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Teaches Film Scoring by Hans Zimmer
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31 VIDEO LESSONS
From collaborating to scoring, Hans Zimmer teaches you how to tell a story with music in 31 exclusive video lessons.
LESSON PLAN
- 01
- Introduction
- Meet your new instructor, the Academy Award-winning composer of over 150+ films spanning multiple genres.
- 02
- Themes
- Hans has created some of the most memorable themes in film. Learn how he creates a theme, and how simplicity is his best tool to maintain a theme.
- 03
- Story
- Discover how Hans approaches writing to story and his number one rule for film composers.
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- 04
- Directors: Part 1
- Learn how Hans works with directors, including what he needs to learn from the director in order to start writing – sometimes even before the film is shot.
- 05
- Directors: Part 2
- Learn how to effectively have a conversation with the director throughout the film process.
- 06
- Directors: Part 3
- Hans continues his discussion on what makes a great director and what makes a great relationship between composer and director.
- 07
- Sound Palettes
- Hans is known for creating unique sound palettes. Learn how and why he does it, and how to do it on your own.
- 08
- Creating with Synths
- Hans is known for his use of synths. Hans discusses how he uses synths, as he creates a song from his starter patch for us.
- 09
- Scoring to Picture
- Hans discusses how to score to different types of scenes, as well as recognizing when a scene doesn’t need a score.
- 10
- Scoring Under Dialogue
- Learn how Hans approaches the relationship between music and dialogue, and how music can be dialogue too.
- 11
- Tempo
- Your editor is your drummer. Learn how to recognize the tempo to a scene and edit to it.
- 12
- Tempo: Sherlock Holmes Scene
- Hans continues his tempo discussion with how he scored an extremely well-edited scene from Sherlock Holmes.
- 13
- Music Diary: Sherlock Holmes
- Hans creates music diaries to each film to help him along. Learn how and why he does it as he walks through his diary for Sherlock Holmes.
- 14
- Character
- Learn how Hans gets to know his characters in order to create memorable themes for them.
- 15
- Character Theme: Batman
- What makes Batman’s theme in The Dark Knight Trilogy so recognizable? Learn how he developed the theme by thinking about the story and character.
- 16
- Character Theme: The Joker
- Hans fell in love with the Joker, and created a haunting tune from just one vibrating note. Watch as he discusses how the story and character’s impact on the story helps create the theme.
- 17
- Character Theme: Jack Sparrow
- “Pirates were the rock-n’-rollers of the middle ages.” Hans breaks down how he created Jack Sparrow’s theme by finding the tone for the movie first.
- 18
- Case Study: Frost/Nixon
- For Frost/Nixon, Hans had to score to a dialogue-heavy film. Learn his approach to creating a minimal but beautiful score.
- 19
- Case Study: The Dark Knight
- Learn how Hans accentuated the tension in the already-tense boat scene from The Dark Knight.
- 20
- Working With Musicians
- Learn how to find and write for the best musicians and instruments for your score.
- 21
- Working With Musicians: The Orchestra – Part 1
- Hans discusses the important of earning your musicians’ respect and how to effectively communicate with them.
- 22
- Working With Musicians: The Orchestra – Part 2
- Hear from Hans on how he makes sure he’s getting the best performance he can while recording an orchestra.
- 23
- Feedback & Revisions
- Not every score is perfect on the first try. Learn how Hans asks for feedback on his scores and how he approaches rewrites when it’s not quite working.
- 24
- Audience Feedback
- The true test – learn how Hans approaches showing a score to an audience and how he determines if it’s working or not.
- 25
- Writing Tips: Part 1
- Hans gives you the tips and tricks he’s learned over the years on how to approach writing music.
- 26
- Writing Tips: Part 2
- Hans provides insights into how to make sure you aren’t limiting your creativity when writing.
- 27
- Hans’ Journey
- Learn how Hans fell in love with storytelling and switched his career from a “radio star” to film composer.
- 28
- Learning by Listening
- Hans discusses the importance of learning how to listen and dissect music when it works and doesn’t work.
- 29
- Life of a Composer: Part 1
- All artists struggle with the challenges that come with pursuing a life in the arts. Hear Hans’ advice on how to never give up and never compromise your voice.
- 30
- Life of a Composer: Part 2
- Hans continues his discussion on an artist’s life, telling you why he was inspired to pursue the life of a composer in the first place.
- 31
- Closing
- Listen to Hans’ final words as he closes out his MasterClass and as you move forward in your career.
