'Evaluation of Unit 4'-Creating A Record

In creating the Batman theme music, the task was to make a serious, dark and scary tune. The character of Batman I created is soft but scary at the same time using different beats and melody. I used six instruments with different melodies on it. 'The record is a music underscore for the opening credits of Batman the Movie.'
Creating my batman theme I used various tracks(instruments) to see whether there may be some ideas out of it. The tunes and notes for the Batman theme needs to be darkish and with a scary concept to make it like the Batman movie.

Firstly, I decided to use different musical ideas by experimenting on different instruments like drums, pianos, trumpets and more. From the instrument sections, I used different tunes for my Batman theme opening and later made changes turn by turn. The instruments I used are moody jazz, electric attack piano, pop strings, silky strings, brass ensemble and Asian kit.

For my opening I used moody jazz(instrument)to make hard beats to create the opening of the scene. I used notes 1 to 6 with different beats and continued from notes 7 to 11,..,.. and notes 23 to 28 to make it seem like something dark or scary is happening. In second, third and fifth instruments, I started using from the same notes to continue the same melody on it. For my second instrument, I used repetitive beats in different notes to make a softer sound. For third instrument, I created the tunes with the keyboard using my own ideas from notes 3 to 36 to make hard beats so that it sounded rough. For the same instrument I used the repetitive tunes from notes 43 to 78 to make a melody in Batman theme. As for the fourth instrument, I used notes 19 to 29 with the keyboard making different beats with silky strings instrument. For the fifth instrument, I used the keyboard to make it more of a melody to make it sound more scary and dark and used repetitive notes from 3 to 77. Lastly, for the sixth instrument I used from notes 19 to 28 with the same notes going on and on to make it sound like a heart beating. Overall, there were many changes like cancelling the drum kits and bass instruments and adding new ones.

The music for my batman theme is not so dark and scary but has little soft tunes with loud trumpets which sounds like marching beats. As the 'Gotham City' scene begins the ending tune for my opening theme is soft to loud beats to make it startling and scary. As for the ending tune for my Batman theme the tune has a continuous melody but at the same time gets softer and softer until the music is stopped and finished.

It was fun learning Logic 8 and at the same time difficult because it was my first time and I had never learnt to use the instruments. I even had fun using it as there were so many instruments in the computer with different beats and notes. Using logic 8 I learnt how to make tunes and melody and different kinds of notes and music theory. Creating the batman movie introduction there were difficulties in making the darker concept. Overall the theme was fine but if I had made it a little more scary and dark it would have been a better theme.

BATMAN MOVIE INTROS

Today, I continuing doing the batman introduction. Due to my lack of melody its very hard to make a proper tune. I still need to make a tune and its getting harder and harder to continue the tune.

Batman-intro and melody

Today, I continue doing my tune of batman theme. It was really hard to make decision due to many ideas in one document.

batman theme-'melody'

Today, we all were given a keyboard to create music for the the batman theme. I decided to change the tune again and made up my own tune for the Batman theme. It was fun to do because it was my first time using the keyboard. The music i created before was quite a mess because there was not enough background tune and too much of the opening theme. So, I decided to shorten it and create a longer version of background tune.

'batman theme'

Today, i again listen to the music of batman theme. it was really hard for me to make new tune due to losing my old piece of my tune.

'Batman Movie'

Today, I watched the video clip of Batman theme (1989) for creating the piece of music. Then, we continue creating our opening theme for batman and even started making the background tune for the batman by keeping melody on it.
I started comparing my tune and the music of batman theme. Then, I started making changes in sounds for my batman theme.



The video clip is from a Batman(1989 film). The film was from the Warner Bros. Label. The movie started from October 1988 to January 1989 and was created at Pinewood studios.It is a superhero film based on the DC Comics character which was directed by Tim Burton. It was produced by peter Guber, Jon peters, Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker. The other movies called' Beetlejuice', Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes and 'Charlie and the chocolate factory' was highly successful and was both financial and critical success grossing million dollars budget worldwide. The starring for the movie were Michael Keaton who had the main role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance. The music was produced by Danny Elfman and Prince. The running time was 126 min (2 hours and 6 minutes). The Batman movie was highly successful earning over $400 million in box office totals. The film got numerous awards like 62nd Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Saturn Awards. The Second version OF Batman was ' Batman Returns' and was even made in animated series.

The movie plot of the batman is that 'as a child, Bruce Wayne (Keaton) saw his parents killed by a young criminal. He vows to avenge their deaths in a lifelong battle against crime as the disguise of Batman while concealing his secret identity, working in the Wayne Enterprises. Years later, Gotham is under control by crime boss Carl Grissom (Palance). Despite the best efforts of newly-elected district attorney Harvey Dent and police commissioner James Gordon, the police department remains corrupted. Reporter Alexander Knox (Wuhl) and photo-journalist Vicke Vale (Basinger) begin investigating the rumors of a shadowy vigilante figure dressed as a bat who has been terrifying criminals throughout the city'. In the film, the Batman deals with the rise of a powerful villain known as "The Joker."

Underscore:
Underscore is a music that goes on in the background and created atmosphere.

Some of the important credits which are stated at the end of any movies are:

Film Producer:
Film producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies and is generally involved in a movie right from its beginning as often its he/she who takes the job in handling the project.

Film producers are like he/she may get an idea for a movie from a book and then find a scriptwriter to write the motion picture script. The producer may work with the director in choosing movie ideas as well as in hiring the scriptwriter, cast and crew. Movie producers are filmmakers who focused on getting sufficient financing as well as on distributing the finished feature to theaters. Basically, a film producer makes the finished movie happen by taking care of the details behind the scenes.

Film Director:
A film director is a person who directs the making and/or the production of a film. A film director is a person who visualizes the screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision. Some of the directors are selected by the producer more likely has more power in everything from script to the final ending of the film and often in anything from slight to extreme opposition to the director’s vision.

Film directors are quite responsible for overseeing creative aspects of making of a story/film. They often develop the aspects for a film and carry the expectations in deciding how the film should look. They have the responsibilty for approving camera angles, lens effects, lightning and set design and often takes part in hiring key crew members for the film project that he/she has successfully worked in the past.

The film director is responsible in coordinating with:-
1.the actor’s moves and work closely with the cast meeting each scene to do a run through.
2.direct what tone it should have and what an audience should gain from the cinematic experience.
3.the writing, financing and editing of a film.
4.the writer to make improvement in the script and give some suggestions for the initial script which needs work.
5. the casts suggestion.

Set Designer:
The set designer is the draftsman, who often works as an architect and realizes the specific structures or interior spaces called for by the production designer. Set Designers were normally said that they were from an artistic backgrounds but nowadays they are professionally being trained who often have a M.F.A degree in theatre arts to qualify as a set designer.

Set designers may perform the following tasks like producing freehand sketches, accurate scale models, plans and working drawings in consultation with the director of the production, the production manager and other creative artists
design sets and props and the artistic and technical requirements of the director or producer.
They also supervise qualified tradespersons who construct the sets, and direct set assistants on matters relating to design interpretations nevertheless they are also responsible for settling the design costumes. They have the job in advising on other areas of technical production such as lighting and sound.