At lease 1/2 of what I'm paid to record are scores that are written and recorded as I am watching a cut of the project that is 99% complete. This is not a process of writing songs, but creating songs, sound effects....lots of different things, all matched in real time to the image.Even the "song" part of the projects are not very satisfying from a"stand alone" standpoint. If it's part that runs under a voice over, the lines are smoother, quieter and less involved than what you would do for a piece of stand alone music.
Russ
I've done a few of these type recordings, one for a now defunct airline, and the other for a Sci-Fi project that ran out steam (and funds), although I managed to get paid well on both projects.
This was back when I was still using analog synths (Polymoog, Roland SH-2000, Roland JP-8) and playing in actual
real time to a visual. We didn't even have SMPTE (timecode). Still, it was a lot of fun with the occasional nerve wracking moments.
I still have copies (on cassette tape) of the tracks somewhere here in my boxes of junk...I should try and dig them out and have them converted to digital. The Sci-Fi one was really creepy.
Nowadays, I'd love to tackle another project like those early ones, but having the benefit of more years of playing experience (especially improvising) and much better gear with the mighty Tyros4 and the potent little Yamaha CS-01.
Certainly with the advent of YouTube, there should be a few money making projects available for arranger players in providing copyright free music for someone else's video work.
Something to think about.
Ian
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