Composing Academy Blog

How Leitmotifs Shaped the Top Gun: Maverick Score

Film Scores frequently make use of a musical device called a leitmotif - a recurring musical 'building block' that is associated with a particular aspect within a film, such as a character, place or emotion.

Last Friday, I was extremely fortunate to attend the first ever performance of...

Ostinatos - How some of the top composers use them in film

Ostinatos are repeating patterns of notes and are used by many Film and TV composers to help create movement and a sense of urgency in their music. Hans Zimmer frequently makes use of Ostinatos in his music, so I thought I would dive into a couple of examples of how he constructs and uses them.

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