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A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FROM SAMPLED MOCK-UP TO ORCHESTRAL RECORDING

Everything you need to know to get up and running scoring films, in 5 fun hours of video tutorials. Emmy-nominated composer Guy Michelmore walks you through each stage of the process from the first MIDI mockup, right through to the final recording session with a live orchestra.

Please note: This course is part of our older catalogue, so may contain some dated references to technology and trends. However, the majority of the content is timeless advice that’s as relevant today as it's always been.

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LEARN to WRITE FOR REAL instruments

Learn the process from scoring your demo in your DAW, all the way to recording the piece with a live film orchestra. Award-winning composer, Guy Michelmore, takes you through each step of the process, including how to treat sampled instruments as if they were real instruments, orchestrating your parts for live players, and preparing for a live orchestral recording session.

Tidying up pre-recorded audio ready for a studio recording.

How to write a great sounding sampled mock-up that translates well to live players.

Learn how to develop your ideas from scratch, and to recognise when things are not working.

Getting out into the working world and finding specific market opportunities.

Pitching yourself to clients.

How to plan out your own career.

COURSE STRUCTURE

DAY 1 – PART 1

This is how the day in the life of a working composer often begins. A hot beverage, a cheery sense of optimism and absolutely no idea what he or she is about to write. It seems daunting but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn to do it too!

DAY 1 – PART 2

Learn how to prepare your project for orchestration and the often overlooked files you must include.

DAY 2: ORCHESTRATION

What is copyright, how to use it to make money, and how to avoid being sued.

DAY 3 – THE LIVE SESSION

Learn about royalties, where they come from, and how you collect them.

DAY 5 – MIXING THE RECORDING

Techniques and tips for finding work opportunities and starting your career.

YOUR EXPERT INSTRUCTOR

Guy Michelmore is a multi award-winning film, games and television composer whose clients include Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate and dozens of major TV networks around the world. He is best known for his work with Marvel on eight animated feature films including Ultimate Avengers and Thor, as well as hundreds of episodes of television including Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armoured Adventures, Hulk and many more. His unique and accessible style has made him a popular YouTuber with over 300,000 subscribers.

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"Finally I've found a course where I can see the whole process — I really love it."

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you are thinking about taking the course, there are some requirements you may want to consider. Here are the most frequently asked student questions to help you to assess whether the course is right for you.

You will need a machine capable of handling sampled instruments and video simultaneously. We recommend at least a quad-core computer with 16GBs of RAM. The techniques are still transferable to any modern machine. As long as your processor is up to scratch, your only limit to how many instruments you can load is how much RAM you have installed.

We also recommend a MIDI keyboard, as well as monitoring headphones or speakers.

The latest Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) capable of importing video files. We would recommend:

Cubase 10 or later
Logic Pro X
Pro Tools
Digital Performer 9 or later
Reaper
FL Studio 12 or later
Ableton Live.

Sample libraries are a must-have for the course. There are countless libraries to choose from, many of them capable of high-quality demos.

Here are some sample library suppliers that we recommend but there are many more:

East West Composer Cloud
Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition
Spitfire Audio
8Dio
Heavyocity
Native Instruments

Here is a possible selection that we recommend but there are many more:

East West Quantum Leap – Symphonic Orchestra Gold
VSL Special Edition
8Dio – Adagietto
Heavyocity – Damage
Soundiron – Emotional Piano

have a question? contact us

Need some advice? Or just want to talk music? We’re always here to lend a professional ear.

contact@thinkspace.ac.uk

+44 (0)1243 256049

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