Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio: Learn music production, compose orchestral music, and launch your music career

Create and compose production-quality music with the power of FL Studio 20 along with MuseScore and WwisePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookWhat’s insideWidely applicable music composition techniques that will help you create full orchestral scoresBest practices to leverage the power of FL Studio to create your own production-level soundtracksWays of leveraging cutting-edge tools to fuel your creative ideas and launch your composer careerYou'll get the most out of this book ifYou’re either a musician or a programmer who wants to take their music composing skills to a professional levelYou're a film director or a game designer who wants to get involved in scoring music for your own productionsYou own a computer and a copy of FL StudioYour journey through the bookThe first section of this book will take you through the business basics of composing, which will include learning how to communicate, score, market your services, land gigs, and deliver music projects for clients like a professional. Next, you'll set up your studio environment, navigate key tools, and export songs.Orchestral music using MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) programming will follow, along with a section dedicated to string instruments. You'll also create sheet music using MuseScore, learn about the art of Foley for recording realistic sound effects, create adaptive music that changes throughout video games, and design music to trigger specific emotions – all while working on a sample project.Some of the things you'll learn in this bookProduction-ready music composition for films and video gamesPlanning and delivering a soundtrack music score for clients like a professionalApplying practical music theory using themes, leitmotifs, scales, and modesComposing orchestral music with MIDI programmingHow to design music for specific emotionsCreating sheet music with MuseScore, scoring music for films with Fruity Video Player, and making diegetic musicDesigning interactive music by leveraging horizontal resequencing and vertical remixingTable of ContentsThe Business of Composing for ClientsNavigating Through the Key Features of FL StudioDesigning Music with Themes, Leitmotifs, and ScalesOrchestral MIDI ComposingCreating Sheet Music with MuseScore, Scoring with Fruity Video Player, and Diegetic MusicInfluencing Mood with Music and Designing Emotional MusicCreating Interactive Music for Video Games with WwiseSoundtrack Composing Templates Read more