Musicians and filmmakers have always shared a unique creative bond — especially those who work behind the scenes: film composers, orchestrators, and sound designers. Their collaboration is not just about background music; it’s about building emotional architecture. A single violin swell can alter how we remember a film forever.

During my time as a music student, I studied under the Faculty of Performing Arts, majoring in Music Performance. My path leaned toward the stage — violin in hand, orchestras, concertos, live broadcast. But others in my circle focused on composition: learning orchestration, arranging for ensembles, and, yes, scoring for film and TV.

Even back then, music education didn’t exist in a vacuum. We were trained alongside technology — Sibelius, Finale, Pro Tools. We had to learn how to notate, score, edit, export. Because music, like architecture, needs structure.

If you want to publish a piano score of Let It Go from Disney’s Frozen, you can’t just hand it to someone who only understands software. They must understand notation: the treble clef, the bass clef, voicing, dynamics, and phrasing. Now, imagine you’re preparing a full orchestra score, or a jazz ensemble arrangement — the complexity multiplies. You need someone who has lived in the language of music — someone who spent years immersed in harmony, orchestration, instrumentation, and counterpoint. This is not Canva. This is not plug-and-play.

And that’s why those of us who studied music seriously — in universities, conservatories, or on professional stages — carry an expertise that still holds weight in 2025. In a world now digitally and globally connected, your skills can travel farther than you ever imagined. There are no borders when it comes to sound.

That’s exactly the ethos behind 22Muse Media — a digital editorial platform powered by a team of writers, editors, musicians, and cultural curators who believe that music and the arts are not side stories, but centerpieces of society. I serve as Editor-in-Chief, setting the editorial tone and guiding our narrative direction, but it’s the collective vision of our team that makes this platform breathe.

We’re preparing to soft-launch soon — and while the site is still under wraps, the mission is clear. 22Muse is not just a platform for musicians. It’s where music meets fintech, where orchestras sit beside entrepreneurs, where Southeast Asian creativity speaks in global languages.

I’m not here to explain music to people who know nothing about it. In fact, by 2025, many non-musicians already carry a surprising depth of general music knowledge — and that’s impressive. The world is more connected than ever. Tutorials, scores, masterclasses — everything once taught through traditional one-to-one mentorships now lives at the tip of our fingers. Access has expanded. But access isn’t the same as insight.

I’m here to show the world why music is central to the future of civilization.

Why curating digital memory isn’t just a job — it’s a legacy.

We’re stepping into an era where those who document meaning, memory, and beauty will lead the conversation — not just follow it.

At 22Muse Media, we’re quietly building for that future.

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Culture is currency. Story is strategy. And 22Muse Media is here to make sure the right voices echo for generations.