Jul 17, 2005
Posted by Mike in Audio Production
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The Power of Music (and Good Audio Engineering)
I happened to catch the beginning of a documentary called CLOUD’S LEGACY: THE WILD STALLION RETURNS on PBS yesterday, and got completely sucked into it. Now while I tend to watch more documentaries than many people do, it’s rare that I get sucked into one and completely lose track of time. I had no real interest in the subject matter (wild horses in Montana) and no real time to watch it (that’s why the website isn’t updated John.)
About 1 1/2 hours into it, I thought “why the hell am I watching this?” It struck me that while the cinematography and camera work were beautiful, but what really got me was the music and audio production. So often in the video business, productions use music as filler between gaps in the voiceover and as a bed for the V/O, but this score was used to ENHANCE the production, and move the story forward.
If you don’t believe me, check it out for yourself at Nature’s Video Database:
- View the clip titled Cloud Protects His Family first. (No music in this clip)
- Then view the clip titled Little Cloud
Hear the difference? The music (and audio engineering) really move that story along.
I checked out the production credits and came across Kelly Bryarly, the composer for the film. Heck of a job Mr. Bryarly.
So what am I trying to say? The next time that canned production music just isn’t cutting it for your production, put a composer to work.
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