Nov 12, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Red Herrings Another very common way of scoring certain moments in movies are so-called “Red Herrings”. This principle is used for instance in tension scenes where you musically build up to something that DOESN’T happen. A classical scenario would be a woman walking...
Oct 29, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Main Title Sequences Main title sequences have become quite rare these days but when you have the chance to score one, use it effectively. On a main title, you can set the overall mood of the score and the movie, you can introduce your thematic material and therefore...
Oct 22, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Adding Odd Bars for Hit Points It is a common and well known way to hit hit-points that don’t lay on the downbeat of a bar by inserting one odd meter bar in order to make it fit, however it is also a quite common problem that learning film composers place that odd bar...
Oct 16, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Rhythmical Surprises Some actions in a movie are supposed to have a surprise or even shocking effect to the audience. This does not only apply for obvious jump scares in the horror/thriller genre but also in pretty much any other genre. If you hit such a moment...
Oct 8, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Finding the Right Tempo for a Cue Getting the tempo of a scene right is one of the most essential parts of film scoring. Even the best music can be a disaster when it drags a scene or pushes it too hard. Often there are only few objective indicators to find a tempo...
Oct 1, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Communicating With a Client Don’t expect your director to have enough musical knowledge to be able to communicate in musical terms. Find a way to make communication with him/her clear when presenting your concept or ideas. A good way is to talk in emotions like “It...
