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1. The Film Music Editor: Dan Carlin

Most film music buffs can rattle off the top composers’ filmographies and discographies, or can hum every note of a favorite score, but few know about all that is involved with the actual scoring of a film.

Tuesday, 11 November 2008 | 2655 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report

2. The Film Music Orchestrator: Jack Hayes and Mark Mckenzie

During the past few years, several film music orchestrators have started to receive the attention they deserve. Names like Arthur Morton, Herbert Spencer and Jack Hayes are recognized by film music fans through their association with great composers...

Wednesday, 15 September 2010 | 2317 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report

3. The Music Recording Engineer: Mike Ross-Trevor

Whitfield Street Recording Studios are situated next to a public house called ‘Finnegan’s Wake’, in a quiet, unassuming street just off the Tottenham Court Road, London, England. Fronting the entrance is a stone obelisk, fondly referred to as ‘The Tombstone’ by those inside.

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 | 1940 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report

4. The Music Scoring Mixer: Tim Boyle

In recent years, the recording engineer has become nearly as constant and trusted a collaborator to a composer as the orchestrator. Without the correct mike placement and mixing, the meticulous efforts of composer and musicians can be quite easily ruined...

Thursday, 11 February 2010 | 1485 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report