MUC110 LEC10.Music in Film

Music in Film
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Music in Film
The primary function of music in film is:
To enhance the emotional content of the film &
the support the visual story

Film music includes:
• Soundtracks- generally created from
pre-recorded music
• Scores- dramatic, instrumental music, generally
created as an original work for a specific film


Music in Film: Soundtrack

The soundtrack team includes:
• Music Supervisor
• Licensing assistant
• Attorney


Music Supervisor Role

• Develops budgets and managing contracts

• Chooses appropriate music

• Manages the licensing process

• May manage all music aspects of a film,
including Score development


Music in Film: Soundtrack

Creating the Soundtrack:
• Song selection
• Licensing (synch, mechanical, master
use)
• Editing
• Mastering
• Manufacturing


The Soundtrack Process
• Film Director develops a vision for sound
design needs- based on film content and
emotional tone of the film

• Film Director hires a Music Supervisor to run
all aspects of soundtrack development

• Music Supervisor conducts research, makes
song selection; MS helps Film Director to
emphasize storylines, emotion, time period
and cultural location.

The Soundtrack Process
• MS helps manage any recording sessions that
must happen

• MS works with Film Director and Music
Editor to integrate songs into film

• MS works with record labels and publishers
to obtain all appropriate licenses for music in
film and music on soundtrack


Music in Film: Score
Creating the Score:
• Composition
• Orchestration
• Copying
• Arranging
• Recording
• Editing


Music in Film: Score

The scoring team includes:
• Music Editor (aka cutter)
• Composer
• Assistant composers
• Orchestrators
• Studio Musicians


Music Editor Role
•Oversees of tracking and managing the different
pieces of music used in the production

•Creates temp track

•Manages “spotting process”

•Attends recording sessions to help composer
track “cues”

•Edits final work into film

The Scoring Process:
• Film Director develops a vision for sound design
needs- based on film content and emotional tone of
the film

• Film Director works with music editor to map out
specific needs for music and sound on a scene by
scene basis

• After first take of film is shot, music editor creates
and lays in a “temp score”


Music in Film
The scoring process:
• Film director hires and directs a composer

• Music editor creates “spotting notes” to guide
composer

• Composer works alone or with an orchestrator to
write the final score-- in sections (based on “cues”)

• Final score is edited and recorded


Professional Resources
• Filmtracks.com
• HollywoodReporter.com
• Variety.com
• Filmsound.org
• Mandy.com
• Film Music Magazine
• Mix Magazine


Professional Resources
•Billboard Film and TV Music Conference

•Film Music Institute--
• Classes in composing & arranging

•UCLA Extension--
• Classes- in music business, music supervision
•Berklee-
• Classes in Film Scoring


Placements for new artists
• Digital cable and satellite television

• Multimedia and video games (now larger than
the film business and the music business
combined in the U.S.)

• Independent films
• Student/Low-Budget films

• Advertising and corporate videos

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