# Kaspar Noé — Cinematic Composer > Kaspar Noé is a cinematic music composer and audio engineer in Amsterdam, writing custom scores for film, media, trailers, and brands. Hybrid orchestral-electronic sound. Music Director at Motions V. Clients and stages include Jacquemus (IFM Paris), TARO ISHIDA, NIO House Amsterdam, and AI Film Fest Monaco 2026 (speaker & panelist). Contact: contact@kasparnoe.com. ## Work - [Jacquemus — The Sound of French Luxury](https://kasparnoe.com/project/jacquemus): cinematic score and sonic branding for an IFM Paris showcase. - [AI Filmfest Monaco 2026](https://kasparnoe.com/project/ai-filmfest): speaker & panelist on AI and music production, One Monte-Carlo. - [Taro Ishida](https://kasparnoe.com/project/taro-ishida): sonic branding for the luxury footwear house — the track's kick drum is a real recording of a Taro Ishida heel strike. - [Fanal](https://kasparnoe.com/project/fanal): 15-minute orchestral exhibition score at NIO House Gallery Amsterdam. ## About - [About Kaspar Noé](https://kasparnoe.com/about): classical violin roots, Middlesex University London and SAE Amsterdam, hybrid cinematic sound. ## Guides & Tools - [The state of AI in music: a field guide](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/state-of-ai-in-music): assistive vs generative AI, a capability matrix of what AI can and cannot do in professional music, current copyright and rights status, and a decision framework for filmmakers and brands. - [How to commission custom music: a complete guide](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/how-to-commission-custom-music): when to start, how to write the brief, what drives cost, the rights to agree (exclusivity, territory, term, stems), the process, and a commissioning checklist. - [The anatomy of a trailer score (interactive)](https://kasparnoe.com/trailer-music-anatomy): the four acts of trailer music - intro, build-up, climax, stinger - with a playable intensity curve, and the techniques behind it: layering, edit points, the cliffhanger rule, trailer hits, backtiming. ## Journal - [Journal](https://kasparnoe.com/journal): essays on cinematic music and sonic branding. - [The best sonic branding agencies](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/best-sonic-branding-agencies): honest profiles of Sixième Son, MassiveMusic, amp, Made Music Studio, DLMDD, Amp.Amsterdam, Sonicbrand, Audiobrain, and PHMG - which brief fits which firm, what agencies charge, and when an independent composer is the better route. - [Sonic branding for beauty brands](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/sonic-branding-for-beauty-brands): why the beauty industry underuses sound, the three touchpoints that matter (product, social, counter), real case studies, and the mistake keeping most of the category from owning a signature. - [Sonic branding in retail](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/sonic-branding-in-retail): how stores use sound to sell - the research, the components of an in-store identity, the luxury-retail case, costs, and common mistakes. - [Sonic branding in hospitality](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/sonic-branding-in-hospitality): why a hotel stay is a different brief than a retail visit, the touchpoints (arrival, hold music, F&B, in-room), the Westin case study, and the mistake that undoes most hotel sound. - [What does sonic branding cost?](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/what-does-sonic-branding-cost): the three real pricing tiers, what drives the price, the ownership trap, and how to budget a brief. - [How to hire a film composer](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/how-to-hire-a-film-composer): a director's guide to process, cost, rights, and red flags. - [Music for fashion](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/music-for-fashion): scoring fashion films, campaigns, and runway shows. - [Mixing vs. mastering](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/mixing-vs-mastering): the difference, real price ranges, and what your release actually needs. - [AI and music](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/ai-and-music): what machines can do in the studio, what only a composer should, and the legal reality for brands. - [How trailer music works](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/how-trailer-music-works): the four-act build, risers and braams, backtiming, and why campaigns commission custom trailer scores. - [What is sonic branding? A complete guide](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/what-is-sonic-branding): definition, science, research, and how a sonic identity is built. - [Custom music vs. library music](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/custom-music-vs-library-music): when stock music is enough and when a custom score wins. - [How a custom score gets made](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/how-a-custom-score-gets-made): the commissioning process from brief to final master. - [Cinematic music: scoring emotion, not scenes](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/cinematic-music-scoring-emotion): the mechanics of how film music makes audiences feel. - [Sonic branding vs. visual branding](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/sonic-branding-vs-visual-branding): what each sense does best and why brands need both. - [The role of music in luxury branding](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/the-role-of-music-in-luxury-branding): how the great houses use music as identity. - [What does a luxury brand sound like?](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/what-does-a-luxury-brand-sound-like): sound as the unseen dimension of luxury. - [Hybrid orchestral music in modern film scoring](https://kasparnoe.com/journal/hybrid-orchestral-music-in-modern-film-scoring): why orchestra plus electronics became cinema's default language. ## Services - [Film & media scoring](https://kasparnoe.com/film-scoring): custom hybrid orchestral scores, from first sketch to final master. - [Trailer music](https://kasparnoe.com/trailer-music): custom trailer scores backtimed to the cut, with cutdowns and stems. - [Sonic branding](https://kasparnoe.com/sonic-branding): audio logos, brand music, and full sonic identities - exclusively owned. - [Mixing & mastering](https://kasparnoe.com/mixing-mastering): release-ready mixes and masters that translate everywhere.