Getting the Score

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My son was watching an animated cartoon of his. It was a direct to DVD superhero thing from Marvel, I won’t give the name.
It’s pretty good actually, story-wise, and we bought the DVD for my two boys to watch. It also has some of my favourite super-heroes from when I grew up represented in a [...]

In last week’ s post, Scooby Doo showed us that melody is still an important asset to a production at any level.
One of the challenges is when to present your melodies and when not to. A common fear among directors is that melody will interfere with the dialogue.
Of course it is crucial for the dialogue [...]

Actually, the insight comes from my four year old watching Scooby Doo, but first here’s the question.
How important is music to a film? How intrinsic is it to the experience you take home with you?
First, let me just say that I have never thought that music was as important to others as it was to [...]