CINEMATIC MUSIC SCORE PRODUCTION

Duration: 24 classes ( 48 hours ) | 2 months

If you are a beginner music composer | music producer, you probably know how hard it can be to find the right information to get started writing orchestral music . 

This course consists of lectures that dives deep into aspects of Cinematic Music , Basics of Trailer Music , Cinematic Synthesis , Cinematic Sound Design , Modular Synthesis involved in the world of Film Music , TV spot scoring , Film score Pre mixes and Film score session planning . 

Learn the Fundamentals of cinematic SFX , Trailer music and Orchestral music using industry standard VSTs and plugins. 

Fundamentals of Film Music

  • Understanding Scales and Chords.
  • Piano themes to complete orchestral mock up.
  • Understand the basics of any synth in the world of Film music.
  • Understand Tone shaping of Famous Film scores and ways to create film score mockups. 

Cinematic theme Writing Basics 

  • Melody and harmony beds
  • Score structure and Intervals
  • Master effective chord inversions 
  • Theme sketching 

Fundamentals of Trailer Music 

  • Trailer music format fundamentals
  • Understanding cinematic rhythms and time signatures
  • Importance of Sound synthesis and Design in Trailer Music
  • Learn to create realistic MIDI orchestral programming in Trailer Music Sampling
  • Editing and SFX automation 

Trailer and Cinematic SFX Breakdowns 

  • Dissect and understand epic trailer effects
  • Learn how to create a Braam, Hit , Riser and Wooshes
  • Understand specific effects from real professional examples 
  • Editing dialogue and Trailer music SFX 

Synthesis Basics 

  • Learn the fundamental functions of any synth

  • Learn to use the Oscillator, Modulation, and Filter sections of your synth 
  • Synthestration Techniques for orchestral mock ups

  • Creating epic synth based hybrid trailer music and cinematic scores 

Orchestration and genre – specific scoring 

  • Genre based film scoring and Trailer music tutorials.
  • Genre specific cues from scratch
  • Dynamics for realistic sounding virtual instruments
  • Realistic strings and rhythm programming 
  • Panning and placement of an orchestra
  • Writing Modern trailer music & hybrid cues using industry standard sound libraries
  • Orchestral production tips on Brass, Ostinato strings and Percussion 

Finalizing your track, Stem arrangement & Pre mixes 

  • Get clarity in your Film score: EQ techniques for orchestral instruments, Mic      positions for LIVE orchestral set up and panning for a string quartet
  • Basic Orchestral Mix flow
  • Exporting stems and bouncing
  • Basic Mastering