"Guerrilla Film Scoring" is an invaluable resource. I do not make a penny from this but I highly recommend this book as myself and several other working composers are interviewed about the actual day to day practice and not just theory of scoring for film, television and video games. A #1 best seller on Amazon in several music categories it is a must own for every composer.
Thanks for the connect Timothy. Recently read the book, had it on pre-order for a few months. A good read. There was one suggestion that stood out for me - write 'skeleton' music - i.e. something very...
Expand commentThanks for the connect Timothy. Recently read the book, had it on pre-order for a few months. A good read. There was one suggestion that stood out for me - write 'skeleton' music - i.e. something very basic / bare across a longer piece / feature, and then go back and orchestrate / fill in / rewrite. I've never done things this way, I always want to make each cue sound really well before moving on....
I haven't read Jezza's book yet, but I'm looking forward to it. He told me about it last year.