Listen "Christopher Willis, part 2: Music preparation — past, present, and future"
Episode Synopsis
Christopher Willis joins us for the second of two episodes. Chris is the composer of the score to the film “The Personal History of David Copperfield.” If you haven’t yet heard the first part of our conversation, check it out as we talk about the score and its fresh take on familiar musical ideas to match the aesthetics of the picture, and hear excerpts of the music.
On this episode, we break down Chris’s music preparation process on a film, from orchestration to copying. Chris even turns the tables, interviewing host Philip Rothman about the history of music engraving and asks his thoughts on the latest developments in the world of music notation software. We cover established products like Sibelius, iPad readers like forScore and Newzik, and newer entries on the scene like Dorico and StaffPad, and discuss how we can expect to use them on the scoring stage in the future.
More on Scoring Notes: Christopher Willis on scoring “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
On this episode, we break down Chris’s music preparation process on a film, from orchestration to copying. Chris even turns the tables, interviewing host Philip Rothman about the history of music engraving and asks his thoughts on the latest developments in the world of music notation software. We cover established products like Sibelius, iPad readers like forScore and Newzik, and newer entries on the scene like Dorico and StaffPad, and discuss how we can expect to use them on the scoring stage in the future.
More on Scoring Notes: Christopher Willis on scoring “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
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