Question | S060919NA and similar listings-Length

[aubreyz]

Quote:Moody, atmospheric NEW AGE INSTRUMENTALS [no vocals] in all tempos sought by President of Music Library/Publishing Company for potential placement in Reality Shows on TV... Most of what I currently score is either to existing video edits, or a pretty complete storyboard. I have a couple of tracks I’ll be finishing this weekend for this listing. There is a good thread on this listing about the “style”, but I need some help in the form category for this and other similar library listings. The two main questions are:1. How long of a cut is preferred?2. Do you compose with potential video edits in mind, or do you compose sections with different flavors expecting the music to be edited as needed?--- to clarify what I mean, for a :30 TV spot for instance, I will normally “change gears” at least twice for variety and pacing, so there might be one phrase of a theme, a b version of that phrase, and then either a revisit to the primary theme, a climax, stop, or maybe even another theme. For a listing like this, are they looking for more congruent sections that will fit together when edited for tighter video cuts, or more variety initially? Should I compose to fit the flow of a typical edited scene, or go ahead and develop the themes longer?Thanks for any insight from those who have more experience in this area than me.Aub

[matto]

Quote:Quote:Moody, atmospheric NEW AGE INSTRUMENTALS [no vocals] in all tempos sought by President of Music Library/Publishing Company for potential placement in Reality Shows on TV... Most of what I currently score is either to existing video edits, or a pretty complete storyboard. I have a couple of tracks I’ll be finishing this weekend for this listing. There is a good thread on this listing about the “style”, but I need some help in the form category for this and other similar library listings. The two main questions are:1. How long of a cut is preferred?2. Do you compose with potential video edits in mind, or do you compose sections with different flavors expecting the music to be edited as needed?--- to clarify what I mean, for a :30 TV spot for instance, I will normally “change gears” at least twice for variety and pacing, so there might be one phrase of a theme, a b version of that phrase, and then either a revisit to the primary theme, a climax, stop, or maybe even another theme. For a listing like this, are they looking for more congruent sections that will fit together when edited for tighter video cuts, or more variety initially? Should I compose to fit the flow of a typical edited scene, or go ahead and develop the themes longer?Thanks for any insight from those who have more experience in this area than me.AubHi,1- typically 1-3 minutes unless otherwise specified2- they normally don't like cuts with "mood swings", in other words the mood and tempo of the song should be consistent throughout. Normally some kind of ABAB type thing (in the most general sense) works well. Think more background "songs" (even though w/o vocals) than "jingle". Also, for libraries, you want to write pieces that work on their own, even though they will end up as bg music. Formally, I think it's better to think of it as writing a cut for a New Age album than scoring to (imaginery) picture, in other words a form/structure that works stand alone as opposed to what you'd write when the structure is dictated by picture.Does this make any sense?matto

[aubreyz]

Quote:Does this make any sense?mattoPerfect sense. That pretty much nails my question though I would certainly welcome other inputs.I'll let my themes develop naturally, rather than "pre" editing... thus a more complete stand alone piece. Thanks!