composing

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He’s graduating into multiplexes having spent his adolescence writing, directing, editing, composing and market-testing what people want to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Even during the war, he continued composing music.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

After all, orchestrating pre-arranged scores is far easier than composing original music from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Tennyson spent 17 years composing and revising the lyric sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When her mother turned her face, it was set as though she'd been sitting at the window composing what to say and how she'd look when she said it.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat