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Honored that the kind folk over at the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra have invited me to attend their rehearsal this Sunday and spend some time with the players. They're a perfect example of cultivating and encouraging the arts in the youth, in this case classical music and performance, and hopefully you'll take a second to check them out and watch some of their performances. Will be posting more after the rehearsals this weekend. Encourage the arts.

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Music by me using only the resonant sounds of a sculpture after being struck, captured by director Francesco Calabrese

1964. An ordinary day turns out to be anything but, when Joe comes home to find out that his wife Betty hasn’t been cooking dinner.

And there’s a very good reason for that in this mysterious short.

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It's also being slowly released worldwide. Not sure where you're located, but it's currently (at least) playing in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and coming to the United States on Disney XD soon. I composed all the music and if you like, you can go to my Soundcloud and hear a short medley of the music. Enjoy! http://soundcloud.com/markyaeger/sets/lanfeust-quest/

Okay so yesterday I watched the first ep of Lanfeust Quest

And I loved it Even though I barely understanf French (I could easily follow it though, since I have read Lanfeust de Troy I could guess what they were talking about most of the time xD)

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“When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.” - Shakespeare. RIP Tito Vilanova

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The madness of Ludwig. #beethoven

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How do you capture a brilliant idea the moment it strikes? For Hollywood composer Mark Yaeger, inspiration can happen anywhere. Learn how he uses Evernote to capture creative thoughts, and recall them later.

Here's a link to my recent interview with Evernote... great guys, those Evernote guys

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In honor of Disney picking up the animated series “Lanfeust” for which I composed all the music, here’s a small medley of highlights and themes from the first season. Will have updates soon as to air date and such! Enjoy!

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I'll just put this right here. Nerd level: expert. #arnold #bach #lolz

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Salvador Dali wearing a Barça scarf. I knew he was all class. #fcbarcelona #dali #fcb

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RIP to one of the greats, Maestro Claudio Abbado.

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Sketch of opening title sequence. Rough pass.

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What Would Beethoven Do? is a documentary film that explores the state of classical music in the 21st century. With major symphony orchestras across the United States struggling financially and seemingly diminished interest in classical music culturally, the genre and its adherents are...

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What a symbolic and powerful statement about the current Russian government's position. #putin #russia

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Some of my leftover music for an Audi campaign. The final advert will be out soon!

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To buy or not to buy.. is that the question?

Lately I’ve been seeing and hearing many of my colleagues in the film and music industry complaining about people pirating their music; I use the term “complaining” in the loosest sense possible - I mean no disrespect. I just don’t see the point in being upset about someone downloading your music off Youtube and putting it to a video of theirs, or even simply stealing it rather than buying it. Maybe I’m too nice, or maybe I’m just not old-fashioned. I’m not undermining the value of my music, I’m just realistic. The bottom-line for me is: I’d rather people be exposed to my music, free or purchased, rather than limit it to only people that want to buy it. Of course if you’re gonna use my music in your new BMW advert, by all means it must be cleared and licensed. To be blunt, I am not a recording artist. I make no money off sales. The amount of money I DO make off sales, is so inconsequential that the benefits of people simply having my music far outweigh the income I’d make by only letting people buy my music. That is the exact reason I give my film scores away for free if you like - pay what you can.

My job is done when the score is written, I already got paid to put it in the film. Now I want people to enjoy it and have it and be exposed. I consider it a blessing that I even have the means available to give my music to people throughout the world at the click of a button. Music is made to be enjoyed. IF I can make a living off of it, then great, that’s a great upside.

I make music for film. The music is a byproduct of the film. I’d be honored if someone “stole” my music, listened to it, enjoyed it enough to share it, and so on and so forth. I’m not here to sell albums, I’m here to create emotions for film. The rest, is just a plus. So by all means, don’t steal my music, please have it - it’s for the world anyway.

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Child playing at his music teacher’s funeral. A teacher that helped him escape poverty and violence through music. This is life

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No big deal, my GF @megan_neal starring in the new David Bowie music video w/ Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard #davidbowie #garyoldman #marioncotillard #proud