http://trevorhewer.com Questions into the art of composing for film, television, and videogames. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:45:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://trevorhewer.com/2009/09/john-williams-pre-crime-to-the-rescue-minority-report-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Polprav Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:45:28 +0000 http://trevorhewer.com/?p=339#comment-21 Hello from Russia! Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you? Hello from Russia!
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]]> http://trevorhewer.com/2009/06/style-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Flamenco Dancing Guitar and Cajon Spanish Music » Blog Archive » Style Fusion « Trevor Hewer Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:39:48 +0000 http://trevorhewer.com/?p=256#comment-4 [...] Fusion « Trevor Hewer tuulenhaiven wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis cue, the first of the album, [...] [...] Fusion « Trevor Hewer tuulenhaiven wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis cue, the first of the album, [...]

]]> http://trevorhewer.com/2008/11/isaac-shephard-before-dawn-music-catch-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Free soundtrack, anyone…? « Trevor Hewer Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:19:38 +0000 http://trevorhewer.com/?p=115#comment-3 [...] For the videogame-savvy, those familiar with the smash hit World of Goo will appreciate the release of the complete in-game soundtrack. It’s remarkable how Gabler, one of the two people involved in the game’s production, found time to create such a diverse soundtrack. Most of the pieces average over three minutes in length, and the quality of the mix is generally very good. It’s worth mentioning that it’s suited to the game incredibly well, infusing it with a degree of eerie quirkiness that plays off the game’s visuals. This is yet another example of how limiting the number of people involved in the creative process leads to an overall higher degree of uniformity (see previous post.) [...] [...] For the videogame-savvy, those familiar with the smash hit World of Goo will appreciate the release of the complete in-game soundtrack. It’s remarkable how Gabler, one of the two people involved in the game’s production, found time to create such a diverse soundtrack. Most of the pieces average over three minutes in length, and the quality of the mix is generally very good. It’s worth mentioning that it’s suited to the game incredibly well, infusing it with a degree of eerie quirkiness that plays off the game’s visuals. This is yet another example of how limiting the number of people involved in the creative process leads to an overall higher degree of uniformity (see previous post.) [...]

]]> http://trevorhewer.com/2008/09/stephen-schwartz-through-heavens-eyes-the-prince-of-egypt-1998/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Randy Newman: “Zurg’s Planet”, Toy Story 2 (1999) « Trevor Hewer Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:27:38 +0000 http://trevorhewer.com/?p=48#comment-2 [...] Notice the development in each successive fanfare (marked ‘ff’): in the first, the movement takes place on scale degrees ‘le’ (6) and ’so’ (5); in the second, on ‘fi’ (4) and ‘mi’ (3). In both cases the first not is dissonant and the second is consonant. Immediately after the first two fanfares is the tritone figure, the second of which (coincidentally) occurs a tritone higher, following the overall motion from A to E flat. For the third and final fanfare, Newman gives us a new soaring melody, harmonized with parallel chordal movement, over the ultimate ’spacey’ progression: I, minor V, I. Again, Randy’s decision here is a testament to the fact that composers never do the same thing three times in a row (previous post). [...] [...] Notice the development in each successive fanfare (marked ‘ff’): in the first, the movement takes place on scale degrees ‘le’ (6) and ’so’ (5); in the second, on ‘fi’ (4) and ‘mi’ (3). In both cases the first not is dissonant and the second is consonant. Immediately after the first two fanfares is the tritone figure, the second of which (coincidentally) occurs a tritone higher, following the overall motion from A to E flat. For the third and final fanfare, Newman gives us a new soaring melody, harmonized with parallel chordal movement, over the ultimate ’spacey’ progression: I, minor V, I. Again, Randy’s decision here is a testament to the fact that composers never do the same thing three times in a row (previous post). [...]

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