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Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio

You're reading from   Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio Learn music production, compose orchestral music, and launch your music career

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803233291
Length 266 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Joshua Au-Yeung Joshua Au-Yeung
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:The Business of Composing for Clients
2. Chapter 1: The Business of Composing for Clients FREE CHAPTER 3. Part 2:Composing Tools and Techniques
4. Chapter 2: Navigating Through the Key Features of FL Studio 5. Chapter 3: Designing Music with Themes, Leitmotifs, and Scales 6. Chapter 4: Orchestral MIDI Composing 7. Part 3:Designing Music for Films and Video Games
8. Chapter 5: Creating Sheet Music with MuseScore, Scoring with Fruity Video Player, and Diegetic Music 9. Chapter 6: Influencing Mood with Music and Designing Emotional Music 10. Chapter 7: Creating Interactive Music for Video Games with Wwise 11. Chapter 8: Soundtrack Composing Templates 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Overcoming writer's block

Struggling to come up with ideas for songs? Encountering writer's block? Feel like you've used up all your creative juices and there's no more music in you? Don't worry; I've got you covered. Having writer's block is a normal part of composing. It happens when you first start, and it happens to professionals too. But it's okay; you can and will overcome it. You just need to try a few creative tactics.

Fortunately for you, I've compiled a list of strategies you can use to get started making music whenever you're lacking inspiration. Feel free to refer to this whenever you get stuck:

  • Improvise music on an instrument or even try a new instrument.
  • Play around with your MIDI keyboard or drumpad.
  • Experiment with FL Studio's Scale feature and try out new scales.
  • Lay down a drumbeat.
  • Go through the routine. Open the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), set up the project, and add the key...
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