Lazy Composer's Guide to Writing Music

[@taranclammer4886]

I love the way you use performance capture rather than recording. Such a psychological hack!

[@bambino_music_]

So glad you're back! This is almost exactly the same creative process I use. Nice to see I'm not the only one!

[@Bitimi]

Super helpful to see other people's creative process. Video Request: How you approach the brass / woodwind sections. I know I tend to kind of ignore them since I never know what to do outside of having the horns or flutes carry a melody. 😂 I'm thinking like... accents and whatnot. How to use them to flavor a piece/bread and butter / best practices and principles you follow.

[@caponero7110]

Loved those kinda Morricone Cadences

[@veenhond]

i so recognize this. as a composer for commissioned works for almost 20 years now i turned out to love fixing music instead of creating it. this made me actually love feedback on an already composed work. a briefing for something new though? hellish.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Exactly! Before jumping to picture, if there’s time, I love to flesh out all of the themes first and then adapt the material.

[@veenhond]

@@MattiaChiappa good advice. even after so long i still commit too quickly, and go into composing further, production and mixing, and then have to backtrack because the original idea wasn't right. happens all. the. time. i wish i could remember to not do this more often. what's very hard about this imo, is that an idea usually sucks until you produce it well. some composers have that gift to hear if an idea is good, even in general midi, but i really need that nudge to be able to believe in an idea. this is a dichotomy that i always battle against and this is why i always commit to an idea before discarding it.

[@polkmusic]

Nice to see your process. You started out simple but the final piece was great. Thanks for sharing.

[@MarcelloDiLorenzo]

Starting with a piano sketch denotes wisdom and experience ...

[@symfonik-pl]

Not always - sometimes you can paint your instruments like colors and find a new colors in flow :)

[@MarcelloDiLorenzo]

It’s true. There is no one way to do things ..

[@MattiaChiappa]

Sketching helps me so much. Some people are so good that can skip it entirely. I’m far from it

[@joshrainbow-IceTenor]

Pretty amazing Mattia, I love it 🙂

[@pavelsabacky]

Glad to see you after some time ❤ Great video

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks man!

[@KennethMalmMusic]

I relate so much to this basically every time I try to make something. My problem is that I get stuck in a loop of trying to figure out what to even put down (getting the ideas for the various sections) - this seems to come very naturally to you. Hopefully this is something that gets better in time... 😅Loved your end result very much!

[@RicoDerks]

Lovely episode. I think it came out really good!

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks Rico!

[@XeNoS_Music]

Strong "Night At The Museum" vibe, i love it Also, this would fit very nice with some Robin Hood movie hehe. Great video Mattia!

[@EwanSmithMusic]

Hey great video! Any tips for aspiring composers who can’t play an instrument?

[@MattiaChiappa]

Even basic piano chops would help you immensely. If you’re serious about making music, consider learning to play. It’ll be worth your time

[@bulentkamali]

Long time, no see. Good to see you back.

[@MattiaChiappa]

😁

[@kleinconcert]

Well done! Thank you Mattia.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks!

[@davesheehan7889]

19:42 (Ahem) Sir, your Nobuo Uematsu is showing…

[@MattiaChiappa]

Yes indeed

[@phaeraofficial]

Brilliant video! ❤

[@prodsgbeatz]

first time viewer here... great video!! the only thing that kept bothering me is the frame rate of your webcam, its soo choppy

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks! Doesn’t look choppy on my end

[@omegangerman]

Yes, I can see that too. It feels like the cam is only running at around 20 FPS. Even in the last video. Before that it was normal

[@MattiaChiappa]

That’s very strange. It looks the same as always on my screen but I’ll investigate. Looks fine on my phone as well.

[@Todzuum]

@@MattiaChiappa I see it as well, You look like your movements seem Slow not you but just how the camera try's to capture you

[@adastraprojects9426]

Beautiful, man

[@andrewholcroft.1945]

I enjoyed watching your prossess.

[@JonasDenolf]

Needed this video thanks

[@PeterTMusic]

Glad to see another vid! Like first then watch as is my custom with your stuff dude 😃

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks man, appreciate it 😁

[@BaZir_]

I have a similar workflow like yours but a good chunk of my time goes out in figuring out the notes and chords playing in my head 😅

[@javierestevez9680]

Hey i love the video whats ur brass setup i think it sounds brutal

[@leonli7394]

Very useful as always! Thanks a lot Mattia! Btw I'm buying a new macbook since they just announced M4 (I'm still using a intel macbook now). I would like to know if I really need 64gb? Or maybe I'll just get 48gb cause it's way cheeper? I sometimes might do some large orchestral project. Can I know how much RAM does your computer have? Thanks!!!

[@MattiaChiappa]

It’s a bit like picking a hard drive. You can run a project and see how much ram you’re using. Having more ram is always nice because you can run more virtual instruments simultaneously. Once you run out of memory you simply cannot load any more instruments, as if you run out of space on a hard drive. Personally I’d get as much as I can afford but that’s me

[@leonli7394]

@@MattiaChiappa Thanks a lot! Then I'll go for 64gb hahaha😆

[@KhaledAbdelmonemMusic]

wow

[@evojacksonart]

It was cool

[@alveek]

Well, knowing how to play the piano makes the process easier, i guess

[@PeterReynolds-r3r]

❤❤

[@KevinrosenOfficial]

Great video mattia i sent you a mail on your website about orchestration i would apreciete if you took your time to look at it😁

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks. I’ll be catching up with email on Monday

[@rubenmolino1480]

excelent ¡¡

[@ClaudeRuelleMusic]

First!

[@MattiaChiappa]

lol

[@BenoitVanhoffelen]

Why calling this "Lazy"? This is a good inspiration for aspiring composer, even experienced ones. Your work doen't diserve to be called "Lazy" ;)

[@MattiaChiappa]

It’s just a title based on the idea that “fixing” is easier than “writing”. Compared to the rest of YT this is such a mild click bait. If it accomplishes the goal to help more people, that wouldn’t have found the video otherwise, I think it’s a win.

[@rake_shed]

wtf ryan gosling made a music writing guide???

[@MattiaChiappa]

I’ll take that as a compliment 😂

[@scorestorm]

how train ur dragon vibes somethimes