'The Sound of Story' for Vertigo Magazine

'The Sound of Story' for Vertigo Magazine

I am very much of the persuasion that ‘less is more’ as far as film music is concerned. I like first the simplicity of the image, the empty frame that is filled with light, with movement or stillness, the quiet hum of a fridge, voices whispering, the distant sound of a school playground, the purposefulness of place and personality that sound, dialogue and image give. Upon this one can lightly paint in musical notes or, if it requires, a huge splash of brass or a ragtime piano, but I find it helpful to start with the naked image and sync sound of a rough cut: to think of music as one
element that can be added, rather than coming to a film with the attitude ‘how can my music fit this?’ ...

You can read the continuation of my article for Vertigo magazine (Vol 2 No 4) on composing music for film at the following link:

http://www.vertigomagazine.org/showarticle.php?sel=bac&siz=1&id=533