A sobering look at the composer's trade. Must-read article..

6bq9 · Post by **6bq9** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:57 pm

I will go out on a limb here and predict that within 10 years, and maybe less, a good portion of the music in film and tv will be generated completely by software -- a "band in a box" on steroids. The user will specify some ala's (which the software will download and analyze if necessary), an overall run time, hit points for style and mood changes as well as dead air, and the software will turn out a good enough chunk of background music for Honey Boo-Boo, SyFy creature of the week, etc. Heck, it will turn out as many versions as it is asked to, and do it in minutes.

DesireInspires · Post by **DesireInspires** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:18 am

6bq9 wrote:I will go out on a limb here and predict that within 10 years, and maybe less, a good portion of the music in film and tv will be generated completely by software -- a "band in a box" on steroids. The user will specify some ala's (which the software will download and analyze if necessary), an overall run time, hit points for style and mood changes as well as dead air, and the software will turn out a good enough chunk of background music for Honey Boo-Boo, SyFy creature of the week, etc. Heck, it will turn out as many versions as it is asked to, and do it in minutes.

That probably will happen. Some company is already working on it. Music is getting easier and easier to make.

There are already 3D printers out. People will not even have to go to the store to buy cheap stuff soon. They will be able to make plates, cups, toys, dustpans, and a lot of other plastic commodities with ease.

Since the early 2000's, I have held the belief that music is a commodity. Now that I actually make music and know about the business side, that thought has grown even stronger. Music is a commodity that can be bought, sold, and traded. That does not take away from the joy derived from creating or listening to music. But that does mean that music is a business like many others and people will seek to get the product as cheaply as possible.

6bq9 · Post by **6bq9** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:48 am

Well, would you look at that....
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/scien ... te-it.html

"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed." - William Gibson

matto · Post by **matto** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:09 am

6bq9 wrote:I will go out on a limb here and predict that within 10 years, and maybe less, a good portion of the music in film and tv will be generated completely by software -- a "band in a box" on steroids. The user will specify some ala's (which the software will download and analyze if necessary), an overall run time, hit points for style and mood changes as well as dead air, and the software will turn out a good enough chunk of background music for Honey Boo-Boo, SyFy creature of the week, etc. Heck, it will turn out as many versions as it is asked to, and do it in minutes.

I would be extremely surprised if this happened in that short of a timeframe. I heard people make this claim 20 years ago and, well, here we are 20 years later and it hasn't happened yet.

I think you are looking at it from a purely technological point of view, and technologically speaking, it is certainly possible. But there are a lot of other factors involved in deciding what type of music should be used in a show...among others there are cultural, artisitic, sociological, legal and financial considerations in play (and that's just scratching the surface).
I'm not saying it will *never* happen, but I think it would take quite a bit longer for something like this to become mainstream...if ever.
Maybe it will when all the scripts are written by computers too...

yammer107 · Post by **yammer107** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:01 pm

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My response:

Everybody "SHHHHHHhhhhhhhh!" .....Let the article frighten away as many composers as possible, and I'll keep writing!

~ Chris

allends · Post by **allends** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:48 am

yammer107 wrote:Everybody "SHHHHHHhhhhhhhh!" .....Let the article frighten away as many composers as possible, and I'll keep writing!

Good one, Chris! I'm with you!

yammer107 · Post by **yammer107** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:58 am

allends wrote:
yammer107 wrote:Everybody "SHHHHHHhhhhhhhh!" .....Let the article frighten away as many composers as possible, and I'll keep writing!
Good one, Chris! I'm with you!

Ha ha! ....its hard to get a good one in on a 10 page post Allen - so I couldent resist!

~Chris

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