The Process of Writing Music

In this episode we watch as Mark creates from scratch the entire musical score for the "Action Sequence." We learn how important having good spotting and an accurate tempo map is, how a sketch can inform a composer about the essence of a scene, how to quickly fill in orchestration, and how...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, MZed (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : MZed, [2017]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 52 min., 50 sec)) : sound.
Series: Cinema Sound: Music.
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Summary: In this episode we watch as Mark creates from scratch the entire musical score for the "Action Sequence." We learn how important having good spotting and an accurate tempo map is, how a sketch can inform a composer about the essence of a scene, how to quickly fill in orchestration, and how the process involved in exporting stems for the mix.
Item Description: Originally released by MZed, 2017.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 03, 2019.
Introduction: The Process of Writing Music (2:22); Scoring the Opening Scene (23:48); Fight Section Music (11:05); Action Section Fill-In (13:02); Audio Gluing (17:39); Entrance Audio Sketch (9:40); Opening Scene Review (24:40); Fight Section Review (6:27); End of Scene Scoring (26:11); Full Scene Review (9:58); Using Loops (4:04); Stem Files (23:38); Credits: The Process of Writing Music (0:07);
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In this episode we watch as Mark creates from scratch the entire musical score for the "Action Sequence." We learn how important having good spotting and an accurate tempo map is, how a sketch can inform a composer about the essence of a scene, how to quickly fill in orchestration, and how the process involved in exporting stems for the mix.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 52 min., 50 sec)) : sound.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.