A film score composer creates music for movies, tv shows, videos, games and many other multimedia type products.
While it may seem that any musican that has music on video or film can be considered a ‘film score composer” – the reality is that it requires the act of composing music to fit what is going on visually.
Sure – music videos are pretty hot and they are synced to music – but the true masters of composing music for motion pictures and tv are very much in tune with setting a tone and mood for what we are watching on the screen.
One of my favoite film score composers is Danny Elfman, formerly of Oingo Boingo fame. Danny Elfman has become a legend when it comes to setting the tone for a picture. He has an unmistakenable sound that screams of uniqueness. Despite the originality and clever crafting of new music, Danny Elfman manges to make movies better!
A good film score composer will actually create music that helps engross the viewer in what is happening on the screen. It is said that the best soundtracks are with music you don’t realize you are litening to.
Well, Danny Elfman soundtracks are hard to categorize in that manner – but they really do manage to set the scene for better films and experiences.
Take for example his unforgettable scores for Tim Burton movies such as the Night Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands or even the big box office hit Batman.
Anyone that is familiar with Danny Elfmans screen music can usually tell it’s his music. He has a unique personality and the music is generally quite complex.
Whateever it really is – the music works and when I see Danny Elfman’s name on a film I know it will be good!
There are many film score composers like this that are exceptionally good. A few of them include Ryuichi Sakamoto (Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence), Lyle Workman (Yes Man), Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Six Feet Under), Mark Mothersbaugh (DEVO) and many others who we will be mentioning on this site about – Film Score Composers!
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