The break down of terminology here was awesome. It seems when you know the terminology, even if you don't understand what is going on entirely, if you break up the information coming in on the key terminology you know it helps you link it all together to get a better overall understanding of the concept.
The break down of terminology here was awesome. It seems when you know the terminology, even if you don't understand what is going on entirely, if you break up the information coming in on the key terminology you know it helps you link it all together to get a better overall understanding of the concept.
i have a question about film scoring that hopefully someone can answer. I'm very interested in it and hope to do it someday but i only have a few years of formal training the rest I learned by ear and taught myself via the internet/asking music teachers questions etc.
So I've always wondered does every composer know how to write sheet music well enough for every player in the orchestra? How do composers go about transcribing their ideas and recordings onto paper without losing their mind?
Speaking of "Temp Tracks", during Spider-Man 2 director Sam Raimi rejected most of Danny Elfman's new score for temp tracks from Spider-Man 1. Sam used mostly temp tracks...
Hey cool! I read that book like two years ago. So thats Richard Davis. Neet. I must say that his book educated me more than spending $100,000 for 2 years at USC. Although Going to USC for filmscoring would have been my dream come true. . . ahh life.
Video s great! But convrsation btween LesFarington, Dillon et al just as good...2 me...bcause these r questions I also want to ask! Any teaching software u can reommend? (I'm far from NY or Hollywood, no car, hard 2 get out. But I have 3,000 unpublished melodies! How do I get going???? Software, school recommendations? (I'm in Colorado)
@dbocaz I'am working with Sibelius 6. It is a notation software, makes it easy to just type down what's in your mind. Wow 3000? that's a lot. Could I hear some of the melodies then?
With the same respect, not I have only listened to the Planets, I conducted them in 3 occasions. I am just making the point that you hear Star Wars, first time, 1977, and you never listened nothing like that before, except for Holst. And everything comes from something previous...
(cont) Mercury is present in all fast movements (also reminds Britten or Wagne's Parsifal, moving the same melody between instruments). You are right in Stravinsky, well spotted. Apart from that, he is not playing "the card". This conversation between Lucas and Williams is well documented.
Uhmmm. Not the notes, you are right: but the feeling and in the instrumentation are Holst. Leia's theme is Venus (clearly). Probably, the flute or the solo violin are obvious choices for you in a love them now, but Williams choose in its time a similar instrumentation as in Venus, and that nowadays is the standard to follow. And, this standard, was invented by Gustav Holst, expanded by Williams, and imitated by everybody. Mars is a 5/4, not a 4/4, but the use of Brass and rhythm comes from Mars.
does anyone know if it's 100% necessary to know how to play and compose for several instruments to become a composer for film or tv?
I really am interested in this profession but all I can play is piano. I really am intrigued by the synthesizer and so I was wondering if a synthesizer is all that is needed sometimes? Because I see composers with orchestras and think to myself "theres no way I could do that"...
Dillon....yes you should know how something about other instruments especially the intricacies of orchestral scoring.
if you have never even explored the synthesizer then you are way behind the curve and there are ALOT of folks(as you can see in this ONE CLASS in the video) that are studying in colleges for the express purpose of Scoring for Film. THEN You have to get your foot in the door with your Genius...harder still.
orch composers LEARNED the craft. you cant buy it.
I have explored the synthesizer, but I am still fairly young and was grown up on piano alone.
So what do you suggest I do NOW? Learn a bunch of new instruments? Because that would be kinda overwhelming. I understand it's a very competitive industry, but I don't think I should just forget about it because there's alot of people and because I don't know a bunch of instruments.
look at the synth as an orchestra, feeling the inner lines. Learn about instruments, their ranges, sonic capabilities etc. you don't need to play them necessarily, but for film scoring it's crucial to be very familiarized with them
I find that I don't have to know much, because I use a keyboard to imitate all the instruments I wish to use. Editing is hard without the best software, though!
yeah I would like to start doing that as well, but yes you're right it's hard to line the music layers up right without the right software. What do you use?
Who the hell opened the door again and didn't close it??? WOW!
gskowal 2 weeks ago
Thought that was George Lucas at 2:02
DiabolicHeart 2 months ago
Here is the piece of Gustav Holst! watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I
ArnoldVeeman 9 months ago
The story of the score for star wars was funny
SamuelAggie89 1 year ago
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The break down of terminology here was awesome. It seems when you know the terminology, even if you don't understand what is going on entirely, if you break up the information coming in on the key terminology you know it helps you link it all together to get a better overall understanding of the concept.
HARLEYTRASHY 1 year ago
The break down of terminology here was awesome. It seems when you know the terminology, even if you don't understand what is going on entirely, if you break up the information coming in on the key terminology you know it helps you link it all together to get a better overall understanding of the concept.
HARLEYTRASHY 1 year ago
Oh yeah, that has to be a colossal pain in the ass...wonder if Elfman or Williams had to go through that once in their careers...
godkingzulu 1 year ago
What a complicated job for the composer, I mean the part where the composer has to deal with the Director changing minds...
gonz5mar 1 year ago
i have a question about film scoring that hopefully someone can answer. I'm very interested in it and hope to do it someday but i only have a few years of formal training the rest I learned by ear and taught myself via the internet/asking music teachers questions etc.
So I've always wondered does every composer know how to write sheet music well enough for every player in the orchestra? How do composers go about transcribing their ideas and recordings onto paper without losing their mind?
DillonB1234 1 year ago
Speaking of "Temp Tracks", during Spider-Man 2 director Sam Raimi rejected most of Danny Elfman's new score for temp tracks from Spider-Man 1. Sam used mostly temp tracks...
BigtimeDirector2005 1 year ago
Hey cool! I read that book like two years ago. So thats Richard Davis. Neet. I must say that his book educated me more than spending $100,000 for 2 years at USC. Although Going to USC for filmscoring would have been my dream come true. . . ahh life.
Mikxolydian 1 year ago
@Mikxolydian which book are you talking about?
yenrac17 1 year ago
'lets see if i can do this without my glasses'..?...i got em on his head...lol
LyricalAssassin 1 year ago
Thanks for Response
thesynthmaster92 2 years ago
While I am watching this videos my desire of becoming a music score and a componist for that increases permanently.
Where is the best place to study that and how to prepare for the admission examination? if there is one? Thanks in advance
thesynthmaster92 2 years ago 2
Berklee College of Music would be a good choice.
dbocaz 2 years ago 2
TEMP TRACK: An easy temp track can be made with Magix Music Maker 15...soundspool #15
johnny102marvin 2 years ago
Video s great! But convrsation btween LesFarington, Dillon et al just as good...2 me...bcause these r questions I also want to ask! Any teaching software u can reommend? (I'm far from NY or Hollywood, no car, hard 2 get out. But I have 3,000 unpublished melodies! How do I get going???? Software, school recommendations? (I'm in Colorado)
UTAOUB 2 years ago
For software, have you tried Finale? UNC - U of Northern Colorado is worth checking out and UC Boulder.
dbocaz 2 years ago
@dbocaz I'am working with Sibelius 6. It is a notation software, makes it easy to just type down what's in your mind. Wow 3000? that's a lot. Could I hear some of the melodies then?
FilmComposeRaHoppe 1 year ago
With the same respect, not I have only listened to the Planets, I conducted them in 3 occasions. I am just making the point that you hear Star Wars, first time, 1977, and you never listened nothing like that before, except for Holst. And everything comes from something previous...
rbnserra 3 years ago
(cont) Mercury is present in all fast movements (also reminds Britten or Wagne's Parsifal, moving the same melody between instruments). You are right in Stravinsky, well spotted. Apart from that, he is not playing "the card". This conversation between Lucas and Williams is well documented.
rbnserra 3 years ago
Uhmmm. Not the notes, you are right: but the feeling and in the instrumentation are Holst. Leia's theme is Venus (clearly). Probably, the flute or the solo violin are obvious choices for you in a love them now, but Williams choose in its time a similar instrumentation as in Venus, and that nowadays is the standard to follow. And, this standard, was invented by Gustav Holst, expanded by Williams, and imitated by everybody. Mars is a 5/4, not a 4/4, but the use of Brass and rhythm comes from Mars.
rbnserra 3 years ago
Thanks for this video series. It´s really great.
toccattamusic 3 years ago
does anyone know if it's 100% necessary to know how to play and compose for several instruments to become a composer for film or tv?
I really am interested in this profession but all I can play is piano. I really am intrigued by the synthesizer and so I was wondering if a synthesizer is all that is needed sometimes? Because I see composers with orchestras and think to myself "theres no way I could do that"...
DillonB1234 3 years ago
Dillon....yes you should know how something about other instruments especially the intricacies of orchestral scoring.
if you have never even explored the synthesizer then you are way behind the curve and there are ALOT of folks(as you can see in this ONE CLASS in the video) that are studying in colleges for the express purpose of Scoring for Film. THEN You have to get your foot in the door with your Genius...harder still.
orch composers LEARNED the craft. you cant buy it.
it takes WORK.
LesFarrington 3 years ago
I have explored the synthesizer, but I am still fairly young and was grown up on piano alone.
So what do you suggest I do NOW? Learn a bunch of new instruments? Because that would be kinda overwhelming. I understand it's a very competitive industry, but I don't think I should just forget about it because there's alot of people and because I don't know a bunch of instruments.
DillonB1234 3 years ago
look at the synth as an orchestra, feeling the inner lines. Learn about instruments, their ranges, sonic capabilities etc. you don't need to play them necessarily, but for film scoring it's crucial to be very familiarized with them
Toneclave 3 years ago
do you mean you have to know how to transpose parts and stuff?
and you have to have knowledge of the ranges for instruments like a c# on a sax is the ugliest note there is.
drummtb333 2 years ago
I compose music for my own films.
I find that I don't have to know much, because I use a keyboard to imitate all the instruments I wish to use. Editing is hard without the best software, though!
sgste 2 years ago
yeah I would like to start doing that as well, but yes you're right it's hard to line the music layers up right without the right software. What do you use?
DillonB1234 2 years ago
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niggerfuckshit 2 years ago
why don't these people close doors behind them?
JoeMarvelly 3 years ago
Thanks for the upload!
Richard Davis has written a book on film scoring, and it's a pretty good one too.
bwanasan 3 years ago
Really good seminar, thankyou for the videos!
bshuker 3 years ago