Music Production for Films
Some Composing and Production Tips 1
A course by Simon Smith , Musician and Composer
About the video: Some Composing and Production Tips 1
Overview
“Lastly, before we move on from this unit about first concepts, I’d like to share a few tips and tricks related to producing, film scoring and composing in general. They are things that I’ve picked up over the years, especially related to workflow or how to embrace what makes you unique as a musician or sonic creative. ”
In this video lesson Simon Smith addresses the topic: Some Composing and Production Tips 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Music Production for Films. Explore music as a tool for storytelling by conceptualizing, developing, and producing a score for the big screen.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'd like to cover some composing and production tips, mainly related to film, but just some also some tips I Always wanted to share. So first thing to remember is that Leave the dialogue on. Take it off to start writing. You'll make a mistake. You'll start putting in things that are necessary. Dialogue is king. Leave it there. Write with it, around it, under it. At the very end, or sometimes just to check a mix, I might take it away so I can double check there's no crossfades or errors and stuff like that. But basically, leave it there. The other thing you should bear in min...”
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Course summary for: Music Production for Films
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Category
Music & Audio -
Software
Logic Pro X -
Areas
Music, Music Production
Simon Smith
A course by Simon Smith
Simon Smith is a Barcelona-based musician and composer who specializes in music for film and television. As a child, he was always experimenting with playing different instruments and eventually went on to study music in London, where he found himself drawn towards composing and improvising. Simon went on to release music with a label in the city and play in bands at well-known festivals like Glastonbury before moving on to composing for the big screen.
He has worked in countries around the world including the USA, Germany, Mexico, the UK, and Spain, and his work can be heard both in cinemas as well as on platforms like Netflix and Amazon.
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