How to write ACTION MUSIC in 60 minutes

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  • @ThinkSpaceEducation
    @ThinkSpaceEducation  2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Get access to the full-length video and download the Cubase project file, a MIDI file and the final music here: thinkspaceeducation.com/signup/action-in-60-minutes/

  • @evanlane1690
    @evanlane1690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Hey! I was just watching your BBC Orchestra Discover video for like the tenth time and this notification popped up. Thank you SO MUCH for the content you produce. I'm a hobbyist and I would never have been able connect the dots to get to get into symphonic composition without your work. A ton of TH-cam is the blind leading the blind, or just DAW tech tutorials. Having a real composer teach every aspect of music creation has helped me a ton. It helps you're a bit off your rocker too. LOVE the energy you bring to your work and teaching. Thanks Guy!

    • @ThinkSpaceEducation
      @ThinkSpaceEducation  2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You are very welcome - Discover is cool isnt it?

    • @evanlane1690
      @evanlane1690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ThinkSpaceEducation It's been great for me, and I have a project saved out similar to yours with the separate articulations. Enough voicings to get my ideas across. Not enough to confuse or distract me during composition. I'm trying to find a good reverb to use with it. There are some convolution reverbs I tried out but haven't found one I like yet.

    • @Fastvoice
      @Fastvoice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@evanlane1690 I use Valhalla Vintage with that Discover library. Works great IMHO.

  • @raymondspagnuolo8222
    @raymondspagnuolo8222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    @ 20:52 - "You get the money, the drugs ...the fluffy toys...." You almost had me rolling on the floor!!!! Oh, Guy... Thank you, thank you, thank you for being you and making videos so we can learn and laugh at the same time!!!

  • @sabrinakingsoundworks9897
    @sabrinakingsoundworks9897 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg, you remind of me! Lol! "50 micro-thingies", "Jason, did you hear a noise behind the shed?"...the internal dialogue. So upbeat and playful. Super educational and informative. Love it! I want to create with the wonderful tools you have shown! I love film scoring...and more! Great job! Thank you for the giggles here and there!

  • @striverfor7628
    @striverfor7628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    0:29 Get the full version of this video
    0:44 Start
    1:04 Template
    1:35 The tempo
    2:37 Time signature
    3:29 Couple of instances of Kontakt
    4:10 Percussion
    4:57 Action prep
    5:30 Track delay
    6:10 Adding low moving stuff
    6:53 Tyrolean Harp
    8:37 A little extra something. Col legno
    9:21 Something really low and dull
    10:28 Building on percussion
    11:05 Diddley-Ump
    12:16 Add reverb
    13:45 Picking up the action. Changing time signature
    15:00 Add low strings
    16:00 Velocity
    16:57 Adding brass
    18:10 Low cello
    19:00 Word from sponsor
    19:43 Brass
    20:36 Violins
    21:00 Adding piano
    22:48 More percussion
    23:58 Section 2, step time
    25:35 Keep the pulse up
    27:44 Up a minor 3rd
    29:10 Bring brass back in
    30:20 Timpani
    30:35 Violins / Harp
    31:43 Back to 4/4
    32:00 Muted brass
    32:35 Basses
    33:00 Performance
    35:23 Points to take away

  • @Soulonos
    @Soulonos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are one bad man!!! You wake up that creative part of my brain every time I watch your videos. Thanks for the content!

  • @ChristopherSiu
    @ChristopherSiu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Lovely work as usual, Guy! Just wanted to encourage you to keep it up, you're doing amazing things!

  • @joshgiesbrecht
    @joshgiesbrecht ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes learning this stuff can be tedious, if not boring at times. I struggle to get in the mood to learn more often then not. But with your personality and the way you approach music, the utter chaos it turns into, the hilarious remarks, the fact you have conversations with your virtual instruments... It makes it all so easily digestable and fun. I've been binging your channel as much as possible. Learning a lot and having a blast. Thank you for the vids!

  • @kurttomlinsoncompositions1067
    @kurttomlinsoncompositions1067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    27:22 - this is such a great tip that I never even thought of. I often find that the deeper into writing a track, the balance of each section can become very confusing and messy and simply rendering but to audio and increasing my volume or compression rate is such a simple way of allowing an instrument to stand out in certain parts of the cue!

    • @ThinkSpaceEducation
      @ThinkSpaceEducation  2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Better writing is the real answer. Weirdly when you play with a real orchestra all those inner voices stand out clear as day

  • @nightnoodler812
    @nightnoodler812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like the term you used "Density of the piece" very interesting way of putting it..always a pleasure to wach and listen to you Guy Thank you.

  • @Pergamenttv
    @Pergamenttv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for letting me share your ideas again, your perspective, your way of understanding music, how you motivate people. And all that, in an extremely likeable way. More, please. Thanks Guy.

  • @HarshRyan
    @HarshRyan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm really thankful for these tutorials sir. You are sharing top industry level musical knowledge. Watching people like you motivates me and pushes me to learn and create more music sir. THANK YOU SIR :)

  • @savvysounds6063
    @savvysounds6063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These tutorials are amazing, thank you so much! As a self-taught hobbyist composer I get into writing slumps very often. Your tutorials are so helpful and inspiring.

  • @dannyboyblue1111
    @dannyboyblue1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you so much for the content you produce. I’ve wanted to dabble for so long but never had the confidence. My 12 year old son has written a mini script he wants to film with his friends and he’s asked me to write a score for it 😰 with the teachings of Guy I may just stand a chance!!

  • @mageprometheus
    @mageprometheus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    36 mins of joy on a dull windy afternoon in Brum 😃

  • @WayneParker
    @WayneParker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm truly hooked on all your videos. You instruct/compose in such a way the is super easy is to follow and emulate. Thank you for what you do! :D

  • @menacerisamir198
    @menacerisamir198 ปีที่แล้ว

    it is so comfortable to learn with this master that it quite difficult to change it , and by the way this guy named Guy make you happy each time because you are sure that you will learn something new without complications, less is more

  • @Superduperond
    @Superduperond 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for once again creating great content.
    You and Christian at spitfire audio are the ones who opened my eyes for realistic and fun orchestral programing. So inspirational!
    I'm just a hobbyist who program music for the fun of it, but your videos are a huge inspiration for me. Thanks!

  • @iansturgess8913
    @iansturgess8913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Guy, addicted to your videos - so amusing and educational. My speciality is guitar-based library music which gets used on TV a lot but I was inspired by you to get my hands on the free Spitfire stuff and I used it to write my first piece with orchestral instruments - a patriotic type of American thing with a trumpet-based theme. It got accepted and has been added to a US catalogue for election time over there - so thanks for being so inspirational. Loving Spitfire - like a new palette of colours to play with.

  • @PendelSteven
    @PendelSteven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    33:31 It all depends where it's for. If it is specific for a film that harkens back to the old films somehow, it's good to know how to make this. And it's the basis of a hybrid score as well.

  • @jonatau
    @jonatau 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is so helpfull to see everything step by step!! your video's are always great! Many thanks!

  • @johopbeyond
    @johopbeyond 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guy, thank you so much for all the amazing content. I've started producing music as a hobby for a short while, but recently came across your channel!
    I'm already learning so much and having ridiculous fun! I can't wait to start building knowledge and more sample libraries with time ☺️

  • @kurttomlinsoncompositions1067
    @kurttomlinsoncompositions1067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have a suggestion guy,
    It’s be cool if you could do a small video on counting irregular time signatures like 7/8 etc

  • @adamjeszenszky7460
    @adamjeszenszky7460 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This would take me like 12 hours just to get to this point and then another few days to make to it all sound just right. Your pace is amazing Guy!

  • @JosephSnode
    @JosephSnode 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are my favorites videos you make. Thanks for all the helpful information!

  • @Razz_Putitin
    @Razz_Putitin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You do a phenomenal job teaching music, its workings and composition, thank you very much!

  • @johnmcvicker6728
    @johnmcvicker6728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Good tune result but a question comes up. Is it done at this point for you? Also, what are your next steps for doing things like track mixing, adjusting bits of fx sends and mastering to specific loudness, etc? I have to suspect you don’t just export audio from this point and ship it to the producer. Would be nice to see a video of the final prep stages.

    • @The-Weekend-Warrior
      @The-Weekend-Warrior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Of course it's not done yet, that's a rough draft... a huge amount of work still has to go in there to make it suitable. Unless of course you'll be having it played by an IRL orchestra, in which case, I guess you would be done here and "just" have to work on the sheet music you'll be giving to the players...

  • @AnymMusic
    @AnymMusic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7:20 I....was that the Dune motif?

  • @stuffa01
    @stuffa01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that was really well done Guy! Your videos and programs are so valuable for people trying to learn the craft...Thank You!

  • @DaveDickens
    @DaveDickens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another absolutely awesome master class in film music composition, thank you! Cheers Dave

  • @RobertSwitzer-ck6mj
    @RobertSwitzer-ck6mj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks again Guy. These are so helpful . And glad to hear more are on the way.

  • @64guatemala
    @64guatemala 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG!!!!! After watching this video, I'm happy to be stuck in the 80's, cuz, MAN!!!! That's AWESOME!
    Just to say.... You are an INSPIRATION to continue on in this new, for me anyway, journey!!! 😁
    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
    K

  • @msoundz
    @msoundz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Guy... as always, informative and inspirational to watch.! You changed time signatures for effect. Could you do a video explaining how and why sometime in the future?

  • @IanSchofieldTV
    @IanSchofieldTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this! And thank you for introducing me to BBC Discover too!
    You have such an infectious presenting style that has me wanting to compose now even though I'm at work 'listening'!

  • @Stonefieldmedia
    @Stonefieldmedia ปีที่แล้ว

    So enjoyable just hanging with you in your studio. Thanks for posting.

  • @rrsimonetti
    @rrsimonetti ปีที่แล้ว

    Mto bom seus vídeos meu amigo. Ganhou um fã, aprendendo mto com você. Obrigado.

  • @MaxTooney
    @MaxTooney 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This piece reminds me of Paul Haslinger from the motion picture 'Vacancy', for some reason. Enjoyed the tutorial!

  • @mariomichel5074
    @mariomichel5074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome !
    Please make a video about your Kontakt libraries

  • @royalhawk2721
    @royalhawk2721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really needed that , trying to compose for one action movie scene and this gave me some tips I could use ! Thanks Guy

  • @Bakerspinzz
    @Bakerspinzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You’re Amazing really

  • @clearlight3201
    @clearlight3201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Guy! Could you please make a video that is all about the different quantization options in Cubase and how you use them? I notice you rarely quantize what you record even though you did in this video a few times but I'd love to know what your Cubase settings are set to when you begin. I don't see Auto-Quantize selected in the bottom.
    I'm new to this and I run into timing issues a lot when I try to improvise record tracks on the fly like you do.
    Thank you Guy

  • @electrifyingct4303
    @electrifyingct4303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Playing some Competitive Overwatch games while listening to this video... much action... and I must say... my team won both games during the length of this video lol very inspiring

  • @PeterBatah
    @PeterBatah ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Guy. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge with us. I am following along and absolutely loving the presentation. I realize that the SF template that you are using was in all likelihood tailored to suit the project. Would you mind telling us exactly which template that you started with. Much appreciated. Peter

  • @Markrspooner
    @Markrspooner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this video and giving us the midi/cubase project to study. Very much appreciated.
    It would be great if you could talk a bit about the harmony. I noticed that the chords are quite unusual, and there is also quite a bit of chromaticism in the piece. It would be good to explain how that adds tension to the music.

  • @R2165-Official
    @R2165-Official 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are so helpful and funny. When I say hello to my mixer he eventually answers "drop out";-). But very useful hints of making the workflow getting better and better.

  • @LindaMissad
    @LindaMissad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Guy. very fun and some new ideas. I really loved the Action unit in the Composer's Blueprint Course. Reversing the piano is still a surprize for me, even though I've seen you do it before. Thanks again!

  • @GaboRossini
    @GaboRossini 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great content, as always! Thanks, Guy 🌿

  • @FlatTire
    @FlatTire 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    27:49 I agreee… Indeed, if you want to last a bit longer, it’s preffered for it to go up 😂

  • @kayembeemusic2394
    @kayembeemusic2394 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey my friend love your work Iam a music producer making hip hop trap music with orchestra. I love orchestra music so your work inspires me to further my production into making videos now thank you

  • @beliyrabotyaga
    @beliyrabotyaga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks you father 💚

  • @justjustify85
    @justjustify85 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    24:17 ....how do you activate this function in cubase? You can record and advance without pressing record button?

  • @GreasyBirb
    @GreasyBirb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its Beltrami and Powell and Davis all rolled into one. Very cool.

  • @LeeGee
    @LeeGee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very encouraging. I've missed your posts, Guy.

  • @simonjohansson248
    @simonjohansson248 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Came for the music, stayed for the exciting narrative!

  • @fredmorgan996
    @fredmorgan996 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guy, this is so educational and more exciting and thrilling than any action movie starring Jason and what's his name!

  • @victormanjarinsala2253
    @victormanjarinsala2253 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aaaahhh so that's how the Bourne saga soundtrack was written xD
    Great vid!

  • @timcorns9351
    @timcorns9351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’re a talented Guy! 👏🏻

  • @BrandLmedia
    @BrandLmedia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love making filmmusic and TOTALLY LOVE your videos!!

  • @benrijkmans8983
    @benrijkmans8983 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work thank you for those insights ❤

  • @johngrant5749
    @johngrant5749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Terrific as usual Guy. Gives me inspiration.

  • @mattystuartsydney
    @mattystuartsydney 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant. I followed along, without the files, and made a version. Can I upload it?

  • @AfonsoComposer
    @AfonsoComposer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like a lot your video of scoring an action sequence back on the day you used Digital Performer. I think it was 6 years ago

  • @djmileski
    @djmileski ปีที่แล้ว

    I am now hyped up for my action packed day lol

  • @mrprisbrando
    @mrprisbrando 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Guy, can you do more film scoring stuff. Really appreciate what you do. I’ve jump from Ableton to Cubase because of you. Thank you again
    Mike from Texas

  • @music_creator_capable
    @music_creator_capable 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite kind of music. I like to compose this style!

  • @aceA21A21
    @aceA21A21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey guy. I might’ve missed this in the video but how do you choose a key for a piece? Or I guess, do you even consciously choose a specific key to use before making music?

  • @noobclown2910
    @noobclown2910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Sir Michelmore, I watched you turning a motif into a 3 minutes piece video and this one- as well as tons of other tutorials, and I have noticed that most of us struggle with development, I can have a good idea but struggle with developing it into a 3 minute piece like you did. I followed that video with my own motif and it taught me a lot. Thank you for the hardwork that you put into making these videos, but, would you be able to make a tutorial on development?😅 like maybe taking a single motif and developing it in different ways,whilst sharing a few techniques or Something.We would highly appreciate that, thank you🙏

  • @allaboutbookbinding8339
    @allaboutbookbinding8339 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interested in what you said about the way it looks. Long, long (long) before computer-based composition, I was an advocate of drawing a big picture of an arrangement (even a 3 minute pop song) in order to see what was right and wrong with it. Much easier now, of course - just zoom out, scratch your chin for a bit and then cut and paste. BTW - I think you need some bongos played with beaters 😙

  • @JFrenchman
    @JFrenchman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video, definitely some great lessons in this. I was curious if you were planning a review of Musio? I would love a comparison to Composer Cloud!

  • @beardsteve1718
    @beardsteve1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's soooooo cool ! And huge ! Thanks for being such a funny and powerful composer ^^

  • @pamelalynngr
    @pamelalynngr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always inspiring! Imjust learning about Cubase - What is a Stem? Why do I need them?

  • @PendelSteven
    @PendelSteven 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    11:16 Ah, qui ça!
    11:31 Oui, je vois que tu veux dire.
    C'est très _nice_ .
    And thanks to that my French is refreshed now. Merci? :D

  • @dchackett
    @dchackett 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God, I really love this man.

  • @machietheapachie7214
    @machietheapachie7214 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed that. Need to get back into recording and get educated on the new toys out there. That software sounds incredible! Anybody have a list of what Guy's using?

  • @JohnsTechBlog
    @JohnsTechBlog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guy, I was listening to your score for Planet Hulk and I wondered if that was only produced in the box, or if a real orchestra was used (I suspect it was)?

  • @markholland505
    @markholland505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Guy, thank you for these types of tutorials. I just took your advice and moved to Cubase from Logic. You said in a previous video, Cubase would take about 3 months to get up to speed. Do you have any tutorial suggestions to facilitate the learning curve?

  • @Carnyx72
    @Carnyx72 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it! Feels almost Murry Gold esque.

  • @FLH3official
    @FLH3official 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello again, Guy. Do you plan to do a video about the use of time signature changes. And also a video about tempo changes.

  • @bionno78
    @bionno78 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice work , your video is so good man !!!

  • @diegosatori5718
    @diegosatori5718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    27:30 reminds me of the series LOST

  • @ikemmanuel-audu363
    @ikemmanuel-audu363 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This man is too talented

  • @jupitor919
    @jupitor919 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s so amazing watching you construct this..It makes pictures form in your mind. My question is this. I could see where a film editor could benefit from your natural timing in the piece. But will they? Won’t you have to recompose to picture? Thanks for showing us your method.

    • @Slynell1
      @Slynell1 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's just a demonstration

  • @hobodivine5776
    @hobodivine5776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was amazing! Thank you.

  • @paulpisoni2496
    @paulpisoni2496 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Tutorial!!

  • @Jedislayer_
    @Jedislayer_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    sounds very professional like arrow from the cw

  • @gkgyver
    @gkgyver 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would be amazing if you could do a Video on the most important instruments of the Orchestra and what they can and cannot play, so the music sounds more natural. Especially the timpani. Most people don't understand what timpani cannot play in real life

  • @sylvaindodane341
    @sylvaindodane341 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Guy,
    I love your videos. They help me to progress in music and to work on the English language.
    I would love to see you do a collaboration with TH-camr guitarist Ola Englund. Adding Swedish metal guitars to this production would be wonderful.
    And that might make meeting two audiences a little different.
    Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. It makes the world a better place.
    Best regards

  • @ZaBruhBn
    @ZaBruhBn ปีที่แล้ว

    You make it look so easy & expensive

  • @decemberswitch
    @decemberswitch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic, thank you Guy

  • @brayanfelix8502
    @brayanfelix8502 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does Logic Pro has something like Steptime??

  • @claumeister1
    @claumeister1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m struck by, after a century of jazz, rock, and heavy metal, that we still have to go back to strings to get certain feelings of power, drama, and violence.

  • @unexpected8166
    @unexpected8166 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your "motive" at 30:24 sounds almsot like the theme from Marvel Agents of Shield 😜

    • @ThinkSpaceEducation
      @ThinkSpaceEducation  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is only one Marvel riff and all you do is reorganise the pitches - I spent 10 years of my life doing Marvel stuff

  • @FLH3official
    @FLH3official 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, as usual.
    One question, a crucial one: Why we can't keep moving our belly and our shoulders when we play modwheel with our thumb on long and emotional strings phrases?
    I exactly do the same, as our master, yes!, and I'm not sure this could improve the sound which come from 0 & 1 in a quality orchestral library. But maybe it could. I wait for a answer from our revered Master Guy. 😉

    • @ThinkSpaceEducation
      @ThinkSpaceEducation  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My shoulders are a break-away region applying to the UN for recognition as an independent state. Ill let you know when they start a TH-cam channel

    • @FLH3official
      @FLH3official 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThinkSpaceEducation As long as they're not on war with your belly everything is fine! 😉

  • @elierouhana1181
    @elierouhana1181 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you guy 💐👏👌

  • @Ivanski
    @Ivanski ปีที่แล้ว

    i just love him

  • @AMB666
    @AMB666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those thumbnails :)!! Great great video Guy!

    • @ThinkSpaceEducation
      @ThinkSpaceEducation  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How long does it take to go? God knows

    • @AMB666
      @AMB666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThinkSpaceEducation Keep it up! We enjoy everything you do!

  • @pjdahmen
    @pjdahmen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the very good tutorial.😀

  • @thesGAMING-q1y
    @thesGAMING-q1y 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LIKE YOU RE EFFORT FOR GIVING US THIS LESSONS AND MORE INSPIRATION LIKE YOU RE VIDEOS FROM MOROCCO

  • @MassiveCompositions
    @MassiveCompositions ปีที่แล้ว

    This man has skills 🔥

  • @akshayunnikrishnan7476
    @akshayunnikrishnan7476 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which vst is used for horns?