MUSIC 2F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Michael Kamen, Hans Zimmer, Gie

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSIC 2F03
• Professor: Simon Wood

Document Summary

Music for film & television lecture 3. A good working relationship is developed with a composer so then they use that composer over and over again because they work so well together. Resear(cid:272)h for (cid:862)eth(cid:374)i(cid:272)(cid:863) or (cid:862)histori(cid:272)al(cid:863) influences (hans zimmer; the last samuri 2003) Production of important source music is done at this point. In general, composing the score cannot be done on the basis of a script. Serious composing cannot start at this point because scripts can change significantly. Only words, no clear timing or pace for the composer to work with. The composer needs to know how long it takes for certain things/scenes in order to create the music for it. Several different opportunities to see the film. Assembly cut: significantly longer than finished film. Rough cut: closer to finished film, but still undergoing significant editing. Fine or locked cut: most if not all editing completed. Co(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374) that repeated (cid:448)ie(cid:449)i(cid:374)gs (cid:449)ill alter the (cid:272)o(cid:373)poser"s rea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)