Nov 20, 2019 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Symmetrical Scales Symmetrical Scales are called like this because they are built out of structures that repeat, for instance the two most common ones are the whole tone scale (consisting only – as the name implies – out of whole tone steps) and the...
Nov 30, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Scale Run Structures When writing runs for any instrument that is capable of playing runs, you should stick to plausible scales. Instrumentalists practice their whole life to play scale runs in any form – upwards, downwards, starting on different scale degrees etc....
Sep 21, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Woodwind and String Runs Runs on strings and woodwinds are a very common effect in orchestral writing and can create very lively textures. However when writing them, put some thought into it. First of all they should always have a motivation and not just be there for...