#015 · 14 September 2026
7 opportunities this week, including a $61,800–$79,800 cue-sheet job at Disney Music Group and a cozy game that doesn't want generic cozy lo-fi
Also: three or four songs for a dystopian puzzle game, and a comedy short that wants its composer early.
Disney Music Group is hiring a music research specialist in Burbank at $61,800–$79,800 a year. It is not a composing job, but it draws on what experienced composers know: working knowledge of music publishing, performing rights, licensing and post-production is required, and musical experience is preferred. SciPlay's sound designer post does put original music in the brief, though converting existing slot-machine audio comes first. A cozy game about painting nature back into a cursed forest wants a soundtrack that is not generic cozy lo-fi, a dystopian puzzle game wants three or four songs, and a comedy short wants its composer in early for the timing. Of the 294 listings I read this week, seven are in the issue.
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Professional
Disney Music Group · $61,800–$79,800 per year · Burbank, CA — on site Monday to Thursday · Full-time · No deadline stated
This is not a composing job, but it runs on knowledge experienced composers use in their own work. The posting requires working knowledge of music publishing, performing rights, licensing and production and post-production for film, television and streaming. It prefers musical experience or the ability to recognise and distinguish musical elements, and some DAW experience. The role creates and finalises music cue sheets for productions from Disney's studios, researched from composer agreements, music licenses, PRO databases and music library portals. The bar most composers will need to check is two or more years of cue sheet preparation, along with experience of cue sheet software such as Soundmouse or RapidCue. The post is on site four days a week, with Fridays remote.
SciPlay · Paid, rate not stated · Cedar Falls, IA, USA · Full-time · No deadline stated
SciPlay, a Light & Wonder subsidiary making social casino and casual games, lists this as an audio engineer role, but the posting describes a sound designer. The immediate priority, and where success is measured most closely, is converting existing Light & Wonder slot machine audio for SciPlay's platforms. Original music and sound effects for slot machines, casino apps and promotional material are described as a smaller part of the role today, set to grow as conversion skills are established. It asks for professional experience in sound design and music composition, plus hands-on FMOD, at an intermediate level of 2–5 years. The posting is tagged on-site and gives no salary figure.
Indie
Thorin_Dev (r/gameDevClassifieds) · Paid, rate not stated · Location not stated · Cozy game · No deadline stated
Wildbrush is a cozy game about painting nature back into a cursed forest, and it has a Steam store page. The developer wants someone to create its soundtrack and says plainly that generic cozy lo-fi is not what they want. They are drawn toward a warm, organic sound, with harp potentially one of the main instruments alongside soft woodwinds, strings, piano and natural textures. Ideally you have written for games, can work with real acoustic instruments or session musicians, and understand looping, stems and adaptive music. Send two or three tracks closest to the style rather than a whole portfolio, with your rates; the post names no figure.
DriftstoneGames (r/gameDevClassifieds) · Paid, rate not stated · Location not stated · Narrative puzzle game · No deadline stated
Songs for a dark, foreboding narrative puzzle game with an important theme of hidden messages passed around in plain sight. The developer puts the likely commission at three or four songs of different lengths and loop requirements, possibly with short stings for gameplay milestones, but says the full scope is still being defined. They want someone ready to start soon, with availability over the next few months. No figure is given. Portfolios, availability and rates go by email, and DMs may be redirected there.
Writer-director-producer (r/Filmmakers) · Paid, rate not stated · Location not stated · Short film · No deadline stated
A silly comedy short, the poster's first film, which has wrapped and just started editing. The director wants a composer in sooner rather than later because so much of comedic composition is based on timing and cues. The score will be playful and includes your own original arrangement of a public domain tune. The pay is a stipend, as it was for the cast and crew, and the post says upfront it will not be industry rates. It is an AI-free production.
Collaborative
xircuitry · Unpaid · Location not stated · Animated short, student film · 26 September 2026
An animated sci-fi horror student film about a lone cargo pilot stranded in space after her ship malfunctions, who finds she is not the only one aboard. It needs background music for a few scenes, mainly industrial or dark ambient, and invites producers and musicians who want to try scoring a sci-fi horror project. It is unpaid, production starts very soon, and applicants must be 18 or over. The listing closes 26 September; all music is due 20 November.
Closed
Atanacia · Unpaid · Location not stated · Animated short, 2–3 minutes · 20 October 2026
A two-to-three-minute fantasy animatic for the director's YouTube and Instagram, with Makia as the inspiration. It follows a girl from a race of silkborn creatures who live on a tree for only a few days and weave threads that preserve their memories. The director is handling story, storyboard, animation and editing personally. The music is mainly instrumental and open in style, with dreamy, melancholic, ethereal and slightly nostalgic among the directions suggested. It is unpaid and says so, offering full credit and the right to include your contribution in your portfolio.
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