The Most Important Musical Terms: Tone and Emotion
Why do we tell stories? So that the people we're telling it to feel something. An emotional response is the end game. Keep that in mind when talking about music and you can't go far wrong.
How I ‘Spot’ Cues in a film (works for any media) – a quick and dirty guide
‘Spotting cues’ is the process of deciding in advance of any composition where music will happen within a piece of media. Here are 4 simple steps to guide you through the process.
A Composer’s View of The Temp Track – Is it a ‘Necessary Evil’?
Also known as the 'temp score', temporary music track or 'scratch track', the temp track is used by editors in TV and film. By using pre-existing music in roughly the right tempo and tone, it's much easier to cut the picture and show it to the director and anyone else who has input on the project. But here's the problem...