Music creators rating the music libraries.
Production music, also known as library music, is music that is created specifically for use in various types of media, such as TV shows, films and commercials. Writing production music requires a different approach than writing music for personal use or for live performance. This is because it needs to fit the mood, tone, and pacing of the visual content it is accompanying. In this article, we will discuss some key elements and techniques to consider when writing production music.
You’ve made all this great music; you burned a ton of Cd’s and are headed off to a conference. You hand the CD to several music supervisors and industry professionals. You feel good, heck, you feel great! You are hopeful about all your new connections.
The music supervisor takes your CD, (loses the cover) and imports your music. The music supervisor then shakes their head when they see:
Track 01 No title, no author, no nothing.
They love the songs they are hearing but have no way to contact you. In the stack of 100 biz cards they collected they don’t know who you are. Now an opportunity is lost because the music files weren’t properly tagged with metadata or they did not retain that data. (WAV files don’t retain metadata)
No “cue tips” is not about cleaning your ears out! Well maybe in a metaphoric way. Matt had mentioned “editor friendly” library tracks and MichaelL had asked for clarification. Matt’s response was:
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I think most editors would say that an easily editable track has these characteristics:
– a short intro, getting to the main idea quickly (no slow fade up)
– sticking to one emotion, idea, genre
– stays in one key (some editors like modulation, but it’s easier to edit when the music’s all in the same key from beginning to end)
– for TV, ‘A-B-A’ is a useful format, with the last A section being a bigger version of the opening. For longer tracks it could be ‘A-B-A-B-A’ (each time getting bigger) or ‘A-B-A-C-A’
– breaks in the music between sections, so that the editors can cut from those points to the end easily
– a nice solid, final ending, with a long ring out (there are always exceptions of course).
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Seems to me this would make for an interesting thread. Basic tips and tricks for writing library music. I have moved the comments that started this discussion to here.
https://musiclibraryreport.com/10-top-tips-to-make-money-from-your-music/