Ambient Composing Secrets: Scoring Under Dialogue For Film & TV

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About The Video:
Today we’re diving deep into the art of crafting ambient music to enhance the emotional depth and narrative flow when working on a film or tv series. I’ll be piecing together a cue from scratch, and together we’ll discuss the essential techniques and tools I use to create captivating ethereal soundscapes, with a focus on how these ambient cues can gracefully underscore scenes with dialogue. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more educational content.

Video Chapters:
00:00 - Overview
01:26 - Sneaking In / Layering Pads
04:31 - Reverse Artifacts
05:43 - Adding Emotion & Weight (Bass!)
07:55 - Adding & Processing Piano
09:12 - Adding Unique Textures
11:20 - Free Instrument With Lots Of Emotion
13:12 - Gluing With WAV Files & Filters
15:07 - Add A Motif To Bring It Home!
15:41 - Final Piece

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[DanielBastionMusic]

REALLY enjoying these progression style videos where you walk through the construction of a track/cue one layer at a time. It shows not just what sounds to use but more of the thought process/technique behind building up a song. It's like in cooking, the difference between just learning a recipe vs learning a technique. You can learn 1 chicken recipe or you can learn how to pan fry and then unlock THOUSANDS of recipes. Great video!!

[lacourprod]

Hello, I am a filmmaker in France, and I stumbled upon your video by chance. I rarely comment, but I wanted to congratulate you on the sound quality of your voice recording. I have rarely heard a tutorial of such high quality. And the best part is that the visuals are really beautiful too. I'm subscribing right away for the quality of your work ;)

[jenssieckmann]

I always get at least three points out of any of your videos: 1. Showcasing the workflow of a professional, 2. practical tips and advices regarding VSTs and plugins. 3. Inspiration. There are far more, e.g. business and career stuff which is secondary to me while I am only an amateur. Please keep up the good work. Thank you so much.

[caizza]

This sounds so premium - straight out of a cinematic movie 💪

[tapeexperiments]

Cool cue, Newman vibes.👊 Also, I like that you show this type of cue can work great for many different types of scenes.

[pianomanny]

Great video! First time I came across ambient scoring. Very helpful and creative. Thank you.

[mikaelbaggstrom]

I've been a subscriber and loyal viewer for a time now, and I have to say your videos are top notch quality in every way! =)
- A question if I may, since I also make videos: what type of camera, lens etc. do you use for this amazing cinematic image?

[BobMiceli]

You do such a great job explaining your techniques. really enjoying your videos!

[DotyString]

do a video on hitting specific timestamps with music! (nice cue as usual)

[OfficialStevenCravis]

Brilliant channel, including the way you use sounds.

[bonuebonue]

Great content, great production of the video. Very helpful and inspiring: subscribed!

[JRyanKern]

How much are you glued to a click and tempo grid for this kind of cue? I can see that there are certain hits where the chord changes and everything comes together, but for things like the reverse artifacts and any solo-ish ad libbed parts in there do you just ignore the tempo/meter?

[brianpitts]

I'd love to know where the singing bellsing bell harmonics pad came from. Cant' find it anywhere. Great content will def take course.

[AmbientGuitarWorks]

I love composing like this. For stock music libraries what kind of length would you suggest for these underscore ambient tracks?

[IsaacCreager]

D sharp is not the minor third in the key of C. D sharp would be an augmented second. The Minor third would be an E flat.

[scantrontest]

Excellent video. Been really enjoying making my way through your videos. I'm curious if in your experience do you ever work closely with the sound designer / fx editor to discuss elements they're working on that may contribute or conflict with your music? Are there ever conversations about who's covering what in a scene and do you ever send bounces to each other to work off of? Usually in my experience everyone typically works on their own until everything hits the mix stage but sometimes these conversations come up and have been very helpful.

[isaachernandez]

Hey Jonas is the Singing Bell Harmonics something you created or is it from a library or vst? Thanks and great video.

[es__music]

Hey Jonas, so I just purchased your course and I have to say you are one of the best educators I have come across. I have spent way too much money buying courses and you are by far the most clear and concise. I was wondering if you had plans to add more videos to your course. I was hoping to learn more about the following:
1) Music Theory - the minimum things to learn when getting started as a composer
2) MIDI ensemble chords and how to orchestrate each instrument
3) Song structure and how to move from one section to another ( I struggle with this one)
4) Mixing process

Thanks!

[lindabrittain]

What a beautiful soundscape you have created here Jonas. Such a blend of colours and not over complicated. Thank you for sharing your skills.

[andrewmanzano]

Wow, your stuff is so great! Love these techniques and soundscapes! Is that first one from Omnisphere?