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"isn't classically trained and has the musical talent of a banana" me: looks over at nearby banana, then back at the video me: gives nod of respect to banana
As a classically trained musician and a teacher of several instruments, as well as theory and composition, you saying you have the musical talent of a banana is LAUGHABLE. You have practiced your craft and shown that hard work can up your talent to the stratosphere. Keep up the excellent work!
A lot of people want to buy the Hans Zimmer masterclass but they dont understand that we could learn way more from you than with him, being the biggest isn't necessary being the best teacher. Thx for all this dope content that you give here to the world, if you want to make orchestral music there is no excuse at all.
Sheadz “being the biggest isn’t necessary being the best teacher” oh my goodness is this true... definitely not on the same level as your example of Hans Zimmer, but there are SO many people who are college professors, because they’re great at research and at their occupation. But as teachers, they are HORRIBLE.
Well I would say the masterclass has a totally different focus. It’s not about how to write music with sample libraries as a bloody beginner and also not about how to orchestrate things. It’s aimed to the fundamental concepts of film scoring, how to describe a scene, how to create suitable emotions, working with a director etc... this masterclass expects that you know already the basic fundamentals :)
I can say a thing or two about the Masterclass course (and also Deadmouse, Danny Elfman and Timbaland classes). Masterclass is good in general, but you will not learn any specific topis there. It's awesome to listen to it before sleep or in a plane / bus / train. It's more like a "how it is to be a great composer" class. I guess most of the masterclasses are like that (I own a yearly subscription so I checked out most of them already). I would still recommend it but... hmmm... just to get motivated. If you want some specifics like "what plugins sound good" or "how to create an interesting arrangement" - stick to Alex's tutorials :).
I appreciate it! However, as someone who's interested in seeing everyone grow, I encourage you to try to learn as possible from as many good sources as possible. I'm quite aware that HZ's masterclass isn't that technical, but I believe there might be some things he says that might be super valuable for you nonetheless maybe!
@@AlexMoukala Exactly my point :). I didn't want to discourage anyone from taking HZ's Masterclass or Danny Elfman's - those are really valuable, just not technical at all.
I’ve only just discovered you and you have inspired me greatly like no one else man. NEVER stop doing what you do now. Generations of composers will rise because of you.
Gotta get out there and hustle man. I saved for a few months to get my new Macbook pro. And that was when I first began. Now I need a real rig! So it's time to hustle and flow again. Get those monies up!
Alex I can't really put in words how much inspiration you are giving me, I'm so stocked on getting back on this journey in about 22 days and I always find myself watching your videos again and again, I'm amazed by your music and honestly your a big inspiration to me. I genuinely believe in myself now when it comes to music, I believe I can grow to make amazing music and I'm not sure if I would be on this journey without you. I have written stuff before and I just want to say thanks for everything ❤.
Memes aside, you can absolutely try it. Even on a toaster. I started out using Garage Band on an iPod 4th gen. Music production is so accessible nowadays it's actually pretty amazing.
léo bro so you were just copy and pasting an overused joke that’s put on every video game video ever? Let’s not even talk about how it doesn’t even fit with the situation.
Sometimes it is not the complexities of the arrangement that brings out the beauty and contrast in the melody, but the skill off arranging simple vs complex patterns to come out with something unique and beautiful. Sometimes a single instrument will sound better than whole orchestra when arranged properly at the right time and right place. Thank for such a beautiful and valuable tutorials. You are helping me a lot.
Loved the progression to Jedi level. What a great reimagining of the Star Wars themes! I especially love how you drew attention to the way horns can really broaden and warm up the feeling of the music.
That's the thing about being a creative these days. Odds are that if you have something you want to make and the time to dedicate to practicing and refining your idea, you can probably do it for either a very low cost or absolutely free in your own bedroom. Wanna write music? FL Studio has a free trial with very few limitations and is incredibly easy to use. Wanna make a game? Unity is totally free to use and has thousands of resources online to help you, not to mention discord groups and reddit. There's also Unreal Engine and Godot, which are both also completely free to use. Wanna make beautiful artwork? Krita is a totally free, professional-grade drawing program. Wanna make amazing 3D environments or even your own movie? Blender is completely free with no limitations and is on-par or even better than the industry standard, Maya, which costs thousands of dollars a year and even includes features like 3D sculpting and 2D animation. Having trouble with something? There are millions of RU-vid videos, online resources, articles, and many friendly people who want to help you. If there's something that you want to do, just do it. There's very little holding you back except your own unwillingness to grow and evolve. You can do it. I believe in you~!
I have insane ability to grasp concepts and apply them well. I’ve been told I’m really good at things with very little practice. However I have ADHD and it’s impossible to get anything done... which is frustrating. So people, don’t be lazy if you can choose not to. You have no idea how good you have it if you have a normal functioning brain.
I can't dismiss the value of learning music theory. If you want to start somewhere, starting to learn both music theory and music production is very helpful. Without classical music training music theory, you are at best a very talented producer but with many limitations. Regarding composition, I feel like it is similar to relying on free sound libraries and not investing into quality resources. If you can take the classical compositional route, I very highly recommend you take it and not dismiss it.
I don't dismiss it either, nor do I glorify it: I understand the study of music theory to be just one of many paths a person can take to learn how to make music. Definitely not the only one. Jacob Collier isn't huge on theory either, and he's one of the biggest musicians who ever lived, especially for his age. (twitter.com/jacobcollier/status/1215772619372400640?lang=en)
@@AlexMoukala Music theory becomes essential especially when you are trying to have your music performed live, and need to communicate your music to musicians so that they can play it, and so that musicians can communicate to you as the composer. And so that you can have your music written in a manner that is understandable to instrumentalists, and if you are going to sell music books containing your pieces so they last longer than just the immediate generation. And understanding how music sound developed and evolved through eras to create a relative accumulation of what we see now, is important if you are wanting to increase your versatility beyond cinematic-inspired pieces, and stretch out into different styles, or draw from different compositional components when one lacks inspiration. Without music theory, the creator relies very heavily on a narrow creative pool of music that he has been exposed to via media and more popular forums. And, of course, I'm not going to deny a talented composer when I see one, but even then, you can always tell when a composer is lacking in formal musical discipline the more you listen to them. Most musicians aren't Jacob Collier, and the vast majority will need to pick up music theory if they want to enhance their musical capabilities.
@@1BLiViON1 music theory is not the only way to analyse or understand the compositions of the past. It is one of the many ways to do so. For when it is needed, in terms of writing sheet music for an audience etc., one can delegate that work to someone else. I'm not discouraging people from studying it, but I don't understand the idea of discouraging people to explore whatever avenue of learning works best for them instead, like it's so commonly done in this kind of conversation.
This 2.37 min long video totally convinced me, subscribed straight away. I can't wait to learn from you and incorporate that knowledge into my music. Thank you!
That’s awesome mate, I’m still learning myself and videos like this on RU-vid help a lot to see people progress and in turn helps me believe that I can also improve 🙂
Why isn't Alex famous than he could?People really needs to know his skills and tutorials.One of the best teacher in RU-vid.Your contents helped me a lot.
This is exactly how it is fun to compose music. Good sounds and fantastic diversity and possibilities to work with instruments. Great video 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Great video! I never did music before, but somehow i suddenly got the feeling to do it. Downloaded fl studio demo last November and got addicted right away. I bought the Producer edition 1 week later and make Music every day since then. I Just love it and even though my music is far away from being perfect it sounds pretty good already. Music gives me so much. I'm extremly balanced, e.g. in work situations that have been really tough i don't have stress anymore like i had before i started to do music. Everybody who isn't sure yet: Just do yet, it will be one of the best decisions in your life!!
Damn dood, I just quit studying sound design, even though I was almost finished and this video just straight up catapulted my motivation from episode lll to episode lV.
It's funny, at the very moment you write " the notes are accurate" at 10 seconds, one of the note is actually not lol you are using the root instead of the 5th, it's juste a single note but makes a difference, I'm sure you can spot it:) This is not offensive in any way, I love your work, this arrangement is awesome!!
Just entered the comment section to say the exact same thing. It's funny that so so many people makes that very mistake, I don't know exactly why... :)
@Mallory Moore If you play a note on the piano with your right thumb, that's the root, and the note that your right pinky sits on is the 5th (very roughly speaking.)
As a musically trained individual, though you don't have to be musically talented to use FLstudio, you have to be damn talented to make it sound good. Great job.
I will not pay big money for music classes. I'm learning a lot from this channel. I go through the videos sniffing, hungry for more. The rest, I read up from books and articles.
Every source of knowledge will give different kind of value. As long as you keep learning and keep practicing, you're golden. I only recommend courses if you want faster results and a more guided process, otherwise, like you said, there's lots of resources on the internet!
@@AlexMoukala You're absolutely right. And I didn't mean to touch the kinds of courses you are recommending. I am an alumnus of a university and I know how much a given semester costs, hence my "big money" comment. I've checked out some of the Evenant courses and not only will I take advantage of those if and when the need arsises, I'd also recommend those to anyone else. But the big money institutions for music, if you have the heart for music, are just a waste of money in my opinion.
The timing of this seems important to me personally. I've tried messing around with making music, and I feel like I can't do it. But I've been thinking, maybe I should take a class on it, since I'm terrible at learning things by myself if it's not programming or video games. It's like the universe is agreeing with me. "Yeah, you need to take a class my dude. You can do it if you do that."
I got inspired to start making music by a dude who fused orchestra and dubstep, name's Xtrullor. I find myself really wanting to do it, but not having money to spend + low computer specs anyway + not having much knowledge on music theory + lack of dedication = uhhh...
@@venturer9400 You could save up for a better computer! I'm planning on building one sometime this year. My current one is a 2.5ghz quadcore that's like 10 years old, haha. It's possible to work with a computer with low specs somewhat. I think Alex even has a video where he goes over how you can make FL Studio work better with low specs.
I recently found your channel and just wanted to say, thanks for your awesome tutorials. I've learned a lot from watching you and you've inspired me to get back into composing.
Just stumbled upon your channel by chance and omg so glad I did :D. It's really really really useful to see how others envision the structure and composition of the music. Also I appreciate you putting the libraries you use in the description. :) Excellent work.
Okay so this just blew my mind... !! I’ve decided to take up RU-vid more regularly but I’m faced with the challenge of composing music for my videos. And now THIS!!! Instant subscribe bro, can’t wait to learn from you. Peace ✌️!
Well said - "just keep practicing"! I'm immensely grateful for the opportunities to compose in a classical or cinematic style now afforded to us but how inexpensive gear, libraries and tuition has become. Loved the last section (using the main theme). I'll have to look at what is happening there melodically/modally because it adds a very alien/natural vibe!
While I understand the "idea" behind this (and good work btw!), for new composers, I would be very weary of the "more is more" approach to orchestration. Even Williams himself has some very "thin" arrangements of some pretty amazing music. The original Force Suite theme's main melody is just a french horn over some pedal tone trem strings. The incredibly "large" and "intense" beginning to the Battle of Hoth is literally just a piano, and then eventually some low brass. Orchestration and arrangement can be looked at like sculpture... it's more about removing what you DON'T need and using what's there to its biggest potential.
