The Composer Guide.
Embark on your musical journey with the ultimate starting point for composers.Discover a wealth of resources, including free libraries, training footage, tutorials, and a treasure trove of other valuable goodies. Your path to creating beautiful compositions begins here.
About us
The creators.
The Composer Guide was started by Ruben Camacho, a composer from Costa Rica who now moves between Europe and Central America. He created it to solve a real problem—too many young composers spend hours digging through scattered resources, lost in a world that often feels gatekept and overwhelming.The Composer Guide changes that. It’s here to make things easier, clearer, and more accessible—so you can focus on making music, not endlessly searching for where to begin.In 2025, Carson Zuck joined the team to help grow the vision and take the project to the next level. Exciting things are on the way.
Support us.
Currently, The Composer Guide is run by just two team members—Ruben and Carson. As you can imagine, maintaining a platform like this comes with significant costs. While we're passionate about what we do and are committed to keeping it going, any support along the way is deeply appreciated.As a token of our gratitude, all supporters will soon be featured on our upcoming Supporters Wall!And to say thank you in style, every supporter will receive a high-quality heavyweight tee—so you can rep the TCG team with pride!
Resources
Sample libraries
Explore our handpicked collection of free sample libraries, crafted by some of the most talented sample library developers in the world.If you notice a broken link, incorrect information, or have a library you'd like to submit, feel free to reach out via Instagram: @rubenofficialmusic
Foley
SFX Plugins
Footage Collection
The world’s biggest film-scoring footage collection, built for composers at every stage.Whether you’re just starting out or already scoring big scenes, this is a place to practice, experiment, and grow. Pay €1 (or whatever you can). Keep it forever.
New footage added every month.And the best part? Every euro goes back into supporting people just like you, creatives with a dream of scoring a film someday.
Piano
Synths & Textures
Misc
Strings
Woodwinds
Atonal Percussion
Tonal Percussion
Drums
Guitars
Orchestra
Choir
Harp
Brass
Organ
Stories written in sound, ready for the screen.
Our vision of a creative content agency, focused on growing brands in a modern way while opening doors for the next generation of composers and producers through top-tier partnerships.
Unite. Create. Repeat.
Our vision of a creative content agency, focused on growing brands in a modern way while opening doors for the next generation of composers and producers through top-tier partnerships.
Content done the right way.
Explore our handpicked highlights, a dynamic showcase of diverse content styles, each crafted to captivate, inspire, and leave a lasting impression.
Emergence Audio
Audiomodern
Sonokinetic
Sonora Cinematic
Luftrum
Polyverse
Ace Studio
Soundiron
Datamind Audio
Evolution Series
Pssst Instruments
W.A Production
THR Audio
Edu Prado
Audioollie
Nudist Audio
We’re honoured to represent these brands, partnering with them to craft meaningful stories for their audiences.
Leading the shift in content creation.
Big creators. Big budgets. Small returns. We do it differently, pairing brands with incredible, undiscovered creators who deliver standout content for way less.
After five years in content, one thing is clear: stories outperform ads.Big creators have become expensive and stretched thin, while smaller creators stay focused, motivated, and craft content that actually performs, at a fraction of the price.That insight became this agency: dependable, high-quality content delivered every month by creators who truly care. Curious how it works? Keep reading.
How it works.
Our workspace, your peace.
Our project exists because of transparency. In our dedicated workspace, you can see exactly which creators we recommend, approve or pass on them, and track where each one is in the content process, start to finish.Need creators to follow specific guidelines? Want full visibility on how NFRs are shared? It’s all built in. We handle the structure and oversight, so you stay in control and can focus on the creative, knowing every piece of content aligns with your brand.
Adaptability at its core
Every brand has its own taste and content needs. Our creator selection always goes above and beyond, we communicate clearly through briefs and style guidelines to find the right creators for each campaign. If a brand has a different workflow or preferred way of working, we’re happy to adapt to best fit their process.
And after?
All content our creators produce is 100% usable for ads or any other brand needs, as long as proper credit is given to the respective creator. When working in a continuous partnership, we also analyze each campaign’s performance together with the brand to understand what worked best and where improvements can be made. High performance comes from continuous reflection and optimization.
Creators. Listen up.
This is your chance to start collaborating with major brands. And no, there are no hidden fees. Our mission is to support the next generation of creators, and our success comes from helping you get real opportunities.
Here's how it works
1
You sign up through our form and get added to our database. From there, we identify your musical style and any other details that help us match you with the right brands.
2
Once you’re in our database, we work on connecting you with the right brand. This can take anywhere from a day to a few weeks, depending on which brands we’re actively partnering with at the time.
3
When we secure a collaboration, we’ll contact you on Instagram to go over the brief, the license you’ll receive, and the deadline. Before you post, just invite the brand as a co-author.
Dive into the music industry
This project isn’t just a way to access free professional libraries, it’s an opportunity for brands to discover your content, for you to build a strong portfolio piece by piece, and soon, to start receiving paid collaborations.The sample-music industry has been dominated by big creators for too long. We’re pulling that door open, and we hope you’ll get in with us!
Is this you?
Dm us on @thecomposerguide!
Written, not manufactured.
Music made for actual stories, now repurposed to find its
place in new frames and new moments.
Who makes our music.
We saw a problem in the sync world: composers losing heart, briefs without soul, competing with thousands for a promised opportunity that almost never comes. We fixed it by creating a two-way process.
The campaign in limbo.
The Composer Guide has two branches: content collaboration, and soon, film collaboration. Too often, composers’ work for sample libraries or unselected film scores gets buried, music made with heart, but never seen for its value.We give those pieces a second life, repurposing them for sync, where every note gets its moment to be heard.
Tailored work.