Writing music to video refers to the practice of composing new music that has been written to complement a visual medium like a movie, TV show, or video game. It’s not easy to get the score just right for a film or TV show, as it needs to serve not only the visuals but also […]
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The score of a film is extremely important in creating the mood and atmosphere of the film. They contribute to the audience’s sense of immersion and heighten the story’s emotional impact. Film compositions usually have a predetermined shape and structure that adheres to particular norms so as to accomplish this. Commonly, a film score will
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When it comes to getting paid for their work, songwriters, composers, and music publishers need the help of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), a performance rights organization. ASCAP was founded in 1914, making it a historic institution among US performing rights organizations. Some of the most well-known names in the music business
The licensing of musical works is a crucial part of the music business, and it has evolved greatly in the digital age and with the advent of streaming services. There are benefits and drawbacks to the current system of music licensing, which is very different from the licensing of decades past. The transition to digital
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In recent years, electronic and experimental elements have been included into current cinema soundtrack composition, replacing the more typical orchestral arrangements. This change has resulted in some fascinating and original soundtracks, but it has also caused some worry for the future of cinema scores featuring orchestral music. The use of electronic and experimental elements in
The overtone series, or harmonic series, is a progression of natural frequencies related to a fundamental frequency in whole-number ratios. If you listen to a musical chord or sound, the lowest and most dominant tone is the fundamental frequency, and the higher-pitched tones are the overtones. Physics relies heavily on the overtone series to describe
