Composing For Cinematic Big Band With Gordon Goodwin
Composing For Cinematic Big Band With Gordon Goodwin
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- Style: Documentary/Tutorial With Gordon Goodwin's "Big" and "Small" Phat Band
- Audience: Student to Professional
- Tutor: Gordon Goodwin
- Materials: 3 Full Score and Piano Reduction Scores
- Video Length: 5 Hours 15 Minutes
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Watch three new charts recorded in real time at the legendary Capitol Records.
Join Grammy-winning composer Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band as they record three new Goodwin compositions at Capitol Records in Hollywood, the mecca of all things big band. These three charts have been composed to demonstrate practical cinematic jazz Big Band techniques similar to those found in the scores of “The Naked Gun,” “The Incredibles,” “Oceans 11,” and the James Bond franchise. You will be able to follow the band in real-time, from the initial read-through to Gordon’s notes and revisions, all the way to the assembly of a final take, for it is essential to realize that even at the highest levels of musicality, blemishes are to be found, and bars will be in need of fixing. Watch Gordon as he rehearses the band and collaborates with engineer Tommy Vicari to ensure the finished product is up to their high standards.
The Big Phat Band rosters some of the royalty of the Los Angeles session world
Join the three horn principals (Wayne Bergeron, Eric Marienthal, Andy Marin) drummer Ray Brinker, and Gordon in an hour-long impromptu discussion about a wide variety of practical topics, including voicing ideas, horn range restrictions at the professional level, notation preferences, harmony, fatigue, improvisation, and more.
Spend an afternoon with the Gordon and the "Small" Phat Band
Following our date at Capitol Records we spent an intimate afternoon at Silent Zoo Studios with Gordon's septet. Here, we explored the most important compositional techniques in stunning detail. Curious about Gordon's approach to block voicings, arranging, or his "Secret Sauce" be sure to check out this section.
The course materials include the transposed scores used at the sessions, a concert C piano reduction on nine staves, and a video presentation of the final take, mixed and mastered, with the piano reduction score displayed on the screen. Following the interview, a one-hour video addendum contains a crash course on the most important compositional elements of composing for big band, starting from elements of the familiar and journeying into the very technical.
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A Note From Your Tutor
I’ve often considered writing my own Big Band composition book but never seem to have found the time. Composition isn’t only an art; it is a craft, and adapting an intellectually hungry approach is critical to your long-term success as a musician. You should never be too satisfied with yourself; you should always be looking to figure out that nifty little trick John Williams or Debussy does. The Big Phat Band has been together for 20 years, and I hope that seeing some of Los Angeles’ best musicians working together it will give you a better sense of what you may expect when you hire a similar group for your own projects.
