How Scary Film Music Actually Comes Across as “Scary”
From sound design to music theory to auditory phenomena, here are the reasons why horror film score music can actually spook us to death!
From sound design to music theory to auditory phenomena, here are the reasons why horror film score music can actually spook us to death!
Who’s the first composer you think of when you think of film scoring? They probably started in pop music, and that says something!
In Episode 56, Carter chats with composers Sofia Hultquist (Drum & Lace) and Ian Hultquist about “Songs That Got Me Into Film Scoring.”
In honor of our brand new course, Ep. 54 of Themes and Variation finds Carter, Mahea, and Ian discussing “Songs That Lived Beyond the Film.”
Soundfly’s wide-reaching new course, Intro to Scoring for Film & TV is out NOW. Get started learning to write, orchestrate and produce cues.
An analysis of how Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score for Joker helps anchor the narrative and characters in both their story and their timeline.
A quick and easy guide to the art of the leitmotif — how to write, amend, and understand the role it plays in musical character development.
Soundfly’s foundation-shattering new online course with Ryan Lott (of Son Lux), Designing Sample-Based Instruments, is out NOW. Check it out!
A personal reflection on the power of composer Joe Hisaishi’s music, combined with Studio Ghibli’s stories, to enchant and touch the viewer.
In this edition of our Student Spotlight series, we chat with composer/sound designer Kevin G on his score to the game, Desert Moon of Karth.