SCORING Short & INDIE FILMS With Ed Hartman
Iâve known TAXI member Ed Hartman for a number of years, and frankly, I had little idea just how successful heâs been! Heâs pretty soft-spoken and humble.
Ed specializes in making music with mallets, so maybe heâs not as âcoolâ as a guitar slinging Rock Star. But when rock stars look at his credits, theyâre probably a little jealous ;-) His music has been in feature films like, The Blind Side, Scooby Doo, The Mystery Begins, The Cold Light of Day, Surviving Christmas, Into the Fire, Spirit of the Game, A Different Sun, Cool It, Mini's First Time, and The Turkey Bowl.
Heâs also scored music for the feature films, As the Earth Turns (34 best score awards/nominations), Fitz (Who Made Who Productions) - 2008 Alberta Film and Television Awards Nominee: Best Feature Film), and the documentary Project Colombia (The MapMakers).
As if all that isnât impressive enough, Ed has also scored a bunch of short films, including: âSHAM Therapyâ (Web-series), âThe Son, The Father,â âPause,â âLittle Peter Needs to Fly,â "End Zone,â âThe Three Stars,â âTrauma,â âWinston,â âThose in Need,â and âA Rich Mann.â
Some of his TV placements include: The Twilight Zone, Revenge, Motive, Twas the Night, Katie Morgan, Big Love, Lucifer, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Passions, Let's Make a Deal, Doc-Block, Greek, Emeril Green, Nature, Gourmet Adventures with Ruth, Channel 5 Takes Latin, Relic Hunter, Extreme Towns, America Now, Shalom In The Home, Toddlers and Tiaras, and many others we didnât have room to list here!
But itâs mainly the Short and Indie Film Scores I want to ask him about!
Iâm pretty sure many musicians would love to do some film scoring, but they all have the same questionsâŚ
How do I find clients?
How do you get paid?
Should I do one on spec to get the experience?
What do I need to know from a musical perspective?
How did you learn the craft of scoring to picture?
How much time does it take to score a short film?
How many changes do you have to make?
What kind of technical stuff do you have to know?
Which instrument libraries do you find most useful?
And many more questions you probably want answers to!
Questions or comments for Ed? Please email him: edhartmanmusic.com