July 2, 2019 | Blog, Music Composition
Once the composer has been hired, the director and composer set up a meeting to watch the movie frame by frame and make notes of where and what kind of music is needed. This process is called ‘spotting the film’. It sets a direction for the composer, allowing him to...
December 13, 2019 | Film Scoring, Resources
Syncing Music to Picture When writing music for film, one goal is to sync dramatic events happening on screen with musical events in the score. There are many different methods for syncing music to picture. These include using sequencing software to...
December 5, 2019 | Film Scoring, Resources
What is Spotting in Film? Spotting is a creative process that the composer usually enters towards the end of filming, during the editing process. However, on some occasions, the composer is on hand during the entire film shoot. The composer is shown an...
July 27, 2017 | Resources
For any person interested in composing for movies or television, it is very important to understand the difference between different kinds of background scores. This article will precisely do that. The music that we hear while watching T.V. shows or movies is not as...
