On the Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring

Foreword by John Williams

On the Track offers a comprehensive guide to scoring for film and television. Covering all styles and genres, the authors, both noted film composers, cover everything from the nuts-and-bolts of timing, cuing, and recording through balancing the composer's aesthetic vision with the needs of the film itself. Unlike other books that are aimed at the person "dreaming" of a career, this guide can be used by everyone from students to technically sophisticated professionals.

Plus, it contains over 77 interviews with noted composers, illustrating the many technical points made through the text.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword by John Williams
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments for the first edition
Acknowledgments for the second edition
Introduction
How to use this book

I. Preliminaries
1. The Filmmaking Team
2. The Script, Meetings, and Screenings
3. Role Models and Temp Tracks
4. Spotting the Film
5. Budgets and Schedules

II. Conceptualizing
6. Developing the Concept
7. Demostrating the Score: Mockups and Electronics

III. Timings
8. Timings and Clicks I
9. Timings and Clicks II

IV. Composing
10. Playing the Drama
11. Genres and Source Music
12. Composing
13. Using Melody
14. Using Harmony
15. Using Rhythm
16. Using Orchestration
17. Technical and Practical Considerations

V. Recording
18. Recording: The Scoring Stage
19. Dubbing: The Final Mix

VI. Electronic and Contemporary Scoring
20. Using Electronic Music
21. Using Contemporary Music
22. Scoring for Television

VII. Songs
23. Musicals and Prerecording
24. Songs

VIII. The Business
25. The Business

Epilogue: On the Track
The Interviewees and Authors
Appendix A. Study Assignments
Appendix B. Footage/Timing Conversions
Appendix C. Calculator Method for Timings
Appendix D. Drop-Frame
Glossary
End Notes
Bibliography
Web Sites
Music Excerpts
Index