From Score to Screen Sequencers, Scores, and Second Thoughts - The New Film Scoring Process

Name: From Score to Screen Sequencers, Scores, and Second Thoughts - The New Film Scoring Process
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ISBN: 9780825673085

ISBN-10: 0825673089

ISBN-13: 9780825673085

Edition: 2004

Authors: Sonny Kompanek

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Scoring for film has changed dramatically over the past twenty years. With the advent of MIDI, sequencers and low-cost recording gear, just about any composer anywhere can score a feature film. So, what's stopping you from composing for film? Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Music Sales Corporation
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 172
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Sonny Kompanek has orchestrated more than 60 major feature films (including The Rookie, Conspiracy Theory, Hudsucker Proxy, It Could Happen To You, Rob Roy, and Barton Fink), TV productions (including Sex & the City, Nero Wolfe, Witness to the Mob, and South Pacific), and artist arrangements for Wynton Marsalis, Wyclef Jean, Boyz II Men, Soul Asylum, and Victor Borge. Kompanek has taught at various music schools, including Eastman School of Music, Mannes College of Music, and currently New York University. He lives and works in New York City.



Acknowledgments


About the Author


Foreword


Introduction



The Cast


The Composer


The Orchestrator


The Conductor


The Musicians


The Director


The Music Editor


The Mixer


The Contractor


The Music Copyist


The Studio Executives



Getting Started


Meeting People in the Business


Success Stories


Networking on the Net


Promotional Demos


What To Do With Your Demo


Agents



Composition


Trust Your Instincts


Listen to the Silence


Themes


Harmonic Language


Writer's Block


Musical Baggage


How Much to Write


Less is Better


Sequencer Short-Comings


To Click or Not to Click


Orchestrators


"Mr. Mockup"



From Midi to Live Orchestra


The Midi Orchestra


Choosing Your Midi Orchestra


Why Midi Files Look So Strange


Quantizing


Import Filtering


Tapping-in Beats


Too Many Tracks?


Standard Midi File Format


Midi Can Do the "Impossible"


What Midi Cannot Do



Orchestration


Color


Picking the Band


Using Your Sequencer at the Session


Unusual Instruments


Slurs and String Bowings


Clefs and Transposing Instruments


Printed Scores


Modulations


Tempo Changes


Synth Pitfalls


Big Sound, Small Band



Conducting


Know the Film


Communicating With the Director


Planning the Recording Order


About Batons


Prepare the Orchestra Before Playing


Headsets


Prepare the Percussion


Player Lists


Mistakes Along the Way


A Problem in the Booth



Fix It


It Doesn't Work


Changes at the Recording Session


The Music Sounds Too Big


Thinning the Orchestra


The Music Sounds Too Small


Quickly Fixing Wrong Notes


Correcting Balance By Overdubbing


Dialog


Use Rhythm Section for Quick Changes


Fixing Difficult Ensemble Rhythms


Fixing Sync Points With the Film


Fixes After the Session


Contemporary Techniques as Coloristic Effects


Fixing the Film



Recording


Choosing the Right Mixer


Where to Record


The Studio Assistants


Recording Order of Cues


Percussion


Overdubbing


Vocals and Solo Instruments


Synth Pre-records



Score and Parts


Basics


Printing the Score


Chord Symbols


Transposed vs. Concert Scores


Meter and Key Signatures


Accidentals


Proofing Parts


PDF Scores


Copies of Scores for the Session


Percussion Parts


Bowings and Slurs


Changing Instruments


Harp



Practice


Film Schools


Animation


Friends in the Business


Features With No Music


Smpte Timecode


Digitizing Video


Making Your Own Digital Video


Editing Pre-Existing Feature Films for Scoring



Study


Recording Session as a Learning Experience


Things to Test at a Recording Session


What To Do If You Have No Access to Big Sessions


Studying Film Scores


Tension and Motion


Other Elements


Analyze an Entire Film Score


Film Scoring Study Programs



Business


What to Charge


Clients


Package Deals


Contracts


The Musician's Union


Credits



Final Notes


Ask Questions in Advance


Assume Nothing


Do Not Cut Corners


Be Concise and Focused


Have Opinions


Take Your Time


Be Calm and Courteous


Be Prepared for Rejection


Keep Moving


It's All Good


Resources


Film / Music Schools


Professional Societies and Organizations


Suggested Scores to Study


Suggested Reading


Web Sites


Glossary


Index