Sep 7, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Pitch impression on Double Basses Double basses have a quite unfocussed sound, especially in their very low register. In some occasions, it might be even tricky to actually identify clearly which note they are playing. This occurs on passages where the basses have a...
Sep 6, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Learning a new Software Every now and then, you have to learn how to use a new piece of software, for instance you switch to a new sequencer or simply get to know a new sample library etc. With quite complex software for music professionals, the learning curve can...
Sep 4, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Fix filmic shortcomings with music One quite big part of scoring for films that is very rarely mentioned in books is to compensate for shortcomings in the film making. This happens especially at the beginning of a career where you work on amateur or semi pro...
Sep 3, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Losing a project Losing a project for whatever reason is in general very disappointing and depending on how much effort you already put into it can be financially quite damaging. However, it happens to everybody in the business from time to time. Sometimes, a...