Composing Cues 3: The Art of Scoring a Cue
How do you score a cue and how can you elevate your cues to artistic levels?
Art vs Function
Creating A Cue
Justification & Validation
Score-Weaving
Inspiration
Micro and Macro Scoring
Techniques For Variation
Rule Of Three
Re-using Material
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction (0:41)
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StartQUIZ: Introduction
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StartArt vs Function (1:06)
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StartQUIZ: Art vs Function
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StartApproach (1:21)
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StartQUIZ: Approach
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StartValue (0:39)
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StartQUIZ: Value
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StartPlan Ahead (1:20)
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StartQUIZ: Plan Ahead
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StartHollow Man Example - Intro (1:06)
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StartHollow Man Example - Audio (5:56)
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StartHollow Man Example - Analysis (1:40)
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StartQUIZ: Hollow Man
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StartDISCUSSION: The Art
Instructor
Film Composer of over 80 Feature Films, theorist on the Art & Craft of Film Music, founder of The Composer Collective a media scoring firm of over 3000 global composers, creator of CuePop™ the world's first fully automated online Music Library, and son of the legendary Jazz Pianist Bill Evans.
Evans studied with Jerry Goldsmith, Joey Rand (Music Editor, "Titanic"), Steven Scott Smalley (Orchestrator, "Batman","Conan The Barbarian"), Marco Beltrami, Don Ray, Clare Fischer, Elmer Bernstein, and Lalo Schifrin.
He has worked for and trained under iconic Film Composers Danny Elfman, Jeff Rona, David Newman, Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin, and Basil Poledouris.