Music Pro Guides #: The Reel World (3rd Edition)

Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games

Music Pro Guides #: The Reel World  (3rd Edition)
Jeff Rona, Peter Golub
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Paperback
h250 x 177mm - 426pg
22 Sep 2022 US
9781538150498
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This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and-unique to this third edition-video games. It addresses a wide range of topics including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspects of the industry. The Reel World is packed with insider' s tips and interviews with some of the most influential film, TV, and video game composers, along with music editors, music supervisors, agents, contractors and studio executives. Rona also advises how to nurture positive relationships with your creative team and professionals in the industry. For the aspiring film, TV or video game composer, this book is a veritable cornucopia of useful information for pursuing scoring to picture as a career. Includes interviews with John Williams, Carter Burwell, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Mark Isham, Basil Poledouris, Ludwig Goeransson, Marc Shaiman, John Powell, Wendy and Lisa, Joseph Trapanese, and Michael Giacchino. This book explores. . . The Creative Process:Making good musical choicesThe psychology of a good scoreContinuity and contrast, economy and musicalityThe importance of stylesTechnology:The best gear for film, TV and video game scoringHome studio designSynchronizationMixing for film, TV and video game scoringCareer:Getting startedIndustry politicsDemoing and finances
The Reel World is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in making film music. It' s one of a kind. -- James Newton Howard, Academy Award-nominated film composer As timely and useful a book on the subject as I' ve seen. -- Robert Kraft, former president, 20th Century Fox Music A must for anyone considering a career in film music. Informative and entertaining, it contains nuts-and bolts as well as big-picture thinking. -- Peter Golub, director, Sundance Film Music Program
Jeff Rona is an accomplished and award-winning contemporary composer for film, TV, and video games, as well as a recording artist and producer. He has scored dozens of film and television projects with legendary filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-wai, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Mark Pellington, Stephen Hopkins, Jonathan Demme, Frank Darabont, and many others. Rona' s music appears in numerous Oscar, Peabody, BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning projects, in addition to countless film festival honors around the world. He is a recipient of several ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards and the Hollywood Music in Media Award.

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