Due to complications with the FTV group, I’ve moved onto a new project. I’m adapting the music I’ve been working on towards a section from Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’.  The section is taken from a level 2 Audio visual project worked on by Audio Production students last year. They were given the task of reconstructing all of the soundtrack elements (SFX, dialogue and music) through a range of methods like dialogue recording, Foley and extracting SFX from SFX libraries. The music will be electronic as opposed to the original orchestral score.

The research I have undertaken thus far is transferable to the new project so I’ll be utilizing various concepts and composer approaches towards ‘Alien’. The new clients for this project are David McSherry who will be giving me feedback on the project and myself, looking at the soundtrack objectively. I’ll be producing at least 6 minutes’ worth of music to fit the 9 minute sequence.The music will be based mostly on electronic instruments with a few orchestral elements done through Piano VSTis. I’ll be using FL studio 12 to compose and mix the music and Adobe Premiere to sync my music in time with the original project.

I’ve changed the overall aim and objectives to meet this project

Overall Aim – To produce an electronic score to a 9 minute sequence of Ridley Scott’s Alien.

Objectives 

• Research music reference material, academia and composer approaches related to sound for film

• Make improvements to the music based on a feedback session with David Mcsherry

• Produce the music with VSTis in FL Studio

I’ve changed most of my learning outcomes from the previous project towards composing music for ‘Alien’:

• Improve my ability to construct music using software instruments

• Improve my MIDI programming skills

• Improve my mixing skills

• Deepen my understanding of music’s function in film

• Increase my understanding of film music composition