Musical Studies in the Internet Age

Mar 25, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General

Musical Studies in the Internet Age There has probably never been a more accessible base of knowledge available for learning composers before than in today’s times. Being able to watch legendary performances of all sorts of music on Youtube, listen to millions of...

Written Out Warm Ups for Brass

Jan 25, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration

Written out warm ups for Brass On longer cues that incorporate the brass only briefly and only on some sections of the cue, it is easier for the players if you help them with a “written out warm up” rather than throwing them into cold water by requesting a big and...

Marking Scores During Recording Sessions

Jan 24, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical

Marking Scores During Recording Sessions In recording session situations, it is crucial to keep an overview over which parts of a cue are already covered in a good take and which parts still need another take or a few bars to patch them later in the editing. A very...

Score Bindings in Recording Sessions

Oct 11, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical

Score Bindings in Recording Sessions When you’re preparing score sheet material for a recording session by yourself, avoid ring binding. Especially plastic ring bindings create a lot of noise which multiplies especially on string sections when 7 or 8 desks turn pages...