Composing

The music in Dune 2 was incredible!

For sure, one day I will work with Hans Zimmer. I really like his work and he inspired me to do film scoring.

Making a change to increase Profit resonates with me. It is a fact in business to change products to increase Revenue and Profit.

When I worked at Lowe’s, there were always certain paint item changes made throughout the years. Some left the shelf, even well know products / brands.

An associate mentioned to me to think more ‘managing’ for my situation in Music. It has helped to think this way than as a creative performance musician. It helps to think this way in this creative space we are in.

It's been the music business for me since I was 13. It's all I've ever done.

Joel Irwin Would it be fair to say that if you do what you love and can get paid for it, it's a business and if you do what you love but don't get paid for it, it's a hobby? Regardless, if any musician even has the slightest inkling of potentially making money from their creations, they should seriously consider setting up a business entity for tax purposes.

Hence the LLC I set up a few years ago! :~). www.kerrykennard.com - I have two gigs this weekend and had a friend / client pay for the percussion recording this week. First inquiry for Conga lessons came through the updated website this morning. No Hobby here!

Business can be such a creative journey, right? Just like in this artwork, it’s all about finding those unique opportunities and looking at things from a fresh angle. Real estate, for example, isn’t just about buying properties; it’s about exploring markets that are really on the rise. I actually started looking into real estate abroad and stumbled upon some great options in the Philippines https://mlsworldwide.com/en/sale-venezuela had listings that opened my eyes to the potential there. Sometimes, stepping outside the usual places can bring really cool investment ideas you might not have thought of!

Kerry Kennard I was now searching how to use edit notation(score) on Cubase like Musescore! and You said Dorico that maybe I found the answer :) Thaaanks

Dear Sam Sokolow, you made me happy by this comment :)

Thanks Maurice Vaughan

Shahriar Vaghfrahmani - here’s the new news about Cubase - it is in the new version (14).

https://blog.dorico.com/2024/11/cubase-14-score-editor/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgN...

You're welcome, Shahriar Vaghfrahmani.

Amazingly talented person who lived an amazing life. Q will be missed,

Such an icon who contributed so much to our world. So sad. Rest in peace.

I just heard! The end of an era, to be sure. He was a champion for so many other icons, I can’t even imagine anyone else in history comparing to his popular culture contributions.

Quincy Jones was a music giant.

amazing talent and music Legend.

Yes Karen "Kay" Ross - his contributions in writing as well as performing are great! From my general studies in music as well as jazz music degree, his life has touched so many.

Thanks for sharing your insights and strategies, Shahriar Vaghfrahmani. Incredible score!

Yes, Shahriar Vaghfrahmani , having DAW templates are important! I was thinking of one this weekend, though thought about the tempo; guess I could have changed it, though did think about sounds / VSTs in place.

You mention IP - for quick turnaround for filmmakers, do you ever wait until film is done before copywriting? It seems indie composers would have to add it later. “A” Composers have the major publishers do it for them, right ?

Would Indie composers have some options for others to do some of the Admin work for them?

Know publishers do the METADATA for some

Tunes / Instrumentals. I’ve heard some Indie projects composers need to do and / or check Cue sheets.

I’m fairly new to film music, though have learned a lot from different people in the industry.

As with any profession, you need to be able to do it right and do it right now.

I am also new, dear Kerry Kennard

Anyway, in my opinion, a composer should only compose and leave the rest to other people, be it robots/sites or humans.

Also, sometimes I take the tempo from the video, sometimes from the feeling of the pictures, sometimes from the feeling of the actor, sth. Animals/wind/tools and etc. , sometimes from my own feeling, and often I pay attention to the heart beats of the main character even myself.

Brilliant! Subbed your channel!

Shahriar Vaghfrahmani That’s a cool idea! I’ve never actually thought about sitting behind the stage, but I bet the sound is super different back there. I usually just go for the regular seats, but now I kind of want to try that spot. Does it feel like you’re more in the middle of everything lol

Chase Cysco ! I experienced it once by accident and fell in love with it so much that I experienced it on purpose the next time. Because it felt exactly the same as you said!

THE SOUND WAS LIKE I AM THE COMPOSER OR SOUND ENGINEER WITH HEADPHONES!

I’ve met and emailed Elena! She does have great advice as well as has done a lot in the Composing community/ industry.

You're right, Kerry Kennard. Elena has great advice! I always learn things from her blogs and posts.

I read in the book, On the Track, the relationship between the Director and the Composer has to be good, making sure all goes smoothly during the course of the Movie.

it’s like 2-3 pages long what all is mentioned between this relationship. (in like 10 pt) type.

;-)

This is a nice "record" of his with cuts and themes from different movies he has done. Dave Grusin, Ettore Stratta, and the great Jorge Calandrelli...what's not to love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dHuhwrLLFE

Great share, Linwood Bell! Thank you!

My favorite John Williams score is Jaws, Sam Sokolow. The Jurassic Park score is a close second.

Sam Sokolow Thanks for this article. It's creme d' Le creme time. Hard to say which John Williams score is my favourite with such a body of work. I'm with Maurice Vaughan on Jaws...

Sam Sokolow this is a very difficult question to answer. ET came flying into mind first!

Awesome to hear! Life his work in Star Wars.

Didn’t he write Indiana Jones scores too ?

Yes, he did Kerry Kennard! Too many great scores to count!

I'd suggest posting a job listing in the Jobs section here, Daniel Broderick

I'd love to help!

Hi Daniel, I really like that plot and would like to take on the challenge to compose the music for your film. You can listen to some of my works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@matthiasdapra3360

Best Regards Matthias Daprà

Are you writing this for a specific movie? If yes, what kind of movie? Are you going to write lyrics?

Beautiful... I could hear words coming to me as it was playing! Felt very Disney to me.

Rebecca James Thank you so much for your feedback!

Lenny Levy It's not for a specific film but for a concept, where the protagonist having some sort of an epiphany in a rather hopeless looking situation. No, I was planning on leaving the piece with no lyrics.

I listened on iPhone also, Goitsemang Chalumbila .

Instrumental does have the light /ethereal sound.

It does sound good and off to a great start with the Song’s journey.

I would need to hear on the studio monitors for a little more feedback. Is there more than one track ? It sounds like one keyboard part.

I thought I heard a little crackle in the :26 a :30 range, … then again … it could be the iPhone ! ;-)

If you have another track, might be cool to place the top melody in another track- or better yet …

Play it in - so the music has more nuances to it-

..: anything to help our MIDIand pieces sound more real - lol ;-). Ha ha In said our !! It’s a good thing to add realism in many ways. Your piece is fine ! Keep creating !!

Most sync pieces are 2:30 or longer. Edit points are usually :30 & :60 - from Taxi TV and a few other music Sync people I’ve learned from.

Can you make it to :60 ??’

I use different elements like meter, different music styles like swing or Latin to help extent length.

On the See me Tonight piece I dis 2 years ago, for this guys Collaboration album, I made it swing in section C then come back out to A.

It’s on my Apple Music distribution account.

The Apple link is on my website.

Sounds great !