Let's Talk About Scoring

In this week's Episode, we discuss our top plugin picks of the week, the pros and cons of conducting your music vs hiring out a conductor, comparing eight notation programs, MIDI expression tips, how to avoid sounding like a "keyboard" composer, and finally a teaser on this summer's exciting 6-day "Total Scoring Mastery" seminar Chapter 1: 00:00 Introduction Chapter 2: 00:24 Some Top/New Plugin Picks from the Guys Chapter 3: 07:48 Conducting Your Music vs Hiring A Conductor Chapter 4: 16:20 Notation Programs - Dorico vs Sibelius vs Finale vs Overture vs Staffpad vs NotateMe Pro vs Lilypond vs Flat.io vs Handwritten Digital Chapter 5: 37:07 Adding MIDI Expression During and After MIDI Input Recording Chapter 6: 44:12 How to Overcome Sounding Like A Keyboardist Composer? Chapter 7: 49:32 TOTAL SCORING MASTERY 6-Day Summer Seminar WATCH ON YOUTUBE AT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1H9CCgvFjs Special Guests: Dallas Crane, Kyle Youhas, and Steven Stratvert.

In this week's episode we discuss the nominated Composers and their Scores for the 2019 Academy Awards. "ISLE OF DOGS" by Alexandre Desplat "BLACK PANTHER" by Ludwig Göransson "MARY POPPINS RETURNS" by Marc Shaiman "BLACKkKLANSMAN" by Terence Blanchard "IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK" by Nicholas Britell Chapter 1: 0:00 Introduction and Nominees Chapter 2: 1:10 "Isle of Dogs" by Alexandre Desplat Chapter 3: 10:16 "BlackkKlansman" by Terence Blanchard Chapter 4: 21:57 "Mary Poppins Returns" by Marc Shaiman Chapter 5: 29:46 "If Beale Street Could Talk" by Nicholas Britell Chapter 6: 37:21 "Black Panther" by Ludwig Göransson Chapter 7: 44:56 Variety of Composers Chapter 8: 45:39 Great Scores That Weren't Nominated Chapter 9: 49:28 Our Favorites to Win! Chapter 10: 52:49 Good Luck to the Nominees! Special Guests: Dallas Crane, Kyle Youhas, and Steven Stratvert.