by Walt Kruhoeffer | Feb 28, 2023 | Music Production
3 Things You Must Know about Composing Background Music At first glance, background music compliments the visuals, surrounding environment, or other visual information. If the purpose of your music is to be background noise, then a large number of nuances as well as a...
by Adam Galloway | Feb 8, 2022 | Logic Pro, MIDI, Mixing, Music Production, Tutorials
1. Know frame rates & time codes when importing movies The general knowledge of this concept varies in the world of independent music and filmmaking, but professional composers and filmmakers are incredibly aware of SMPTE and how the music should fit together...
by Adam Galloway | Jan 17, 2022 | Film Composing, Music Production
Video Game Music Composer Spotlight: Grant Kirkhope If you were ever a fan of the Nintendo 64, you most likely spent hours and hours listening to our spotlight composer’s music on loop, whether in Goldeneye or Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie or Banjo Tooie, and even that...
by Adam Galloway | Feb 12, 2020 | Film Composing, Music Production
Have you ever watched scenes where the music is an integral part of the scene and have the music removed or changed? Well, let’s analyze the following examples of this and see what we learn! STAR WARS: THRONE ROOM (No Music) Yikes… Awkward haha. Star Wars may be...
by Adam Galloway | Nov 30, 2019 | Film Composing, Logic Pro, MIDI, Mixing, Music Production
This article will help those who read “Composing Orchestral Music In The Box: Part I” by providing detailed information in regards to orchestral realism using virtual instruments. The only thing better than having a section or solo instrument being played by a group...
by Adam Galloway | Nov 14, 2019 | Film Composing, Logic Pro, MIDI, Mixing, Music Production
In part I of this “Creating Orchestral Music In The Box” series, we’ll outline best practices for to composing a song completely within one software program, such as Pro Tools or Logic Pro. Mixing “outside the box” means you are using physical...
