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Abstract

This paper presents the culminating project for the Master’s of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games program at Berklee College of Music. The project involved creating an original piece of visual media and composing music to accompany it. The author undertook the task both creating the animation and scoring it, and in doing so enhanced their skills in various software tools for both animation and music.

The project began with developing the story, taking inspiration from other sources of media. Storyboarding the story ensured a coherent narrative structure, and recording the narration allowed for precise timing adjustments in both the storyboard and script. Creating the video involved using a combination of 3D animation software (Blender) and generative artificial intelligence text-to-Image generation (DALL-E). The music composition process started with listening to references and ended with a mockup/demo of the orchestral score ensuring effective orchestration and compelling music before recording the music with live musicians at Air Studios. The music was then mixed with narration, and sound effects also prepared by the author. This project showcases the author’s musical and technical skills and highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in media production.

Publication Date

7-1-2024

Campus

Valencia (Spain) Campus

Keywords

Composition, Film Scoring, Blender, AI, Orchestration

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