Hey folks. Tom from Stage 32 here. I LOVE film scores. I love the sense memory it creates for me about the film that I watched. When Michael Keaton appeared as Batman in The Flash, it was really cool, but when the Danny Elfman score played while he was in the OG Batwing, it gave me chills. Great fil...
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I think what is special about music for Film/TV is that each composer has their own process and style. When I'm talking to another composer I always ask them what their process is and the answer is di...
Expand commentI think what is special about music for Film/TV is that each composer has their own process and style. When I'm talking to another composer I always ask them what their process is and the answer is different for everyone. Some start with a template (or palette) of sounds that they put together over time and use that template as a starting point for each project. I personally like to start from scratch and let the natural flow of my creative juices take over. After sketching for a while and trying out various different instruments, there's usually some element in the music that begins to stand out that will become representative of the overall feel of the film/tv score. From there it builds. It's quite an amazing process to be a part of.
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Thank you all for these responses. Very informative!
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1 - Read the script
2 - Get some film even if it's not edited early
3 - Work with the director to get the TONE of the film
4 - Once we have some samples and ideas, create a Cue Sheet
5 - For each Cue, de...
Expand comment1 - Read the script
2 - Get some film even if it's not edited early
3 - Work with the director to get the TONE of the film
4 - Once we have some samples and ideas, create a Cue Sheet
5 - For each Cue, determine Length, Tone, Point of View, Tempo and Purpose
6 - Create each Cue sending samples to the director until we find something they like
7 - Mix down the instruments, and Master the Mix
8 - Upload and deliver the goods
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Bruce Bray - and make sure if it's an Indie movie to download a Cue sheet for the PRO's. There's a standard between BMI & ASCAP called RapidCue. (2016). I've heard Composers need to do this sometimes...
Expand commentBruce Bray - and make sure if it's an Indie movie to download a Cue sheet for the PRO's. There's a standard between BMI & ASCAP called RapidCue. (2016). I've heard Composers need to do this sometimes when the Production team does not send the Cue sheet to the PRO.
https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi_and_ascap_announce_new_standardized_c...2 people like this
I've actually been extremely fortunate as the Producer's have always done this for me. Even the last Feature that I worked on, the director took the Temp Names I gave for each Cue and just used those....
Expand commentI've actually been extremely fortunate as the Producer's have always done this for me. Even the last Feature that I worked on, the director took the Temp Names I gave for each Cue and just used those. Funny, it wasn't that much of a requirement for the US, but it was for European Distribution.