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Working with temp music

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Working with temp music

When scoring a picture, whether it's a commercial, TV or film project, one or more Reference or what's called temp tracks are usually included with the Creative Brief or rough cut of the video. Temp or Reference music serves a variety of vital functions in the production process. One, it allows the client director and/or music director to get a feel of the emotional direction the music should take and how the viewer will feel when they see and hear the piece. By using existing pieces of music, the team can get close to the feel and energy they're looking for without paying for custom music that may or may not work in context Additionally Temp music gives the editor something to cut to while they're working out the tempo and pacing of the video edits. From the rough cut, you may have noticed then in our specific example, the editor has cut heavily to the tempo of the temp music. So we'll take that into consideration when we decide the tempo of our original piece. In addition to the…

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