The New Era of Scoring Films
Today’s film industry is fast paced, and profit driven. Budgets are often burst without flinching an eye, and many times a budget never actually existed to begin with. If you are a film maker, director, or producer, keep reading for innovative options for score your film on a budget,
Before a producer starts slashing production costs he or she should take the following into consideration; One area that should never be compromised is the Soundtrack and score to the film. The quality of the underlying music can often be the success or downfall of the movie. Need an example? Let’s take the case of the 1985 classic ‘Back to the Future.’ Director Robert Zemeckis had already begun down the path of the Sci-Fi minimalistic score when composer Alan Silvestri stepped in and brought in a much grander and bigger quality to the scenes through large dramatic orchestrations. The director still credits the score for bringing the 80’s smash hit to life.
In this era of the independent film, it almost always unrealistic to hire the services of full-out composer like Alan Silvestri. Many film makers are turning to smaller budget audio to bridge the gap when their pocketbooks won’t afford them otherwise. Still, the quality does not have to be sacrificed.
NEW OPTIONS FOR TODAY
Today’s Film Maker has the option of finding quality music of all styles in various places around the internet. An excellent example of available music scores for film can be found with Boxed Score Music. They offer a new perspective on the industry; the scores are offered in collections and each collection contains tracks that are relevant to it’s corresponding theme. Need dramatic orchestral tracks for an epic film? Cruise the Action/Adventure Category and you’ll find it. Have an offbeat, artsy film in the vein of the ‘Royal Tenenbaums’ or ‘Eternal Sunshine’? A service like Boxed Score has it. Most collections are prearranged, but in the past they’ve been able to quote on a custom score via their ‘contact us’ form.
As film maker and musician myself, I’ve searched around and found that services like this are superior in cost and quality both. I highly recommend that you to check out the site if you are on a tight budget with little time.
So whether you are a aspiring film producer or a high dollar experienced big-wig in the industry, save your budget for something else. You can now get high quality film music without breaking the bank.
That’s all for now. Keep Making Movies!