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 After
the score has been created by the composer or orchestrator,
a music copyist writes out the individual parts, or sheet music,
for each instrument. The parts are either hand-written or computer
generated. At one time, copyists were permanent members of a
studio’s staff. The hand writing of scores has almost become
a dying art form with the advent of computer-generated music.
Now the scoring session itself begins. Depending on the actual
length of the score, a session can
last anywhere from two to nine days. The number of highly trained,
professional musicians in the orchestra can vary from 40 to
100 or more. The skill of these musicians cannot be overstated,
since they receive their music the day they report to the scoring
stage and are expected to play it well and with very little
practice. The conductor (who is often the orchestrator or the
composer) rehearses a music cue, or a specific musical moment,
just a couple of times before recording that cue. Although the
conductor and composer often use notes during rehearsal, the
level of professionalism is so high and the daily cost of a
scoring session is so great, that only a few takes of each cue
need to be recorded.
The music editor also works during a scoring session to create
a tempo and meter "map" which becomes a series of
clicks heard in each musician’s headphones; the clicks
act as a tempo guide. The composer usually selects the mixer
who mixes the music while it’s being recorded. |
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