Leon Willett: Spotting For Video Games
So far during my career, I’ve had the pleasure of scoring two video games. In line with this month’s SCOREcast focus, I want to...
Read MoreHeather Fenoughty: Staying in Sync
This has been a fascinating month of articles on the ins, outs, technicalities, principles and importance of music spotting. It’s...
Read MoreGetting Out
Last week's discussion of spotting was all about entering a scene; now let's take some time to consider how to exit (gracefully… or maybe not so gracefully!). More on "getting out," after the jump.
Read MoreSpotting Form
Spotting is the art of putting the music in the right place in the film and it an intrinsic part of being a good film composer. Spotting is about many things, such as mood and tone and musical style, but an often overlooked aspect is form. The music you put and don’t put in a film will affect the pacing of the film, its architecture. For you to do this well demands a solid understanding of story, screen writing, film’s unique visual language and the brains and experience to apply that knowledge to the unique film you are working on. More… after the jump!
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