Today's guest is Leendert van t’riet. Leendert is a Dutch-American composer for visual media currently completing his Masters degree in musical composition and score writing in Sofia, Bulgaria. His passion and dedication for the field is truly inspirational and is on the fast track to becoming a key figure in the industry.
During this episode we discuss the fundamentals of score writing for both movies and video games, he shares with us the immense complexities and challenges of the field, what the score writing process looks like and his dream projects for the future
Last message: "To ignore your calling is the biggest disservice you can do to yourself"
0:00 Intro
0:54 Leendert’s passion for composing
2:40 What makes Hans Zimmer so special
5:55 What determines the success of a musical piece?
9:38 What is the score writing process?
12:20 Collaborative Project challenges
14:40 Creating a cohesive linear narrative for movies
18:43 The Temp score
20:35 Colors of music
24:30 Developing a more critical lens
26:22 What makes a good film score?
28:55 Writing scores for video games
34:50 AI in score writing
40:00 Music editor vs composer
46:00 Misconceptions about film scoring
48:30 Leendert’s recording experience
54:45 Video editing
58:00 Proud
1:02:15 Last message
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