Muse Group has partnered with Searchlight Pictures to launch a composition contest built around MuseScore Studio, music notation software, ahead of the December 4, 2026 theatrical release of Behemoth!, Hal Leonard reported.
The competition, running Nov. 5 through Dec. 9, invites amateur and semi-professional composers across the United States, United Kingdom and European Union to write an original two-minute score for an imagined chase scene using MuseScore Studio. The winning composer will receive a Ruark R410 All-In-One Music System, a lifetime MuseScore.com subscription, a £1,000 Hal Leonard gift voucher, plus a feature across Muse Group and Hal Leonard channels, along with a Behemoth! film poster and soundtrack vinyl.
Hal Leonard reported that film music is already a major part of Muse Group’s catalog, with almost 4,000 movie music publications across Hal Leonard and over 11,000 film scores available through MuseScore. Muse Group also plans interviews with members of the Behemoth! Collective, a group of nine acclaimed composers, plus additional social media contests and featurettes.
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