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Ever Wonder What Goes into Film Trailer Scores? Learn All About Epic Trailer Music with Yoav Goren

03.12.13 @ 7:46AM Tags : music, score, sound, sounddesign, soundworkscollection, trailer, trailers

Advertising and the movie business go hand in hand, and a huge piece of that puzzle is the music accompanying film trailers. But have you ever wondered how movie trailers get their epic scores, even though none of that music typically finds itself in the film? That’s where the movie trailer composer comes in. Michael Coleman over at SoundWorks Collection is consistently producing excellent behind the scenes videos related to sound professionals in the film and TV industries, and today we’ve got another fantastic piece with composer Yoav Goren, who writes music specifically for trailers. More »

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The Score of 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' with Dan Romer and Director Benh Zeitlin

12.13.12 @ 8:37PM Tags : beastsofthesouthernwild, benhzeitlin, makingof, music, score, watch

It’s a fairly uncommon thing for a director to score his own films — examples come to mind, to be sure, but it’s always interesting to see what comes out of such an arrangement. The director, of course, has a deep understanding of a film’s emotional texture. This makes the prospects of what a director-composer may bring to a film truly unique. Beasts of the Southern Wild is one such case, in which co-composer Dan Romer and director Benh Zeitlin worked together to create a simple but emotively articulate score. More »

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Audition and Hire Composers for Your Film with scoreAscore

12.1.12 @ 9:00PM Tags : freelance, music, score, website

Finding the perfect soundtrack for your film on stock music sites or using music generation software can be infuriating and sometimes seem next to impossible. I mean c’mon… we’ve all heard Apple Soundtrack’s “orchestral swells” or “classic sitcom” canned tracks more than once, haven’t we? An amazing sound designer teamed with the perfect composer can give your film a true emotional pull. Resourcing for a talented composer could probably be accomplished through general production job posting sites like Mandy.com or networking sites like Stage 32, but I recently discovered another tailored solution. It’s called scoreAscore, a platform designed to help you resource the right composer for your production. Click through for the entertaining and brief intro video (complete with papercraft stop motion!): More »

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Music vs. Silence: 5 Simple Rules for a Better Film

03.9.11 @ 5:25PM Tags : guestpost, miloszjeziorski, music, score

This is a guest post by musician Milosz Jeziorski.

Your most powerful asset as a filmmaker is understanding the tools available to tell your story. As filmmakers, we are creators and initiators of experiences and emotions. A film is ultimately successful when the audience can feel connected to the ‘emotional narrative’ the film traverses. If you’re a frequent reader of NoFilmSchool then you already have an edge in understanding the tools available for the visual aspect of film. This article aims to put you in control of the aural tools: sound and music. I’ve seen directors improve their films tenfold by taking the time to consider the role that sound and music play in a film. More »