Film composer

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For music not written specifically for the film, see Film soundtrack.

Composers

Some notable composers of orchestral soundtracks include:

Love Theme From The Godfather

The famous theme, composed by Larry Kusik and Nino Rota.
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See: List of film score composers for an extensive listing.

Soundtracks

Some well-known orchestral soundtracks include:

Non-Orchestral Film Scores

Non-orchestral film music includes any genre of music not associated with classical music or orchestral performance. Composers that use the orchestra for experimental composition are usually noted as experimental composers rather than orchestral ones. Other genres of film scores include, but are not limited to Rock, Pop, Folk, Blues, Experimental, Electronic, Hip hop, Heavy metal, Jazz, musicals and World music. Some of the orchestral composers listed above also compose in these genres although they are usually noted for their orchestral music. Fewer composers are noted for both their orchestral and non-orchestral compositions and most non-orchestral film composers are noted for the specific genre they compose in. Some non-orchestral composers are also noted artists with their own compositions.

Composers

Some notable composers of non-orchestral film scores include:

Moon River

Theme of Moon River composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
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See: List of film score composers for an extensive listing.

Soundtracks

Some well-known non-orchestral soundtracks include:

Production Music

For more details on this topic please see Production Music

Many companies such as Associated Production Music and Extreme Music provide music to various Film, TV and commercial projects for a fee. Sometimes called Library Music, the music is owned by production music libraries and licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media. Unlike popular and classical music publishers, who typically own less than 50 percent of the copyright in a composition, music production libraries own all of the copyrights of their music, meaning that it can be licensed without seeking the composer's permission, as is necessary in licensing music from normal publishers. This is because virtually all music created for music libraries is done on a work for hire basis. Production music is therefore a very convenient medium for media producers - they can be assured that they will be able to license any piece of music in the library at a reasonable rate.

Production music libraries will typically offer a broad range of musical styles and genres, enabling producers and editors to find much of what they need in the same library. Music libraries vary in size from a few hundred tracks up to many thousands. The first production music library was setup by De Wolfe in 1927 with the advent of sound in film, the company originally scored music for use in silent film.[17] Another music library was set up by Ralph Hawkes of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers in the 1930s.[18] APM, the largest US library, has over 250,000 tracks.[19]

An example of a modern prduction library can be found at Boxed Score Music [1]. They offer score collections for Film makers who want to score their film in an easy and affordable way.

See also

External links

Independent specialist original soundtrack recording labels

References

  1. ^ Bebe Barron: Co-composer of the first electronic film score, for 'Forbidden Planet' - Obituaries, News - The Independent
  2. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=plJ5gEhhnrcC&dq=film+scoring+process&pg=PP1&ots=1a0x_Y2I-C&source=citation&sig=LxfILeN928oa-9edfHlx9DsJgS8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=11&ct=result
  3. ^ 2001 A Space Odyssey - Original soundtrack by Alex North, commissioned but unused by Stanley Kubrick, conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
  4. ^ BBC - Easy Listening and Soundtracks Review - Original Soundtrack, 2001: A Space Odyssey
  5. ^ SoundtrackNet : Torn Curtain Soundtrack
  6. ^ SoundtrackNet : Article - Gabriel Yared's Troy
  7. ^ Music on Film :: News :: Article in Variety about James Newton Howard's King Kong score
  8. ^ The Bourne Identity
  9. ^ Amazon.com: From Score To Screen: Sequencers, Scores And Second ThoughtsThe New Film Scoring Process: Sonny Kompanek: Books
  10. ^ The Creators
  11. ^ SoundtrackNet : The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Soundtrack
  12. ^ Home Recording Glossary: Click Track
  13. ^ leitmotif - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  14. ^ http://www.trell.org/wagner/starwars.html
  15. ^ The Functions of Film Music
  16. ^ About The Film Music Society
  17. ^ De Wolfe, Warren (1988). de wolfe millennium catalogue. London: De Wolfe Music. 
  18. ^ Wallace, Helen (2007). Boosey & Hawkes The Publishing Story. London: B&H London. ISBN 9780851625140. [citation needed]
  19. ^ "PRWeb July 2007". Retrieved on 2007-07-20. 
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