How to score action scenes | Film Scoring For Beginners E05 - Film Music

Welcome to Film Scoring For Beginners episode 5. In this episode we look at how to score action scenes in a film. Todays film score is from the short film, Bag of bones. A film I scored a few years back.

This action film score consists of two parts. A suspenseful part leading into the actual action cue. In this film scoring for beginners video we talk about the composing process behind action music. How do we find a suitable tempo? What instruments and sounds to use for action music?
Furthermore, we talk about what kind of chords and notes one can use to build suspense and action. How do we drive the scene forward? How to build momentum in the music?

Obviously, there are million ways to score an action scene, I’m not an expert, but this is one possible way of approaching an action scene.

Director: Aurélien Lainé, Director of Photography: Michael Lindberg, Producers: Aurélien Lainé & Hee-Young Sunwoo.
Music: Mattias holmgren.

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CONTENTS
00:00 Intro
00:42 About the film
00:56 Watch the film clip
02:10 About the action scene
02:27 Tempo & Sync events
03:15 Part 1 - Suspensful Music Cue
05:22 Alchemy Preset Pack - NEPTUNE
06:14 Drone Pads
06:44 Small metal percussion
07:22 Intro Strings & other sounds
09:07 Part 2 - Action Music Cue - Question / Answer
09:51 Action melody - Spicatto Strings etc.
12:27 Epic Percussion
19:23 Any questions?

[zeus]

Well
Done! The music scoring WAY outperforms the cameraman and the picture editing of the film 🥲

[MattiasHolmgren]

Welcome to Film Scoring For Beginners episode 5. In this episode we look at how to score action scenes in a film. Todays film score is from the short film, Bag of bones. A film I scored a few years back.

This action film score consists of two parts. A suspenseful part leading into the actual action cue. In this film scoring for beginners video we talk about the composing process behind action music. How do we find a suitable tempo? What instruments and sounds to use for action music?
Furthermore, we talk about what kind of chords and notes one can use to build suspense and action. How do we drive the scene forward? How to build momentum in the music?

Obviously, there are million ways to score an action scene, I’m not an expert, but this is one possible way of approaching an action scene.

Bag Of Bones (An AJP Productions short film: ajpprod.com)
Director: Aurélien Lainé, Director of Photography: Michael Lindberg, Producers: Aurélien Lainé & Hee-Young Sunwoo.
Music: Mattias holmgren.

[MattiasHolmgren]

CONTENTS
00:00 Intro
00:42 About the film
00:56 Watch the film clip
02:10 About the action scene
02:27 Tempo & Sync events
03:15 Part 1 - Suspensful Music Cue
05:22 Alchemy Preset Pack - NEPTUNE
06:14 Drone Pads
06:44 Small metal percussion
07:22 Intro Strings & other sounds
09:07 Part 2 - Action Music Cue - Question / Answer
09:51 Action melody - Spicatto Strings etc.
12:27 Epic Percussion
19:23 Any questions?

[vtunz]

Hey Mattias, excellent job, as always. I was just missing my popcorn😆 I haven't been making music long, but I learned a lot from you. Thank you. 👍👍👍

[SLOWIMPORTS]

you can right click a fade within the audio window, to see the option for slow down as well. but after a year on logic, i just now figured out how to use that function haha

[jykc]

Hi Mattias, thanks you for making these video. I just started composing and these lessons really informative and helpful. One thing I would like to ask you is your track/group organization. Is there a reason you don't group instruments group together?

[jmignosamusic]

Dumb question, but how to you get the drone to have that rhythmic sound to it in the suspenseful music cue?

[bulentkamali]

Hello Matthias, I am wondering one thing --> How many instances of Kontakt can I create with various plugins attached to each of with them with Macbook Pro M1 (16Mb) without it crushes down?