Advanced Techniques for Film Scoring (Book and CD) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was excited by the description of this book but disappointed by it's contents. The techniques are totally outdated. It goes on at length about analog recording technique which is nearly inapplicable to the beginning composer. Not recommended except as a minor resource for your library. Buy "The Guide to MIDI Orchestration" by Gilreath or the Jeff Rona Film Scoring book and the general orchestraion books by Adler and Blatter first.

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Earle Hagen has written an excellent sequel to his sensational best-seller Scoring for Filmsproviding composers with additional advice regarding more advanced scoring techniques for film orchestration.

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Sounds and Scores : A Practical Guide to Professional Orchestration Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book before learning any of the technical aspects of arranging, and it left me wanting more.After I found the books that cover the techniques of arranging, I went back to this book and found it way more beneficial.

You get to 1.) read Mr. Mancini's commentary about a particular score example, then 2.) listen to a CD of the example while looking at the score.Not every example comes with an audio track, but the CD has well over 50 tracks, so you still get an abundance of examples to see AND hear.To be able to see the brass/sax/French horn voicings at the end of 'Peter Gunn Theme' and the string and horn parts in 'Mr. Lucky' is pretty amazing.

So, if you know basic techniques of writing for several instruments and sections, and you'd like to see and hear how a master of the craft puts it all to use, consider this book a worthwhile investment.

If only it had the vocal arrangement to 'Bachelor In Paradise', but that's just me being greedy.

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A practical guide to professional guide to professional orchestration featuring recorded musical examples performed by Henry Mancini. Included in the book are sections on the woodwinds, brass, the rhythm section and the string section. A recording is included to follow along with the printed scores.

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