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The Score: The Craft and Business of Music for Film
- Writing Music for Film: The Sonic Palette It’s pretty obvious that music has incredible power to invoke many different moods. It’s for this reason that it’s such a big part of film. Part of the composer’s job is to create the music that helps impart the mood … Continue reading →
- The Reality of Becoming a Film Composer There has never been a worst time to become a film composer. There has never been a better time to become a film composer. How many times have you heard these coming from the different camps? It’s right up there … Continue reading →
- Sound Design In Modern Scores Ever since movies have been around, even before there was sound, there was music. In fact, the first moving pictures were meant to enhance a musical production and not the other way around. The first films started out with traditional … Continue reading →
Getting There: Making Music and Life in the Music Industry
- Practicing Your Scales Effectively
One of the first things we learn in music is scales. We're told that these are the building blocks of music but that doesn't mean too much to us initially. So we learn a couple of scales, starting at the lowest note, going up an octave (maybe two) and then come back and stop at the root. This seems to be the method for at least the first couple of months. We may then learn some songs, ma … - Perfectionism for Musicians
Something that a lot of musicians and artists often deal with is perfectionism. I know this first hand because it's something that I have to fight everyday. Perfectionism is debilitating in the fact that it can stop you from doing the thing that you love the most. It causes stress and undue friction within your own life. And, can actually cause the opposite effect of it's 'purpose … - The Evolution of An Artist
It usually happens you're so busy trying to get stuff done, that you don't notice. You try and get something done everyday. You work hard at your craft and try to improve. While you may not notice, there's something happening there. You're evolving as an artist. Before we get too philosophical about this, let's take a practical look at what's going on here and see if …