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Scoring a film to a deadline sort of comes with the job, but to do it with cameras, lights and microphones on you makes it all the more terrifying! Today, I'm attempting to write music for a 3.5 minute animation in 1 hour. In aid of the Backup Hardship Fund, this is a free-to-enter scoring competition. I'd humbly recommend you enter if you're interested in this sort of thing.
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Disclaimer: please realise that the quality of composition will be lower when done so quickly. This film is aimed to be just a bit of fun, so no haterz please! 😅
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@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

3.5 minutes of music in 1 hour - how hard can it be?? Thanks for watching. Just a bit of fun, this one, but for a great cause! Donate to the Backup Hardship Fund if you can!

@dani_da_vision 2 года назад

@Dan Keen Music - Great content! goes way above the title!! If you wont mind I would like to ask you, how and where would you recommend to start with beggining to composing for films. in terms of DAW , music libraries, plugins, keyboards and basically the get go. im working on windows so logic is not an option for me unfortunately. Hoping to hear from you ! thank you again for this video , subbed !

@cjbaker8625 2 года назад

Sweet man I would love to collaborate

@RubberTag Год назад

So cool, love it

@dietrichdietrich7763 11 месяцев назад

it was really nice to watch this to be put together

@TheCueTube 3 года назад

"Sorry if this is boring"...man this is AWESOME! Thanks so much...I'm loving it!

@johnathanbeats 2 года назад

Awesome! I was told a while back I need to be in the film scoring industry. This is really inspiring!

@renvicjack628 2 года назад

I think I know EXACTLY what i wanna do for the rest of my life after watching the first 15 minutes of this video; this is great!!!

@Viih_gn 6 месяцев назад

Me too bro.... Me too

@mikeosborn9538 3 года назад

"I've only got a few minutes left..." Let me just alter time and compose twice as quickly...Dan's Marty McFly moment!

@Bitimi 3 года назад

It's always fun to see other people's workflow. Especially because it oftentimes presents an opportunity to see how you can learn/improve! Awesome job!

@samshrimpton407 3 года назад

Great job Dan! Had this on in the background while slogging through creating a big old template. Some really nice moments in there, and the end result is far better than you give yourself credit for! Better than anything I could have done in an hour, thats for sure! Really enjoyed this format of putting yourself against the clock too, I definitely learnt quite a bit 🙂

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Thanks for watching, Sam! Really pleased you enjoyed

@samshrimpton407 3 года назад

@@DanKeenMusic You’re welcome Dan. Looking forward to the next one 🙂

@PierreVonGuersing 2 года назад

Man, this is just a 1 hour masterclass! Thank you so much for that! You are very talented.

@Pslam23JesusIsLord Год назад

I enjoyed the music. Lord Jesus Christ loves you all

@Monomorphismus 3 года назад

"Envy is the sincerest form of recognition." - Wilhelm Busch. So I think I hate this guy...

@TheCueTube 3 года назад

Haha! Let it out!

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

😘

@alberthenningsenruberg3937 2 года назад

Dan this was absolutely mindblowing to witness!! started my scoring journey half a year ago and this was one of the most informative videos i have ever found in terms of peeking behind the curtain of scoring film. thank you for this! youre so talented.

@MrAdisep 3 года назад

That was really impressive and the final result goes flawlessly with the film. I loved it. I would be very interested if you could explain what's your process to decide where are your hit points for entrance and exits and how you decide what tempo changes are needed. That would be awesome! Thanks a lot and keep doing those great videos :)

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Thank you, Adrien! I'd definitely be interested to share my rationale for this in a future film

@m4ntra272 Год назад

This is amazing! What was that flute plugin at 15:47 ? It sound beautiful

@maxrice6990 2 года назад

Very impressive for that amount of time! The composer I used to assist would set a timer and write professional-sounding queues in 30 minutes when we ran into tight production schedules. The first time I saw him do it blew my mind. When I saw 3.5 minutes of music in an hour on the video description, I assumed you were going to be doing a queue that didn't have much complexity. Expected to see lots of pads, but you scored an animated sequence with all kinds of tempo and emotion changes and a crazy chase scene. Props! Thanks for sharing!

@DeanBothaMusic 2 года назад

Man, watching your workflow is amazing. I’m an absolute noob when it comes to compositions. It’s something i always wanted to get into but never die until now. I’ve been playing guitar for 17 years and it’s exiting to start this additional chapter. Channels like yours are invaluable for people like me.💪

@jonsemble 3 года назад

What an undertaking! Nice work and bravery. I've got a question for you Dan Keen, regarding your prep to create the tempo track - I see this time you mapped the whole tempo track first before setting any music, is this your usual practice? I generally will start at the beginning and set the tempo for the first few sections and start tracking it and then continue to map the tempo as I work through the piece. I like to see how the tempo works with the specific parts I'm writing as I go but I can see that in a time crunch it may be beneficial to map the thing first and just stick to it. One needs some constraints after all, or it is too easy to get sidetracked and never finish!

@northeast9874 10 месяцев назад

this is amazing oh my god!! So for the whole composition he's slowly filling in the chords with different instruments? I heard a d major in there, every instrument used is a different note in d major?

@northeast9874 10 месяцев назад

any help would be appreciated thanks!

@Rosomyat 3 года назад

This sounds Great. My Question: how do you compare other DAWs in term of easy workflow?. Where can we find Resources of Logic pro Projects that contains Examples of Film scoring.. can you give links. Thanks 😊

@rollinhand 3 года назад

Awesome job Dan! As a hobbyist composer whose biggest struggle is getting the first note written, I appreciate any insight into someone else's composing process. I'd definitely watch you live stream this sort of stuff!!!

@james_wedlock_music 3 года назад

I think Radiohead might be in touch to talk about the last part of your music... Nice job mate, some lovely ideas in there. Quite pastoral a la Vaughan Williams.

@makeitloudr Год назад

Thanks for your posts. Amazing work, and very insightful when it comes to deciding on my first Orchestra Library. And I don't want to sound like a hater, but the final playback seems to be in mono :( Would love to hear it in stereo!

@godned74 2 года назад

Not bad . Iv been playing and writing for 33 years now with 14 of those years practicing for film score and im sitting at about an average of 3 min per hour sometimes more sometimes less depending on the complexity of the scene. Finally after 30 years Im now officially scoring for films and working on my 3rd movie now XD.

@emmanouela4330 3 года назад

18:36 omg i'm watching ur video whilst eating lunch in-between assignment compositions ( I study film music) and this is exactly what I needed to hear! My music is too blocky right now- thanks!

@FalconePhil 3 года назад

This is a great composition & about what I'd expect from an expert. I was pleased that you attacked the project almost exactly as I did (sync pts, click track, plethora of pads & ensembles, IR/convolution, the IDEAS, etc.), even though I have no score training & can't read music. The engineering is where we differ.

@falaghsepehr5504 2 года назад

Hello! Can you please tell me which piano library you are using? I really like the sound.

@DanKeenMusic 2 года назад

Keyscape by Spectrasonics

@AVDRE 3 года назад

Man this was a great watch, didn't want to skip a minute. Nice work

@BHASKAROPSWEL Год назад

Wow Great

@dafingaz 3 года назад

I can't listen. LOL. I hope to enter and don't want to be influenced by any entries. Good luck man!

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Haha, thanks mate! Looking forward to watching your score!

@dafingaz 3 года назад

@@DanKeenMusic no problem. Thank you too!! I need to lock in with it one day. Before the deadline. LOL.

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

There's still time!

@bartmuz 3 года назад

Thanx for interesting vid. regarding to 3:00 - how did U create this "MUSIC" bus for all instruments section?

@timdexter7374 3 года назад

This is so inspiring Dan! Thank you for giving us some of your time and providing a window into your creative space. Awesome!!

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Thank you for your kind words, Tim!

@princegrwl 3 года назад

amazing....the idea of sidechaining the score with SFX + Dialogue is genius. very effective tool.

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Thanks so much! I use the same technique when mixing arrangements for vocalists!

@RomainPennesComposer 3 года назад

I concur, It makes so much sense now that he said it. Thank you Dan!

@GreenHope42 3 года назад

Sidechaining makes a lot of sense. Very clever idea.

@karthiksathian2931 3 года назад

Hi Dan, this was soo good! Would you please do a video on spotting and setting the tempo points and your thought process behind that? Would be super insightful!

@digitale93 Год назад

Excellent work. Amazing! I've been searching RU-vid trying to find someone that doesn't score big-budget films. Yours was so inspiring. I found a new passion.

@StudioOrchestrations 3 года назад

Hey Dan - Bravo! Impressive and inspiring workflow. Considering adding a stopwatch to my writing time now... 😂 Well done and thanks for continuing to provide interesting and informative content. Paul

@manoarbol 3 года назад

Congratulations on everything, Dan: this video in particular (and the great music you brought to life), the content on the channel, and your sampling work with Pianobook. Keep on doing you, best wishes!!

@jacobsaucier1021 Год назад

This is awesome. Thank you for sharing with us. I was wondering if you could tell me how you started getting into this kind of work. Did you go to school or self-taught or online courses? I have always been interested in film scoring and hope someday to get into it.

@bonuebonue 3 года назад

Hi Dan, you made it wonderfully! Very interesting and impressive to see such a speed in the creation process! I tried and took me a long time to distribute my ideas in the timeline and match the timings (finally I gave up because I had passed the delivery time limit :-). And you made it in ONE HOUR!! WOW!!! Would love to see some live streams from you, I think we all can learn a lot from you! Keep the wonderful work and stay safe! Best Regards Christian

@Wyven 2 года назад

Does anyone know which program + sound libraries is he using? This sounds great surely it's none of those free VST...

@bigbruhenergygobrr 3 года назад

hello. i just wanna ask: how do you know of you are putting many elements into a piece of music? for example, the chasing scene with the dog has many different elements with their own things going on. so when you are hearing the piece, you cant really pic out lets say the flute from the Glacier piano (maybe it's just me haha). been absolutely blown away by the production by the way :D i love it

@tonymckeown1314 3 года назад

Dan, did you sketch out any of this in advance, or were you making it all up as you went along? (in which case you must be a musical genius eg. the Radiohead-esque piano part towards the end that you just pulled out of a bag ;-) )

@moresquatsmoretwats6298 3 года назад

This was SOOOOO GOOD!!! Definitely one of my favourite videos I’ve ever seen , it was super helpful and inspiring!

@Shielsproductions100 3 года назад

How do you get more RU-vid subscribers?

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Consistent uploads of consistently high quality videos

@rfischinger 2 года назад

Brilliant!

@spiffyrog Месяц назад

I'm new to music/scoring and come back to this video every couple of months and always pick up on something new. One major amateur question, though: In an instance like this, how much are you relying on a key signature or a scale? or is it mostly just feeling and what sounds right to the ear? Know that's a little broad lol.

@navidds Год назад

I'm an animator trying to get some insight on this part of production since it feels so alien and this process was amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing.

@GustavLowendahlprod Год назад

Hi! what plugins do you use for tremolo strings. and do you have any recommendations for cheap ones (around 50€)? I haven't been able to find any that isn't 500 thousand billion dollars. Great video BTW.

@steveboris6286 Год назад

I am working syncing my film and have tried for hours to pick a simple tempo to work throughout but it seems I have to tweak the tempo between cue points. Is this acceptable for orchestra play? My tempo is varying between 80 bpm to 75.7 bpm to 75.9 bpm. Will I have to supply a click track or are the difference negligible?

@ArielDranov Год назад

Thank you. Can you please recommend a plug-in for woodwind instruments? (I'm starting to learn music production for films)

@michaeld8443 Год назад

Amazing

@Musicforpets145 2 года назад

I Got into This By Accident They Contact me for my music I was thinking it's a Scam , Till they paid me for music for Tv and Radio Commercials ! Nice Job !

@NickSchiller 5 месяцев назад

Great work Dan. I really love the chasing bits of the music. So good 😃

@VicMKV 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this insight. So much to learn. Many useful techniques!

@prodmason Год назад

How did you decide on the tempo of 118.5 bpm? Were you given that information or did you decide that was best?

@dolittle6781 3 месяца назад

Will come back to watch and listen again soon. So far so good!! An interesting method of scoring a film by basically playing the parts into your DAW as opposed to the very old school pen and paper for instance. Lots of ways to get it done. Lots of things to think about at once. Could be a very stressful job. Nonetheless I like what you are doing how you are doing it and how it sounds. Bravo!

@maru6817 2 года назад

hey I was wondering if it’s allowed to use some of your scoring for my videos. I would give you credit in the description ofcourse.

@hetheringtonguitar 2 месяца назад

Very nice Job Dan ! Amazing quality and speed.

@AnymMusic 7 месяцев назад

my man made like half the score and said "still not sure what scale I'm trying to play here" 😭

@royentmedia Год назад

Wow

@thesaint7380 8 месяцев назад

This is really nice, but what i (and maye the film) was missing is some leaning back first and grasping the whole idea. Tell the story with the music, not just composing by numbers and accompanying it. In other words, i was missing some real emotion.

@CarMoves 6 месяцев назад

Nice! I would have removed the sound effects at 01:09:33 It's confusing to the ear and sounds actually like a percussion mistake in the music

@Foudyl Год назад

just woaw and the animation and the performance, thx for sharing the way to do it, 🙂

@JacqueHarper 3 года назад

Wipe the sweat off your brow and enjoy a cold beverage, you did it! Thanks for sharing your effort with us, it's great to get insight into how someone else works. One takeaway I have is that having good keyboard chops definitely makes the process faster-I often have to step enter more complicated passages. No way could I have done my version of this in one hour. I'm curious if you gave any thought to the tonality suggested by the wood block notes that are heard in the beginning? I did, and tried to use that as a home key for at least the first part of the film. Other scores submitted for the competition did not. Neither way is right or wrong, I suppose, but what are your thoughts? (Mine: when music scored over the intro clashes with those notes, I cringe :-) )

@cinematic_monkey 7 месяцев назад

Great. How did you pick the tempo? That's my biggest headache when it comes to scoring to picture.

@Rosomyat 3 года назад

Kindly please list all Kontakt library used in this project. / Any alternative ( native plugin). Thanks

@antekketna7080 Год назад

Obviously, you are skillful and talented. What DAW do you use?

@MusicFreddy 3 года назад

can you explain how you created that "Music" Bus?

@brandonlbartlett Год назад

8:00 is dangerously close to pyramid song. Beautiful progression

@gantalous Месяц назад

does anyone know how to get the movie or clip you're scoring for like he did next to the project?

@amarachidesi 3 года назад

Never would’ve imagined watching this entire one hour video, but I did... it was very cool to see your process compressed into one quick hour and creating music on the spot. Loved to see the ideas flowing and you just running with them... interestingly enough, now I know to add an intro into my music... overall, COOL!

@mr.a7898 6 месяцев назад

please I would urge if you can deconstruct this template please

@TheLibraryOfEmotions 3 года назад

Do you need an interface for your keyboard with the computer?

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Most don't if they use USB to connect to your computer. Otherwise, if your keyboard relies on a MIDI out cable, you may need an interface to receive the MIDI information on. (Most MIDI keyboards use USB these days)

@joshgiesbrecht 9 месяцев назад

Incredible video man. Can't believe we're getting this for free. Learned so much, appreciate you time and effort. And what a great piece of music as well! Can't wait to try my hand at this.

@raffaelem2005 11 месяцев назад

I’d love to know what string plugin that is used for the melody

@therealtgvenom 2 года назад

I have 2 questions for you. 1. Can you use just one DAW as a film composer and have a midi keyboard as your main and only source of making music scores? I mean Logic has some really realistic sounds. I can only play the keyboard so what do you think of this? 2. Can you use your stage name as a film or video game composer or do you must use your real name whenever you're credited. I'm trying to sell a brand as well as being a film or video game composer

@DanKeenMusic 2 года назад

1. Absolutely. I’d recommend Cubase or Logic for this. A lot of film composers work in this way, using a new project file for each musical cue in the film 2. I don’t think that really matters. Companies like Bleeding Fingers Music are frequently credited just like that on TV credits, but on a deeper level on PRS / Discogs the actual person’s name will be credited as composer for the work

@haqaru4056 5 месяцев назад

18:54 mans though someone was knocking lmao

@emreakdeniz5930 3 года назад

Great work dan! You've definetely give me some ideas for my score ^^ Btw I would absolutely watch your livestreams on twitch etc.

@rxmexaf7456 3 года назад

any way we could get that short film to practice film scoring?

@martinsilence Год назад

Great performance. Keep going and shine bright 👌😎

@raghavandarjun Год назад

Hey ! it will be great if u can tell us the kontakt libraries used

@bojanzdolsek63 Год назад

harry potter composing ... magic ... love it.

@bryfryable 2 года назад

Cool stuff! And where do you get all those instruments?

@katecosettevocals 2 года назад

Oh my god this was AMAZING. I got chills so many times, your talent is incredible and your score was absolutely exceptional. You are so so so very talented, and please make more of these! I subbed!! 😁

@simonalzate4203 3 года назад

Hey Dan, what an amazing work. I have a question. How do you spot the points of the film that you want to focus? Only making tempo changes? Greats from Colombia :D

@dunkfall 2 года назад

Amazing job man - can definitely hear some Radiohead influence in that main motif that comes through more clearly in the naked piano part around 56mins for sure - that’s never a bad thing though. 😜 It’d be great to see you do a post talk through/ breakdown of parts of the process here so you’re not having to think about explaining why, how and what when you’re in the creative zone and under a hectic time restraint! Will definitely watch more of your content - impressive!

@samueltsarenko943 2 года назад

Awesome video thanks for posting

@petermazur2520 5 месяцев назад

If I learned one thing from this, it is that dynamics is emotion

@E.R.U.42 8 месяцев назад

Well done!

@WW_Studios 2 года назад

This is REALLY cool! And like that you used Spring as the film :D

@boogeymanbeats5440 3 года назад

Btw what midi keyboard are you using?

@alfianwinata8888 3 года назад

how can i get the free material movie for scoring practice by the way ?

@kobecanniere4691 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this one! You’re an amazing musician... Don’t know if you ‘have’ to do this sort of thing in a livestream, since this is more or less the same... But keep going! Very inspirational 😉

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

Thanks, Kobe, you're too kind! I only mention livestreams as viewers can interact with me and have an effect on what happens next in the piece, but not for everyone

@MAGAGODARK 3 года назад

Very enlightening. Very talented. A great example of massive amount of layering without becoming muddy.

@blackchisel97 2 года назад

Watching your workflow kept me on the edge of a seat till the end. Very inspiring and I'd certainly welcome more videos of that kind from you. Awesome!

@PD3Music Год назад

wow! superb! thank you so much!

@Nandelon 2 года назад

Absolutely great. Thanks

@lh2227 2 года назад

Thank you very much Dan for this video! Very informative and helpful! Great composition, I love it! I think it really serves the narrative of the movie...

@MrEMann Год назад

This was so amazing to watch. I learned so much, including how important it is to have a mastery of your daw. Your work flow was very impressive. I tend to get bogged down in the technical process and then the musical inspiration gets lost. Thank you so much!

@jenstornell 9 месяцев назад

You very much remind me of a guy at Spitfire.

@ScribblebytesWorldwide 2 года назад

Yes, rip that curtain off the wall!

@raffaelem2005 11 месяцев назад

What place did you get from this score

@TheLibraryOfEmotions 3 года назад

Hi Dan, which keyboard you are using? How to pick a keyboard that's for film scoring?

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

This here is an M-Audio Axiom 49. It was supposed to be temporary but I really like it and it has good sensitivity. Here’s what I’d look for in a keyboard though: - must be semi/fully weighted - must have at least 3 faders for midi programming (the longer the better) - ideally fully sized but minimum 49 keys

@TheLibraryOfEmotions 3 года назад

@@DanKeenMusic Thank you for your help Dan, faders are the square buttons on the keyboard right? So you are saying at least three areas of button on a keyboard?

@DanKeenMusic 3 года назад

In this video I was using a separate faderbank with my left hand. You slide them up and down to affect the dynamics or volume of your instrument. You might find my episode on Faderbanks in my series The Basics to be useful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pqjxuG8CoCQ.html