A trailer/intro for my YouTube series "Scoring Points" on everything music in film. Video essays on film scores with a MIDI mockup/recreation of one of my favourite cues from each score. Episodes include a wide variety of movie and music genres, so there's something for everyone! Check out previous episodes below: EP1 - The Matrix https://youtu.be/44heSbKIBxo?feature=shared EP2 - WALL•E https://youtu.be/umfUawa3Ebw?feature=shared EP3 - Arrival https://youtu.be/J6sT2CdEEF4?feature=shared EP4 - Final Destination https://youtu.be/QVJmUk6DnvI?feature=shared

00:00 Intro 0:50 The Matrix 2:06 Minimalism (Classical Musical Movement) 3:49 Intent of a Film Composer 6:15 Themes and Motifs (Musical and Otherwise) 10:34 Action Scoring 12:13 Vocal Archetypes and Harmony 16:16 Love Theme Scoring 18:00 Summary 18:59 Part II - Midi Mockup (Ontological Shock - Don Davis) Episode 1 of Scoring Points on the musical score of The Matrix [1999] by Don Davis. [Video Essay + Midi Mockup] In this episode we discuss some of Don Davis' amazing compositional techniques for the original Matrix movie, and listen to some examples of what makes this such an amazing film score. We take a look at my midi mockup / recreation of his cue "Ontological Shock" in Logic Pro X and put into practice some of his ideas. What a score! Literature References: Heckman, C.J. (2018) Volume I taking the red pill: An analysis of don davis’ score for the matrix volume II dracula: A ballet in Two acts, eScholarship, University of California. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3q27h9cr (Accessed: 16 November 2023). Heisinger, B. (1989) ‘American minimalism in the 1980s’, American Music, 7(4), p. 430. doi:10.2307/3051914. Hill, A. (2017) Scoring the screen: The secret language of film music. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Books. Decoding the Music of The Matrix (2020). Sideways. 31 May. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhRjn_jpQxk (Accessed: 16 November 2023). The Matrix: ‘Ontological Shock’ with brass sheet music (2018). Keith Polito. 17 August. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMW8EIzfsw (Accessed: 16 November 2023). #thematrix #thewachowskis #dondavis #filmscore #videoessay

00:00 Intro 0:51 WALL•E 2:08 Intertextuality and Quotation 4:21 Anempathetic Music (Juxtaposition) 7:12 Tonality and Key 11:10 Playfulness 14:05 The Art of Spotting 14:55 The Waltz, Harp, Romance and Lydian 18:50 Carving Space for Needle Drops 20:25 Summary 21:22 Part II: Midi Mockup of The Axiom - Thomas Newman [2008] Episode 2 of Scoring Points on the musical score of WALL•E [2008] by Thomas Newman. [Video Essay + Midi Mockup] In this episode we discuss some of Thomas Newman's amazing compositional techniques from across his repertoire, and listen to some examples of what makes this such an amazing film score. We take a look at my midi mockup / recreation of his cue "The Axiom" in Logic Pro X and put into practice some of his ideas. What a score! Literature References: Beato, R. (2022) The Thomas Newman Interview | Where Does THIS Music Come From? YouTube. 12 October. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnRoHPaTFqA (Accessed: 07 December 2023). Hill, A. (2017) Scoring the screen: The secret language of film music. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Books. Rizzo, F. (2019) Jerry Herman on his music from ‘WALL-E’, Showriz. Available at: https://showriz.com/blogcategoryreviews/2019/12/27/jerry-herman-on-his-music-from-wall-e (Accessed: 07 December 2023). Tran, K. (2023) Seventh chords: Intro to advanced songwriting, MelodyStudio. Available at: https://melodystudio.net/2023/02/25/seventh-chords-intro-to-advanced-songwriting/#:~:text=Dominant%20seventh%20chords%20are%20formed,create%20a%20sense%20of%20anticipation. (Accessed: 07 December 2023). #WALL•E walle #pixar #thomasnewman #filmscore #videoessay

00:00 Intro 1:13 Arrival 2:06 Reality Making 3:00 Neo-Classicism 4:06 Director as Auteur and Composer as Musical Muse 6:54 Sonic Signature 10:20 A Meta Enigma 11:27 Language and Voice 14:58 Strings as Melancholy and Chaos 18:51 Summary 20:18 Midi Mockup (One of Twelve - Johan Johannsson) Episode 3 of Scoring Points on the musical score of Arrival [2016] by Jóhann Jóhannsson. [Video Essay + Midi Mockup] In this episode we discuss some of Jóhann Jóhannsson's amazing compositional techniques from across his repertoire, and listen to some examples of what makes this such an amazing film score. We take a look at my midi mockup / recreation of his cue "One of Twelve" in Logic Pro X and put into practice some of his ideas. What a score! Literature References: Arrival — Examining an Adaptation. (2017). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTxvzkwVsQE. Willems, P. (2023). Who Is Killing Cinema? – A Murder Mystery. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQF82Kj-v0E. Hill, A. (2017) Scoring the screen: The secret language of film music. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Books. Editors on Editing: Arrival - Joe Walker, ACE. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxHOErwS9Bg. Fauria, K. (2023). Book Review: ‘Hitchcock’s Blondes’ wants to see old Hollywood stars not through the director’s gaze. [online] The Independent. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/alfred-hitchcock-ap-tippi-hedren-hollywood-b2426632.html [Accessed 28 Mar. 2024]. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival (Trailer). (2016). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsaRJ4j4xIo. #arrival #tedchang #denisvilleneuve #johannjohannsson #dune #sicario #filmscore #videoessay

00:00 Intro 00:58 A Horrorble History 02:39 On a Budget 06:08 The Underrepresented Female Composer 07:39 The Covert Score 09:30 Death Sound 11:07 Theory Time 17:55 Milennial Beats 19:04 Motivic Cells 21:13 In Sum 23:14 MIDI Mockup (Departure - Shirley Walker [2000]) Episode 4 of Scoring Points on the musical score of Final Destination [2000] by Shirley Walker. [Video Essay + Midi Mockup] In this episode we discuss some of Shirley Walker's amazing compositional techniques from the score and her repertoire, and listen to some examples of what makes this such an amazing and undervalued film score. We also discuss some of the historic politics of female composer representation, and how despite this Walker was able to leave her mark by channelling but never mimicking the great Bernard Herrmann. We take a look at my midi mockup / recreation of her cue "Departure" in Logic Pro X and put into practice some of her ideas. What a score! Literature References: Burlingame, J. (2016) Women film composers fight for an even score, Variety. Available at: https://variety.com/2016/music/spotlight/women-film-composers-1201843422/ (Accessed: 23 May 2024). Charlie BrigdenCharlie Brigden often spends his time in the dark recesses of the film music world (2021) [we are horror] how Shirley Walker musically rocked the 2000s, Daily Grindhouse. Available at: http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/we-are-horror-how-shirley-walker-musically-rocked-the-2000s/ (Accessed: 23 May 2024). Grills, M. (2019) Creating a more inclusive industry: The Alliance for Women Film Composers, Women Leading Change: Case Studies on Women, Gender, and Feminism. Available at: https://journals.tulane.edu/ncs/article/view/2415 (Accessed: 23 May 2024). Hayward, P. and Hill, M. (2021) ‘Hidden in the Mainstream’, Women’s Music for the Screen, pp. 64–77. doi:10.4324/9780429264924-6. Larson, R.D. (1998) ‘Interview with Shirley Walker’, Soundtrack Magazine. Wessman, C. (2022) How the synthesizer changed the way we listen to movies, Collider. Available at: https://collider.com/synthesizer-movie-scores-history-explained (Accessed: 23 May 2024). Wilcox, F. (2022) Women’s music for the screen: Diverse narratives in sound. #finaldestination #shirleywalker #filmscore #videoessay #rachelportman #pinartoprak

00:00 Intro 00:48 It Takes Two 02:23 Technology as a Character - Social Network and GWTDT 04:58 Abstraction - Compositional Methods 06:43 The Electronic Score - On Genre 09:26 Bells and Whistles - On Instrumentation 11:47 Samuel Chase's 'Misemptahy' 16:02 The Prepared Piano as Timekeeper 17:37 ADSR 101 (Synth Envelope) 19:44 Scene Transitions and Diegesis 22:53 The New School - On Pop Composers 24:55 AI / Machine Learning in Music Composition 26:14 In Sum 27:47 MIDI Mockup (What If We Could? - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross [2011]) Episode 5 of Scoring Points on the musical score of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [2011] by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. [Video Essay + Midi Mockup] In this episode we discuss some of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (and Nine Inch Nails' more widely) amazing compositional techniques from the score and their repertoire, and listen to some examples of what makes this such a perfect score. We also discuss some music technology, generative AI in the music space, and the new school of film composers coming in from the music industry. We take a look at my midi mockup / recreation of their cue "What If We Could?" in Logic Pro X and put into practice some of their ideas. What a score! Literature References: Chase, S.J. (2020) Filminimalism: A multi-framework analysis of postminimalist techniques in contemporary film music: Embodied Cognition and Misempathetic Music in the film scores of Johann Johannsson, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and Mica Levi, Filminimalism: a multi-framework analysis of postminimalist techniques in contemporary film music: embodied cognition and misempathetic music in the film scores of Johann Johannsson, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and Mica Levi. thesis. University of Surrey. Chester, D. (2011) [interview] Trent Reznor discusses ‘the girl with the dragon tattoo’, The Film Stage - Your Spotlight On Cinema. Available at: https://thefilmstage.com/interview-trent-reznor-discusses-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/ (Accessed: 01 September 2024). Gone Girl OST behind the scenes-Trent making a beat. (2015) YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-QOQAnGT0 (Accessed: 01 September 2024). Kobler, B. (no date) John Cage – The Perilous Night (1944), YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nq_Ux9HHxU (Accessed: 01 September 2024). Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (NIN) Break Down Their Most Iconic Tracks | GQ (2024) YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqJNEV9QVE&t=303s (Accessed: 01 September 2024). #gwtdt #thegirlwiththedragontattoo #davidfincher #nineinchnails #trentreznor #atticusross #thesocialnetwork #filmscore #videoessay Trent Reznor: The Fresh Air Interview (2011) NPR. Available at: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/143834396 (Accessed: 01 September 2024). What Happened to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Sequel? (2023) YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2OObyS_QJo (Accessed: 01 September 2024). Wise, D. (no date) The girl with the dragon tattoo, Empire. Available at: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/girl-dragon-tattoo-2-review/ (Accessed: 01 September 2024). Wray, D.D. (2019) Are we in a golden age for experimental film scores?, Pitchfork. Available at: https://pitchfork.com/features/article/are-we-in-a-golden-age-for-experimental-film-scores/ (Accessed: 01 September 2024).