Music Theory and Scoring for Film
Editing and Mixing 2
A course by Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim , Music Producers and Composers
Joined February 2022
About the video: Editing and Mixing 2
Overview
“Now let's give the composition a listen and see what can be done to improve it. By the end of this lesson, you should have a fully finished film score cue ready for delivery.”
In this video lesson Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim addresses the topic: Editing and Mixing 2, 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
“ Editing and Mixing Now we're ready to mix this cue. What I've done here is I've renamed the different tracks for the cello. I have a Cello Ordinary track. This is the legato line. There's another one for Circular Bowing, which is the very textural harmonic that we got. We have another one for the natural harmonics that we got, and finally we have a Harmonic Tremolo. All of these effects will be cool to layer and mix with the cue. Here in the lower part of the session, I have all my pre-records and I am ready to start mixing. There are a few things that are important to have in mind when y...”
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Course summary for: Music Theory and Scoring for Film
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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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