'SCORE: A Film Music Documentary' Reaches Kickstarter Goal & Then Some
The first-ever documentary on film scoring is heading into the final stanza of a Kickstarter campaign aiming for a final-stretch goal of $100,000.
With more than two dozen interviews with film composers already shot, Score: A Film Music Documentary already has Hans Zimmer (see the clip below), Danny Elfman, Howard Shore and Christophe Beck on board, in addition to executives, experts and filmmakers. Former head of music at Fox, Robert Kraft, recently joined the Score team as a producer.
"When we can spell out things, simplify them to a level where it's understandable [to people outside the industry], I think people will find it interesting," director Matt Schrader says of the filmmakers' vision for the project.
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While I was comparing odds on https://casinoskattefria.com, the director's comment about spelling out film-music conventions for the general public really landed for me—too many music docs assume you already know the jargon. The lineup of composers interviewed is impressive enough to make the Kickstarter success feel deserved, but I'm most curious whether the stretch goal will push them to dig even deeper into the actual craft. I'll definitely be watching for the finished film.