So this post is more going to be a mess of a bunch of different things that I have to think about going forward.
Ok so the first thing is that I happened to see one of my friends that is part of a band called Groove Therapy, it is a jazz band that I actually think is pretty good. He has told me about awards they have won and stuff, in other words perfect for my piece. I went up to him asking what he thought of my idea and if he would want to mess around with it and he said he would love to. Now this is kind of a tall order for my project and I realize it can complicate a lot of things in terms of the time that I have but I don't know, I kind of just want to see where this goes and if something cool comes out of it, awesome, if not, its fine I can still work with that. The thing is that this means I have to research a bit into scores for films, obviously with characters of the noir genre.
The good thing is that noir films often use instruments found in jazz even if it isn't necessarily jazz. Trumpets, tenor saxophones, and pianos are all instruments found in there, there are more but I mention these because the band my friend is in have play these instruments and I have another friend that messes around with music theory quite often. Another thing the scores for noir films commonly do is have a diegetic soundtrack, this isn't always the case but it is something to note. This idea gives me more versality in the soundtrack if I wanted to have it. For example, say I decide to make a section overly serious for comedic effect, this means the tone would also have to be overly serious. However, if I have a diegetic sound I can put in music that will create a different effect like irony to possibly create a more impactful comedic punch. Another thing to note is the fact that the songs in noir films have both slow and fast songs. It isn't a huge revelation or anything I just wanted to type it down for later reference. Here are two examples.
Now, film scoring in general. There is the basic stuff that a film score does and is which is to essentially emphasize or heighten the impact or feel of a scene. There many positions in the area of film scoring but the ones I am going to focus on are the music editor and the music supervisor. This is because the editor kind of warps the score slightly to better suit the film, such as cutting out a song short to let the dialogue be focused on. The supervisor basically just makes sure there are no copyright issues. I am mentioning this because who knows, I might find some song online that is royalty free and I would totally love to use.
However, the part I have to focus heavily on is how significant a part the score will play in the piece. Even if I don't end up collaborating with my friend's band for this the knowledge of the part the score plays is still something that is very important and that I need to know about. How do you go about deciding this? Well, you need to make sure the music fits with the film narratively, essentially that it fits the vibe of what is being shown. There are sound palettes that can be used to help in this, which is something I already figured about beforehand coincidently, using instruments commonly found in jazz. I also have to keep in mind that I need to be as open as possible, a piece of music may not be what was originally intended for the scene but it could just so happen that is works way better.
Websites:
https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/instruments/noir/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/30137702
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/crimejazz-the-sound-of-noir-by-skip-heller
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-score-a-film#5-tips-for-writing-a-film-score
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