ◆ Temp track cues from my personal library matched to your script's tone — ready for your editor and investors
- ◆ Composer hiring guidance and contract checklist
- ◆ Strategic scoring philosophy tailored to your film's genre
- ◆ One follow-up consultation call included
I bring something to your film most consultants cannot — I don't just advise on scores. I write them. At the highest level. For the biggest studios. On time and under budget.
Transparent.
Flat fee. No surprises.
If I score your film, the consultation fee comes out of the music budget
If I'm selected as your composer, the full consultation fee is credited against the music budget — so the conversation costs you nothing in the end.
◆ Leonard Goldberg Music Scholarship for Composition
◆ Peabody Grant for Humanities
◆ Wilma Drama Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities
◆ Decorative Scroll — County of Los Angeles · First American twice commissioned by the Vatican's "Encounters of Sacred Contemporary Music Festival," Rome, Italy
Mike Yadzyn
MYM Productions · Exclusive Film Manager
A Manhattan School of Music graduate and accomplished orchestral performer, Mike brings over 20 years of music industry experience — including work as a copyist and proofreader on major Hollywood film scores, and a decorated career in commercial banking. He represents my work with a rare combination of artistic intelligence and business discipline.
This is what you receive. The following is an excerpt from an actual consultation I delivered for a $3.2M independent feature. Client and project details have been changed to protect confidentiality.
Excerpt — Script Music Analysis · Initial Response · Romantic Suspense Thriller · Budget $3.2M · Music Budget $85K–$120K
When I read a script I respond to, I cannot help but hear it. What follows is my initial musical thinking — scene by scene, theme by theme, the architecture I believe this film wants.
The score's central dramatic challenge is this: the music must tell the audience what Daniel knows before Daniel knows he knows it. The thematic architecture I am proposing is built around a principle of contamination — one theme slowly invading and corrupting another, bar by bar, as the film progresses toward its revelation.
This is not a film that needs a loud score. It needs a precise one. The orchestra should feel, for the first two acts, like a beautiful and trustworthy narrator — and the audience should not realize until Act Three that the narrator has been lying to them the entire time.
There are four distinct song moments in this script. My recommendation is that all four be commissioned as originals. A sync license for a single well-known song placement in an independent film currently runs $5,000–$30,000 for the sync rights alone — the master recording license is a separate negotiation. Four commissioned original songs can be delivered within the music budget at a fraction of that cost, and the production owns the masters outright. There are no territory restrictions, no renewal negotiations, no vulnerability to a label's change of business strategy after your film is in distribution.
The full consultation runs to a complete scene-by-scene analysis, thematic architecture, budget breakdown, and overseas recording roadmap.
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