Finding Home

Finding Home

Jakub Lewkowicz

Abstract

This paper documents the many successes and challenges I faced while working on my culminating experience for the SFTV program, built from the ground up around a central theme: “What is home?” The theme guided me through finding a video, developing musical ideas, orchestration decisions, all the way through conducting and recording a piece within a top-level environment at AIR Studios, one of the best moments of my life, and a process detailed in this paper. This project also represents my journey at Berklee Valencia and is an ode to all of the people who have helped me along the way to shape my musical voice. My chosen visual was the trailer for The Red Turtle, a heartfelt animation with a strong narrative arc that encompasses this theme. Its structure encouraged me to create dynamic music while also giving me the freedom to test my compositional abilities to try to create a lush and modern orchestral score. I delve into the unexpected challenges that I encountered in the project, but also why facing those ultimately resulted in a piece that I am proud of and represents a snapshot of where I am as a composer at the moment. Moving forward, I hope to help composers explore and trust their unique musical voice by building around a simple idea.

Publication Date

7-1-2025

Campus

Valencia (Spain) Campus

Keywords

recording; composition; conducting; compositional processes; orchestration; instrumentation; music production; film scoring

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