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The Music of Super Mario Odyssey
How to Layer Sounds on a MIDI Track in Cubase | Q&A with Greg Ondo
How to Work with Processed and Real-Time Fades | Q&A with Greg Ondo
Michael Kamen on composing Robin Hood score
Improving Your Home Studio | Upgrade Your Mic Techniques (And Your Mic Locker) | Part 3
"In the final part of this three-part series, Justin Colletti of Sonic Scoop and Bob Mallory (producer and engineer at Avatar Studios and Paste Magazine) discuss how to handle the daunting task of choosing microphones from a single inexpensive dynamic to multiple pairs of condensers for home studios on various budgets."
How To Write Like John Williams! Secrets of Film Scoring Part 1
The Sound of a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Soundtrack
Sound Gun Series Ep #1: PRODUCTION SOUND
Star Wars - The Music Makes the Moment
"Behind the scenes as composer John Williams wrote the score for The Empire Strikes Back.
After viewing the final edit it took him 7 weeks to write the score before recording it with the London Symphonic Orchestra. This video focuses on the emotional scene where Han Solo is about to be frozen into Carbonite and shows the before and after of the filmmaking process."
After viewing the final edit it took him 7 weeks to write the score before recording it with the London Symphonic Orchestra. This video focuses on the emotional scene where Han Solo is about to be frozen into Carbonite and shows the before and after of the filmmaking process."
SoundWorks Collection - The Sound of Interstellar
Diggin' in the Carts - The Rise of VGM- Ep 1
How architecture helped music evolve - David Byrne
The South Bank Show: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1992)
Mix Tips From a Mastering Engineer pt. 1 - Into The Lair #108
New Ways To Mix Reverb - Into The Lair #106
The Distortion of Sound | Official Trailer
"Hear it all. The Distortion of Sound is a documentary about the decline of sound quality and how technology has changed the way we listen to music starring Slash, Quincy Jones, Mike Shinoda, Snoop Dogg, Hans Zimmer and more. Hear it all at DistortionOfSound.com"
Get BASS that CUTS - Into The Lair #107
Simple Guide to Mix Bus Compression
2 ways to make your bass lines sound awesome! (L#114)
Into The Lair #9 Part 1/2 - Widening tracks, clearing out the middle
Warm Analog Sounds With Digital Delays
"If you’re mixing in the box with stock digital delay plugins, let me give you a tip: don’t leave those delay plugins as is.
You gotta mess them up a bit. Get them dirty. This way you create a more warm and subtle vibe to the delay (which sounds more like the goodness of analog) and you don’t fight the lead vocal or instrument for space in the mix." - via: therecordingrevolution.com
How to Mix Multiple Layers of Acoustic Guitar
Guy Michelmore - Template Setup: Reverb Techniques
CRY BABY: THE PEDAL THAT ROCKS THE WORLD - teaser trailer
"Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its evolution has improved the ability of artists to express themselves musically."
EQ Tricks for Bass and Kicks - Into The Lair #97
Tutorial: The Basics of Audio Compression
Interview With the Music Supervisor: The Walking Dead
Thomas Golubic talks about being the Music Supervisor on The Walking Dead.
Foo Fighters recording 'Wasting Light'
Composers Roundtable Full Interview
Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave, Rush), Christophe Peck (Frozen), Henry Jackman (Captain Phillips), Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks), Steven Price (Gravity) and Alan Silvestri (The Croods) join our roundtable to discuss the music in their movies.
VIA: Soundworks Collection
WARRIOR - Mark Isham Score Composer Interview
Man Of Steel Soundtrack - Percussion - Hans Zimmer
SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
10 Game-Changing Mastering Lessons
I enjoyed this webinar on mastering in the home studio from Joe Gilder's Home Studio Corner.
Forum With Music Supervisor Joel C. High
"music supervisor Joel C. High discusses the ins and outs of his career and his experiences starting his own company. He goes into detail about the licensing and creative issues that a music supervisor deals with daily, how to work with directors and navigate the politics of a big-budget production, and how to use your professional contacts and reputation to build a lasting career in the music industry."
Virtual Instrument Performance Techniques
A video breakdown of performance techniques for midi mock ups from Mike Verta.
Jaws: The Importance of John Williams
This video educates aspiring filmmakers on the importance of a musical score that can really help your film. We look at a clip from Jaws without John Williams' music, and then we get to see the same scene with the music included.
"Man Against Beast" is composed and conducted by John Williams, and "Jaws" was directed by Steven Spielberg.
An interview with David Arnold
Tijdens het 35ste Filmfestival Gent kregen we de kans met David Arnold, componist van de Bondfilms sinds Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) en Godzilla, een aangenaam gesprek te voeren. Onze interesse ging vooral uit naar de score van de nieuwste Bondfilm, Quantum Of Solace.
During the 35th Filmfestival Ghent we got the chance to talk to David Arnold, composer of the more recent James Bondfilms, and decided to ask him some interesting questions about the newest Bondfilm 'Quantum Of Solace'.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 1/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 2/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 3/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 4/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 5/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 6/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 7/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 8/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 9/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound 10/10
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.