Berklee Press Book: Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis

If you've ever wondered how to write music for film or television, The Complete Guide to Film Scoring is a necessary resource. This guide will take you through the film-making process, preparing and recording a score, the history of the field, and the business side of film scoring including contracts, fees, publishing, royalties, and copyrights.

Learn from the career experiences of 19 film-scoring professionals in interviews with composers such as Michael Kamen (Mr. Holland's Opus, Brazil), Alf Clausen (The Simpsons, Naked Gun), Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Contact), Mark Snow (X-Files, Millennium) and Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird, Airplane, Rainmaker).

About the Author: An Associate Professor at Berklee, Richard Davis is also a composer, orchestrator, record producer, and musician. His film credits include orchestrations and transcriptions for many films including Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, and The Last Boy Scout.