Film & Television Music

From Advancing Music Theory
This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.

Objectives[edit]

  • Students will be familiar with the compositional processes involved in writing for film, television, and online video
  • Students will be able to create a sequenced track which underscores a short video scene

Resources[edit]

Readings[edit]

Listening or Videos[edit]

Tools[edit]

Class Activities[edit]

  • Discussion of the mechanics and compositional challenges of scoring film and video
  • Scoring a short video scene using a sequencer

Assignments[edit]

  • Analysis of music from film, TV, or online video
  • Creating a compositional plan for a film, TV, or video
  • Determining a tempo map for a cue based on given hit points

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Notes[edit]