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This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and-unique to this edition-video games. It addresses a wide range of topics including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspects. Also included are interviews with leading industry professionals.
List of contents
Acknowledgments and Thank Yous
Foreword by Peter Golub
Introduction to the Third Edition
SECTION ONE . YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS
Chapter One . The Music
Chapter Two . Music For Episodic Television
Chapter Three . Developing A Personal Musical Style
Chapter Four . Music In Play: Scoring Games
SECTION TWO . TECHNOLOGY
Chapter Five . Setting Up A Studio
Chapter Six . The Written Note
Chapter Seven . Score Recording And Mixing
SECTION THREE . CAREER
Chapter Eight .Beginning A Career
Chapter Nine . Challenges
Chapter Ten . Making A Living
Epilogue
Glossary
Appendix
Resources
About the Author
About the author
Jeff Rona is an accomplished and award-winning contemporary composer for film, TV, and video games, as well as a recording artist and producer. He has scored dozens of film and television projects with legendary filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-wai, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Mark Pellington, Stephen Hopkins, Jonathan Demme, Frank Darabont, and many others. Rona's music appears in numerous Oscar, Peabody, BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning projects, in addition to countless film festival honors around the world. He is a recipient of several ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards and the Hollywood Music in Media Award.
