Engage Yourself
Start by watching the film once, to discover the story, then watch it again, and you start seeing different things, the rhythm of the film, the video editing, and the other details..
Live the life of the product
Have it play in the background while you're doing other things. Your brain will still get used to it more, it's far more efficient than we think.
Watch it without the sound
Play it again now without the sound completely: another dimension will be revealed. It may talk to you more than with the sound. You will get to see more details as well, or notice other things, if it's very still, or very fast. The style of filming and video editing will stand out more. Your brain will not be distracted by the sound (and our ears are far more sensitive than our eyes), so it frees some space for your mind to focus on the images and the image detail.
Select the instruments or select the atmosphere
The instruments are chosen depending on the atmosphere. It might be instruments you've never used before. At this point, the video will dictate to you what it needs, hopefully.
Immerse Yourself
Let the film take over. Like an actor suddenly becomes his role, and lives, breathes, eats, sleeps and talks like his character. The images will inspire you to do the rest.
Reference:
http://www.wikihow.com/Compose-Music-for-Film
Case Study Questions
Describe how Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the music for the Dark Knight?
Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the soundtrack for the The Dark Knight film. Christopher Nolan started off the process of this creation sending Hans Zimmer still images of the visions that he had thought of in his mind of what the character would be like. Hans Zimmer reviewed those images and then began to put together a great amount of sounds that he thought may work when compiled. Christopher Nolan then listened to all of the sounds, intensely and greatly. Which caused the two of them to come together and decide on what worked well and what to do next.
What was the process that Hans Zimmer used to come up with the music?
Hans Zimmer started off by creating many different sounds that could be considered the sound for the joker. He created a nine hundred bar recording with hundreds of different sounds. He then refined the sounds to only a few that he really thought would work. Hans Zimmer came up with the idea that the music would be mayhem wherever it was taken. He wanted to use a fresh approach, defining the character in one note but found that two notes went well with each other. This was the sound of tight strings that get tighter and tighter but never break, this sound was created using a cello.
What was Hans Zimmers intention when making this soundtrack?
Hans Zimmer didnt want to create a 'summer blockbuster', as he thought that it would be very dull and lifeless. He wanted to put something out that people would truly hate. He consulted with Christopher Nolan about the nature of the sounds, discussing the idea of a razor on strings to cause extreme sense of tension. He wanted to get the feeling of the character with the music without it making much of a difference to the rest of the music.
What qualities did Hans Zimmer want the music to have?
He wanted to make it something twisted and to suit the film's house theme, which was seriousness, he also wanted it to give a sense that the Joker is always there. He didn't want the music to be screaming, he wanted it to be like a whisper, as a sinister theme.
How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it works/doesn’t work.
I think the final score is very engaging and serious, it attracts the viewer in very well and explains the narrative well. As well as this we can get an idea of the genre /type of film and the characters involved. For example there is a very biased lean towards the sinister genre in the music.
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