( My review )
This intriguing and enjoyable but lengthy documentary (90 minutes) delves into the vintage era of composing music for film to the present day, contemporary methods, live performance and using DAWs to aid that, highlighting the intricacies of how the film scores were created be that vie every day objects, to the techniques in telling a story through sound, and the intent of the artist in how they capture the viewer to be all encompassed in what they are watching. From the perspective of Hollywood producers such as James Cameron, and amazing composers like Danny Elfman with scenes from Batman, perspectives from Hanz Zimmer, films scored by James Horner, and views from them of how John Williams scored Star Wars.
The documentary also delves into the physiological effects of music and that of the effects upon the brain. The documentary covers a very broad spectrum of film scoring and that of for different types of material and with that...some parts might be of less interest to you. There is many artists in this, some of which you've never seen before or perhaps heard of, and you may find some film score artists notable for their absence and go unmentioned like Vangelis for example, there's no Chariots of Fire or Blade Runner in this... But overall, it's well worth watching if you have any interest in composing music, there's many tips and tricks to pick up from this in your own productions.
The doc was produced in 2016 so it may be available to see on BBC America, it feels like an American production. It is however available right now on the UK's BBC IPlayer - TV App for viewing and download vie the BBC IPlayer website, for the next 22 days when it expires from the viewing listing. (viewing restrictions / UK TV license requirements)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m ... oundtracks
