Nov 14, 2018 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Key Change Dramaturgy Key changes can be not only effective musical tools but also very effective structural elements. Trying to build towards a climax in a piece that persistently stays in one key might not be the most interesting thing to do and approaching the...
Oct 31, 2018 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Spontaneous Modulations A very common device used in film scoring, especially when writing action music that leads to a climax is to spontaneously modulate up a semitone, whole tone or minor third.This works most effectively on ostinato-driven music with...
Jul 25, 2018 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Composing Backwards One strategy of finding a plausible way to a specific chord or to a key change is to work backwards from the target chord. This works particularly well if the music that you’re writing is mainly cadential harmony as you can simply look at your...
