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Music Production for Films

Some Composing and Production Tips 1

A course by Simon Smith , Musician and Composer

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Audio: English

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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

“Some Composing and Production Tips In this lesson, I'll cover some composing and production tips mainly related to film, but also some tips I always wanted to share. First thing to remember is leave the dialogue on. Write with it off and you'll make mistakes. Dialogue is king, leave it there. Write with it, around it, under it. At the very end or to check a mix, I might take it away to double-check there's no errors, but leave it there. Also, generally speaking, your music will be mixed quieter than what you're used to, probably 12 dB lower than you would imagine. Take that into account as ...”

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Course summary for: Music Production for Films

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (247)
9380 students
5 units
21 lessons (4h 21m)
7 downloads

Category
Music & Audio
Software
Logic Pro X
Areas
Music, Music Production

Simon Smith

A course by Simon Smith

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Musician and Composer

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.