The Reel World

Name: The Reel World
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd
SKU: 9781538150498
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Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games

By Jeff Rona

Series: Music Pro Guides

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The Reel World by Jeff Rona offers a comprehensive and updated guide to the art and business of composing music for film, television, and video games. Featuring interviews with renowned composers like John Williams and Hans Zimmer, it delves into the creative process, technology essentials, and career insights. Readers learn about musical aesthetics, studio design, synchronisation, and industry navigation, making it an indispensable resource for aspiring composers.
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This book is ideal for aspiring and established composers interested in scoring for film, TV, and video games, as well as those curious about the creative and technical aspects of the music industry.

This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and-unique to this edition-video games. It addresses a wide range of topics including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspec...

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This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and—unique to this third edition—video games. Industry expert Jeff Rona addresses a wide range of topics, including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspects.

It is packed with interviews with the most influential film, television, and video game composers, along with music editors, music supervisors, agents, contractors, and studio executives. Packed with insider’s tips, the book also advises on how to nurture positive relationships within your creative team and business contacts.

Includes interviews with John Williams, Carter Burwell, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Mark Isham, Basil Poledouris, Ludwig Göransson, Marc Shaiman, John Powell, Wendy and Lisa, Joseph Trapanese, and Michael Giacchino. The book addresses:

The Creative Process
Making good musical choices
The psychology of a good score
Continuity and contrast, economy and musicality
The importance of styles

Technology
The best gear for film, TV and video game scoring
Home studio design
Synchronization
Mixing for film, TV and video game scoring

Career
Getting started
Industry politics
Demoing and finances

For the aspiring film, TV or video game composer, The Reel World is a veritable cornucopia of useful information for pursuing scoring to picture as a career.

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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

James Newton Howard calls it "an invaluable resource" for film music makers. Robert Kraft, former president of 20th Century Fox Music, praises it as "timely and useful," while Peter Golub, director of the Sundance Film Music Program, describes it as a "must" that balances nuts-and-bolts advice with big-picture thinking.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781538150498

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: 100 b/w illustrations; 25 b/w photos; 1 textbox

Contributors:

Foreword by Peter Golub

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 894g

Pages: 426

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About the Author

Jeff Rona is an accomplished and award-winning contemporary composer for film, TV, and video games, as well as a recording artist and producer. He has scored dozens of film and television projects with legendary filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-wai, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Mark Pellington, Stephen Hopkins, Jonathan Demme, Frank Darabont, and many others. Rona's music appears in numerous Oscar, Peabody, BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning projects, in addition to countless film festival honors around the world. He is a recipient of several ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards and the Hollywood Music in Media Award.