to: pogmahone Thank you very much for the advice! I appreciate the thoughts about my beocoming a film composer, and I figured I should to reply to say I have indeed done a great deal of research over such a life. I know it's hard and long days, filled with pressures, and that I may very well end up living in poverty. I'm already resigned to such a consequence, although I have a large number of other odd ideas and talents to (ahem, I HATE this phrase, but...) "fall back on." Concerning the publishing companies, I honestly didn't know that. Coincidentally I was already planning on doing my own publishing but that was because I was told simply to be wary of cons in the business and I'm determined not to get ripped off. I'm cheap and I like my mulah. ;) But I am determined to become a composer, even if it is not a film composer per se and even if it is not my major source of income. I think I have the drive you're talking about, and I'm not afraid of hard work. Maybe most importantly, I love music.