Musical Composition for Short Films with Ableton Live

This course will teach you how to create an original score by guiding you through the process of recording, editing, and syncing your music to a film. Music is a crucial element in any great film, as it helps to convey the message that the writers, actors, and directors are trying to express. Jonah Schwartz, a musician and composer who specializes in creating original scores for various productions, including feature and short films, as well as commercials, will be your instructor.

Through this course, you will receive a comprehensive walkthrough on how to compose your own song that is ready to be synced with a short film. You will learn how to use Ableton Live to create original melodies that perfectly complement the mood of a scene and align seamlessly with the atmosphere and tone of a narrative. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to create an original score that enhances any film project you work on.

What will you learn in this online course?
The title of this course is “Film Scoring with Ableton Live”. The course teaches how to create an original score for a short film by exploring the process of recording, editing, and syncing music with the film. The instructor, Jonah Schwartz, is a musician and composer with nearly three decades of experience. Students learn how to compose melodies, understand concepts of rhythm, harmony, and melody, record their own music, use Ableton Live’s tools for mixing and mastering, and deal with feedback from directors. The course also covers the importance of registering one’s work.

What is this course’s project?
Compose and record a song for a film from scratch with Ableton Live.