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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Growing an Organic Score
The process of composing for “Comforting Skin” has been very different from any project I have worked on. It was Derek’s goal to have the score and the cut grow organically at the same time. To have the music be part of the editing process of the film. So here’s a quick recap on how [...]