🏆 Should You Enter the Spitfire Trailer Scoring Competition?

Spitfire Audio just announced a new trailer scoring competition!

If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the link.

Basically, composers can rescore the Albion Colossus trailer for the chance to win Spitfire’s Everything Bundle.

Now, I have no affiliation with this, but I know a lot of composers are probably going to be interested so I thought I’d share my thoughts.

Over the past few years, Spitfire has run a few similar contests, and I actually made a video breaking down whether these competitions are actually worth your time. (Back when they ran the Bridgerton contest!)

The short answer? Yes—but not because of the Everything Bundle prize.

I think these competitions are definitely worth doing because…

• 🎬 It’s real scoring practice. Writing to picture, following a brief, making creative decisions under a deadline—it’s all part of the job. Competitions like this give you a chance to build up those muscles.

• 🛠 It helps you figure out your process. If you’re new to scoring, this is a great way to experiment with your workflow. If you’re more experienced, it can be another finished cue for your portfolio.

• 🙇‍♂️ You’ll walk away having learned something. Even if it’s just one small thing…how to structure a trailer cue, how to shape dynamics better, how to get out of your own way…it’s still progress!

• 🚀 Winning is not the goal. If you go into this with a “win or nothing” mindset, you’re missing the real value. Just focus on writing music you’re proud of. That’s the part that actually moves your career forward!

I know it’s easy to overthink competitions like this, or that this is your make or break moment, but at the end of the day, it’s just another opportunity to write music. And that’s always a good thing!

If you decide to enter, feel free to share your work in my free Discord community—I’d love to hear what you come up with. 😄