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Books For Film Composers & Music Production
I've found the following books to be very useful in
working with composing film music to picture and getting
myself setup in working with production music. They
also serve as good tutorials for general music production
& theory and offer advice about promoting and selling
your music to film producers and getting your music
placed in film & TV productions:
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Composing
Music For Videogames, Websites, Presentations And
Other New Media
Paul Hoffert
Learn to: score videogames, develop music for different
characters, address the standard types of scenes
and cues and formats required by game publishers;
develop music for web sites, use sound technologies
with mobile devices to create ringtones and other
sounds; create demos and portfolios for getting
clients. |
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Cash
Tracks: Compose, Produce And Sell Your Original
Soundtracks And Jingles
Jeffrey P Fisher
Learn everything you need to know to make jingles
and score video productions with this new, updated
second edition of this popular book. Prepare and
present your demo recordings, work with clients,
craft profit-producing copy, promote your work,
protect yourself legally, get the money you deserve
and more |
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How
To Get Your Music In Film And TV
Richard Jay
Tips and advice on getting your music placed in
film soundtracks and on TV shows from independent
musician and composer Richard Jay. |
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The
Score: Interviews With Film Composers
Michael Schelle
A collection of in-depth conversations with contemporary
film composers of every style, background, and position
in Hollywood's hierarchy, offering a cross-section
of current thoughts about the process of film composing,
styles of film music, and working within today's
entertainment industry |
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From
Score To Screen
Sonny Kompanek
With the advent of MIDI sequencers and low-cost
recording gear, just about any composer anywhere
can score a film. Well-known composer Sonny Kompanek
teaches this new film scoring process at the prestigious
New York University and now he shares his secrets
with the pages of From Score to Screen. |
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The
Guide To MIDI orchestration
Paul Gilreath
An essential book for anyone working with MIDI orchestration.
With detailed methods of scoring for all sections
from strings through to percussion. Aimed directly
at users of libraries such as East West/GPO/Vienna
and other major packages but also wide enough to
cover all approaches to orchestral MIDI arrangement.
Essential for beginners through to pros. |
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How
To Make Money Scoring Soundtracks And Jingles
Jeffrey P Fisher
Lots of good ideas and techniques to start making
money from selling your music. Good information
on how to structure yourself as a music making business,
demo production do's and don'ts etc. |
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The
Complete Guide To Film Scoring
Richard Davis
I've found this to be a useful guide for any composer
interested in learning the standard requirements
for scoring to picture, eg basic film history, spotting,
preparation etc (although quite US-centric). Also
includes interviews with Danny Elfman, Elliot Goldenthal,
Mark Isham, Alan Silvestri and many more. |
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Orchestration
Cecil Forsyth
Originally written in 1913, the book focuses on
traditional approaches to writing for orchestra.
Although not perhaps as relevant to more contemporary
approaches to scoring, there is a huge amount of
useful information on the different orchestral sections
and is an extremely useful text for film scorers. |
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The
Study Of Orchestration
Samuel Adler
Offers a wealth of material for students to create
a full orchestral score by choosing the appropriate
instruments, instrumental combinations and instrumental
techniques.
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