Why Is THIS the Most Influential Music Cue in Hollywood?
From 20th century minimalism to early Gregorian chant structures, this film cue has it all…and it’s probably not the one you’re thinking of.
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Exploring the Functions of Music in Visual Media
Underscore and sound design can serve a variety of different purposes in film and TV, here are a plethora of scene music function examples.
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What Is Leitmotif, and How Do You Use It? (Video)
Another exclusive video lesson from Soundfly’s Intro to Scoring for Film & TV course, this one on the creative composing power of leitmotif.
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5 of the Most Unusual “Instruments” Used in Musical Scores
From natural sounds to mechanical devices, many unusual things have been incorporated into musical scores by daring composers. Here are 5.
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10 Films and TV Shows With Distinctive Sonic Worlds
These days, scoring for film and TV is as much about the sound palette a composer uses as it is about the music itself. Here are 10 examples.
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A Brief History of Film Scoring (Video)
In this exclusive video lesson, we attempt the impossible: to (briefishly) sum up the entire history of musical scoring in the film industry.
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What Are Études, and Why Do Composers Write Them?
An in-depth look at the historical foundations and the compositional development of the étude, and why musicians still use them today!
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All (Human) Music Is Repetition — Let’s Talk About That.
Because our brains are constantly seeking out patterns, all the music we create can be plotted somewhere along the grid of repetition.
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Exploring the Ondes Martenot in 7 Essential Pieces of Music
We invited master French ondist Christine Ott to talk about her beloved instrument through 7 of her favorite pieces written for it.
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Discovering the Radical Augusta Holmès: History’s Forgotten Composer
Honoring the great 19th century French symphonic composer who still to this day, hasn’t gotten her fair share of acclaim.
