Production Music Guide For Beginners
Production Music Guide For Beginners
Production Music covers a large range of musical styles and genres, and
for the average film producer knowing how to communicate musical needs
adequately to a composer, music supervisor, or music library agent can
be a daunting (no matter how necessary) task. We've put together a short
guide on Production
Music genres, their best uses, and other related styles
and subgenres that will assist you in your search for great production
music. We highly recommend you start your production
music at Productiontrax.com,
an online stock music library that specializes in production music and
sound effects. For your convenience, we've added a search box to our site
that will allow you to start searching right from this page.
Production music is music that is written specifically for use in mulitmedia
projects, films, and other, well, productions. Often times, this type of
music can be difficult or boring to listen to on its own because it was
originally intended for marriage with picture or other media. So don't
let this discourage you. A seemingly boring piece can easily create the
perfect mood you've been searching for.
Production music genres are often not really music genres at all, but rather
suggested end-uses. For example, a great selection of production music
can be found under film
score and soundtrack music, and others under categories like TV
Themes.
You'll find pieces that are well suited for these end uses in these categories.
Often, you'll find that good production music blurs stylistic lines, often
combining elements across a wide range of genres. Most production music
blends classical orchestra elements with new age-y piano or electronics
and rock elements.
When selecting the best music for your production, be sure that the music's
feel and instrumentation are a good match for the feel and mood of your
piece. Match delicate moments with lighter, more romantic orchestrations
like piano and strings, and match more intense moments with denser and
more rhythmic production music.
For the best selection of production music, check out the Mixed Genre section
at Productiontrax.com.