Musical Composition for Short Films with Ableton Live
Course final project
A course by Jonah Schwartz , Musician and Composer
About the final project for: Musical Composition for Short Films with Ableton Live
Musical Composition for Short Films with Ableton Live
“You’ve reached the end of the course. I hope that you’ve enjoyed it, and learned something new from it. After everything I have taught you, now you are more than ready to do your own final project. It’s your time to record a simple melody in Ableton Live using only a computer keyboard. Don’t be afraid to start something new! Remember, you can’t be waiting for ideas to work, you have to look for them. Look at different video clips or short films that inspire you and that need music. Think about what kind of music should be appropriate for it. When you start working on your project, take this into account: music works in conjunction with images on the screen, and that’s what makes us feel something. Think about what you want people to feel when they see your project. Record your own original melody, you can also add a simple rhythm or harmony to the melody that you are creating. Go step by step as I taught you! So you can be sure you are going in the right direction. Check and see if the melody feels right with the images, before adding other layers to your piece of music. Make all the appropriate adjustments before exporting your project. I'm looking forward to listening, seeing, and connecting with what you create during the course. I hope that you’re happy with your project, and remember that you can always go back and continue to make changes if needed. Thanks so much for taking this course with me. It’s been a joy to teach and to show you my creative process, and I hope it’s been fun to follow along. Don’t forget to contribute to the forum, and feel free to ask me any questions that might arise! See you soon! ”
Partial transcription of the video
“Final Project We reached the end of the course. I hope you enjoyed and learned something from each of the lessons. After the presentation, we talked about how music works and how it makes us feel in conjunction with the images on the screen. We learned how to play and record a simple melody in Ableton Live using only a computer keyboard. We saw how we can add simple rhythm or harmony to that melody. We discussed where inspiration and ideas come from, and looked at the short film that needed music. Then, you recorded your original melody in Ableton Live and checked to see that it felt right ...”
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Course summary for: Musical Composition for Short Films with Ableton Live
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Music, Music Production
Jonah Schwartz
A course by Jonah Schwartz
Jonah Schwartz is an American musician and composer living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He taught himself how to play the guitar, mandolin, and banjo when he was a teenager, and after studying film studies in university, he discovered his passion for film scoring. In 2004, he moved to Argentina and soon became part of the music community in Buenos Aires. The following year, his band was named “Best New Band” by Rolling Stone Argentina.
With his band Los Alamos, Jonah toured through Latin America and Europe, sharing a stage with names like Lee Perry, Calexico, Devendra Banhart and The Evens. After the split of his band in 2009, he started working in film scoring, and has worked on numerous productions, from films to commercials. Jonah wrote the musical score for the Hollywood film Hide (2008), Noche sin fortuna (2011), and others. He has also worked with well-known Argentinian production companies such as Tronco, Bamba, Can Can, and Plently.
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