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Summary: Good introductory guide
Review: A great introductory guide to scoring films. Davis explains all the various film music jargon, the roles of music editors and producers (among others) and what royalties you are entitled to. Also covered is the history of film music, what techniques you use to synchronize the action, how to strike deals, the importance of personal relations, et.c. I found it to be an enlightening guide that gave me the answers I was looking for. The language is dry for the most part, but easy to read and learn from.
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Summary: Complete, thorough
Review: As a Berklee Alumni, and a former student of Richard Davis I found this book to be vital to understanding certain "unspoken subtleties" of the film scoring world. A great book for those ibnexperienced in the field and for those who even have been around the block once or twice. Offers a great perspective on the workings of the craft of scoring.
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Summary: Complete, thorough
Review: As a Berklee Alumni, and a former student of Richard Davis I found this book to be vital to understanding certain "unspoken subtleties" of the film scoring world. A great book for those ibnexperienced in the field and for those who even have been around the block once or twice. Offers a great perspective on the workings of the craft of scoring.
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Summary: Complete, thorough
Review: As a Berklee Alumni, and a former student of Richard Davis I found this book to be vital to understanding certain "unspoken subtleties" of the film scoring world. A great book for those ibnexperienced in the field and for those who even have been around the block once or twice. Offers a great perspective on the workings of the craft of scoring.
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Summary: Very informative and interesting!
Review: As a musician interested in writing for film I was looking for a book that could give me the gist of the business and the craft. Richard Davis did a wonderful job with this very informative book, covering a lot of ground, but not getting lost in too many details. I strongly recommend this book to anybody who would just like to stick their nose into that business or need a reference point to start from. It was a good read and very helpful to me.
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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: Composers interested in writing for film will find this book a very welcome addition to a field of education still in its infancy. With only 2 colleges in the u.s. offering degrees in film scoring (Berklee College of Music and U.S.C) and very little literature on the subject in print, it is difficult to learn the techniques involved in scoring for film and tv without actually being involved in the industry. Complete guide to film scoring is exactly what the title would suggest, COMPLETE. Those familiar with On the Track (another great title for those interested in Film Music which is unfortunately no longer as relevent to TODAY's industry...) will find the Complete Guide to be the only book on the market capable of replacing this title as the standard in film music education. The complete guide is an absolute must for those just beginning their careers, industry pros, or anyone with a love of the art of film music. It's packed with info without the atmosphere of a text book, covers every aspect of the industry, and is just an all in all fun read! Order it today and begin or broaden your knowledge of the scoring process.
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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: Composers interested in writing for film will find this book a very welcome addition to a field of education still in its infancy. With only 2 colleges in the u.s. offering degrees in film scoring (Berklee College of Music and U.S.C) and very little literature on the subject in print, it is difficult to learn the techniques involved in scoring for film and tv without actually being involved in the industry. Complete guide to film scoring is exactly what the title would suggest, COMPLETE. Those familiar with On the Track (another great title for those interested in Film Music which is unfortunately no longer as relevent to TODAY's industry...) will find the Complete Guide to be the only book on the market capable of replacing this title as the standard in film music education. The complete guide is an absolute must for those just beginning their careers, industry pros, or anyone with a love of the art of film music. It's packed with info without the atmosphere of a text book, covers every aspect of the industry, and is just an all in all fun read! Order it today and begin or broaden your knowledge of the scoring process.
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Summary: Step-by-step Guide to Film Scoring
Review: Exellent book for anyone interested in the process of writing soundtracks for movies or television. The author takes you through a history of film music on to the details of production, creating the music, and most importantly the business of film scoring. The last chapter contains interviews with nearly 20 of todays most visible composers. The author writes in an easy to approach style, with step by step instructions on every aspect involved in creating music for soundtracks. I believe this book is/will be considered a reference on this subject. If you are interested in scoring music for film or television buy this book.
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Summary: Step-by-step Guide to Film Scoring
Review: Exellent book for anyone interested in the process of writing soundtracks for movies or television. The author takes you through a history of film music on to the details of production, creating the music, and most importantly the business of film scoring. The last chapter contains interviews with nearly 20 of todays most visible composers. The author writes in an easy to approach style, with step by step instructions on every aspect involved in creating music for soundtracks. I believe this book is/will be considered a reference on this subject. If you are interested in scoring music for film or television buy this book.
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Summary: A Valuble Gem for the Aspiring Film Composer
Review: Film composer Richard Davis's Complete Guide to Film Scoring is indeed complete. It is the only book I know that has all the fundamentals of composing the music for a film, from the spotting to the recording session and mix, giving fascinating facts and detail along the way. It even includes the financial part of the composing process and the agents, royalties copyrights, and contracts involved. As I first found my love for film composing, I knew nothing much of it and had many questions with no one to answer them. This book not only answered them but shed more light on vague parts of composing and even inspired me. The interviews of the various and rising new composers were delightful and the beginning chapter describing the development of early film music and its various developing styles and composers was very insightful and delighting to read. Richard Davis's book is a must-have for any aspiring film composer. Such knowledge that this book has comes only with experience but Richard Davis easily explains it so we don't have to learn it the hard way.
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