Officially Live
Now Live
The Sound Forge Collective is officially open — OMR’s premier in-house
scoring division creating original cinematic music written directly to picture.
Explore the Collective, meet the artists, and request custom music tailored to your story, timeline, and creative vision.
Explore the Collective, meet the artists, and request custom music tailored to your story, timeline, and creative vision.
Sound Forge Collective
OMR’s premier in-house collective creating original, cinematic scores written specifically for picture.
Need original music written to picture?
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What It Is
The Sound Forge Collective is OMR’s premier in-house group of elite artists and composers — creators who operate at the intersection of musical mastery, technical excellence, and cinematic storytelling. Launching January 15, the Collective represents the highest tier of talent within the OMR ecosystem: artists who not only excel in their craft, but who also possess the production capability, creative discipline, and narrative instinct required to deliver world-class original scores — written specifically for picture.
Curated and directed by award-winning composer Elmer Ferrer, the Sound Forge Collective brings together musicians whose work already lives on the OMR platform and who share a clear passion for scoring to visual media. Members are selected based on proven ability — many have placed music in film, television, or media, or have built award-winning careers that reflect both artistic depth and professional reliability.
The mission is both simple and ambitious: to create original cinematic scores on demand — tailored, emotionally resonant, and production-ready for any project.
From intimate character moments to expansive orchestral landscapes, from modern hybrid scoring to genre-specific sound worlds, the Collective is built to meet the needs of any producer, director, or music supervisor — at any scale, in any style, without compromise.
The Sound Forge Collective is not a roster. It is a creative standard — a focused, collaborative scoring force designed to deliver exceptional original music with precision, intent, and cinematic purpose.
What We Deliver
Custom Scores
Original music created for your story, scene, and timeline.
Written to Picture
Hit points, pacing, and emotional arc aligned to the cut.
Editorial Flexibility
Alt versions, stems, and revisions built into the process.
Any Scale
From minimal cues to full cinematic builds—ready now.
How It Works
Step 1
Share the brief
Tell us your tone, references, timeline, and deliverables.
Step 2
Composer match
Elmer and OMR align the right team to your picture.
Step 3
Write + review
We deliver cues, iterate, and refine to the cut.
Step 4
Deliverables
Final mixes, stems, alts, and project-ready formats.
Directed by Elmer Ferrer
Award-winning composer and producer guiding the Collective’s creative standard, composer matching, and scoring direction to ensure every project is cinematic, intentional, and production-ready.
Membership Standard
- Exceptional musicianship and artistry
- Proven composing ability and narrative instinct
- Professional recording and production capability
- Passion for original scoring to picture
- Film/TV placements or award-level career experience preferred
Interested in joining the Sound Forge Collective?
We’re always open to hearing from exceptional composers and artists
who thrive in cinematic scoring and collaborative production environments.
Collective Roster
Sound Forge Collective is built from a select group of OMR artists chosen for their cinematic instincts, technical excellence, and ability to write to picture. Each member brings a distinct voice while meeting a shared creative standard.