- HOW TO SCORE FILMS - I made a course passing on what I have learned over many years of scoring for film and TV. It shows you how to score different film genres, work with your software, and the specifics of what clients expect from you as a composer. There's also a bunch of downloadable film clips you can use to try out the skills yourself. In short, it gives you as a composer the knowledge you will need to specialise into film music and start working on real projects as soon as possible. Check it out here: thinkspaceeducation.com/courses/htsf/
I'm in! I love doing music for my films. I scored the feature film my wife and I made in Tanzania, using Garageband and the mac keyboard as I had no other toys, and ok, rough, but two of the driving forces had their own themes at least. I'm now doing a feature but also as a series, an animation, and in the beginning of the year I want to take your course, because ok, I can do ok with handgrenades but for a month now I've been watching your videos and I know that your course is just what the doctor ordered. I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Tallyho and all that. thank you.
You say that this kind of music is too "epic" for this scene. In a way I can see that, but I also love what you made for it. I thought this whole tutorial and video was very cool and I think it will help a lot. I'm writing for my first action scene ever, so this definitely gives a good insight on how to approach it. Thanks so much for posting!
Very Cool, Thanks for sharing. I've always wanted to learn how to do film music scoring & playing of various genres/styles of music. I am a theory freak, but your process of creation is awesome! I never realized how it was actually done. It is much different than I thought. I am impressed at the speed & flow of how you work. Your experience for how you think in given situations is fascinating to me. Thanks for sharing your film scoring thought process.
Great video again, Guy! I think you really summed it up at the end...finding a way to score action in a unique way so as not to make it sound generic is the biggest challenge. Cheers :-)
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing this. Helps as ton for me as I'm just composing my first ever full feature action movie, and I need to create lots of action cues for it obviously. As you say, the biggest struggle is to make something different..
This is great - next time maybe mention checking the whole scene at the start to get a feel for the geography/flow - so you know when the tempo needs to rise, when the bass and percussion need to fall out, when there hitpoints begging to be synced, etc.
Hi great video! Thanks again to Guy for these superb insights into your writing process. I just wondered about the pitch fades that is mentioned at 6:30-7:00 in the videos. I can hear that he has pitch-bent the bass drum hits downward using an enveloped pitch shift. Guy mentions it available as a new feature in cubase 7.5 which was something previously only available in protools or logic. I have only recently upgraded to 7.5 and would like to know what he is referring to. Is there a new track or clip based pitch envelope? I have had a search online for this but haven't been able to find it and rummaging around the new features myself I can't seem to find the new feature. This would be very handy particularly for creating slow down/boom special effects. I too have previously had to export audio to audio editor and make destructive edits to it to get the effect up until now. Many thanks and please please PLEASE keep these great videos coming!! :D
Hey guys, I really found this video very informative and engaging. I just recently bought DP8 and was wandering if Guy has any videos on how he sets up a template? Ie; Beginning a brand new template, choosing instruments, multi timbral tracks or V-racks, etc... Thanks :)
Very interesting video. I've always been interested to get into writing film scores but have never had decent sounding libraries to work with and inspire me further. Do you have a video about all the libraries you use and if so, could you link me to it? If not i'd love if you could do one :) Thank you.
Amazing lesson Guy! May you tell, how many Gbs of RAM you have installed on your DAW? According the list of instruments loaded into it, it must be hundreds of Gbs :))
ViRiX Dreamcore He's using step sequencing for that part. Just look at the dialog box that comes up right before he records it. Check out step sequencing on the web.
and for dramatic style music (slow motion) please? is more difficul with vsti is not? (like music from Desplat, Yared, Morricone , bill brown and so one).
Great video, really enjoyed it, well done! would like to ask what instruments do you use, as in VST sound instruments, my guess is eastwest quantum leaps or maybe kontakt?
Could you please tell me what kind of program are you using for your compositions and could you plz tell me where can I buy all theses kinds of sounds from. Thanks
Fantastic video my dude. I'm a newbie to the film scoring world - I noticed that you have your percussion on 'low, med, hi' tracks and I'm slightly confused over it as the full range is available from one instance. Is it for mixing purposes?
it looks like more than 100 different instrument tracks on there, how can it run so smooth ? does it depend on RAMs ? Can we do the same thing on other DAW such as Cubase ? With every instrument you need just being all on the screen, creating music seems so much easier !
There's quite a bit more than a 100 tracks in there ;-) Yes you can run this kind of set up in nearly any DAW and Guy now does that in Cubase. If you are interested in getting big setups up and running in your DAW check out thinkspaceeducation.com/tiaw/
Such a helpful video, thank you! Could you give tips either here in this comment or in a video about the ideal equipment set up for a studio? I basically need a shopping list, haha. Also, I'm looking into external speakers and don't know what makes an external speaker good quality for playing orchestral types of pieces. Thanks!
+Olivia Crawford You'll need 'studio monitor speakers'... Most standard external speakers are EQ'd to make music sound good, whereas studio monitors are designed with a flat frequency response so that they are a more accurate representation of what your music actually sounds like.
Question, I make a lot of tracks and am thinking of making songs for documentaries and things (for free at first) but I haven't got a great deal of music theory knowledge beyond the basics of scales, chords and arps do I need to do some kind of full course on music theory to be able to do this professionally? Heres an example: soundcloud.com/arrhythmic-orange/discovery
I have always enjoyed the content you guys are creating. I know when it comes to some of this stuff you have to get rights released on the videos to use in these tutorials. Is there anyway to get public domain on some of them for other to test out so we can apply the concept you introduce to us in these videos?
Well, try to get yourself a Digital Audio Workstation. Then search for VSTs and how to install them. DSK VSTs provide a great range of packs for all kinds of stuff. Hope that helps ya out! :)
Great video! Question...what DAW are you using and how do you get that setup where you have access to all of your virtual instruments like that?? I have to open an fx window and load them....that setup is much better for workflow!
+Dslyecix I get that but how do you set up something like that to be able to just find what you need quickly. I use Reaper and Kontakt for all of my midi/samples and find that this looks much quicker to work.
The DAW is Digital Performer, though Guy has now moved onto Cubase. I think you are referring to Guy's template, which is a monster set up. Creating and balancing big templates can be difficult if you haven't got the hardware to power it, we have a course coming up soon to teach people how to set up their template to the best of their ability.
"In the Options menu of the ME (Midi Editor), you'll find 2 options for step recording. A quite cool JS step sequencer/arpeggiator can be found in this thread: forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=483083#post483083" - Just lifted this from the reaper forums hope it helps.
- HOW TO SCORE FILMS -
I made a course passing on what I have learned over many years of scoring for film and TV. It shows you how to score different film genres, work with your software, and the specifics of what clients expect from you as a composer.
There's also a bunch of downloadable film clips you can use to try out the skills yourself.
In short, it gives you as a composer the knowledge you will need to specialise into film music and start working on real projects as soon as possible. Check it out here: thinkspaceeducation.com/courses/htsf/
I'm in! I love doing music for my films. I scored the feature film my wife and I made in Tanzania, using Garageband and the mac keyboard as I had no other toys, and ok, rough, but two of the driving forces had their own themes at least. I'm now doing a feature but also as a series, an animation, and in the beginning of the year I want to take your course, because ok, I can do ok with handgrenades but for a month now I've been watching your videos and I know that your course is just what the doctor ordered. I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Tallyho and all that. thank you.
A broad library of music will always guide your ears in the right direction. Zimmer like zappa made of legend.
Awesome video... the problem is that you make it look so easy
Do it differently, and the world will beat a path to your door...
I love it!
You say that this kind of music is too "epic" for this scene. In a way I can see that, but I also love what you made for it. I thought this whole tutorial and video was very cool and I think it will help a lot. I'm writing for my first action scene ever, so this definitely gives a good insight on how to approach it. Thanks so much for posting!
Very Cool, Thanks for sharing. I've always wanted to learn how to do film music scoring & playing of various genres/styles of music. I am a theory freak, but your process of creation is awesome! I never realized how it was actually done. It is much different than I thought. I am impressed at the speed & flow of how you work. Your experience for how you think in given situations is fascinating to me.
Thanks for sharing your film scoring thought process.
Highlight remarks from Guy himself: "Oh Pootle Pottem!" "Bubbly Insistent little Synths going diggydiggydiggydiggydiggy."
you are great. finally found somebody who shares useful knowledge.
You're amazing Sir! love your works!
Thank you for this tutorial! - I always found this part of film-music a great challenge so thank you for this.
this is a great tutorial and you are very talented sir. Thanks
Great video again, Guy! I think you really summed it up at the end...finding a way to score action in a unique way so as not to make it sound generic is the biggest challenge. Cheers :-)
love the use of the step editor
Very nice and relaxed explaination......will try this technique on my next videos. Helps a lot for beginners. Thx.
I give Guy a standing applause. Thank you!
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing this. Helps as ton for me as I'm just composing my first ever full feature action movie, and I need to create lots of action cues for it obviously. As you say, the biggest struggle is to make something different..
How did you get to do a full feature action movie if you have to watch things like this? Student film?
Man you are good, nice to see you at work. Bravo and a good teacher at that.
Thanks for doing a vid on this.... You make it look so easy... Lol ... I will have to try the pattern gate and I love how you used the step record....
This is very useful for me since I'm writing an essay about composing for film for school:) Thanks for the great video!
how did it go?
This was so interesting and educational to watch. Thank you.
Thanks guy for the awesome video I would love to make a living doing that. Cheers on all of your success!!!
Fabulous video replete with insights into your process!
We have the exact same setup. DP, the samples libs, VEPro. Even the Dock. It's like looking at my own template! Cheers.
Awesome, as always!
This is great - next time maybe mention checking the whole scene at the start to get a feel for the geography/flow - so you know when the tempo needs to rise, when the bass and percussion need to fall out, when there hitpoints begging to be synced, etc.
Thank you for these valuable videos. That's a great opportunity to learn something new.
Hi great video! Thanks again to Guy for these superb insights into your writing process.
I just wondered about the pitch fades that is mentioned at 6:30-7:00 in the videos. I can hear that he has pitch-bent the bass drum hits downward using an enveloped pitch shift. Guy mentions it available as a new feature in cubase 7.5 which was something previously only available in protools or logic. I have only recently upgraded to 7.5 and would like to know what he is referring to. Is there a new track or clip based pitch envelope? I have had a search online for this but haven't been able to find it and rummaging around the new features myself I can't seem to find the new feature. This would be very handy particularly for creating slow down/boom special effects. I too have previously had to export audio to audio editor and make destructive edits to it to get the effect up until now.
Many thanks and please please PLEASE keep these great videos coming!! :D
i really cant wait to do this myself!! you make it so cool!
16:56 background synth for added tension in action
great demo! thanks! fun and clear!
These videos are great! Can't wait to see more
5 seconds in, instantly subbed 🔥
Great! good tips and tricks
Thanks, +Keith Rice , if you want to learn more about ThinkSpace Education, feel free to check out www.thinkspaceeducation.com
For this kind of scene I don't think you can beat the Benny Hill theme tune.
Great Tutorial! ---"This is Not the Avengers going into Battle"-- Hilarious!!
This guy deserves much more views
Hey guys, I really found this video very informative and engaging. I just recently bought DP8 and was wandering if Guy has any videos on how he sets up a template? Ie; Beginning a brand new template, choosing instruments, multi timbral tracks or V-racks, etc...
Thanks :)
Very interesting video. I've always been interested to get into writing film scores but have never had decent sounding libraries to work with and inspire me further. Do you have a video about all the libraries you use and if so, could you link me to it? If not i'd love if you could do one :) Thank you.
Awesome to see how you work...thanks for sharing (;
gr8 vid ,,what daw are you using?
This was so helpful, thank you!!
00:15 Hahahahaha... I like so much your videos! Greetings from Chile
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How do you load up all of these synths at once without it being a cpu overload?
Amazing lesson Guy! May you tell, how many Gbs of RAM you have installed on your DAW? According the list of instruments loaded into it, it must be hundreds of Gbs :))
Brilliant stuff again! Would you mind spending a couple of words on what you mean with "pitch phase"? Cheers!
He's saying 'pitch fades'. Logic has a feature where you can change the fade in, fade out handles to be pitch ramps, like a record slow-down.
Thanks a lot, it's a very useful tutorial!
Best Intro ever :D
What a great tutorial Thank you!
what strings VST do you use???? it sounds great... thanks for the video!
Amazing!!! Thanks for posting!!
Thanks man, you just earned a subscriber
Wait, how did he record the string without slowing the tempo and then have it play back normal? I'm talking about at 11:58.
ViRiX Dreamcore He's using step sequencing for that part. Just look at the dialog box that comes up right before he records it. Check out step sequencing on the web.
Curious - I see an Edirol R-44 on your desk - do you use it as part of your workflow in some way, or is it being used to make the tutorial video?
He's such a cool guy watching him enjoy himself like that is a whole mood😊 plus he's really good🙌🔥
Do you have all your plugins allawys opened with all libraries?
How's it going, I wanted to know how is that sound made at 7:02. The sound you took out. Thanks!!
Magnificent Productionz Nevermind just finished watching the entire vid! LOL
Very helpful tutorial.. Thanks a lot !!! U Rockkk !!! :)
About ostinato: "It's all about dissonances and ...?" 22:10 (can't understand the second word)
+Bergg Uscha Unpredictability.
How Do You Input Notes And Midi Data Like @11:28
and for dramatic style music (slow motion) please? is more difficul with vsti is not? (like music from Desplat, Yared, Morricone , bill brown and so one).
Great video, really enjoyed it, well done! would like to ask what instruments do you use, as in VST sound instruments, my guess is eastwest quantum leaps or maybe kontakt?
Nice tutorial it helped me out!
I was like 11 yrs old when you made this video 🤣
Nice good tips, which microphone/headset are you using in this video?
Could you please tell me what kind of program are you using for your compositions and could you plz tell me where can I buy all theses kinds of sounds from. Thanks
Great video! Very informative
you guys are the best!
I need that step-record feature so bad. Too bad I don't think Studio One 2 nor Fl Studio has it...
Fantastic video my dude. I'm a newbie to the film scoring world - I noticed that you have your percussion on 'low, med, hi' tracks and I'm slightly confused over it as the full range is available from one instance. Is it for mixing purposes?
it looks like more than 100 different instrument tracks on there, how can it run so smooth ? does it depend on RAMs ? Can we do the same thing on other DAW such as Cubase ? With every instrument you need just being all on the screen, creating music seems so much easier !
There's quite a bit more than a 100 tracks in there ;-) Yes you can run this kind of set up in nearly any DAW and Guy now does that in Cubase. If you are interested in getting big setups up and running in your DAW check out thinkspaceeducation.com/tiaw/
Such a helpful video, thank you! Could you give tips either here in this comment or in a video about the ideal equipment set up for a studio? I basically need a shopping list, haha. Also, I'm looking into external speakers and don't know what makes an external speaker good quality for playing orchestral types of pieces. Thanks!
+Olivia Crawford You'll need 'studio monitor speakers'... Most standard external speakers are EQ'd to make music sound good, whereas studio monitors are designed with a flat frequency response so that they are a more accurate representation of what your music actually sounds like.
+noyoucanthaveahug Thank you so much! That's definitely an essential.
Good but typical for many of these vids there's a lot of "this sound or effect is good" but no why and when to use it.
This sounds amazing!
Perfect!!! Thank you for the video!
This is really cool, thanks for this.
Question, I make a lot of tracks and am thinking of making songs for documentaries and things (for free at first) but I haven't got a great deal of music theory knowledge beyond the basics of scales, chords and arps do I need to do some kind of full course on music theory to be able to do this professionally? Heres an example: soundcloud.com/arrhythmic-orange/discovery
there's a book music theory for electronic musicians something like that
It's cool, decided to take music lessons and doing really well with it actually :) Cheers
This is really nice.
ty so much.
love this!
please post about tour computer setup..including memory..hard drive yara yara
Awesome guy with his Britishness...
What kind of external connexion is he using to record his macbook pro to the 3 screens ?
Which instrument the melody use? Is that Cello or Viola?
When will u make more?! :D
Fabulous!!!!
I have always enjoyed the content you guys are creating. I know when it comes to some of this stuff you have to get rights released on the videos to use in these tutorials. Is there anyway to get public domain on some of them for other to test out so we can apply the concept you introduce to us in these videos?
where can i get some of those awesome sounds from, guy do you have any starter kit suggestions?
Well, try to get yourself a Digital Audio Workstation. Then search for VSTs and how to install them. DSK VSTs provide a great range of packs for all kinds of stuff. Hope that helps ya out! :)
This is my dream job! Did you study anything in particular to go down this path?
which strings library used in this tutorial?
So inspiring:)
omg love your work
Great video! Question...what DAW are you using and how do you get that
setup where you have access to all of your virtual instruments like
that?? I have to open an fx window and load them....that setup is much
better for workflow!
+Rich Antonelli Don't know what the DAW is, but I think those are just a list of samples and not synths/instruments.
+Dslyecix I get that but how do you set up something like that to be able to just find what you need quickly. I use Reaper and Kontakt for all of my midi/samples and find that this looks much quicker to work.
The DAW is Digital Performer, though Guy has now moved onto Cubase. I think you are referring to Guy's template, which is a monster set up. Creating and balancing big templates can be difficult if you haven't got the hardware to power it, we have a course coming up soon to teach people how to set up their template to the best of their ability.
Nice vid! Which vst are you using?
A true maestro ...
16:56-*THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT BATMAN!!*
"Instant arrangements" (I wish I could have that flow) Do you use both Logic and DP? Why not just one of them? Thanks!
What composition software are you using throughout this video?
It's Digital Performer from MOTU
Thank you.
What vst is he using?
Anyone know if you can do this with Reaper? The step time at 5:00 ?
"In the Options menu of the ME (Midi Editor), you'll find 2 options for step recording. A quite cool JS step sequencer/arpeggiator can be found in this thread: forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=483083#post483083" - Just lifted this from the reaper forums hope it helps.
ah. im a reaper user. this is great! Thanks!
Thank you sir. You really helped me:D
Fascinating.
What software is he using? :)
tHANKX VERY INTERESTING !!