Nov 6, 2019 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Parallel Movement of Several Voices Parallel movement of many voices usually sounds musically rather unattractive. Particularly if you let several voices leap into the same direction, the collective change of instrumental register will create a sonical disconnect that...
Aug 21, 2019 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Movement of Inner Voices Most of the time, when arranging chords, you should try to move the “inner voices” (=all voices except for bass line and potential top melody line) by the shortest possible distance from chord to chord, using inversions of chords but also...
Aug 13, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
“Fake” Tempo Changes through Rhythmic Subdivisions Rhythmic subdivisions of the same tempo can be a great tool to dramaturgically shape your scene and for creating “fake” tempo changes. Staying in the same tempo while switching back and forth between a pushing eighth...
Jun 12, 2019 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Chord Arpeggios Arpeggios or respective broken chords can be a great tool for accompaniment patterns or sources for melodic gestures. On accompanying figures they help to establish a sense of harmony but also keep a steady rhythm going. On melodies they help to...
Jan 2, 2019 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Keeping Up Rhythmical Momentum One thing many learning composers/orchestrators struggle with in orchestral music is to keep up a rhythmical momentum without relying on a drum kit or trailer music like ostinatos or trailer music like use of the percussion section (as a...
