Writing Music for Television and Radio Commercials (and more): A Manual for Composers and Students

28 !!Chapter 3 IarrangedaseriesofcommercialsforBurlingtonCoatFactoryfor which the client licensed the song ‘‘Shop Around,’’ whic ...

Musical Skills!! 29 lar style, does that denote rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, or dance? The musical direction should be well def ...

30 !!Chapter 3 many other musicians and composers. Different styles of jazz are associ- ated with various time periods. The Midd ...

Musical Skills!! 31 composer to ask the agency to hire a musicologist to determine if there could be a soundalike copyright prob ...

32 !!Chapter 3 The purpose of the preceding examples is not to present a tutorial on a specific project but to demonstrate how t ...

Musical Skills!! 33 ment is to imitate an older style, the creatives will want the music to emulate that style. (They usually pr ...

34 !!Chapter 3 one composition. Since it is possible that the creatives might not have been aware of the potential musical probl ...

Musical Skills!! 35 they don’t necessarily have the feel of a studio musician, because astudiomusicianknowswhatgoeswithaparticul ...

36 !!Chapter 3 Compose and Arrange in the Generic Style of the Instruments !!A musicians’ contrac- tor (referred to as a ‘‘con- ...

Musical Skills!! 37 living in the United States. Understanding the style and technical limita- tions of ethnic instruments helpe ...

38 !!Chapter 3 mercial. Besides creating authenticity, the most challenging part of the assignment was writing the transitions f ...

Musical Skills!! 39 was the beginning of what is now referred to as World Music.Billboard, the leading music magazine, publishes ...

40 !!Chapter 3 is essential to be familiar with the tessitura (best- sounding range) of each instrument. R Common Problems Writi ...

Musical Skills!! 41 play back simultaneously. Most synthesizers enable the use of 16 MIDI tracks per device, indicating that 16 ...

42 !!Chapter 3 puter programs, and the scenes change according to measure numbers. This enables programmers to work in a nonline ...

Musical Skills!! 43 Digital Audio Digital audio has revolutionized recording. With digital audio, the analog sound is converted ...

44 !!Chapter 3 Pro Tools and Digital Performer) and include basic effects plug-ins. Plug-ins are computer-based digital effects ...

Musical Skills!! 45 pitch of the instrument), and the ability to truncate (erase the unwanted parts), transpose, or normalize (a ...

46 !!Chapter 3 of these devices is determined by the composer, arranger, and/or music producer. The most commonly used processor ...

Musical Skills!! 47 mixed track. One of the problems with this process is that when the tracks are balanced and a particular eff ...