Film Scoring, Part 2: Techniques For The Modern Composer

WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN

Master the Art of Composing For Film and Learn To Find Gigs Doing It!

In this course, we will learn the essential techniques used in writing music for film. Through a series of analysis’ of well-known film scenes from your favorite movies we will learn what makes a great cue, and then apply those techniques by writing our own. I’ll be showing you some of my own projects for film and television throughout the class, and walk you through my process when composing music for a film project.

Here is a list of some of the topics we will cover:

  • Tools of the trade
  • Finding the emotional response
  • Music Theory and Genre
  • Using Modes in Film Scores
  • Finding the Message
  • Learning from Temp Cues
  • “Spotting” the film
  • Working with industry budgets
  • Diegetic music and nondiegetic music
  • Score and Source
  • The Ostinato
  • Working with silent films
  • Setting up a session
  • Marking hits
  • Scoring the opening credits
  • Motive and Lietmotif
  • Working with Lietmotifs
  • Working with rhythm in cues
  • POV
  • Finding and analyzing POV scenes
  • Composing using POV
  • Any much, much, more!

01

Welcome & Overview

Welcome to the class! In this section we will talk about what is covered in this class, the tools we will use, and a bit about the examples used in this class.
Introduction
05:09
Tools We Will Use
05:26
Update! MuseScore 3.0
00:43
One of My Professional Projects
06:42
A Note About the Examples In This Class
01:15

02

Atmosphere

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In this section let’s talk about creating a sense of atmosphere through music in a scene.
What is Atmosphere?
02:57
Example: District 9
05:59
Example: Finding Nemo
03:10
The “Pad” Sound and the Orchestra
07:34
Using Modes for Atmosphere
09:11
Finding an Atmospheric Cue in Our Film
02:49
Composing with Atmosphere
08:12
Analysis of Our Cue
01:51

03

Working with String Harmonies

In this section let’s focus in on the orchestra, and how to get a good “Hollywood” sound.
Taking a Lush Melody and Adding Harmonic Motion
04:08
Polyrhythmic, Monorhythmic, and Accompanimental
08:30
Example: The Village
02:46
Example: Monorhythmic
03:24
Example: Polyrhythmic
03:21
A Piece Worth Noting: Barber’s Adagio
11:00
Finding a Good Cue for Our Film
02:04
Composing with String Harmonies
14:44
Analysis of This Cue
07:52

04

The Chase Scene

A car chase, a fist fight, a space battle – these are things that require high-energy music that you might encounter. Let’s look at some techniques for keeping the energy up.
The Chase Scene
02:46
Example: The Matrix
08:24
Example: Jason Borne
03:55
Rhythm in Chase Scenes
07:30
Brass Swells!
08:10
Example: C’était une rendevous
04:35
C’était une rendevous Playthrough
08:26
Scoring C’était une rendevous
17:59
Analysis of This Cue
03:12

05

Building Tension (Suspense and Horror Cues)

The “Tension Cue” is one of my favorite types of cues to work on. Dissonance, atmosphere, and orchestration all play a role in creating these creepy cues.
Tension Cues
02:37
Example: The Ring
03:16
Dissection of One of My Tension Cues
04:51
Techniques: Ponticello, Tremelo, and Gliss
07:07
Analysis: Dissonance
03:54
Braaams!
03:02
Dissection of Another Tension Cue
06:06
Cue Analysis
04:49

06

Mickey Mousing (Comedy and Animation Cues)

There is an old technique that we now call “Mickey Mousing.” Generally it is something you want to avoid, but it can add humor in the right situations.
What is Mickey Mousing?
03:59
Examples of Mickey Mousing
02:08

07

How To Get Your Career Started

Ok, now that you know some of the fundamentals of film scoring, let’s spend some time talking about some techniques to get your career off the ground.
Getting Gigs
02:09
Building a Portfolio
05:43
Finding Film Makers
05:02
Working for Cheap (or… Free?)
02:26

08

Wrap Up

That’s all for now! A few last words about other things you can do to get practice and get your career off the ground.
More You Can Do
01:39
Thanks and Bye!
02:10
But Wait! There’s More!
02:11
Certificate of Completion

Dr. J. Anthony Allen

Music PhD, Producer, Composer, Instructor, Professor, Author, & Ableton Certified Trainer.
    
ABOUT
Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated online instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a “Mover and a Shaker,” and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. He currently teaches at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, Slam Academy, and Punkademic Courses.
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