Key Changes in a song
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Key Changes in a song
Came across this article some my find interesting
https://tedium.co/2022/11/09/the-death- ... key-change
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Key changes are a no-no for Sync
I included one in one of my very first Forwards and when a library got in touch they said it was very unusal and to maybe not do it in future. Generally it makes your track difficult to transition to the next thing if you havea key change
I included one in one of my very first Forwards and when a library got in touch they said it was very unusal and to maybe not do it in future. Generally it makes your track difficult to transition to the next thing if you havea key change
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I had also always heard not to modulate in a cue. But what's interesting is a recent brief included references (actual music library production cues) that had key changes. So I emailed the head screener about this. He said it wouldn't disqualify a cue from being forwarded if the cue meet all the other criteria. So although it's not something to plan on, changing keys is at least an option.
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changing keys is not recommended because of how music is used - it is cut up and spliced together. Maybe they want a bit of verse 1 flowing into the final chorus for a big finish but they can't do that because of a key change, for example. Not saying you can't, but anything that limits the viability / usability of the track isn't recommended.
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Don't forget that there's more than one hoop to jump through here. 1-get the track forwarded, 2-get an offer to sign it the library, 3-have it selected by a show editor. Why risk stumbling at any of these stages by including a risky key change (which shouldn't be necessary anyway if you make the track sufficiently interesting)?PaulyB wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:01 amI had also always heard not to modulate in a cue. But what's interesting is a recent brief included references (actual music library production cues) that had key changes. So I emailed the head screener about this. He said it wouldn't disqualify a cue from being forwarded if the cue meet all the other criteria. So although it's not something to plan on, changing keys is at least an option.
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As been said already by others above. Just don't do it. Period. Create a piece of music that appeals to the widest possible range of sync opps.
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Great to find an article on this topic.soccer random
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Key change means mood change. The music supe in most cases will choose a different cue for the new emotion, so no need to introduce a new emotion in a cue UNLESS specifically stated.
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Can often be true that a modulation changes the mood but not always. But the most important reason is the editor can no longer slice and dice pieces as needed such some from the A section and then some from the end. Sliding your button ending over someplace to end the cue early (maybe after 15, 20, 40 secs, etc) is very common, for example.
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