MU67 Film,TV & Gaming
MU67A Music for Film, TV, and Gaming – Foundations will be offered Fall ’12, Weds., 4:40-10:00 PM.
Learn about the techniques and considerations of writing music for media, including client interaction and general business practices.
Students will have the opportunity to score music for Commercials, TV shows, Film and Video Games.
MU67A Music for Film, TV, and Gaming – Foundations is the recommended preparation for MU67B Music for Film, TV, and Gaming – Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi.
These courses are taught in the state-of-the-art West Valley College Digital Music Center (DMC).
The DMC is equipped with 30 iMac work stations running Logic Pro 9 and Pro Tools 10. The DMC is located next to the professional-grade West Valley College Recording Studio.
MU67A completed the Spring 2012 semester by writing music for video games. This process focused on music layering techniques as opposed to linear composing. Three stand-out tracks were composed by Tyler Comes modeling for the Diablo 3 game, Matt Thalin writing for an action-battle sequence, and Knut Owen utilizing kitchen pots, pans, and utensils for a very creative game soundscape. All three demonstrate varying game intensities depending on the player’s challenges.
