Music (career)
Music (career)
The Hit Movie Composer on The Sims 3.
- For other articles on music, see Music (disambiguation).
A music career is available in The Sims: Livin' Large, The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims 3.
The Sims
The Musician career track is one of the five Career Tracks from The Sims expansion pack "Livin' Large."
A Celebrity Activist will eventually change careers and become a Medium in the Paranormal career track.
The Sims 2
The Music career was added in Seasons. The Career reward is The Rock Hammer. It is given at the Studio Musician Level. If Apartment Life is installed, Bohemians and Gearheads are likely to work in this career.
Adult Promotion Levels
Teen/Elder Promotion Levels
The Sims 3
Music is a career track in The Sims 3. It has two branches: Rock and Classical.
Work place: Theatre
How to apply: Directly at work place
The sim performs at the Theatre, but this can only be done between 3 PM and 11 PM.
Note: During a Sim's concert performance, anyone in the Sim's household who watches gets free passes.
Job levels
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1 | Fan | Before you can create, you must appreciate. The difference between devotee and Fan are miniscule, but it makes all the difference in the world when you’re later asked to join the band on tour. Work hard and act like you’re having a good time, and you just might get on the tour bus. |
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2 | Roadie | The band is going to need their sandwiches and soda as soon as possible. Don’t forget to pick up their laundry, their lucky bandanas, or their significant others on your way to the show. The band is relying on you for these very “important” tasks—it’s best not to let them down. |
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3 | Stagehand | Now that you’re on tour as a Stagehand, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with lighting equipment, sound boards, spare guitars, and most importantly, learn to do the microphone check. You’re one step closer to the band, yet still impossibly far away from the stage. |
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4 | Band Manager | The band apparently trusts you enough to be the guiding hand behind the scenes. You’ll be instrumental in telling them what gigs to take, where to make their appearances, and what colors the t-shirts should come in. Make sure they like you, because even though you’re in charge, they still pay your salary. |
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5 | Music Talent Scout | So, with the band having their typical drama, they need you to scout the local clubs for new talent. Who knows when they’ll need a new drummer, or bassist, or singer, or pianist, or spouse… or all of the above. Grab the guitar and start learning a few chords… you never know when you’ll need to jump on stage as a replacement. |
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After the 5th level promotion, the player is asked which path they want the Sim to take: Rock or Symphonic
Rock
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6 | Lyricist | The band hopes your lyrics will move them from one-hit wonder to rock icons. The first album wasn’t bad, but the label says it’s now or never for the band to hit it big. Keep practicing your music skills and perform plenty of concerts so the fans can hear your best stuff. |
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7 | Backup Vocalist | Hopefully you’re a fan of your own lyrics, because you’re now going to start singing as a Backup Vocalist. The label thinks the band needs some sweet singing to round out their rough, darker side, so once again the welfare of the group falls on your hopefully able shoulders… or should we say vocal chords? |
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8 | Lead Guitarist | You’re a genius with a guitar, at least in the eyes of the band and your fans. Your solos speak to people in ways no lyrics ever could. Aspiring youth all attempt to learn your solos, and adults gleefully air guitar to your songs. The Rock n Roll lifestyle has begun! |
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9 | Pop Icon | No matter what your detractors might say, you are clearly and without any doubt, a Pop Icon. Everyone is humming your tunes, and listeners constantly request them from radio stations. Your music will define this generation and all that follow, yet it’s not even time for the encore. |
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10 | Rock Star | Without peer, [sim name] is in charge.
The most legendary concerts have your name on the ticket. The chart topping songs come from you. You’re a genius, a rebel, a Rock Star that knows nothing other than the rock, the roll, and all that comes with it. The record label hopes you’re loving the life, because they’re loving you. |
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Symphonic
Level | Name | Description | Work Time | Compensation | Performance Factors | Perks (cumulative) | |||||||
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6 | Quartet Member | As a member of the renowned quartet, you have been given the chance to really learn and grow as a musician. Handle the strings with deft fingers stay within the quartet members’ good graces, and hit all the right notes to progress in this grand concert career. |
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7 | Orchestra Member | The Conductor noticed your quartet playing at a wedding and thinks you’re better suited to the orchestra. The position implies a greater access to more wondrous scores and concerts, but also more complex and taxing performances. It appears your career has begun an exciting crescendo. |
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8 | Orchestra Lead | You’ve fought hard, and finally the glory, the solos, and the section are yours as First Chair. You are the conductor’s right hand, the one she most trusts to get the symphony perfect. It’s time to combine what you know of musicianship and logic to prove your grasp of musical theory is unsurpassed. |
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9 | Conductor | There is an entire symphonic orchestra at the tip of your baton, just waiting for your cue to make musical masterpieces. Crowds silently wait with bated breath, just hoping to hear a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Don’t let them down, for that baton can be taken away just as easily as it was given. |
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10 | Hit Movie Composer | Without peer, [sim name] is in charge.
Having conquered the orchestral stage, the label thinks your skills are better put to use composing delightful pieces for movies on the silver screen. As a Hit Movie Composer, you work takes top billing and brings in piles of Simoleons for the label. Quite the finish, one must say! |
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Career reward: 85g Audio Explosion, Hold Autograph Sessions[3] |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Only Rock Stars get paid for performances.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 With the 10th level Rock career, instead of having regular hours, the player chooses when to perform concerts as long as it is between 3 PM and 11 PM. The amount a Sim receives from a concert depends on the Sim's mood, Guitar Skill, and how many times they've performed before.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Autograph sessions can be held at community lots, and Sims get paid a cut of what the community lot makes during the autograph session. Autograph sessions can be held at any time, but during the afternoon more fans will show up. If a fan has to wait too long to get an autograph, it will have a negative influence on the Sim's relationship with the fan.
Opportunities
- Floating in the Sea
- Read Getting Noticed in a Sea of Fans, and return to work.
- The Rockiest Road That Is Rock
- Read Life on the Hard Rocky Road, and return to work.
- Please, No Ego
- Read Don't Upstage the Band, and return to work.
- Cat Herding to Music
- Read Herding Cats: Music Edition, and return to work.
- It's Shines, It's Sparkles
- Read Diamonds in the Rough, and return to Work
- Keeping the Rhythm
- Read It's More than Rhyme Books, and return to work.
- It's Synergy
- Read True Symphonic Synergy, and return to work.
- First Rule of Rock
- Read Developing Good Rock Habits, and return to work.
- Becoming a Legend
- Read Legends of Rock, and return to work.
- The Greatest Symphony Ever
- Read Improving Conductivity Between Brass and Woodwinds, and return to work.
- Learn That Tune!
- Learn the composition in your inventory, and return to work.
- Fling the Application
- Submit an application at city hall!
- On Tour!
- Perform 3 concerts at the Theatre
- The Set Up
- Help Set Up at the Theatre before time runs out!
- A Skilled Guitarist
- Earn a guitar skill level!
- Battle of the Bands!
- Play Battle of the Bands at the Stadium before time runs out to earn §5,000!
- The Cinematic Score
- Play a Symphony at the Theatre before time runs out!
- Audio Study
- Listen to the stereo until your Sim is enjoying the Music!
- Music Class!
- Teach Class at the School before time runs out
- Stick Around for the Music
- Stay Late at Work