Art and music are like chocolate and strawberries. Individually they are great, but together they are perfection!
The filmmakers behind “Up” discuss the making of the score.
This is an amazing look at how important a score is to the success of telling the story. Back when I was animating, I always thought of the music first. I would play diffrent songs and the possible stories would start flowing. Without music, the mood, theme, etc. is very hard to convey. It can be done, but why tell a story without accompanying music? Who would want to live life without music? Which leads me to wish that we all wallked around with our own score to DJ our life. How would yours play out?
For over a year I’ve been playing a stream of conscience like melody on the piano. There are no written notes and each time I play, the tune varies slightly from the last time I played it. I play what ever comes to mind and whatever my ear picks up as wonderful sounding key combinations.
The best part about this type of piano playing is how it clears my mind and eases away the daily stresses. My artwork has always been about abstraction to distract from the corporate imagery I work to create on a daily basis. This piano tune is the same only through music instead of visual arts.
Enjoy a short minute preview of my piano tune as it streamed from me to the piano keys.
One of the many joys of being an artist is the ability to tackle many art forms. I am a designer, photographer and a musician. A lot of my personal art (art I create for myself) is abstract in nature. This is a sweet release from the corporate imagery I work to create everyday. While personal projects are easily put on hold in order to finish up client work, I’m making a true effort to complete a couple personal projects this year.
I’ve posted a couple piano jams on my blog and I’m excited to announce that I plan to expand these jams into a full album in 2012. My abstract piano jams are completely improvised and never repeated. Some melodies and notes make repeat appearances, but I enjoy sitting in front of my piano and playing whatever flows. The next step is to record these abstract jams.
For a musician that means time in the studio recording your tunes. For a graphic designer that means designing an album cover. For me, that means doing both of those things, YIKES! I’m ready for the challenge and can’t wait to share my progress. Check back for updates as I venture into album production.
