The Reel World

Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games

Jeff Rona, Peter Golub

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Rowman & Littlefield
22 September 2022

Films, movies & cinema; Music; Techniques of music & music tutorials; Music industry

Series: Music Pro Guides

This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and—unique to this third edition—video games. Industry expert Jeff Rona addresses a wide range of topics including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspects.

It is packed with interviews with the most influential film, television, and video game composers, along with music editors, music supervisors, agents, contractors and studio executives. Packed with insider’s tips, the book also advises on how to nurture positive relationships within your creative team and business contacts.

Includes interviews with John Williams, Carter Burwell, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Mark Isham, Basil Poledouris, Ludwig Göransson, Marc Shaiman, John Powell, Wendy and Lisa, Joseph Trapanese, and Michael Giacchino. The book addresses:

The Creative Process Making good musical choicesThe psychology of a good scoreContinuity and contrast, economy and musicalityThe importance of stylesTechnology The best gear for film, TV and video game scoringHome studio designSynchronizationMixing for film, TV and video game scoringCareer Getting startedIndustry politicsDemoing and finances For the aspiring film, TV or video game composer, this book is a veritable cornucopia of useful information for pursuing scoring to picture as a career.

By: Jeff Rona
Foreword by: Peter Golub
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 894g
ISBN: 9781538150498
ISBN 10: 1538150492
Series: Music Pro Guides
Pages: 426
Publication Date: 22 September 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeff Rona is an accomplished and award-winning contemporary composer for film, TV, and video games, as well as a recording artist and producer. He has scored dozens of film and television projects with legendary filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-wai, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Mark Pellington, Stephen Hopkins, Jonathan Demme, Frank Darabont, and many others. Rona's music appears in numerous Oscar, Peabody, BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning projects, in addition to countless film festival honors around the world. He is a recipient of several ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards and the Hollywood Music in Media Award.

Reviews for The Reel World: Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games

The Reel World is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in making film music. It's one of a kind. -- James Newton Howard, Academy Award-nominated film composer As timely and useful a book on the subject as I've seen. -- Robert Kraft, former president, 20th Century Fox Music A must for anyone considering a career in film music. Informative and entertaining, it contains nuts-and bolts as well as big-picture thinking. -- Peter Golub, director, Sundance Film Music Program