Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio: Learn Music Production, Compose Orchestral Music, and Launch Your Music Career

Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio
Contributors
About the author
About the reviewer
Preface
	Who this book is for
	Challenges associated with composing soundtracks professionally
	Thinking like a composer
	What this book covers
	How to get the most out of this book
	Download the color images
	Conventions used
	Get in touch
	Share Your Thoughts
Part 1:The Business of Composing for Clients
Chapter 1: The Business of Composing for Clients
	Landing your first composing gig
		How to establish yourself as a professional
		How to network
		What if I don't already have a portfolio of music?
	Preparing for meeting clients
	Planning a music score
		Composing for films
		Composing for video games
		Gathering soundtrack requirements for the design document
		Watching the film with the client
		Creating a Soundtrack Planner
		Researching music ideas for the project
	Collaborating with others
		Problems with collaborating
		Version control with Splice
	Advice for avoiding rookie mistakes
		Get the project in writing
		Ask for feedback
	The day-to-day tasks of composing
		How to collect music royalties
	Summary
Part 2:Composing Tools and Techniques
Chapter 2: Navigating Through the Key Features of FL Studio
	What is FL Studio?
		Get FL Studio
	FL Studio core tools
		The Channel rack
		Using the Piano roll
		The Playlist
		The Mixer
		The Browser
	Recording audio
	Exporting music
	Summary
Chapter 3: Designing Music with Themes, Leitmotifs, and Scales
	Toolkit of the composer
	Themes, motifs, and leitmotifs
		Motif
		Theme
		Leitmotif
		How to use motifs, themes, and leitmotifs
	Understanding scales
		What is 12-tone equal temperament frequency (Hz)?
		Why does Western music use 12 notes?
		What are scales?
		Why are scales important for composing and how do you use scales to compose?
	Understanding modes
		How to use modes
	Understanding sharps and flats
	Using the Circle of Fifths chord wheel
	Summary
Chapter 4: Orchestral MIDI Composing
	Why learn orchestral composing?
	Recommended orchestral tool plugins
		Recommended paid instrument plugins
	What makes instrument plugins sound real?
		Using velocity
		Using articulations
		Using expression
	Orchestral MIDI programming
		Composing for string instruments
		Tips for composing orchestral chord progressions
		Tips for making sampled instruments sound realistic
		Considerations for mixing orchestral compositions
	Summary
Part 3:Designing Music for Films and Video Games
Chapter 5: Creating Sheet Music with MuseScore, Scoring with Fruity Video Player, and Diegetic Music
	Creating sheet music in MuseScore from an FL Studio project
	Syncing music to visuals using Fruity Video Player
		Setting markers
		Setting time signatures
	Diegetic music (The Art of Foley) and sound effects
		Sound effect examples
		Recommended sound effect plugins
		Sound effect libraries
	Summary
Chapter 6: Influencing Mood with Music and Designing Emotional Music
	Composing spooky music
		What is fear?
		Designing a jump scare
		Designing creepy music
		Creepy and scary music note combinations
	Composing music for specific moods
		Composing happy music
		Composing sad music
		Composing romantic music
		Creating tension/composing epic music for trailers
	Summary
Chapter 7: Creating Interactive Music for Video Games with Wwise
	What is interactive music?
	Getting started with Wwise
	Understanding horizontal re-sequencing
		Implementing horizontal re-sequencing in Wwise
	Understanding vertical remixing
		Implementing vertical remixing in Wwise
		Creating music for vertical remixing in FL Studio
	Summary
Chapter 8: Soundtrack Composing Templates
	Overcoming writer's block
	Soundtrack composing templates
		Soundtrack requirements checklist
		Composing music checklist
		Mixing music checklist
	Summary
	Share your music
	Next steps
	More from the author
		Video courses
		Social accounts
	A few final thoughts
	Conclusion
	Further reading
	Why subscribe?
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