# Film scoring/Other moods from delicate rhythm

* Interesting examples by FIREborn: Fear.ogg ---- Sad.ogg ---- Tired.ogg ---- Surprise.ogg ---- Joy.ogg ---- Fast like the wind.ogg.
This school is:
Narrative film production - Wikiversity Film School and School of Music - Wikiversity Film School
This course is:
Film scoring
The pages in the course is:
Introduction to film scoring
Create the sound of fear from a single note
Create other moods from a single note
Create the sound of joy using a delicate rhythm
Create other moods from delicate rhythms ← You are here!
Quiz: Music which tells a story
Create a mood with a melody
Create a story with a melody
Quiz: The Spy Story - Who is who?
DVD-Video: Scoring your first scene - The Promotion
Create four motifs - Mama, papa, baby, and Goldie
Create continuity with a single motif
Foreground / Background music - soft vs. loud
Quiz: Watch a short movie - George Lucas In Love
DVD-Video: What is a "Spotting Session"? - Only A Dream
DVD-Video: Write two musical cues for Home Wrecker
More musical theory
Butchering Midi - The starwars theme
DVD-Video: How would you score Green Tea Smoothie ?
DVD-Video: Write a film score for Blindman's Bluff
Write a film score for Seduced by the Dark Side! :
* Moods created from delicate rhythms
* Analysis of this exercise
* This seems trivial
* Creating the sound of joy and other sounds with delicate rhythms might seem very simple, almost trivial. But it is very important.
* The secret is this kind of music can be played softly in the background of a conversation without interfering with the conversation. There is very little music that can be played during a conversation. This is one of the few kinds; single notes being the other.
* When played softly, this music brings an energy to the spoken words... without being obvious or distracting.
* It is just a simple trick. But it a very useful trick.
* Try some more
* So now, try creating more moods with delicate rhythms!
* Additional moods from delicate rhythms
* Other delicate rhythms for extra credit
* Can you think of other moods that can be created with very delicate, repeating rhythms?
* Moving fast like the wind
* Falling from great heights
* Floating along with the wind or down the river
* Almost anything with a long and steady movement
* 3 to 6 seconds!
* Earn more points
* So earn more points by creating more moods with very delicate rhythms.
* Which is more important? Delicate rhythms with transition music?
* Do the math!
* Transitions vs. delicate rhythms
* Transitions are another kind of music in movies. Many people think that transitions are more important than delicate background rhythms. Wrong!
* Let's look a the math.
* 30 to 1 ratio
* The average scene in a motion picture is 3 minutes long.
* The longest edit in a motion pictures is usually 6 seconds.
* That means the mood can change 30 times each scene.
* That means you can create moods with single notes or delicate rhythms 30 times each scene.
* There is only one (1) transition per scene. That is a 30 to 1 ratio in favor of delicate rhythms and single notes.
* Conclusion
* Therefore, transitions are not much help creating the mood for a scene.
* Completed Homework Assignments - Other moods created with delicate rhythms
* Examples of delicate rhythms sounds which create a mood for the course on film scoring for musicians
* Orsanct has completed this assignment. July 22, 2007
* From Oregon, Orsanct sent me the sound of joy which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.
* From Oregon, Orsanct sent me the sound of floating which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.
* From Oregon, Orsanct sent me the sound of falling which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.
* TBOL3 has completed this assignment. August 27, 2007
* TBOL3 sent me the sound of Quick Steps which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.
* TBOL3 sent me the sound of Battle which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.
* TBOL3 sent me the sound of Hyper which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.
* Blueygh2 has completed this assignment. September 3, 2007
* The sound of Depressed was created in Sibelius 4 using Garritan Personal Orchestra sound library. clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Hero was created in Sibelius 4 using Garritan Personal Orchestra sound library. clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* Joe Mac has completed part of this assignment. This is played by hand on midi controller, using GarageBand synth texture "skye breath." Master setting: ambient basic. September 16, 2007
* The sound of Falling (leaves in the wind, money out the window, etc.) is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* FIREborn has completed part of this assignment using Propellerheads Reason 3.0 - November 05, 2007
* The sound of Fast like the wind is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Born in orbit is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played really softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Like a baby is a repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 4 points.
* Sowens has completed part of this assignment using Finale with the Garritan personal orchestra. - November 7, 2007
* The sound of falling is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of running is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played really softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of waiting is a repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 4 points.
* Tiego Louis Zontag (Zon) has completed part of this assignment using Finale with the Garritan personal orchestra. - December 13, 2007
* The sound of Vibra water is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Picolo Discord is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played really softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Piano Suspense is a repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Harp Dreams is a repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* Ben Henderson (Cubinoid) has created the sound of stardust using celesta. - February 23, 2008
* I used Logic Pro, and Vienna.
* I used track automation to provide a fade into the sound, and out again and panned the celesta from one side to the other. I used a stereo reverb to make the give the sound a chance to appear in a stereo space.
* The sound of Stardust is a soft repeating rhythm. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* Robert Hall) has completed part of this assignment using Sibelius 4. - March 4, 2008
* The sound of Falling is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Floating is a rapidly repeating rhythm which played really softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* The sound of Wind is a repeating rhythm which played softly can be placed behind dialog. Clicking here to listen. 10 points.
* Completed Film Scoring assignment - Creating other moods from a delicate rhythm
* May 17, 2008
* Tonto Silver has created this assignment.
* Magic harp.