Tuesday, 18 March 2014
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Monday, 10 March 2014
10/03/14 post update
I finished my Self Appraisal
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Sunday, 2 March 2014
How to compose music for a film
How to compose music for film:
1. Watch the film multiple times to get a sense of what's going on in the film and what rhythm would suit it. Also you could watch it without sound and try to imagine what's sounds would suit the action.
2. Chose the instruments and atmosphere. Determining what atmosphere you would like helps you think of the instruments you could use.
3. Make the rhythm and speed adapt to the speed of action.
4. The music for the film is about emotion. Try to reflect the emotions the producer was trying to portray.
5. Don't ask for feedback. Asking for feedback might stop your thinking process and/or direct you in a different direction.
Information taken from:
http://www.wikihow.com/Compose-Music-for-Film
Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the soundtrack for the The Dark Knight film. Christopher Nolan started off the process of this creation sending Hans Zimmer some still images of the visions that he had of the character. Hans Zimmer reviewed those images and then began to put together a great amount of sounds that he thought might work. Christopher Nolan then listened to all of the sounds that had been created which caused the two of them to come together and decide on what worked well and what to do next.
What was the process that Hans Zimmer used to come up with the music?
Hans Zimmer started off by creating many different sounds that could be used for the sound of joker. He created a nine hundred bar recording with hundreds of different sounds. He then refined the sounds to only a few that he really thought would work. Hans Zimmer came up with the idea that the music would be mayhem wherever it was taken. He wanted to use a fresh approach, defining the character in one note but found that two notes went well with each other. This was the sound of tight strings that get tighter and tighter but never break, this sound was created using a cello.
What was Hans Zimmers intention when making this soundtrack?
Hans Zimmer didnt want to create a 'summer blockbuster' as he personally thought that it would be very dull. He wanted to put something out there that people would truely hate. He consulted with Christopher Nolan about the nature of the sounds, discussing the idea of a razor on strings to cause extreme sense of tension. He wanted to get the feeling of the character with the music without it becoming too much of a difference to the rest of the music.
What qualities did Hans Zimmer want the music to have?
The qualities Hans Zimmer wanted the music to have were; he wanted to make it something twisted and to suit the film's seriousness, he also wanted it to give a sense that the Joker is always there, hiding in fact and lastly, he didn't want the music be screaming, he wanted it to be like a whisper, as if the character is hiding.
How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it works/doesn’t work.
I think that the final score works extremely well as it does exactly what it is supposed to. It builds up the tension but not straying to far from the rest of the music. Upon hearing the music you know instantly that something bad is going to happen, the music gets really loud making you hate it but knowing that without it the story wouldn't work as well as it does.
1. Watch the film multiple times to get a sense of what's going on in the film and what rhythm would suit it. Also you could watch it without sound and try to imagine what's sounds would suit the action.
2. Chose the instruments and atmosphere. Determining what atmosphere you would like helps you think of the instruments you could use.
3. Make the rhythm and speed adapt to the speed of action.
4. The music for the film is about emotion. Try to reflect the emotions the producer was trying to portray.
5. Don't ask for feedback. Asking for feedback might stop your thinking process and/or direct you in a different direction.
Information taken from:
http://www.wikihow.com/Compose-Music-for-Film
Describe how Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the music for the Dark Knight?
Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the soundtrack for the The Dark Knight film. Christopher Nolan started off the process of this creation sending Hans Zimmer some still images of the visions that he had of the character. Hans Zimmer reviewed those images and then began to put together a great amount of sounds that he thought might work. Christopher Nolan then listened to all of the sounds that had been created which caused the two of them to come together and decide on what worked well and what to do next.
What was the process that Hans Zimmer used to come up with the music?
Hans Zimmer started off by creating many different sounds that could be used for the sound of joker. He created a nine hundred bar recording with hundreds of different sounds. He then refined the sounds to only a few that he really thought would work. Hans Zimmer came up with the idea that the music would be mayhem wherever it was taken. He wanted to use a fresh approach, defining the character in one note but found that two notes went well with each other. This was the sound of tight strings that get tighter and tighter but never break, this sound was created using a cello.
What was Hans Zimmers intention when making this soundtrack?
Hans Zimmer didnt want to create a 'summer blockbuster' as he personally thought that it would be very dull. He wanted to put something out there that people would truely hate. He consulted with Christopher Nolan about the nature of the sounds, discussing the idea of a razor on strings to cause extreme sense of tension. He wanted to get the feeling of the character with the music without it becoming too much of a difference to the rest of the music.
What qualities did Hans Zimmer want the music to have?
The qualities Hans Zimmer wanted the music to have were; he wanted to make it something twisted and to suit the film's seriousness, he also wanted it to give a sense that the Joker is always there, hiding in fact and lastly, he didn't want the music be screaming, he wanted it to be like a whisper, as if the character is hiding.
How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it works/doesn’t work.
I think that the final score works extremely well as it does exactly what it is supposed to. It builds up the tension but not straying to far from the rest of the music. Upon hearing the music you know instantly that something bad is going to happen, the music gets really loud making you hate it but knowing that without it the story wouldn't work as well as it does.