#004 — 8 opportunities this week, including a CA$5,000 horror feature and a darksynth mecha roguelite
Curated scoring opportunities for film, TV, and game composers.
A CA$5,000 supernatural horror feature in post-production, a darksynth combat track for a mecha roguelite with vertical stem requirements, and a grant-funded Prometheus animation closing tomorrow. Casting Call Club surfaced four composer roles this week — rates ran from $10 to $600, with only one approaching a workable budget for the scope. The one that does is in this issue.
PROFESSIONAL
Composer — First Witch
In Plain Sight Films · CA$5,000 flat · Remote · Feature film · Deadline: 1 July 2026
A completed supernatural horror/thriller in post-production, seeking a composer willing to work closely with the director rather than drop in generic horror cues. The rate is CA$5,000 flat covering composition, revisions, final mixes, and stems. The poster is ID-checked with five prior Mandy jobs and In Plain Sight Films is a named company. The scoring window runs late June to 7 August. Strong fit for composers with horror or thriller credits who want genuine creative collaboration.
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→ Apply: https://www.mandy.com/aa/job/3176939/first-witch-feature-film-composer/5557009/
INDIE
Composer — Small Wisdoms
James Million · £100 flat · Remote · Short film · Deadline: 8 July 2026
A short film built around fractured nostalgia — a man re-enacting birthday traditions after a relationship ends, told through vignettes moving between past and present with surrealist cinematography. The brief is evocative and the emotional territory is clear. The rate is £100 flat, which is low for a scored short regardless of runtime. Worth it for composers who want a genuinely distinctive brief and are building short film credits rather than income.
Note: applying via Mandy requires a Premium membership (~£20/mo). Free accounts can browse but cannot apply to paid roles.
→ Apply: https://www.mandy.com/aa/job/3175774/small-wisdoms/5555529/
Composer — Prometheus (Animated Short)
Ann1mus · $600–700 · Remote · Animated short · Apply by: 15 June 2026
A college student working on an animated retelling of the Prometheus myth, with grant funding. The brief covers a single 2.5-minute scene — a confrontation between Prometheus and Hermes on a snowy mountaintop, scored for orchestral or violin-style music that sits with the wind and the silence. No AI. The scope is narrow, the rate per minute is fair for what’s being asked, and the poster is candid and respectful about budget constraints. Apply today — the listing closes soon.
→ Apply: https://www.reddit.com/r/composer/comments/1u4avcz/hiring_paid_score_needed_for_an_animated_short/
Composer & Sound Designer — A Tale of Two Tails
Luke Cyon · $600 flat · Remote · Animated short (30 min) · No deadline stated
A completed cozy animation following two foxes restoring a mountain shrine — Asian-inspired feel, intimate and character-driven rather than cultural or epic. The poster is looking for chamber instrumentation: koto, shakuhachi, soft piano. Scope includes both composition and a light sound design pass across 30 minutes. At $600 for music and sound design, the rate is on the low side — but the brief is specific, the poster is active, and the project is genuine. Best suited to composers building credits who are comfortable negotiating or working within a modest budget.
→ Apply: https://www.castingcall.club/projects/a-tale-of-two-tails-f87e41b7-7eb9-4f9a-b155-085526f2b8f0
Composer — Ember & Thread
Comprehensive-Form51 · Budget not confirmed · Remote · Indie game · No deadline stated
A pixel art cozy adventure built in Godot — mending objects, a glowing creature companion, quiet emotional storytelling. Scope is 20–30 minutes across four region ambient themes and five character/story themes, plus moment-based cues. The musical direction is specific: acoustic, intimate, fingerpicked guitar, kalimba, soft piano — references include Stardew Valley, A Short Hike, and Spiritfarer. No rate is stated; the poster asks composers to quote. The brief is one of the better-written in this batch and signals genuine intent. Best suited to composers whose work lives in this sonic territory and who are comfortable negotiating a budget with a first-time developer.
Composer — Post-Apocalyptic Strategy Game
Attractive-Grunt · Budget not confirmed · Remote · Indie game · No deadline stated
A strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world, seeking gritty, ambient, atmospheric music with industrial and tribal elements. Reference points are Mad Max, Fallout, Wasteland, and Kenshi. No rate is stated — the poster asks for samples and a conversation. The brief is sparse but the aesthetic direction is clear enough to know whether it’s your territory. Apply with relevant work and open a rate discussion from there.
Composer — Darksynth Combat Track (Mecha Roguelite)
nauvaria · $300–700 · Remote · Indie game · No deadline stated
A third-person mecha action roguelite pitting players against kaiju hordes — cell-shaded, fast, heavy. The brief is one main combat track of 2–3 minutes delivered as vertical layer stems: calm base, high intensity, boss/final assault. The game already has an intensity-driven music system, so stems need to be BPM-aligned and structurally sound at any layer combination. Reference points are Furi (Carpenter Brut, Danger) and Nex Machina — aggressive darksynth and synthwave, explicitly not orchestral or guitar-driven. Rate is $300–700 depending on experience, with more tracks likely if the first lands.
COLLABORATIVE
Composer — Silent Hill Inspired Short Film
Noah Christensen (NoahsRIK) · Unpaid · Remote · Short film · Filming target: Sep–Oct 2026
A psychological horror short drawing on the themes of Silent Hill 2 rather than the IP — abuse, ego, psychological struggle. The director’s prior work includes a completed feature and an acting credit in an upcoming Danish theatrical thriller, so there is a real production track record here. The score brief is open: something fitting the tone of Akira Yamaoka’s Silent Hill 2 work, or whatever the composer feels suits a spare psychological horror short. Film is in early development with a September filming window. Suited to composers whose portfolio touches horror or psychological tension and who want to work with a director with genuine film credits.
→ Apply: https://www.reddit.com/r/indiefilm/comments/1u1iicr/silent_hill_inspired_short_film_searching_for/
Sources this issue: Mandy.com · r/composer · r/gameDevClassifieds · r/indiefilm · Casting Call Club
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