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Being a "fast composer" doesn't hinge solely on the ability to write music quickly. Although my speed of composing scores for film and TV has significantly improved over the years, it isn't just because I practice daily. Over the years I have built an arsenal of tools and systems which greatly enhance my efficiency. By integrating these tools and practices into my work, I've been able to take on more projects in less time and navigate through periods where multiple projects overlapped.
In this video, I'm going to share the tried-and-true methods that help me when scoring for films, TV shows, and video games. My hope is that by sharing them, they'll offer the same benefits to aspiring composers and professionals alike.
Video Chapters:
00:00 - Overview
01:10 - Tip 1 Template Setup / Must Have Productivity Plugins
04:07 - Tip 2 Resources For Practicing & Embracing Deadlines
06:08 - Tip 3 Mastering Your Sounds
07:57 - How Tool Kits Save Me When Writing
10:00 - Practice Variability / The Science Behind HOW To Practice & Why It Works
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[@bahadirhankocer]

I am confident that most people here have the skills necessary for composing FAST, but the issue is that many do not secure enough gigs to make this ability truly worthwhile. This is what I believe we should be addressing.

[@jonasfriedman]

I appreciate this comment. In my personal experience of working on composing teams and then having my own team when necessary, I have found a lot of composers struggle to score to picture as efficiently as may be necessary for large projects. Sometimes a single tv series can have 30-35 minutes of music that needs to be delivered in maybe 5 days and that makes cue turn around a very difficult task at the professional level. That said you are absolutely correct that securing gigs is an equally difficult task and I address that in other videos. however, I felt this video was important because many composers I know have secured gigs, but then struggled to deliver everything required due to the amount of music and turn around time required.

[@bahadirhankocer]

@@jonasfriedman Thank you for the detailed reply. It makes sense. Sometimes, I feel the need to highlight the darker aspects of the industry as a video game music composer. I am curious about your thoughts on this issue and will definitely look into the content you mentioned. I appreciate your effort and creativity. Hats off to you!

[@replicant6]

Amazing vid! Thanks so much.

[@jonasfriedman]

No problem!

[@dacomposer]

Your content is extremely helpful for beginner and advanced composers. Thank you so much for doing this!

[@jonasfriedman]

It’s my pleasure, happy you’ve found it helpful

[@KenjiStandlee]

Thanks for making this video, it's very helpful! As a Logic user, I just wanted to throw in that you can export stems very easily by selecting the tracks you want to export and pressing cmd + E. The selected tracks can be instrument, busses, stems, submixes, or any combination. Thanks again!

[@jonasfriedman]

Awesome thanks for sharing this!

[@javierestevez9680]

this chanel its gold wtf really good sound, editing , theory , examples jesus u deserve 1 million suscribers

[@jonasfriedman]

Kind of you to say 🙏

[@aivarasburneikis7826]

Incredibly great contact, Jonas! I find your videos and knowledge to be top-notch reassuring! 🔥

[@jonasfriedman]

Appreciate it!

[@CJCalvertMusic]

Fantastic advice Jonas! I found it very helpful. Please keep sharing!

[@jonasfriedman]

Thank you, will do!

[@petersuarez2525]

thank you Jonas

[@hankscorpio8928]

You’re an endless source of inspiration. Thank you.

[@jonasfriedman]

Thanks for watching!

[@dluxdsgn]

Thank you, Jonas! Really helpful information😎👏

[@jonasfriedman]

My pleasure!

[@vinzsaint]

Thanks Jonas for the material you share, really usefull.

[@jonasfriedman]

My pleasure! Happy to hear it’s helpful

[@mkirbymusic]

Another super valuable video. Thanks Jonas!

[@jonasfriedman]

Thanks @mkirbymusic ! Appreciate you checking it out

[@Theprettyone234]

So helpful! Great stuff 🙌🏼👏🏼

[@jonasfriedman]

❤️

[@ninjasharkstudiosandmerch]

That concept of "booking time with yourself" is an eye opener for me! That concept can be used in every aspect of life. Thank you!

[@jonasfriedman]

🤘

[@jammanmcguin]

Very happy I found this channel!🎉

[@jonasfriedman]

Great to have you here @jammanmcguin !

[@bridgingfears3771]

This is a fantastic video clip. Thank you and keep up the great work and You have a new subscriber......

[@jonasfriedman]

Thanks so much @bridgingfears3771 for checking out the video, really happy to have you here!

[@parsaporqasemian]

Well i found your KZbin today, wich is unfortunate that your Chanel existed for some time and i just found out about it.! I'm just starting to write and produce music. I always had the ideas in my head but never wrote them down and i didn't know how to anyway.! Your videos have inspired me to start the writing... I'll let you know in one of your videos comment section as soon as I produce my first record. Thanks a lot... &)

[@jonasfriedman]

Happy to know the videos have been helpful!

[@dfizzbom]

Fantastic video. Everything is spot on. It would be great to watch you write a cue!

[@jonasfriedman]

I’m actually working on that as I type this! Lots of releases like that in the works… stay tuned and thanks for checking out this latest vid

[@mashoy78]

Thank you! It is very helpful.

[@jonasfriedman]

My pleasure!

[@averilwilliamsmusic2957]

Another video of excellent knowledge! Thank you!

[@jonasfriedman]

My pleasure!

[@doodle6497]

Excellent tips, excellently explained. Thank you!

[@jonasfriedman]

My pleasure thanks for watching!

[@jonremimuziq]

GAME CHANGER!!!!! Especially those Cubase tips like the exporting stems feature ... I've been trying to figure out how to do that ... I'm still working on some fine-tuning for my buses/stems like Low Strings, Hi Strings etc. Once thats done, I should be all set.

[@jonasfriedman]

That’s great to hear - being able to export stems efficiently is so important! More time to write music :)

[@nigeldarrah4573]

Yep, you're my guy. Lead the way.

[@peterlepahin]

I got here from the 52 Cues channel after Dave's interview with you. You have such a great channel, I instantly suscribed. Thank you for all the great content, I am binge-watching now (instead of composing, ha-ha).

[@jonasfriedman]

Welcome aboard! Great to have you here 🤘

[@robertfieldsjr.5919]

Thank you so much for your guidance. You’re easy to understand and very informative. It looks like you have an NKS keyboard controller with all those lights on it. I was thinking of getting one for my iMac computer, I imagine you could do your expression and dynamics with that keyboard. I also am a lifetime subscriber of Musio and I’m just getting my feet wet with it. It looks like it’s a lot of fun. keep up the great work, Robert Fields

[@jonasfriedman]

My pleasure Robert, always happy to hear the information is informative and helpful!

[@owenathanael]

This is helpful! Thank you!

[@jonasfriedman]

Really happy to hear that @owenathanael !

[@nelsonfilho6587]

Thanks a lot!!

[@jonasfriedman]

You’re welcome!

[@antoniosgeorgou9318]

Hey Jonas, thank you for the helpful content! May I ask you what is your primary monitor?

[@drewgriffith1037]

Wow, I love the WAV toolkit trick. I'm going to be implementing that one immediately.

[@jonasfriedman]

Awesome - so glad it's helpful!

[@robertlydeckermusic]

I use this same trick. It probably only saves a second more and can change the sound quality (often doesn't matter), but I also bounced many of my samples so the audio file is a certain number of bars at a certain tempo, and I put that tempo in the file name. Then you can drag the audio into cubase in musical mode and get hit points (like the apex of a cym scrape or end of a reverse sound) to line up exactly without having to zoom in.

[@jonasfriedman]

@@robertlydeckermusic dude really helpful add! I didn't do this for the longest time and still have to go back and label BPM & Key to old files

[@InLightTone]

You're a maniac brother, young which is to your advantage, but love, love, love your content!

[@jonasfriedman]

I appreciate that!

[@sourcefor]

Great stuff

[@jonasfriedman]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@timjbluntmusic]

amazing content, Thanks.....any videos on your actual computer setups including specs on your VS Pro computer?

[@jonasfriedman]

Had a lot of requests for that so it’s in the works - been on a brief hiatus while delivering for a couple projects and will post new stuff with that shortly

[@timjbluntmusic]

@@jonasfriedman thx for quick response, I can totally understand, but really look forward to hearing about it..But for me now, Im on PC running Cubase, and am just starting out in Orchestral/Cinematics. Running into issues with CPU overload on one computer, going to move into VS Pro, and add a second machine....

[@PGAudioworks]

Can you go into detail about your toolkit folder? I'm fascinated by the idea. Which samples make it into the folders? Do all the samples that you download from a sample pack get organized into those folders, or do they stay in the folder structure they're sold in? Very grateful for your videos. Thank you!

[@jonasfriedman]

Good question @PGAudioworks - so I have my personal folder called JF sounds and it’s just for my most used individual sounds that I’ve made OR that other companies / people have made by I pull from them the most often. Then on my main sample drive I have folders for all my sample libraries including sample pack creators and their organized by company and then by purchase - so those are exactly as downloaded l. My JF sounds folder is where I put things into my own organization system and again it’s only for the most frequently used stuff so I don’t want time looking for jt

[@VegaPierceEnglish]

Great video! I’ve been looking for more live string samples for sound design and I noticed you had a folder of them. May I ask where you get yours from?

[@jonasfriedman]

Totally - so I use 8dio's cage libraries and dark shadows, as well as Project Sams Symphobia libraries (specifically their cluster and fx patches). In those libraries every note on the keyboard plays a different string effect or cluster. I record them all into wav files and have organized them in my toolkit (different folders for glissando, tremelo, aleatoric fx and so on). They so much easier to use as wav files AND as wav files I find them much easier to manipulate for sound design.

[@VegaPierceEnglish]

@@jonasfriedman Wow, thank you so much!

[@TonyThomas10000]

A good tool for organizing your audio sounds is Sononym.

[@jonasfriedman]

Will have to check that out!

[@danmoras5952]

Hey Jonas thanks for the the great insights is there any chance you could release or have access to your template ? or perhaps pay a small fee I understand the time and commitment that has probably got into that template

[@jonasfriedman]

Hey @danmoras5952 - great question. Yes this template is about a decade in the making and has gone through tons of tweaks and upgrades over the years. I am in the process of creating different segments for Modern Media Composer and one of them will offer this and other templates as an add on for those who are interested. Look for updates from the MMC newsletter (link in video description) as I hope to have something available in the late fall.

[@patrickemmanuvela957]

I've been following you for a while whats specs Ur using on ur PC? its CPU or Ur using as server? bcuz i seeing lots of kontakt Instuments can u share Us!😊

[@jonasfriedman]

@patrickemmanuvela957 - I have 2 computers - MacBook Pro m1 maxed out as my main system computer and 2013 max pro maxed out as my sample computer connected through VEP. Have a video in the works to share my whole setup 😊 thanks for follow the channel - really awesome to have you here!

[@Doty6String]

6 mins a day! Jesus dude

[@jonasfriedman]

HA! I've gotten myself into trouble with that on more than one occasion, but it's definitely possible and more common than you might think.

[@Doty6String]

@@jonasfriedman I suppose if it's underscore you can compose more length with greater ease. 6 mins of big "main title" type work a day seems impossible lol. not sure the actual verbiage to use.

[@jonasfriedman]

Yes - you’re correct … also HUGE action scenes, like title music, would make 6 minutes a day of finished work not impossible but it would take a pretty special person to pull that off. In the case of the tv shows I’m referring too most of the score is underscore - with action cues sprinkled in and if lucky on an episode little to no action

[@skelligringphotographyandw7012]

I've watched a few of your videos and you certainly have a lot of experience and knowledge. But that side on camera angle is pointless and annoying. Please take it from a professional videographer, looking straight at the lens is always preferable for the viewer. It would be a lot more effective if you turned face-on to the second camera and cut away to it occasionally.

[@jonasfriedman]

I appreciate your opinion. I’ve had many compliments on the production quality of my videos and imagine the B-Cam is part of that. That said I plan to experiment with the setup in the future as I’ve found lighting lenses and all things video fun in the same way music can be

[@soundsgoodtome]

Respectfully, the word "template" is pronounced "tem-plit" (not "tem-plate").

[@jonasfriedman]

Lol is this true? I’ve never heard this 🤯

[@Joshua_Griffin]

It's not true