With so many free VSTs and Kontakt Player instruments around at some point you have to stop collecting and start creating. I mean, realistically how many free piano VSTs do you really need? :) :) :) :)
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With so many free VSTs and Kontakt Player instruments around at some point you have to stop collecting and start creating. I mean, realistically how many free piano VSTs do you really need? :) :) :) :)
July Filmmakers Club!
Things officially kick off on Monday!
I thought I would let people know about
The July news / push, and all the things St. 32 is about.
Join me for Stage 32’s July Filmmakers Club, starting MONDAY! - 7/1/2024 -Seems more big companies are involved also …
( the Plaintiffs). Sony and UMG.
I don’t blame them - copyright is important for a lot of their Artists and current music.
AI is a great tool, though we ne...
Expand commentIt's gonna take governments, huge companies (like Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records), small companies, and creatives to protect against AI copyright infringement and...
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I bought Dorico 5 upgrade this week. In the program there's Learning videos, and I watched this one first, since I've used Dorico 3.5 doing scoring. It's really informative with Hit Points and adding meter to make the Hit Points work a lot better ( than digging into the time code fix).
If you're sta...
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Been rewatching all 5 seasons/156 episodes of the twilight zone. About halfway through. Quite a few episodes have no credits for music and in the imdb entry there are multiple music composer entries with 'uncredited stock music'. I assume they were paid. Now we are talking 1959 - 1964 for these epis...
Expand postThere are many great projects where there are multiple composers involved. As long as pay and credits are equitable, I don't really see the issue with it.
As Brandy Camille suggests, I don't see a problem with it, as long as all are credited and paid. I might want to make sure we get along well before starting the Project....
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Their collaboration has been strong and makes this film that much more of a must see. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kinds-of-kindness-composer-jerskin-fe......
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Samuel Estes and Michael Hobe share common beginner mistakes in today’s blog in hopes that others avoid making them. Feel free to comment your thoughts in the blog’s comments.
www.stage32.com/blog/top-10-beginner-mistakes-made-at-music-studios-3771...
Expand postPerfect teaching Maurice Vaughan and perfect timing.
Thank you for sharing, Maurice Vaughan!
You're welcome, Ashley Renee Smith. Samuel and Michael give excellent advice and insight.
I'm 30 years late to the party, but what beautiful writing from Philippe Sarde. Bravo, Sir!
Thank you for sharing, Linwood Bell! I've never seen this film before.
I recently took my oldest nephew to his first "big kid" concert for his birthday. We went to go see a live-to-film performance of the score to "The Nightmare Before Christmas." He had just turned 7 a month prior and it took him a while to realize that the music we were hearing wasn't recorded lol We...
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Last night I enjoyed myself at the Crowded House in concert at Cardiff Castle. As a family we have a long-lasting love of their music and so my son and daughter bought myself and my soulmate tickets to the show.
I have valued Neil Finn’s mastery of songwriting, but here I want to focus on one elemen...
Expand postYeah, Crowded House definitely has powerful Lyrics and actually, their Biggest Hit, Don't Dream It's Over, has one of my 80s ANTHEMS.....
Don't Let Them WIN!!!!!!
Thanks for Sharing....
Miquiel Banks thank you, Miquiel!!
Great tip, Geoff Hall ("If you are writing dialogue, learn from the songwriters and poets to edit well, until you have distilled that dialogue into an emotional force"). I've learned that less is more...
Expand commentMaurice Vaughan thank you, Maurice and indeed, when writing a monologue you slip from the poetical to the rhetorical. It’s all about the fullness of language. I want it to grab people’s attention and...
Expand commentYou're welcome, Geoff Hall. You're right about monologues. I've never heard of Crowded House. I'll have to listen to them when I write a script. Have a great weekend too.
I finally got around to watching this last night. Some of the reviews weren't the greatest, but I really enjoyed it and I always enjoy Alexandre Desplat. What's not to love?...Beautiful writing and orchestration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-FFeWX4Oo...
Expand postIncredible score, Linwood Bell! It reminds me of family-friendly movies I watched growing up.
Maurice Vaughan He's great. Benjamin Button and The Shape of Water are a couple favorites. Good movies, too. :)
I've been meaning to watch The Shape of Water, Linwood Bell. I saw a little of Benjamin Button (I think the opening scene, maybe on YouTube). That movie's on my watchlist too. Looking forward to heari...
Expand commentYes, Linwood Bell , great orchestration all the way through. I like the transitions with the strings and oboe. During school(s) - I took a Brass class and learned horn - which is also in sections of t...
Expand commentAbsolutely beautiful, Linwood Bell! I haven't watched The Boys in the Boat yet, but I'll have to move it up my list.
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Lots to choose from out there. :)
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There’s definitely a balance from collecting and creating. I’ve seen two nice Sound Paint sounds - percussion and one other - under $50 ! There’s also the financial aspect affording the sounds.
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Oh, it’s a money pit for sure. I bought another Apollo this week and though I welcome it, I wish it was something that made noise like another synth.
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That's a great point, far too many people collect free stuff be it VST, or 3D models, or stock videos, and aren't actually creating with it all. It's a problem that many aspects of the creative indust...
Expand commentThat's a great point, far too many people collect free stuff be it VST, or 3D models, or stock videos, and aren't actually creating with it all. It's a problem that many aspects of the creative industry face, and I can speak from experience because for a long time that was me. My advice to anyone in the same boat, have an idea and make that. Don't collect materials until you know what your trying to build.
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Daniel Husbands - I see you’re a musician as well.
What instruments do you play ?
Keyboards? This would tie into writing & composing.
Yes. I agree - write down ideas before buying more sounds / VSTs !...
Expand commentDaniel Husbands - I see you’re a musician as well.
What instruments do you play ?
Keyboards? This would tie into writing & composing.
Yes. I agree - write down ideas before buying more sounds / VSTs ! Then one can shape the sound into the media / film creating the vibe - emotions needed within the scenes.