As I mentioned in my first article, I decided to pursue my dream of becoming a composer and music producer. Starting from scratch in music production can be overwhelming, with endless acronyms, tools, software, plugins, virtual instruments, audio concepts, technical issues everywhere, everything is new, and everything is daunting. But despite all difficulties, I feel […]
I recently moved back to my hometown from Los Angeles to kickstart my music career, which I’m sure sounds counterintuitive. Aren’t you supposed to move to the major music city, not away? Before I left for college, I was so ready to leave my hometown and explore music scenes elsewhere. However, after I quit my full-time job this year to be an independent artist, I decided to go home to save up money and work in a space where my creativity can flourish. If you’re a developing independent artist who either by choice or by chance lives in a small town or outside the likes of Los Angeles, New York, or Nashville, I want to share with you some ideas I have about making the most of your musical environment from my own experience.
In a world occupied by sound, it can often be challenging to find a moment of silence in everyday life. In the realm of sound design, however, silence can be a very powerful tool.
As a composer, Trevor Yuile contemplates and works with procrastination all the time. He is an advocate for choosing to wait for the moment to be right before putting in the required work. Procrastination however, requires a certain amount of discipline and a good assessment of your own abilities.
So to say it simply, my process, is not a straight path from A to B. I try to let my mind be free. Free it from the constraints one might assume to composition. To just allow the present to affect the future, to live in the moment, to not judge or predetermine what it is that I’m creating.
Gemini Nominated and Juno award winning composer/arranger/song-writer Trevor Yuile practically thinks in music. For him, music provides the emotional glue that connects the inner world of each character with the audience. Thus, a great music soundtrack is all about communicating the heart of the story in as efficient, but artful way as possible.
In this V-log, Trevor Yuile breaks down the steps he took in composing the music for Kendall’s death scene in Orphan Black. Orphan Black is a Canadian thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Masiany.
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