
LEARNING RESOURCES
TITLE MUSIC
Compose Music for the intro of a film or TV show - Any Genre
EDM MUSIC
Compose Music for the the DJ students. Dance Music of any genre.
AMBIENT MUSIC
Compose chilled out music. for the new BBA Spa. - Can also be used for underscores for folm
HIP HOP
Compose the Music for a Hip Hop song and find an audio engineer to record the rap.
FOUND SOUNDS
Record sounds from the environment and turn them into a song
BUILDING YOUR EARS
BUILDING YOUR EARS
Learn from the Composers!
This week, you are going to become very familiar with film composers who are working in the industry. The goal is to listen, watch and learn from these masters. Take notes, and engage in additional research on each composer. Try to study two composers per class.
Find audio examples and post them to your site whenever possible.
Questions to consider:
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Their personal journey
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Their musical process
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Their sound
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Their philosophy
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Their tricks
James Horner's TED Talk on composing film scores
John Williams Scoring Session Indiana Jones
A Theory of Film Music
Master Class Harry Gregson-Williams à Paris 2013
Film Composing with Randy Newman
Pro Advice for Film Composers
How To Create a Movie Soundtrack: Tips by Mark Isham
Composing a Film Score (Part 1): an in-depth look (Logic Pro X)
Did you find any commonalities among the composers?
What techniques did you discover?
How can you use some of their ideas in your own compositions?
Class Period 1
Class Period 2
Class Period 3
Post all questions, answers and video composition on you eNotebook and submit to OnCampus as before.