In this excerpt from Soundfly's in-depth course, Intro to Scoring for Film & TV, we attempt to squeeze 130 years of film and music history into just 18 minutes! Keep learning at https://soundfly.com/courses/intro-to...

Intro to Scoring for Film & TV is hosted by composer and Soundfly founder Ian Temple and features interviews with some amazing film and TV scorers, including Emmy-nominee Amanda Jones (Black Lady Sketch Show, Home), Oscar-nominee Gary Yershon (Mr. Turner, Peterloo), as well as Hollywood composers Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Kung Fu), Ian Hultquist and Drum & Lace (Dickinson), and Andrew Orkin (Save Yourselves!, The Next Thing You Eat).

In the course, we'll walk you through you everything you need to know to start scoring to picture, from how to compose your first demo to how to navigate the industry. You'll come away with the knowledge, wherewithal, and skills to start building your own portfolio, as well as clear next steps for how to go out and tackle your first job in the industry. Are you ready to get writing? Preview the course for free today at: https://soundfly.com/courses/intro-to...

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Suggested reading and references:

Mervyn Cooke, "A History of Film Music" — https://www.amazon.com/History-Film-M...

"Max Steiner, Hollywood Composer, talks to Tony Thomas, Pt 1" —    • Max Steiner, Hollywood Composer, talk...  

"Photoplay Music," The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra — http://mont-alto.com/PhotoplayMusic.html

Allyson Hobbs, "A Hundred Years Later, 'The Birth of a Nation' Hasn't Gone Away," The New Yorker — https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cul...

"The Barrons: Forgotten Pioneers of Electronic Music," NPR. — https://www.npr.org/2005/02/07/448684...

Rodney Saur, "Photoplay Music: A Reusable Repertory for Silent Film Scoring 1914-1929," American Music Research Center Journal — https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/sites/d...

Royal S. Brown, "An Interview with Bernard Herrmann" — http://www.bernardherrmann.org/articl...

Ransom Wilson, "A Brief History of Film Music," Redlands Symphony — https://www.redlandssymphony.com/arti...

Davo McConville, "John Carpenter Talks About Composing the Terrifying Scores to His Films," Vice — https://www.vice.com/en/article/rg3k4...

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