ABSTRACT
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 is truly a guide that can be used by everyone from students to technically sophisticated professionals. It contains over 100 interviews with noted composers, illustrating the many technical points made through the text.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Preliminaries
chapter 1|11 pages
The Filmmaking Team
chapter |5 pages
2 The Script, Meetings, and Screenings
chapter |11 pages
3 Role Models and Temp Tracks
chapter |18 pages
4 Spotting the Film
chapter |10 pages
5 Budgets and Schedules
part II|47 pages
Conceptualizing
chapter |37 pages
6 Developing the Concept
chapter |7 pages
7 Demonstrating the Score: Mockups and Electronics
part III|17 pages
Timings
chapter |10 pages
8 Timings and Clicks I
chapter |5 pages
9 Timings and Clicks II
part IV|212 pages
Composing
chapter |50 pages
10 Playing the Drama
chapter |10 pages
11 Genres and Source Music
chapter |8 pages
12 Composing
chapter |26 pages
13 Using Melody
chapter |56 pages
14 Using Harmony
chapter |17 pages
15 Using Rhythm
chapter |36 pages
16 Using Orchestration
chapter |6 pages
17 Technical and Practical Considerations
part V|28 pages
Recording
chapter |17 pages
18 Recording: The Scoring Stage
chapter |8 pages
19 Dubbing: The Final Mix
part VI|70 pages
Electronic and Contemporary Scoring
chapter |12 pages
20 Using Electronic Music
chapter |44 pages
21 Using Contemporary Music
chapter |12 pages
22 Scoring for Television
part VII|20 pages
Songs
chapter |4 pages
23 Musicals and Prerecording
chapter |14 pages
24 Songs
part VIII|13 pages
The Business