The Film and Media Creators' Guide to Music

SUMARIO /// Introduction // Rationale behind This Book // Who Is This Book For? // How to Read This Book // Ten Guiding Principles for Media Music // Chapter 1: Why Use Music at All? – 1.1 Getting Started -- 1.2 Rules and Principles -- 1.3 Film Music as Language -- 1.4 How Overt or Subtle Should Music Be? -- 1.5 Conventional Roles and Functions of Narrative Music // Chapter 2: Different Types of Narrative Media Music – 2.1 Introduction – 2.2 Diegetic Music – 2.3 Non-Diegetic Music – 2.4 Special Cases and Creative Possibilities – 2.5 Immersive and Interactive Music / Chapter 3: How to Think and Talk about Music – 3.1 Introduction – 3.2 How to Listen to Music – 3.3 Existing Music as a Reference – 3.4 Categorizing Music: Styles, Genre, Form – 3.5 Building Blocks of Music: Melody and Harmony – 3.6 Building Blocks of Music: Instrumentation – 3.7 Musical Attributes: Tempo and Rhythm – 3.8 Musical Attributes: Volume and Dynamics – 3.9 Musical Attributes: Timbre – / Chapter 4: When to Think and Talk about Music – 4.1 Introduction – 4.2 Season to Taste: Adding Music at the End – 4.3 The Mixed Blessing of Temp Tracks – 4.4 You Cannot "Temp" Originality – 4.5 Reversing the Workflow: Music-First / Chapter 5: Licensing Existing Music – 5.1 Introduction – 5.2 Obtaining a Synchronization License for a Piece of Music – 5.3 Getting Your Head around Music Royalties – 5.4 Using Licensed Music – 5.5 Using Production Music / Chapter 6: Commissioning Original Music6.1 Introduction – 6.2 Introducing Musical Themes – 6.3 Original Songs – 6.4 Musicals – 6.5 Costs and Budgets – 6.6 The Commissioning Contract / Chapter 7: Collaborating with a Composer – 7.1 Introduction – 7.2 Finding and Choosing a Composer – 7.3 Onboarding the Composer – 7.4 The Media Composer's Workflow – 7.5 Different Modes of Collaboration – 7.6 Change the Music, Not the Composer – 7.7 Lasting Partnerships / Chapter 8: Finalizing Your Project – 8.1 Introduction – 8.2 Digital Film Technology and Its Impact on Music – 8.3 Digital Soundtrack Creation and Its Impact on Music – 8.4 The Dubbing Session – 8.5 The Importance of Cue Sheets – 8.6 Takeaways – 8.7 Looking Ahead // Further Listening // Listening Companion to This Book // 10 Films to Watch/Hear for Their Use of Music // 10 TV Shows to Watch/Hear for Their Use of Music // 10 Games to Play/Hear for Their Use of Music // Further Reading: Film Composer Biographies.