Music Theory and Scoring for Film
Modern Scoring Techniques
A course by Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim , Music Producers and Composers
Joined February 2022
Joined February 2022
About the video: Modern Scoring Techniques
Overview
“We'll now discuss what new and interesting elements modern scoring brings to the table, why they're cool, and how we can use some of them to tell a story. ”
In this video lesson Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim addresses the topic: Modern Scoring Techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Music Theory and Scoring for Film. Learn how to score a film collaboratively, using your music to convey a feeling and tell the story..
Partial transcription of the video
“ Modern Scoring Techniques In this lesson, we'll learn about modern scoring techniques using different approaches and we'll use them to be able to tell a story with music. First, I'll show you how I score a scene using an acoustic approach. Let's go in. If you're familiar with classic film scoring like John Williams, for example, you will know that the main instrument that is used is the orchestra. In other cases, you'll find smaller ensembles in these scores. For example, you could use a guitar or a cello. You can also have a chamber ensemble like a violin, viola, and cello. Right now, I'...”
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Course summary for: Music Theory and Scoring for Film
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Audio, Music, Music Production
Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim
A course by Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim
Juan Dussán is a New York-based film composer. Since he was a young child learning the piano, he knew he was destined for a career in the arts. He graduated with a Master’s in Composition studies at New York University and has since worked on over 30 films as a composer, including Francesca Scorcese’s Crimson Ties, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and Wells Watson Jr’s short film Wendigo.
Alex Wakim is a New-York based composer. He has worked on a wide variety of projects, from films to video games. He scored the Sony game Horison Forbidden West alongside Oleksa Lozowchuk. His music for the documentary film Glen Eden has been screened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. It has been heard through the festival circuit at Raindance Film Festival, Doc NYC, Vail Film Festival, the Arab Film Fest, Tallgrass Film Festival, and more.
Juan and Alex co-founded an advertising music storytelling house called Dekatu Scoring. They have worked on commercials for Air Company, Hourglass Cosmetics, and ILIA Beauty.
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