Want to compose music that sounds like it belongs in a Marvel movie? In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a heroic cinematic track that sounds like it's from Captain America. You'll learn powerful composing techniques—from storytelling through music, to form, harmony, and notation. I’ll also break down doubling tricks, composing in your DAW, and cinematic techniques to make your track sound truly heroic.
Whether you're a film composer, music producer, or just love epic orchestral soundtracks, this tutorial will give you everything you need to take your heroic music to the next level!
Full Music:
https://youtu.be/-MiIhsEb-gc?si=Bk8aONzxscwqSLaM
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Form and harmony analysis on MuseScore: https://musescore.com/user/59538286/scores/24842209?share=copy_link
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Story telling
02:10 Opening and Closing
06:31 Doubling Techniques
09:12 Form and Harmony
10:58 Composition & orchestration
11:43 Blending live instruments with synth sounds
12:39 Instrumentation
15:45 Melody writing tips
17:35 Dynamic between music & dialogue
20:09 Performance techniques in orchestration
22:08 Recycling the idea
24:15 Unison
26:08 Grouping percussion
28:15 Additional notation tips
30:49 Extra tips for working in a DAW
33:04 Thank you