Tag: Crouching Tiger
How Fast I Compose
by Ari Koinuma on Jul.02, 2009, under Ari's Diary, Ari's Manifesto, Film Music
I read somewhere that on a typical 8-hour day, a composer on the average composes 1-2 minutes of music.
Then I read articles of composers who score features in, like, 3 weeks.
I am not a slow worker with other stuff — like when I’m working on making web sites — but film composing, I’m afraid I’m not that fast. The 1st statement above is definitely applicable to me. A feature in 3 weeks? No way.
Well, it can be done, I suppose — a lot of minimal music, though, like some drum loops and percussion. I believe Tan Dan scored Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in like 3 weeks. His solution for fight scenes? Single drum.
