6 Pop Songwriters Turned Film Score Composers
Who’s the first composer you think of when you think of film scoring? They probably started in pop music, and that says something!
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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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Anyone Need Dating Advice From Classical Composers?
Four stories of love and the trials and tribulations that accompanied them in these famous composers’ lives. Don’t (exactly) take this advice.
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The Hidden Histories Behind Your Favorite Movie Theme Songs
We dive back into the pagebooks of Hollywood blockbuster history to tell four stories of how some of the most massive pop hits came to be.
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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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The Cutting Edge: 10 Film Scores That Push the Boundaries of Composition
Today we take a look at 10 essential scores that changed the game for what roles and responsibilities composers take to bring a film to life.
