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Composing For Cinematic Percussion With Brian Kilgore

Composing For Cinematic Percussion With Brian Kilgore

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  • Style: Documentary/Tutorial
  • Audience: Student to Professional
  • Tutor: Brian Kilgore
  • Materials: 2 Percussion "Road Map" Charts
  • Video Length: 3 Hours 3 Minutes

 

Brian Kilgore is Los Angeles’ absolute first-call studio percussionist. A veteran of hundreds of film scores and albums, Brian also possesses an unrivaled collection of traditional, ethnic, and cinematic percussion instruments. We invited Brian into the studio for a two-day workshop highlighting the essential aspects of writing with cinematic percussion.
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Get intimate access to Hollywood's leading principal percussionist

Brian Kilgore is Los Angeles’ absolute first-call studio percussionist. A veteran of hundreds of film scores and albums, Brian also possesses an unrivaled collection of traditional, ethnic, and cinematic percussion instruments. We invited Brian into the studio for a two-day workshop highlighting the essential aspects of writing with cinematic percussion.

Watch two complete tracks built from scratch in real-time

In an effort to demonstrate how a percussion overdub session works, we asked our friend, composer Adam Hochstatter (Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin, Penny Dreadful), into the studio to record percussion over two sampled tracks with Brian. In the morning, we recorded a traditional epic track followed by enchanting ethnic track in the afternoon. The sessions are presented in their true state including errors and false takes.

Join Brian as he gives insights to the most ill-understood elements of his kit

Brian covers exactly how the timpani tuning mechanism works, how tuning them works mid-cue, the professional ranges of the keyboards, the differences between song-bells and glockenspiel, extended techniques, and his notation preferences on snare and cymbal rolls. And of course, everything is covered from the cinematic perspective. Even the most experienced composers will find things they weren’t previously aware of.

As a composer, understanding how to write (and leave space) for a studio percussionist is critical. Additionally, knowing how to run a percussion overdub session is almost a mandatory skill for a working composer. You will likely find yourself in this position at some point in your career.

Lastly, we spoke to Adam and Brian in interview form, covering a wide variety of topics, including union rules and fees, doubles, improvisation, notation preferences, and more. This course is not to be missed.

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A Note From Your Tutor

In modern media scoring, the principal percussionist and the composer share a critical relationship. In most cases the better the communication (both musical and verbal) between the two, the better the final result.Given the sheer amount of instruments in the percussion section, writing for cinematic percussion can be a bit daunting. I hope this course brings light to those most often confused areas and shows how best to prepare (mentally and physically) for a percussion session.