Jinhee Han
@sonicverse.bsky.social
Jinhee Han | Composer (DMA, BU) | Film, stage & 1-on-1 lessons
What’s the most meaningful sound you’ve captured in the real world?
Street noise? Rain? A voice?
Turn it into music.
Record the world.
Then compose with it.
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Street noise? Rain? A voice?
Turn it into music.
Record the world.
Then compose with it.
youtu.be/u37XwTYAeWo?...
Using Found Sounds and Field Recordings – Bringing the Real World Into Your Music
Using Found Sounds and Field Recordings – Bringing the Real World Into Your MusicWhat’s the most meaningful sound you’ve captured in the real world?Street no...
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May 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
What’s the most meaningful sound you’ve captured in the real world?
Street noise? Rain? A voice?
Turn it into music.
Record the world.
Then compose with it.
youtu.be/u37XwTYAeWo?...
Street noise? Rain? A voice?
Turn it into music.
Record the world.
Then compose with it.
youtu.be/u37XwTYAeWo?...
Mastering String Orchestration: Techniques for Beginner Composers
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Mastering String Orchestration: Techniques for Beginner Composers
Mastering String Orchestration: Techniques for Beginner ComposersWe talk about a common mistake beginner composers make when writing for strings. Strings are...
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May 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Mastering String Orchestration: Techniques for Beginner Composers
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What’s your music really about?
Write beyond notes.
Tell a story only you can tell—without a single word.
What’s the most human thing you’ve ever put into music?
Comment below.
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Write beyond notes.
Tell a story only you can tell—without a single word.
What’s the most human thing you’ve ever put into music?
Comment below.
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Capturing Human Experience in Sound – Telling Stories Without Words What’s… | Jinhee Han
Capturing Human Experience in Sound – Telling Stories Without Words What’s your music really about? Write beyond notes. Tell a story only you can tell—without a single word. What’s the most human…
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May 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What’s your music really about?
Write beyond notes.
Tell a story only you can tell—without a single word.
What’s the most human thing you’ve ever put into music?
Comment below.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jinhee...
Write beyond notes.
Tell a story only you can tell—without a single word.
What’s the most human thing you’ve ever put into music?
Comment below.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jinhee...
What memory lives in your music?
Write from it. Feel it. Shape it.
If your most emotional moment had a sound—
what would it be?
Comment below.
Score your feelings.
youtu.be/PQqOA7gvYL4?...
Write from it. Feel it. Shape it.
If your most emotional moment had a sound—
what would it be?
Comment below.
Score your feelings.
youtu.be/PQqOA7gvYL4?...
Writing Music from Memory or Emotion – Exercises to Explore Internal Inspiration
Writing Music from Memory or Emotion – Exercises to Explore Internal Inspiration What memory lives in your music?Write from it. Feel it. Shape it.If your mos...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What memory lives in your music?
Write from it. Feel it. Shape it.
If your most emotional moment had a sound—
what would it be?
Comment below.
Score your feelings.
youtu.be/PQqOA7gvYL4?...
Write from it. Feel it. Shape it.
If your most emotional moment had a sound—
what would it be?
Comment below.
Score your feelings.
youtu.be/PQqOA7gvYL4?...
Stuck? Use a photo.
Composing from images unlocks instinct.
Translate light, shape, and emotion into sound.
See the sound.
youtu.be/K28flz2w088?...
Composing from images unlocks instinct.
Translate light, shape, and emotion into sound.
See the sound.
youtu.be/K28flz2w088?...
How to Compose from a Visual Prompt – Scoring from an Image or Scene
How to Compose from a Visual Prompt – Scoring from an Image or Scene Stuck? Use a photo.Composing from images unlocks instinct.Translate light, shape, and em...
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May 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Stuck? Use a photo.
Composing from images unlocks instinct.
Translate light, shape, and emotion into sound.
See the sound.
youtu.be/K28flz2w088?...
Composing from images unlocks instinct.
Translate light, shape, and emotion into sound.
See the sound.
youtu.be/K28flz2w088?...
Want to write more?
Start a routine.
60 minutes. Same time. Small goal.
Big results.
Compose every day.
youtu.be/WoL2KbOz1CE?...
Start a routine.
60 minutes. Same time. Small goal.
Big results.
Compose every day.
youtu.be/WoL2KbOz1CE?...
May 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Want to write more?
Start a routine.
60 minutes. Same time. Small goal.
Big results.
Compose every day.
youtu.be/WoL2KbOz1CE?...
Start a routine.
60 minutes. Same time. Small goal.
Big results.
Compose every day.
youtu.be/WoL2KbOz1CE?...
New music vs. film scoring?
Different rules. Same goal: emotion.
In one, you lead.
In the other, you serve.
Know the game.
youtu.be/ImSlhFs4DBU?...
Different rules. Same goal: emotion.
In one, you lead.
In the other, you serve.
Know the game.
youtu.be/ImSlhFs4DBU?...
May 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
New music vs. film scoring?
Different rules. Same goal: emotion.
In one, you lead.
In the other, you serve.
Know the game.
youtu.be/ImSlhFs4DBU?...
Different rules. Same goal: emotion.
In one, you lead.
In the other, you serve.
Know the game.
youtu.be/ImSlhFs4DBU?...
Finding Your Voice as a Composer – Balancing Influence with Originality
Stop trying to sound new.
Start sounding true.
Your voice is hiding in your habits.
Own your sound.
youtu.be/Rja5JCrEtl8?...
Stop trying to sound new.
Start sounding true.
Your voice is hiding in your habits.
Own your sound.
youtu.be/Rja5JCrEtl8?...
Finding Your Voice as a Composer – Balancing Influence with Originality
Finding Your Voice as a Composer – Balancing Influence with OriginalityStop trying to sound new.Start sounding true.Your voice is hiding in your habits.Own y...
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May 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Finding Your Voice as a Composer – Balancing Influence with Originality
Stop trying to sound new.
Start sounding true.
Your voice is hiding in your habits.
Own your sound.
youtu.be/Rja5JCrEtl8?...
Stop trying to sound new.
Start sounding true.
Your voice is hiding in your habits.
Own your sound.
youtu.be/Rja5JCrEtl8?...
Building a Composer Portfolio – What to Include and How to Present It
A composer portfolio is more than sound—
it’s your story.
Show range. Be clear.
Curate, don’t dump.
Make them want to hear more.
Show your range.
youtu.be/gfgB3Y6LveU?...
A composer portfolio is more than sound—
it’s your story.
Show range. Be clear.
Curate, don’t dump.
Make them want to hear more.
Show your range.
youtu.be/gfgB3Y6LveU?...
May 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Building a Composer Portfolio – What to Include and How to Present It
A composer portfolio is more than sound—
it’s your story.
Show range. Be clear.
Curate, don’t dump.
Make them want to hear more.
Show your range.
youtu.be/gfgB3Y6LveU?...
A composer portfolio is more than sound—
it’s your story.
Show range. Be clear.
Curate, don’t dump.
Make them want to hear more.
Show your range.
youtu.be/gfgB3Y6LveU?...
Thinking about grad school?
It won’t make you a composer.
But it can sharpen your voice.
Know the pros.
Know the pressure.
Grad school truth.
Should You Go to Grad School for Composition? – Pros, Cons, and Real Talk
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It won’t make you a composer.
But it can sharpen your voice.
Know the pros.
Know the pressure.
Grad school truth.
Should You Go to Grad School for Composition? – Pros, Cons, and Real Talk
youtu.be/0rvJRzWULhw?...
Thinking about grad school?
Thinking about grad school?It won’t make you a composer.But it can sharpen your voice.Know the pros.Know the pressure.Grad school truth.Should You Go to Grad...
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Thinking about grad school?
It won’t make you a composer.
But it can sharpen your voice.
Know the pros.
Know the pressure.
Grad school truth.
Should You Go to Grad School for Composition? – Pros, Cons, and Real Talk
youtu.be/0rvJRzWULhw?...
It won’t make you a composer.
But it can sharpen your voice.
Know the pros.
Know the pressure.
Grad school truth.
Should You Go to Grad School for Composition? – Pros, Cons, and Real Talk
youtu.be/0rvJRzWULhw?...
Applying for a DMA?
It’s not about being perfect.
It’s about being honest.
Show your voice. Share your story.
Write with intention.
Get accepted fast.
How I Got Into a DMA Program – Tips for Aspiring Composition Students
youtu.be/lwgr_tfJarY?...
It’s not about being perfect.
It’s about being honest.
Show your voice. Share your story.
Write with intention.
Get accepted fast.
How I Got Into a DMA Program – Tips for Aspiring Composition Students
youtu.be/lwgr_tfJarY?...
Applying for a DMA?
Applying for a DMA?It’s not about being perfect.It’s about being honest.Show your voice. Share your story.Write with intention.Get accepted fast.How I Got In...
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Applying for a DMA?
It’s not about being perfect.
It’s about being honest.
Show your voice. Share your story.
Write with intention.
Get accepted fast.
How I Got Into a DMA Program – Tips for Aspiring Composition Students
youtu.be/lwgr_tfJarY?...
It’s not about being perfect.
It’s about being honest.
Show your voice. Share your story.
Write with intention.
Get accepted fast.
How I Got Into a DMA Program – Tips for Aspiring Composition Students
youtu.be/lwgr_tfJarY?...
Writing for Live Players vs. Sample Libraries – Notational Considerations
Samples don’t breathe. Musicians do.
When writing for live players, clarity and respect come first.
Write for humans, not machines.
youtu.be/OCiFCV4COAE?...
Samples don’t breathe. Musicians do.
When writing for live players, clarity and respect come first.
Write for humans, not machines.
youtu.be/OCiFCV4COAE?...
Writing for Live Players vs. Sample Libraries – Notational Considerations
Writing for Live Players vs. Sample Libraries – Notational ConsiderationsSamples don’t breathe. Musicians do.When writing for live players, clarity and respe...
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May 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Writing for Live Players vs. Sample Libraries – Notational Considerations
Samples don’t breathe. Musicians do.
When writing for live players, clarity and respect come first.
Write for humans, not machines.
youtu.be/OCiFCV4COAE?...
Samples don’t breathe. Musicians do.
When writing for live players, clarity and respect come first.
Write for humans, not machines.
youtu.be/OCiFCV4COAE?...
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible Scores
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
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A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible Scores
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible ScoresA messy score breaks flow.Clean calligraphy builds confidence.Neat stems. Aligned dynamic...
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May 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible Scores
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible Scores
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible Scores
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible ScoresA messy score breaks flow.Clean calligraphy builds confidence.Neat stems. Aligned dynamic...
youtube.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Calligraphy Tips for Composers – Making Beautiful and Legible Scores
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
A messy score breaks flow.
Clean calligraphy builds confidence.
Neat stems. Aligned dynamics. Graceful letters.
Write with care.
Write with grace.
youtube.com/shorts/Aqw6P...
Reverse-Engineering The Lion King: What Makes Timeless Film Music?
What if I told you Hans Zimmer didn’t even want to score The Lion King?
youtu.be/PdmVLwgRjSY?...
What if I told you Hans Zimmer didn’t even want to score The Lion King?
youtu.be/PdmVLwgRjSY?...
May 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Reverse-Engineering The Lion King: What Makes Timeless Film Music?
What if I told you Hans Zimmer didn’t even want to score The Lion King?
youtu.be/PdmVLwgRjSY?...
What if I told you Hans Zimmer didn’t even want to score The Lion King?
youtu.be/PdmVLwgRjSY?...
The Sound of Suffocation: Zimmer’s Time-Driven Score in Dunkirk
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch. It’s your heartbeat under pressure.
youtu.be/eUM40RvM-SU?...
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch. It’s your heartbeat under pressure.
youtu.be/eUM40RvM-SU?...
The Sound of Suffocation: Zimmer’s Time-Driven Score in Dunkirk
The Sound of Suffocation: Zimmer’s Time-Driven Score in DunkirkHave you ever felt time working against you?In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he c...
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May 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The Sound of Suffocation: Zimmer’s Time-Driven Score in Dunkirk
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch. It’s your heartbeat under pressure.
youtu.be/eUM40RvM-SU?...
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch. It’s your heartbeat under pressure.
youtu.be/eUM40RvM-SU?...
The Sound of Suffocation: Zimmer’s Time-Driven Score in Dunkirk
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch.
youtu.be/alJp5hEFh4w?...
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch.
youtu.be/alJp5hEFh4w?...
May 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The Sound of Suffocation: Zimmer’s Time-Driven Score in Dunkirk
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch.
youtu.be/alJp5hEFh4w?...
Have you ever felt time working against you?
In Dunkirk, Zimmer doesn’t just score a scene—he compresses your chest with sound.
That ticking isn’t just a watch.
youtu.be/alJp5hEFh4w?...
What if the most terrifying part of the Joker… isn’t what he says, but what you hear?
Hans Zimmer didn’t write a theme for the Joker. He wrote a threat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5A...
Hans Zimmer didn’t write a theme for the Joker. He wrote a threat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5A...
May 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What if the most terrifying part of the Joker… isn’t what he says, but what you hear?
Hans Zimmer didn’t write a theme for the Joker. He wrote a threat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5A...
Hans Zimmer didn’t write a theme for the Joker. He wrote a threat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5A...
Want better performances?
Make your score clear.
Studio musicians don’t read minds.
They read paper.
Clarity is kindness.
🔗 Link in bio for more tips.
Make your score clear.
Studio musicians don’t read minds.
They read paper.
Clarity is kindness.
🔗 Link in bio for more tips.
May 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Want better performances?
Make your score clear.
Studio musicians don’t read minds.
They read paper.
Clarity is kindness.
🔗 Link in bio for more tips.
Make your score clear.
Studio musicians don’t read minds.
They read paper.
Clarity is kindness.
🔗 Link in bio for more tips.
Every great score starts as a messy sketch.
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
youtube.com/shorts/_fHEL...
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
youtube.com/shorts/_fHEL...
Every great score starts as a messy sketch.
Every great score starts as a messy sketch.Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.Perfect later. Sketch now.Show your process.🔗 Link in bio.
youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Every great score starts as a messy sketch.
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
youtube.com/shorts/_fHEL...
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
youtube.com/shorts/_fHEL...
Every great score starts as a messy sketch.
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
May 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Every great score starts as a messy sketch.
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
Draw your ideas. Test voicings. Map emotion.
Perfect later. Sketch now.
Show your process.
🔗 Link in bio.
Loops can hypnotize.
Film scores use repetition not to bore—but to build.
The trick? Change inside the loop.
Shift one note. Break the pattern.
Loop with purpose.
youtu.be/uUr55IvEheo?...
Film scores use repetition not to bore—but to build.
The trick? Change inside the loop.
Shift one note. Break the pattern.
Loop with purpose.
youtu.be/uUr55IvEheo?...
Loops can hypnotize.
Loops can hypnotize.Film scores use repetition not to bore—but to build.The trick? Change inside the loop.Shift one note. Break the pattern.Loop with purpose.
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Loops can hypnotize.
Film scores use repetition not to bore—but to build.
The trick? Change inside the loop.
Shift one note. Break the pattern.
Loop with purpose.
youtu.be/uUr55IvEheo?...
Film scores use repetition not to bore—but to build.
The trick? Change inside the loop.
Shift one note. Break the pattern.
Loop with purpose.
youtu.be/uUr55IvEheo?...
Why still compose by hand?
Because pencil makes me listen before I write.
No distractions. Just ideas.
Tech is great.
But truth starts on the page.
Pencil before DAW.
youtu.be/bB0O2tREHJ8?...
Because pencil makes me listen before I write.
No distractions. Just ideas.
Tech is great.
But truth starts on the page.
Pencil before DAW.
youtu.be/bB0O2tREHJ8?...
Pencil before DAW
Why still compose by hand?Because pencil makes me listen before I write.No distractions. Just ideas.Tech is great.But truth starts on the page.Pencil before ...
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Why still compose by hand?
Because pencil makes me listen before I write.
No distractions. Just ideas.
Tech is great.
But truth starts on the page.
Pencil before DAW.
youtu.be/bB0O2tREHJ8?...
Because pencil makes me listen before I write.
No distractions. Just ideas.
Tech is great.
But truth starts on the page.
Pencil before DAW.
youtu.be/bB0O2tREHJ8?...
Raditional scores don’t always work.
Graphic notation lets you draw emotion, not just notes.
Perfect for textures, sound design, and wild film moments.
When in doubt—draw the sound.
youtube.com/shorts/mgXim...
Graphic notation lets you draw emotion, not just notes.
Perfect for textures, sound design, and wild film moments.
When in doubt—draw the sound.
youtube.com/shorts/mgXim...
Raditional scores
Raditional scores don’t always work.Graphic notation lets you draw emotion, not just notes.Perfect for textures, sound design, and wild film moments.When in ...
youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Raditional scores don’t always work.
Graphic notation lets you draw emotion, not just notes.
Perfect for textures, sound design, and wild film moments.
When in doubt—draw the sound.
youtube.com/shorts/mgXim...
Graphic notation lets you draw emotion, not just notes.
Perfect for textures, sound design, and wild film moments.
When in doubt—draw the sound.
youtube.com/shorts/mgXim...
Scoring fear?
Extended techniques are your secret weapon.
Bowed bridge. Slap tongue. Scratch tones.
Not pretty—powerful.
Let the instrument scream before the actor does.
youtube.com/shorts/GhAPs...
Extended techniques are your secret weapon.
Bowed bridge. Slap tongue. Scratch tones.
Not pretty—powerful.
Let the instrument scream before the actor does.
youtube.com/shorts/GhAPs...
May 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Scoring fear?
Extended techniques are your secret weapon.
Bowed bridge. Slap tongue. Scratch tones.
Not pretty—powerful.
Let the instrument scream before the actor does.
youtube.com/shorts/GhAPs...
Extended techniques are your secret weapon.
Bowed bridge. Slap tongue. Scratch tones.
Not pretty—powerful.
Let the instrument scream before the actor does.
youtube.com/shorts/GhAPs...