Dec 11, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Dramatic Links beyond Leitmotifs There are many more possibilities when scoring a film (or rather when writing music at all) to create dramatic connections. Every single musical element can serve the purpose of connecting cues. Obviously, a melodic idea is the...
Dec 4, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Musical Humor There is a very thin line between funny scoring and silly scoring. Inexperienced composers tend to overwrite funny scenes by composing silly music. Not every character who has a clumsy side needs to have a score that points its finger at that. Usually,...
Nov 27, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Melodic Ideas in the Same Register Ethnic references in the music can be a very sensitive issue. When they are stated inappropriately, it might quickly feel like a racist musical remark even though your intentions were purely to “localize” a character. In general,...
Nov 20, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
“Bridgeing” Hit Points When you need to score a scene that has several important points you need to hit and highlight, it is a quite effective way to first create a proper tempo map for the entire scene. So before you write a note, you should have the cue...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Presenting Ideas to a Client Finding the right thematic material and having both parties (you and your customer/director) agree on it can take quite some time. When you present possible themes/ideas, it is common today to present them in their best shape as directors...
