Blog Post – Film and Game Music by Amber Durant

And…Cut!

Hello readers, it’s time for one last blog post. Firstly, thank you for joining me along my reflective journey where I have been learning so much about Music. I have learnt new and exciting things about music that I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t of done this blog. Over the past few weeks, myContinue reading “And…Cut!”

Methodology

Research processes: My main approach behind my research was to either find educational sources such as university papers, dissertations or thesis’s and I researched books and youtube videos. I felt more confident choosing these sources as they’re more likely to be accurate and full of important information. For example, academic research papers, dissertations and thesis’sContinue reading “Methodology”

Which Path Do I Take?

Do I compose music for Film? Do I compose music for games? Do I become a sound designer? Shall I become a professional pianist? Well, this blog post is going to be about me laying my options out on the table and what I think will benefit me the most. You, as the reader, canContinue reading “Which Path Do I Take?”

My Love of Piano

So we’re deep into the blogs now, I believe this is my 7th blog, we should know each other by now. My loyal readers will know that I’ve been playing the piano since I was 7, I’m now 22, that’s a very long time, I’m surprised my fingers don’t have biceps. The piano is theContinue reading “My Love of Piano”

Chirality and Dirty Bomb

You may be looking at this title and thinking to yourself, what the heck is this girl on about. Well let me clear things up for you. I am currently 4 months into my Postgraduate course and i’ve already completed 2 sound design assignments. As a composer, these 2 assignments were a real shock toContinue reading “Chirality and Dirty Bomb”

Beautiful lies of Sound Design

Today I was listening to ‘The Game Music’ Podcast, an American composer called ‘Disasterpeace’ (Richard Vreeland) discussed his music and how he entered into the gaming world. Disasterpeace started off by experimenting with different sounds and loops, and that got me thinking that the sound world is all about experimenting and discovering. For example, Disasterpeace loopedContinue reading “Beautiful lies of Sound Design”

Music in Game

‘In October 1958, Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game.’ this game was called ‘Tennis for Two’. (APS NEWS 2008) Since then video games have rapidly advanced and like films, games need music too. Although ‘Tennis for Two’ had no sound, it wasn’t long before someone invented a gameContinue reading “Music in Game”

Music in Film

This blog post is going to be an exciting one because I can talk about one of my favourite areas of music and that music in film. Why is film music such a passion of mine? Well, I spent my entire childhood going to the movies, watching DVD’s before bedtime, coming home from school andContinue reading “Music in Film”

Women in the Music industry

Welcome back to my blog, this is my second blog post and looking at the title, you guessed it! It’s all about the ladies in this post. As I previously hinted about my struggles of being a woman in this industry, I want to talk about other female composers who have been on their ownContinue reading “Women in the Music industry”

Blog Introduction

Hello readers and welcome to my blog, let’s keep this short and sweet, I’m Amber, a composer currently studying the MSc (Hons) Music and Sound for Film and Games course at the University of Hertfordshire. WARNING! If you don’t like Music, Films or Games then stop reading immediately, this blog is only for the passionateContinue reading “Blog Introduction”