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Abstract
The purpose of my project was to use the skills I acquired during my time at Berklee Valencia to compose, record, and mix orchestral music to an original short animation entitled Catharsis. I wanted a collaborative experience working with a director to bring their vision for the music of the film to life. This required, not only having to get my mockups approved by the director but also needing to conduct and record my compositions with orchestras. For this film, I used my final Budapest recording, my AIR Studios recording, and a solo cello that I will record in the Ann Kreis Scoring Stage at Berklee Valencia. To achieve this, I had to conduct a spotting session with the director and take detailed notes of what he was expecting from the music for his film. I later had to present him with a mockup of my compositions, make some adjustments, and then prepare my score and parts for the recording session. This paper describes my process of closely working with a director. I hope this will help any future film composers understand what are the steps required to write, record, and mix a score while working in collaboration with a director for their film.
Publication Date
7-1-2024
Campus
Valencia (Spain) Campus
Keywords
short film, animation, film music, score, orchestra
Recommended Citation
Soudin, Olivier. “Catharsis.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2024. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-scoring/269.