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There are several projects that come to mind that I wish had been scored differently--movies & TV shows where everything else about them was good, except the soundtracks. I'll give a few examples. One is 21 Bridges, which was scored by an acolyte of Zimmer. I'd rather Terence Blanchard had scored th...
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Sometimes a lot can be accomplished with minimal instrumentation, and this is well demonstrated in the Tom Cruise vehicle, The Firm (1993). The score consists solely of Dave Grusin on the piano, with a driving title track setting the tone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GLTPiL4reg...
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We spend so much time focusing on streams, placements, followers, and metrics.
But sometimes a single message from a listener means more than all of it.
Over the years, I've received a few notes from people who connected with my music in ways I never expected. Those messages have stayed with me far lo...
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Miklós Rózsa's work on William Wyler's 1959 film "Ben Hur" is stunning to this day. The multitude of layered leitmotifs makes it the most impressive score I've ever heard. You can hear, in the introduction of the friendship between Judah and Messala, the mixture of the characters themes while they'r...
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Though not a film, WHITE LOTUS.
Michael Teisan Oooh, great question Michael. Mine would be Lalo Schifrin’s music on the film ‘Bullitt’.
https://youtu.be/hq8YD7-Aimw?si=vjSMjBae8KnzNh-u...
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Geoff Hall Ooooh good one! Love Bullitt! What do you like about the score?
The Mission
Michael Teisan I was a kid when I first saw it and I found the score was intoxicating. I watched the restaurant scene and loved the music; it was the main character in that scene. There was no dialogu...
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Greetings!
It's been a while...nice to see some familiar names here.
As a pianist, I'm embarking on a new venture...live improvised accompaniment for silent movies. Working with century old classics.
I was wondering if any fellow musicians here have any experience in this field, and advice to offer r...
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I did I did a Google search on your last paragraph.
I found this one Link about PD and copyright. It looks like it’s for higher Education, but I think it would still relate (somewhat) to what you’re t...
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Thank you Kerry. Interesting details there. I neglected to mention I'm in Ontario, Canada, but the principles are probably similar.
hi everyone nice connecting with you all
Natasha George hello Natasha, how are you doing? What are you working on at the moment? What’s bringing you joy?
Here’s a great interview with Ed O’Brien of Radiohead about his role in the band and his upcoming (released on Friday - 22nd May btw) album, Blue Morpho. (I can’t wait for the postman to arrive on Friday!)
Ed talks about his love of Solfeggio, the healing properties of music at 432Hz and moments of t...
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Not sure if this is the exact right place but I need final mix and sound "cleaning" done for a short film, but for now I can only offer a credit.
Our short film is entirely complete - including 3D animation, vfx and a full original score - only final mix / sound design (including sound...
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Not what you try to write.
What keeps finding its way into your music?
For me, I tend to write cinematic emotional pieces that live somewhere between heartbreak, hope, nostalgia, and healing.
What emotion do you naturally gravitate toward the most?
Strangely, even when I compose with uplifting intentions, a hint of some kind of a sad nostalgia always sneaks into my music.
Ditto Zoltán Tamási! nice to meet a kindred spirit.
Kat Spencer lately I've been gravitating towards the style of reserved high tension similar to Jóhann Jóhannsson's work in Sicario. I love the space it allows for a scene. To let a scene breathe and i...
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Hi, Kat Spencer. Not songs, but I gravitate toward fear and love in screenplays a lot. And triumph and overcoming obstacles, which tie into fear and love in my stories....
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If you could spend an afternoon with ONE composer (current or historical), who would it be and why? What are the top three questions you would ask them?
I do not have a strictly movie/tv composer that I favor enough to want an afternoon or answers to questions. But the one songwriter would be Dolly - just bc she's awesome and a phenomenal talent. And I'd probably just say "Thanks for the music."
I had dinner with Ennio Morricone once - discovered he didn't speak a word of English though. totally memorable, Ryuichi Sakamoto sat with us...a shy Japanese master composer, not a master translator! I'd love to have dinner with Brian Eno...top of my list!
Morricone and Sakamoto. That's some dinner! Jaymz Bee
I like John Williams
I say John Williams too. Just a few notes from one of his movies bring back so many great memories. The questions - HOW DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO? Did you ever think you'd be writing music that Everyone would be humming?
Charles Ives' 4th Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCFiwmIi9Gw
Hi gang! Was wondering if anyone had experience with high end SFX and Foley sound libraries and which brand/ bundle they've found to be the most realistic under 1,000 dollars? I'm reaching the point where I don't have time to make real sounds and am in need of a professional sound pack. Native Instr...
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I get emails from this company all the time but not sure about the quality, I haven't used them to this point.
https://www.prosoundeffects.com/core-7?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=C...
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Hey thanks Mark Gosney! I'll check it out!
Hi Michael,
have you heard of keepForest?
They have some interesting sounds.
Sonokinitics has a lot of cool sounds, etc.
I bought I .. FAVOLA for this one Competition.
Lots of possibilities.
Audio Plu...
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Thank you for the tip Kerry Kennard! I'll check it out! By the way the link you posted leads to a page that says page not found.
Follow up: For those of you who are interested, I finally found a great foley library by Impact Sounds that works with Kontakt called Cinema Foley Library with over 53,000 foley sounds for only 140 bucks. It's a great program and I highly recommend it.
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Hi, I'm Andre Abrahamse, new to Stage 32... To answer the question "What movie would I re-score?" That would be a remake of EASY RIDER...The story would be set in apartheid South Africa... The soundtr...
Expand commentHi, I'm Andre Abrahamse, new to Stage 32... To answer the question "What movie would I re-score?" That would be a remake of EASY RIDER...The story would be set in apartheid South Africa... The soundtrack would consist of remakes, covers and modern Afro rock, Zam Rock versions of the iconic original soundtrack, with some lyrics sung in isiZulu, isiXhosa, English, Afrikaans.... The Score would use the elements of vocal choirs, orchestral underscore, percussion and electric guitars. Maybe the movie should be a musical..?? "EASY RIDER in AFRICA - The Musical" ....!!??
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I would re score interstellar. It feel it can have a more darker approach and also have different sounds of pianos and strings as the drive of it.
The Princess Bride. Such a wonderful movie with such fingernails on the chalkboard music.