2022年12月3日

NOTE: Film Composer

  • Learning from listening
  • Learning by doing
  • Score
  • Music cue sheet 
  • Sheet music / Number of bars / A4 / Letter / Legal / Tabloid
  • Storytelling
  • Substance
  • Worldview
  • Instinct / Intuition
  • Imagination 
  • Empathy
  • Sensitivity, understanding 
  • Character
  • Treatment
  • Themes / Leitmotif
  • Tone
  • Style / Genres
  • How do you feel when the film ends?
  • Feel goosebumps / Make you cry during the film 
  • Convey emotion
  • Not perfect but perfect in the film
  • Possibility / Curiosity
  • Melodies
  • Tempo
  • Pause / Breath 
  • Create amazing film moments with music
  • Expanding time / Compressing time
  • Precisely (commercial, short film)
  • Instrumentation 
  • Frequency ranges of musical instruments and the human voice
  • Orchestration
  • DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
  • Keyboard, synths
  • Sound palettes 
  • Sound library, sampler
  • Midi programming / Mock up
  • Organizing and systematizing creative ideas 
  • Break the rules
  • Horizontal and vertical learning
  • Working with directors, musicians and orchestrator
  • Spotting sessions
  • On time
  • Knowing your rights: Labor Standards Act / Labor Pension Act
  • Respect in the workplace
  • Protecting yourself and your peace 
  • Safety first
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention Act, Stalking and Harassment Prevention Act
  • Recording the conversations including yourself
  • References 
  • Revision / Do it all over again
  • Solving problems 
  • Business email offering help and information 
  • Mind your manners and makeup 
  • Practice
  • Writing something everyday
  • Small steps lead to big results
  • Patience 
  • Deadlines
  • Recording studio / Setting 
  • Mixing: Velocity, Volume, Pan, Reverb, Compresser, EQ
  • Stems mastering
  • Mixing sound design, dialogue and music
  • Decibel
  • Quiet / Loud
  • Budget / Quotation
  • Saving, investments and real estate 
  • Intellectual Property Law: Copyright Act
  • Learning through imitation: cover, quote, arrange
  • Civil Code, Taiwan Code of Civil Procedure
  • Criminal Code of the Republic of China
  • Contract / a Seal / Signature
  • Publishing 
  • Mental and physical health
  • National Health Insurance (NHI)
  • Mental health affects physical health
  • Positive energy / Negative energy 
  • Counseling with a doctor, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor or a psychologist
  • Doing some homework and reading before you go to therapy
  • Knowing the difference between a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist and counsellor
  • Knowing what you're doing 
  • Exercising
  • Sleeping, rest
  • Morning person / Night person 
  • Feedback
  • Flexibility / Open-minded 
  • Learning from mistakes and failures
  • Recovery and getting up
  • Forgiving yourself and moving on
  • Keep going

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2022年11月2日

Christmas Songs and Carols Music Box

這次收集了 12 首古老的聖誕節歌曲，仿音樂盒的音色重新詮釋，可以在睡前、工作讀書、需要放鬆沉澱心靈的時候聆聽，若您有營業場所或出版品需要音樂授權，可與我商業洽談，謝謝您的聆聽！



這次使用音樂盒的音色，發覺這個音色的特性蠻有趣的，我在這邊分享一下完成作品的心得。首先是有許多「琶音」，創造出音樂盒的感覺，若和音不足顯得空洞，和音太多又顯吵鬧、重量感太重，所以和弦使用一定要很小心正確。 

接下來是音樂盒的「音域」比較窄，不像鋼琴音色般遼闊，高音主旋律在 C4 至 C6 之間，低音伴奏在 C3 至 C5 之間，我感覺最好聽，所以主題一定要很明顯，如果這首歌比較是強調喜悅的感覺，就可以使用比較多的「和音」和「分散和弦」，如果這首歌是比較強調寧靜，音符和音符之間要懂得留白、停頓，捨棄一些音符創造出空間感，如果這首歌比較強調宏偉的感覺，那一定要好好遵守原本大調的和弦。我有嘗試用寫鋼琴的音域，發覺太低音的話，音色模模糊糊的，太高音的話，音色又顯得尖銳。 

然後是音樂盒的聲音給人的感覺是柔和緩慢，可以沉澱心靈、單純的聲音，所以在節奏的速度不可太快，大約在 55 至 65 之間，不過還是要看一開始「拍號」的設定。最後，是把 12 首歌放在一起，雖然是不同的作者、內容、感覺、速度，但要調整每一首歌一致、平均的音量和速度，在聽的時候有連貫、不失有趣的感覺。

提醒大家一下，近幾年大家對於著作權越來越重視了，若要改編過去歌曲，可以先使用 Wikipedia 去了解首次發表日期、作曲者的生平，利用歌名和公有領域 (the Public Domain) 等關鍵字搜尋，在台灣著作財產權之存續期間，也可參考第 30 至 35 條有相關規定。

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