For a lot of us, films were what got us interested in composing music in the first place.

If you're someone that's always loved and admired films for their soundtracks, this class is for you. We're going to address some of the most important aspects of film composition, including atmosphere, character, and storytelling.

Once we understand what we need to achieve, we will then watch the two minute animated film excerpt we will be composing for. The animated film we're scoring is called 'Spring' and was directed by Andreas Goralczyk and produced by Ton Roosendaal and Francesco Siddi. This film comes to us copyright free from the Blender Foundation.

We will watch and score this animated excerpt in real time, taking into account the various elements of place, mood, and character. We will take all elements into consideration that matter when scoring a film to create a moody result that works with the visuals to tell a story.

So join in! Have some fun scoring a beautiful piece of animation and get in some valuable composition practice. Only a basic understanding of music production is required.

Before you get started, make sure you're set up with a DAW you're comfortable with, I'll be using Ableton Live 11. I'll also use the plugins Kontakt and Valhalla Supermassive. I'll also be using The Free Orchestra curtesy of ProjectSAM.

Zsanett J-H

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