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02 min

Trailer
25 min

Part 1 Free

Watching the film without ‘temp’ music, motif development, modern workflow, challenges, demos, influences
21 min

Part 2 Free

Session overview, composition process, arrangement techniques, key changes, structure, contrast
22 min

Part 3 Free

Samples vs. live recordings, instrument range, sound libraries, Dolby Atmos, over-writing, part analysis
15 min

Part 4 Free

Late changes, self-criticism, detail obsession, satisfaction, getting help, studio setup, orchestration, pre-mixing
15 min

Part 5 Free

Collaboration benefits, ghost writing, roles of engineers, getting the right tracking balance, distortion

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Third Date

How To Train Your Dragon

John Powell

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Song : Third Date

Duration:21 min / 1h44 Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese

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Session overview, composition process, arrangement techniques, key changes, structure, contrast

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02 min

Trailer
25 min

Part 1 Free

Watching the film without ‘temp’ music, motif development, modern workflow, challenges, demos, influences
21 min

Part 2 Free

Session overview, composition process, arrangement techniques, key changes, structure, contrast
22 min

Part 3 Free

Samples vs. live recordings, instrument range, sound libraries, Dolby Atmos, over-writing, part analysis
15 min

Part 4 Free

Late changes, self-criticism, detail obsession, satisfaction, getting help, studio setup, orchestration, pre-mixing
15 min

Part 5 Free

Collaboration benefits, ghost writing, roles of engineers, getting the right tracking balance, distortion

Comments

(10)

Andrew Crowley January 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Excellent! Thank you
Ray Lee November 25, 2022 at 6:03 AM

Mike thank you so much I have been out of the scoring seen for a while and I have now restarted my reels your passion and attention to detail has brought me back in even if only to just complete for myself.
Mike Wallace October 3, 2022 at 3:25 PM

Enjoyed this one. Thanks for the freebie. :)
Joanne Mule September 25, 2022 at 3:53 AM

This is very educational and confirms what I already know as a composer, you MUST have the complete reel, character notes, temp score and developmental notes. Also, I am a composer, but if I don't know the complete story, you cannot develop a quality score.
LR Studio January 7, 2022 at 6:46 PM

Very like the call about the orchestration / arrangement importance in a composition. It will reflect a good or bad mix. With a good orchestration / arrangement, the mix have much better chance to rise and shine then with a poor orchestration / arrangement. Also, always nice to hear advice and Real Life film composer work from the humble John Powell!
Marcus Watkins April 14, 2021 at 7:03 PM

At least half of these samples could be used in some type of instrumental/beats for other songs. Wish I had the stems!
Bence Bobák April 17, 2020 at 5:04 PM

One of the best MWTM video :)
Eddie Dreher January 7, 2020 at 5:08 AM

Great stuff. I still listen to the Borne scores as 'just music'!
James Williams October 20, 2019 at 9:26 PM

beautiful
Caesar James Augustus October 20, 2019 at 11:29 AM

Very rare & interesting share on inside thought process of these scores. Gold.

About John Powell

John Powell is a film score composer from East Sussex, England. His first score was in 1990 for ‘Stay Lucky’, and his career began to soar after moving to Los Angeles in 1997 and scoring the blockbuster ‘Face / Off’. He is critically acclaimed for his music to over fifty motion pictures and revered in particular for his work on animated films. Scores by John Powell include those of ‘Shrek’, ‘Antz’, ‘Chicken Run’, ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, the series of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, ‘Bourne’, ‘Ice...