Aug 31, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Harmonic Spectrum of String Instruments String instruments in particular have a very rich harmonic spectrum meaning that besides their “played” pitch, a whole set of harmonics will sound quite prominently as well. This applies particularly for the next few harmonics...
Aug 30, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Music Mix as Part of the Concept Not only your musical concept and style is part of making a score homogenous but also the mix. If you record a live ensemble for your score, you will most likely have a quite homogenous mix throughout the score as the room/mics etc....
Aug 29, 2018 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Rhythmic Variety The rhythmic placements of notes can be just as important as their pitch. Unless you’re writing a march or something compareable, avoid monotonuos rhythmic figures. Hitting every downbeat of a bar makes melodies very firm but also quickly feels...
Aug 28, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Placement of Hit Points The exact placement of musical hit points is very often a matter of psychology and should be done quite carefully. On quite a few hit points it’s not the most effective thing to place the musical accent exactly on the visual action but rather...
Aug 27, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Face to Face Meetings Nothing beats face-to-face meeting. Even though the internet and Skype have made it possible to work on a project over long distances without constant personal meetings, meeting a client in person and spending an evening together at a restaurant...
