Full article in Variety here
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dan-wallin-dead-music-mixer-1235966619/
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Music in scenes or nah?!
What’s your take on music or mood music in your films? Open ended…
Fran Harris
- 1 month ago
Daniel Husbands sooooo true about emotional communication on screen and music - and when it’s baaaaaad, it’s painful.
Fran Harris
- 1 month ago
Joel Irwin I check out your links - there was some awesome sound — not just music - but sound choices that really elevated the visuals. Thanks for sharing.
Kerry Kennard
- 1 month ago
Emily J ,
You’re so right - I’m back from seeing
Dune 2 and Hans Zimmer did a great (art) work with all the scenes, and emotions going on throughout the movie.
I mentioned to someone who commented,
“...
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Alexander Benra
- 1 month ago
I respectfully disagree - not on the movie (and the book). But I just saw Dune 2 and thought the music is full of effects, but nothing sticks in my mind. You could play me some parts and I could not r...
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Kerry Kennard
- 1 month ago
I do remember one scene where the music (orchestra) seemed more like music w Djembes in the background- quite nice.
Working Remotely As A Film & TV Composer: Everything You Need To Know
In today’s blog, Elena Maro (Film and Television Composer) shares thoughts and tips based on her experiences as a working Composer from March 2020 to the present.
www.stage32.com/blog/working-remotely-as-a-film-tv-composer-everything-y......
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Kerry Kennard
- 2 months ago
Hi Elena
Great information!
What does “Time Keep” mean ?
Different music recorded during the recording ?
Thanks again for this Blog !
K. Kennard
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- …have somebody who can be with you while you are recor...
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Elena Maro
- 2 months ago
Thank you, Ashley Renee Smith :)
Elena Maro
- 2 months ago
Kerry Kennard your recording time is strictly limited to the time you have booked, so when you plan your session you need to do a projection of how many minutes of music you can reasonably get recorde...
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Linwood Bell
- 2 months ago
I'm late to the party, but...That was great Elena Maro ! Thanks much for sharing your experience with us here!
Elena Maro
- 1 month ago
Thanks so much to you for reading , Linwood Bell :)
10 greatest film composers of all time
How do we feel about this list? Missing for me is Deborah Lurie.
Maurice Vaughan
- 2 months ago
Hi, Amanda Toney. The list didn't show up.
Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 months ago
I don't think the link you wanted to share was properly pasted, Amanda Toney. It disappeared on you.
Daniel Husbands
- 1 month ago
I'd love to see this list, I wonder if Elmer Bernstein is on it. He did one of my favorites, Cecil B. DeMille's Ten Commandments (1956). Love that sound.
Amanda Toney
- 2 months ago
Love Toto and I can't say that I'ver read or seen Steve Lukather in an interview - he is one interesting guy, love his artists mind. A jingle for $30... too cool. Love the stories.
Maurice Vaughan
- 2 months ago
That Guitar solo is sweet, DT Houston! It makes me wanna write a Guitar script. Horror, Comedy, or something. Thanks for sharing.
Linwood Bell
- 2 months ago
Luke is so great!
A Celebration of Women Composers
IN PERSON EVENT IN BOSTON; AND VIRTUAL WORLDWIDE
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024 - 3:30 PM ET
Berklee School of Music Screen Scoring Department’s biggest day of the year: EA Music Day at Berklee 2024!
This year you will have a very rare opportunity to hear from some of the most successful and influential comp...
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Maurice Vaughan
- 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing, Navid Lancaster. Suno needs to be shut down. And there needs to be HUGE, successful lawsuits (with massive international press) against people and companies that use AI to make art...
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Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 months ago
I hadn't heard of Suno. This is going to shake up the music industry in some wild ways. It reminds me a bit of Napster in that it's likely going to change the landscape of the business entirely before regulations and restrictions are actually put in place.
American Federation of Musicians Ratifies New Deal With Studios!
Great news! The union’s members have ratified the Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements contract.
https://deadline.com/2024/04/american-federation-of-musicians-ratifies-d......
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Maurice Vaughan
- 2 months ago
Congratulations, AFM and those who are gonna be affected positively by this! The agreement does sound groundbreaking. Thanks for sharing, Ashley Renee Smith.
Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 months ago
Agreed, Maurice Vaughan! I hope that it truly makes a difference for these hardworking artists.
Jacob Collier Answers Music Questions
I found this really fun video where singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier is answering the internet's questions about instruments and musical theory!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjUu2g8fOY...
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Sam Sokolow
- 2 months ago
Super cool!
Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 months ago
Maurice Vaughan, it's used a lot in scores for Sci-Fi series and films!
Cool, Ashley Renee Smith. I can see it (hear it) being the score for a scary Sci-Fi series or movie.
Linwood Bell
- 2 months ago
Theremin for sale. Never been touched! (rim shot)
Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 months ago
Hahaha! Linwood Bell, points for seizing your moment!
AI -Voices... another way to procratinate ;)
I just discovered the possibilty of letting faimous voices sing the song I am working at the moment. It is really fascinating. I have an old computer so it takes a while to generate the AI voice over the track.
Allthough I work in a legal profession myself (but nothing with copywrite) I wonder, coul...
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I'm pretty sure you can't use an AI voice trained only on Adele's voice. Not sure about mixing the two voices. AFAIK, copyright in AI area is just being established. It would be fair to get permission...
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I downloade replay ai . I could not download the models from weight.cc so I googled other sources
How to organize your sounds?
This is a Newbee-Question:
Can the experienced ones give me a hint how to organize sounds I found interesting. I find a lot of interesting sounds, listen to them and think - maybe sometime they will be useful, but then - how will I find them again.
I know it is a way to procrastinate, looking for sou...
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Sam Sokolow
- 2 months ago
Hi Alexander Benra - are you recording the sounds and logging them all on a drive or a google doc with links that you can easily access? Are there any Foley Artists out there who can chime in on this...
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Alexander Benra
- 2 months ago
Thanks for the idea with the links, I haven't thougt doing it like that - good idea - I should have done this from the beginning....
Linwood Bell
- 2 months ago
For orchestra stuff I’ve got a few templates with different sections for different situations. Also templates for things like a pop horn sections ….or saxes, trumpets, bones, for BB type tunes. The sy...
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'The Last Repair Shop' wins at the Oscars.
"The Last Repair Shop" a love letter to young musicians in the Los Angeles public school system and the craftspeople who repair their instruments for free, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film last night. Very moving and close to my heart. You can watch it for free on The Los Angele...
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What a great short doc - well deserved and fabulously expressed.
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My condolences to Dan Wallin's family, Navid Lancaster. He worked on big projects. Some of them classics.