Popular Post Ludwig 1,099 Posted April 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2021 I am excited to announce Film Music Notes' very first online course, Action-Music Harmony in Classic Blockbuster Films. To see what's in the course, watch the video below and find out more on the course page, where you can view lesson contents, watch a lesson preview, and enroll in the course! Please Note: To avoid copyright infringement, this course contains no score excerpts or audio from film scores. Students are directed to find and listen to soundtrack excerpts while the course content consists of: 1. Music theory connecting the techniques to be discussed 2. Analysis describing the techniques behind Williams excerpts 3. Composition tutorials applying the techniques to original compositions, and 4. Composition exercises comprising abstract scales, chords, and original music Presto, Loert, Disco Stu and 9 others 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,678 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I just managed to watch the lesson 1 preview! It seems really interesting @Ludwig. I haven't ever enrolled in an online course. How is it done? Do i get a download link of your videos and I save it to my computer to watch whenever I like and how many times I like? Sorry if it's a silly question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karelm 2,783 Posted April 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 Glad this topic was bumped, I missed it the first time and love this stuff! filmmusic, Ludwig and Falstaft 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCity 107 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 just curious if you pay any royalty to the maestro for using his (or the studio's) IP to make yourself $$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,060 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Read the course description again... On 4/5/2021 at 1:04 PM, Ludwig said: To avoid copyright infringement, this course contains no score excerpts or audio from John Williams' film scores. Ludwig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ludwig 1,099 Posted April 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/19/2021 at 12:41 PM, InTheCity said: just curious if you pay any royalty to the maestro for using his (or the studio's) IP to make yourself $$? Scores and audio are absent. I direct students to the name and timestamps of the appropriate track on the soundtrack, then my analysis of a cue goes into the techniques and how they're used. So you get portions of cues transformed through analysis in order to demonstrate the technique. You'll see what I mean if you watch the preview on the course page of my site. On 4/19/2021 at 7:37 AM, filmmusic said: I just managed to watch the lesson 1 preview! It seems really interesting @Ludwig. I haven't ever enrolled in an online course. How is it done? Do i get a download link of your videos and I save it to my computer to watch whenever I like and how many times I like? Sorry if it's a silly question. Not silly at all! The way it works is that the course videos are all stored online and I link to them so they're streamed directly on my site. Streaming only right now, no downloads. And yes, once you enroll, you're enrolled for life! So watch as many times as you like! The flow of lessons generally goes: Theory --> Analysis --> Composition Tutorial --> Composition Exercises I'm happy to answer any other questions about the course here. Also, here's a link to an audio sample from a composer who's already taken the course and wrote music from what he learned in it: https://vi-control.net/community/threads/john-williams-course-lessons-1-3.108008/post-4807211 I thought it was great! Jurassic Shark, Falstaft and filmmusic 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCity 107 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 So I guess thats a no, well you are still treading on "his good will" without compensating him. I'd be careful legally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,060 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 JW practically does the same thing with his occasional temp track love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig 1,099 Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 16 hours ago, InTheCity said: So I guess thats a no, well you are still treading on "his good will" without compensating him. I'd be careful legally The avoidance of this issue is all clarified in the course description. The Lesson 1 preview on the website demonstrates how this is all put together. On 4/5/2021 at 7:04 AM, Ludwig said: Please Note: To avoid copyright infringement, this course contains no score excerpts or audio from John Williams' film scores. Students are directed to find and listen to soundtrack excerpts while the course content consists of: 1. Music theory connecting the techniques to be discussed 2. Analysis describing the techniques behind Williams excerpts 3. Composition tutorials applying the techniques to original compositions, and 4. Composition exercises comprising abstract scales, chords, and original music Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,629 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 16 hours ago, InTheCity said: So I guess thats a no, well you are still treading on "his good will" without compensating him. I'd be careful legally As long as he isn't using John's music verbatim, he isn't doing anything legally questionable, and therefore wouldn't be able to get in any legal trouble. Ludwig and Falstaft 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCity 107 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Just giving you a friendly heads up - I’ve checked with a big 850$/hr clearance attorney and I’m correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,060 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 You need to be more specific, or else I'd say the $850/hr wasn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCity 107 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: You need to be more specific, or else I'd say the $850/hr wasn't worth it. He's a Los Angeles attorney who deals exclusively with unusual clearances for big clients like WB & Fox. He is literally THE source on these types of things, the most experienced and senior legal reference on the topic in the industry. The general legal precedence is as I stated: "if you make money by treading on someone's good will (name) with out compensating them you are open to legal action" You must have permission ahead of time, or secure some type of clearance. I'd add be especially careful using Disney/Fox's IP - they are EXTREMELY litigious (and probably for good reason) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,060 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Interesting, but the statement from the lawyer holds a lot of nuances that needs to be elaborated on. And what exactly does "someone's good name" mean, legally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig 1,099 Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 @InTheCity Thank you so much for pointing all this out. This really is invaluable information and I'm looking into it right away! Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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