Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio

Create and compose production-quality music with the power of FL Studio 20 along with MuseScore and WwiseKey FeaturesDevelop widely applicable music composition techniques and create full orchestral scoresLeverage the power of FL Studio to create your own production-level soundtracksUse cutting-edge tools to fuel your creative ideas and launch your composer careerBook DescriptionFL Studio is a cutting-edge software music production environment and a powerful and easy-to-use tool for composing music. In this comprehensive guide youll discover how to use FL Studios tools and techniques to design exciting soundtracks for your films TV shows video games and much more.Youll start by understanding the business of composing learning how to communicate score market your services land gigs and deliver music projects for clients like a professional. Next youll set up your studio environment navigate key tools such as the channel rack piano roll playlist mixer and browser and export songs. The book then advances to show you how to compose orchestral music using MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) programming with a dedicated section to string instruments. Youll create sheet music using MuseScore for live musicians to play your compositions. Later youll 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 for example scary music to terrify your listener. Finally youll work on a sample project that will help you prepare for your composing career.By the end of this book youll be able to create professional soundtrack scores for your films and video games.What you will learnCompose production-ready music for films and video gamesPlan and deliver a soundtrack music score for clients like a professionalApply practical music theory using themes leitmotifs scales and modesCompose orchestral music with MIDI programmingDesign music for specific emotionsCreate sheet music with MuseScore score music for films with Fruity Video Player and make diegetic musicDesign interactive music by leveraging horizontal resequencing and vertical remixingWho this book is forThis book is for musicians and programmers who want to take their music composing skills to a professional level. Film directors and game designers who want to get involved in scoring music for their own productions will also find this book useful. All you need is a computer and FL Studio to get started.