Apr 17, 2019 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
9-1 Resolutions In practically any chord type and progression you can add very filmic sounding inner voices by relying on the 9-1 resolution. When you for example use a C major chord it will give you a colourful inner voice when some instrument (apart from the bass of...
Apr 16, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Setting a Time Period with Music e of the many functions of film music is to set a time. This is especially helpful in period pieces and can be a big part of the concept. However, just as with geographic hints in the music, most of the time it works best with the...
Apr 15, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
A Composer’s Unique Selling Point If you seriously want to pursue a career as fulltime composer, you should try to develop a strategy that sets you apart from the rest of the people in the business. The world doesn’t need yet another “media composer doing every...
Apr 12, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Glockenspiel Orchestral Use The Glockenspiel is a fantastic instrument to highlight soft chords or double a melody. It works especially well to play the highest note of a pointillistic chord or line on the Glockenspiel. However, when doubling very active melodies on...
Apr 11, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Revisiting Cues in the Same Recording Session When recording with real musicians, try to get a perfect take of a cue while you’re at it. It usually doesn’t work that well to revisit a cue “if we have time at the end” in order to get a better take. It will take almost...
