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Hey everybody! I’m new to the board. Nice site!
I original sparked an interest in film score when I was twelve. James Horner’s score for Titanic made me want to compose my own music….Now I am 18 and I still have a passion to become a composer of some sort (hopefully film). I am self-taught and did not know that Elfman was too until I listened to his Pee-wee commentary. I was amazed and inspired and looked up to him very much! Now he is my fav composer!
Well, there’s the bell. See ya later!
What’s wrong with Titanic? It was a very well-written score, James Horner is a talented composer too!
Wait there’s the BELL? Email in school? jesus…i’m getting old.
T.Weed – Think you’re getting old, eh? Well, I’m in my 20s and I’m still in school. In fact, I have to stay after school every day…then again, it might help if I explained that I’m a teacher
-E
Yeah i know you’re a teacher, E….Speaking of which it must take ALOT of patience…i know this one girl at work – she went through the 4 years of college and got a degree in Spanish. She can teach with it. So she leaves the job as a clerk to go and teach, and guess what? She’s back as a clerk in little more than 2 months….Yeah, E, i know…no wonder you streak your hair. heh…
hewwo ^^ and welcome……. i also am new here so dont feel too lonely…. my friend also wants to be a composer i think….^^…….. im 15 going to be 16 and i love Danny-sama! do you have ne of his cd’s? i have 1 and a mix that i made…. well g2g and do stuff……..*shifty eyes*………sayonara!!
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There’s nothing wrong with the Titanic score. Well, nothing wrong with it in Titanic when I heard it for the first time, anyway. But now, after hearing it in every single other one of James Horner’s scores, I’m kinda getting tired of it.
Titanic SUCKS!!!! If EVER, for ANY reason, I wanted to listen to the Titanic score, I’d go out and buy Apollo 13!
Sorry if I offend anybody. (If anybody is still reading, I usually don’t get around to writing in until the topics are stale.)
Guys, you should really, and I stress really, check out James Horner’s score for Beyond Borders. It’s so completely different to anything he’s done before. I literally did a double-take to see if Horner had actually written what I was hearing. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. It’s a shame the music was overlooked. That seems to be the sad case with Horner’s music. When he does actually write something original, nobody takes any notice (usually because that film failed at the box office, and Beyond Borders being a perfect example).
I love his music for The Rocketeer and Sneakers.
Wow, memories… I don’t remember the music, but man – wasn’t Rocketeer a cool film? I might go rent it tomorrow, now… hmm.
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The JActually, i heard the The Butterfly Effect is a pretty good score…check it out
My favorite Horner score would have to be Krull.
Nat
I am for the most part self taught too – I work at it all the time but am in my 30’s and now scoring small indy stuff. Main thing is (unless you have a budget and can get real players and are able to write out the parts) learn MIDI and practice alot. A good way to start is even getting an old silent movie like Calagari or one that you are into and try to add stuff to it. Scoring isn’t all about the music, a lot of it is just a sense of timing and learning how to hit the grooves in between what the actors are saying and follow the tempo of the editing.
The main thing is just trust your instincts. Every time I accept a project, big or small I treat it as if it were Lawrence of Arabia = meaning I try to do my best always. I also move right into the “what did I get myself into” mode. If you stick it out and spend the time the music will be there and when you do get through it, it is a great feeling of accomplishment. Don’t always concentrate on the notes, what moves people the most is the sound and the colour of your scores – some of the best motifs can be 2 notes or a chord.
If you want to do it, do it – there are no excuses for not at least trying.Best of luck
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