TimV suggested a glossary of production music or library music terms and I thought it was a great idea.
To quote Tim:
“For example, I would like to see definitions of sting, sting out, and needle drop. (I once tried to google “sting out”, but all I got were articles about treating mosquito bites.) Someone else recently asked for a definition of trailer music.”
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No this is not about cleaning your ears out! Well maybe in a metaphoric way. Matt had mentioned “editor friendly” library tracks and MichaelL had asked for clarification. Matt’s response was:
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I think most editors would say that an easily editable track has these characteristics:
- a short intro, getting to the main idea quickly (no slow fade up)
- sticking to one emotion, idea, genre
- stays in one key (some editors like modulation, but it’s easier to edit when the music’s all in the same key
from beginning to end)
- for TV, ‘A-B-A’ is a useful format, with the last A section being a bigger version of the opening. For
longer tracks it could be ‘A-B-A-B-A’ (each time getting bigger) or ‘A-B-A-C-A’
- breaks in the music between sections, so that the editors can cut from those points to the end easily
– a nice solid, final ending, with a long ring out (there are always exceptions of course).
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Seems to me this would make for an interesting thread. Basic tips and tricks for writing library music. I have moved the comments that started this discussion to here.
Got something you want to share? Here’s the place!
I thought I would give Emmet’s library idea it’s own post as it will be easier to keep track of the comments.
One of our readers had the idea of starting a thread for those who would like to collaborate on making music. I thought it was a great idea so here’s the place to post for those who would like to do so.
