A Passion to Match Her Nerves

Ashley Gebert BYU Magazine “Out of the Blue” Word Count: 124

A surly ram and motivated mountain climber butt heads in BYU’s animated short, Ram’s

Horn, which first previewed at the devotional on January 27. Emma Sanders (‘17) spent many hours fall semester, even a thirteen-hour day once or twice, composing the musical score to the film. But she didn’t do it for the recognition. “Being able to compose at all is a reward.

Soundtracks are my passion!” However, Emma admitted feeling a constant pressure as everyone depended on her to create a score worthy of the Student Emmys. She tried to match the team’s level of expertise and often felt underqualified, but eventually Emma found that taking the project in bite-size pieces allowed her to receive the inspiration she needed to compose a masterpiece.