How to write ACTION MUSIC in 60 minutes

Get access to the full-length video and download the Cubase project file, a MIDI file and the final music here: thinkspaceeducation.com/signup/action-in-60-minutes/
Learn how to write action music! It's one of the most intense styles of composition and makes big demands on the composer. In this tutorial, composer Guy Michelmore shows you how it's done. So follow him through every step of the way from scratch to finished cue.
Composer Guy Michelmore brings you another real-time scoring demonstration so you can watch a piece of music take shape before your eyes. The KZread version is edited but the real-time version is available on the link above. If you're already on our mailing list then you will be receiving the link automatically. Enjoy!
I love this Tyrolean harp and use it all the time. Check it out.
www.weyrerton.com/tyrolean-harp-kontakt-library
Guy is not paid or sponsored to make videos or use products. He only uses stuff he likes. Sample library developers often send him free software, but he only uses it on the channel if he would recommend it to a friend.

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  • @ThinkSpaceEducation
    @ThinkSpaceEducation2 жыл бұрын

    Get access to the full-length video and download the Cubase project file, a MIDI file and the final music here: thinkspaceeducation.com/signup/action-in-60-minutes/

  • @raymondspagnuolo8222
    @raymondspagnuolo82222 жыл бұрын

    @ 20:52 - "You get the money, the drugs ...the fluffy toys...." You almost had me rolling on the floor!!!! Oh, Guy... Thank you, thank you, thank you for being you and making videos so we can learn and laugh at the same time!!!

  • @evanlane1690
    @evanlane16902 жыл бұрын

    Hey! I was just watching your BBC Orchestra Discover video for like the tenth time and this notification popped up. Thank you SO MUCH for the content you produce. I'm a hobbyist and I would never have been able connect the dots to get to get into symphonic composition without your work. A ton of KZread is the blind leading the blind, or just DAW tech tutorials. Having a real composer teach every aspect of music creation has helped me a ton. It helps you're a bit off your rocker too. LOVE the energy you bring to your work and teaching. Thanks Guy!

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome - Discover is cool isnt it?

  • @evanlane1690

    @evanlane1690

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ThinkSpaceEducation It's been great for me, and I have a project saved out similar to yours with the separate articulations. Enough voicings to get my ideas across. Not enough to confuse or distract me during composition. I'm trying to find a good reverb to use with it. There are some convolution reverbs I tried out but haven't found one I like yet.

  • @Fastvoice

    @Fastvoice

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@evanlane1690 I use Valhalla Vintage with that Discover library. Works great IMHO.

  • @sabrinakingsoundworks9897
    @sabrinakingsoundworks9897 Жыл бұрын

    Omg, you remind of me! Lol! "50 micro-thingies", "Jason, did you hear a noise behind the shed?"...the internal dialogue. So upbeat and playful. Super educational and informative. Love it! I want to create with the wonderful tools you have shown! I love film scoring...and more! Great job! Thank you for the giggles here and there!

  • @striverfor7628
    @striverfor76282 жыл бұрын

    0:29 Get the full version of this video 0:44 Start 1:04 Template 1:35 The tempo 2:37 Time signature 3:29 Couple of instances of Kontakt 4:10 Percussion 4:57 Action prep 5:30 Track delay 6:10 Adding low moving stuff 6:53 Tyrolean Harp 8:37 A little extra something. Col legno 9:21 Something really low and dull 10:28 Building on percussion 11:05 Diddley-Ump 12:16 Add reverb 13:45 Picking up the action. Changing time signature 15:00 Add low strings 16:00 Velocity 16:57 Adding brass 18:10 Low cello 19:00 Word from sponsor 19:43 Brass 20:36 Violins 21:00 Adding piano 22:48 More percussion 23:58 Section 2, step time 25:35 Keep the pulse up 27:44 Up a minor 3rd 29:10 Bring brass back in 30:20 Timpani 30:35 Violins / Harp 31:43 Back to 4/4 32:00 Muted brass 32:35 Basses 33:00 Performance 35:23 Points to take away

  • @thedirectorcompany

    @thedirectorcompany

    Жыл бұрын

    Thnks!!

  • @striverfor7628

    @striverfor7628

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thedirectorcompany As a learner, I like breaking long videos down

  • @thedirectorcompany

    @thedirectorcompany

    Жыл бұрын

    @@striverfor7628 Good tip!

  • @ChristopherSiu
    @ChristopherSiu2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely work as usual, Guy! Just wanted to encourage you to keep it up, you're doing amazing things!

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    will do

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    you're welcome

  • @mrprisbrando

    @mrprisbrando

    2 жыл бұрын

    Second that!

  • @kurttomlinsoncompositions1067
    @kurttomlinsoncompositions10672 жыл бұрын

    27:22 - this is such a great tip that I never even thought of. I often find that the deeper into writing a track, the balance of each section can become very confusing and messy and simply rendering but to audio and increasing my volume or compression rate is such a simple way of allowing an instrument to stand out in certain parts of the cue!

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Better writing is the real answer. Weirdly when you play with a real orchestra all those inner voices stand out clear as day

  • @mageprometheus
    @mageprometheus2 жыл бұрын

    36 mins of joy on a dull windy afternoon in Brum 😃

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah dull and windy west sussex too

  • @Soulonos
    @Soulonos Жыл бұрын

    You are one bad man!!! You wake up that creative part of my brain every time I watch your videos. Thanks for the content!

  • @joshgiesbrecht
    @joshgiesbrecht Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes learning this stuff can be tedious, if not boring at times. I struggle to get in the mood to learn more often then not. But with your personality and the way you approach music, the utter chaos it turns into, the hilarious remarks, the fact you have conversations with your virtual instruments... It makes it all so easily digestable and fun. I've been binging your channel as much as possible. Learning a lot and having a blast. Thank you for the vids!

  • @Pergamenttv
    @Pergamenttv2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for letting me share your ideas again, your perspective, your way of understanding music, how you motivate people. And all that, in an extremely likeable way. More, please. Thanks Guy.

  • @WayneParker
    @WayneParker Жыл бұрын

    I'm truly hooked on all your videos. You instruct/compose in such a way the is super easy is to follow and emulate. Thank you for what you do! :D

  • @dannyboyblue1111
    @dannyboyblue11112 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the content you produce. I’ve wanted to dabble for so long but never had the confidence. My 12 year old son has written a mini script he wants to film with his friends and he’s asked me to write a score for it 😰 with the teachings of Guy I may just stand a chance!!

  • @savvysounds6063
    @savvysounds60632 жыл бұрын

    These tutorials are amazing, thank you so much! As a self-taught hobbyist composer I get into writing slumps very often. Your tutorials are so helpful and inspiring.

  • @menacerisamir198
    @menacerisamir1987 ай бұрын

    it is so comfortable to learn with this master that it quite difficult to change it , and by the way this guy named Guy make you happy each time because you are sure that you will learn something new without complications, less is more

  • @RobertSwitzer-ck6mj
    @RobertSwitzer-ck6mj2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again Guy. These are so helpful . And glad to hear more are on the way.

  • @Superduperond
    @Superduperond2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for once again creating great content. You and Christian at spitfire audio are the ones who opened my eyes for realistic and fun orchestral programing. So inspirational! I'm just a hobbyist who program music for the fun of it, but your videos are a huge inspiration for me. Thanks!

  • @nightnoodler812
    @nightnoodler8122 жыл бұрын

    I like the term you used "Density of the piece" very interesting way of putting it..always a pleasure to wach and listen to you Guy Thank you.

  • @Razz_Putitin
    @Razz_Putitin2 жыл бұрын

    You do a phenomenal job teaching music, its workings and composition, thank you very much!

  • @DaveDickens
    @DaveDickens2 жыл бұрын

    Another absolutely awesome master class in film music composition, thank you! Cheers Dave

  • @JosephSnode
    @JosephSnode2 жыл бұрын

    These are my favorites videos you make. Thanks for all the helpful information!

  • @royalhawk2721
    @royalhawk27212 жыл бұрын

    I really needed that , trying to compose for one action movie scene and this gave me some tips I could use ! Thanks Guy

  • @LindaMissad
    @LindaMissad2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Guy. very fun and some new ideas. I really loved the Action unit in the Composer's Blueprint Course. Reversing the piano is still a surprize for me, even though I've seen you do it before. Thanks again!

  • @stuffa01
    @stuffa01 Жыл бұрын

    Wow that was really well done Guy! Your videos and programs are so valuable for people trying to learn the craft...Thank You!

  • @johngrant5749
    @johngrant57492 жыл бұрын

    Terrific as usual Guy. Gives me inspiration.

  • @jonatau
    @jonatau Жыл бұрын

    It is so helpfull to see everything step by step!! your video's are always great! Many thanks!

  • @benrijkmans8983
    @benrijkmans8983 Жыл бұрын

    Great work thank you for those insights ❤

  • @beliyrabotyaga
    @beliyrabotyaga2 жыл бұрын

    thanks you father 💚

  • @HarshRyan
    @HarshRyan2 жыл бұрын

    I'm really thankful for these tutorials sir. You are sharing top industry level musical knowledge. Watching people like you motivates me and pushes me to learn and create more music sir. THANK YOU SIR :)

  • @Stonefieldmedia
    @Stonefieldmedia10 ай бұрын

    So enjoyable just hanging with you in your studio. Thanks for posting.

  • @rrsimonetti
    @rrsimonetti7 ай бұрын

    Mto bom seus vídeos meu amigo. Ganhou um fã, aprendendo mto com você. Obrigado.

  • @timcorns9351
    @timcorns93512 жыл бұрын

    You’re a talented Guy! 👏🏻

  • @iansturgess8913
    @iansturgess89132 жыл бұрын

    Hi Guy, addicted to your videos - so amusing and educational. My speciality is guitar-based library music which gets used on TV a lot but I was inspired by you to get my hands on the free Spitfire stuff and I used it to write my first piece with orchestral instruments - a patriotic type of American thing with a trumpet-based theme. It got accepted and has been added to a US catalogue for election time over there - so thanks for being so inspirational. Loving Spitfire - like a new palette of colours to play with.

  • @IanSchofieldTV
    @IanSchofieldTV Жыл бұрын

    Love this! And thank you for introducing me to BBC Discover too! You have such an infectious presenting style that has me wanting to compose now even though I'm at work 'listening'!

  • @LeeGee
    @LeeGee2 жыл бұрын

    This is very encouraging. I've missed your posts, Guy.

  • @BrandLmedia
    @BrandLmedia2 жыл бұрын

    I love making filmmusic and TOTALLY LOVE your videos!!

  • @hobodivine5776
    @hobodivine57762 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing! Thank you.

  • @decemberswitch
    @decemberswitch2 жыл бұрын

    fantastic, thank you Guy

  • @adamjeszenszky7460
    @adamjeszenszky74602 жыл бұрын

    This would take me like 12 hours just to get to this point and then another few days to make to it all sound just right. Your pace is amazing Guy!

  • @GaboRossini
    @GaboRossini2 жыл бұрын

    Great content, as always! Thanks, Guy 🌿

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @Carnyx72
    @Carnyx722 жыл бұрын

    Love it! Feels almost Murry Gold esque.

  • @paulpisoni2496
    @paulpisoni2496 Жыл бұрын

    Great Tutorial!!

  • @music_creator_capable
    @music_creator_capable2 жыл бұрын

    My favorite kind of music. I like to compose this style!

  • @johopbeyond
    @johopbeyond2 жыл бұрын

    Guy, thank you so much for all the amazing content. I've started producing music as a hobby for a short while, but recently came across your channel! I'm already learning so much and having ridiculous fun! I can't wait to start building knowledge and more sample libraries with time ☺️

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    keep writing!

  • @victormanjarinsala2253
    @victormanjarinsala2253 Жыл бұрын

    Aaaahhh so that's how the Bourne saga soundtrack was written xD Great vid!

  • @beardsteve1718
    @beardsteve17182 жыл бұрын

    That's soooooo cool ! And huge ! Thanks for being such a funny and powerful composer ^^

  • @diej-musicproduction
    @diej-musicproduction2 жыл бұрын

    These videos are so helpful and funny. When I say hello to my mixer he eventually answers "drop out";-). But very useful hints of making the workflow getting better and better.

  • @bionno78
    @bionno782 жыл бұрын

    nice work , your video is so good man !!!

  • @djmileski
    @djmileski Жыл бұрын

    I am now hyped up for my action packed day lol

  • @mariomichel5074
    @mariomichel50742 жыл бұрын

    Awesome ! Please make a video about your Kontakt libraries

  • @kurttomlinsoncompositions1067
    @kurttomlinsoncompositions10672 жыл бұрын

    I have a suggestion guy, It’s be cool if you could do a small video on counting irregular time signatures like 7/8 etc

  • @pjdahmen
    @pjdahmen2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the very good tutorial.😀

  • @espacomais123
    @espacomais1232 жыл бұрын

    AMAZING. Thanks!

  • @mikehall5835
    @mikehall58352 жыл бұрын

    Great video Guy... as always, informative and inspirational to watch.! You changed time signatures for effect. Could you do a video explaining how and why sometime in the future?

  • @grobinson9352
    @grobinson93522 жыл бұрын

    Love it--thank you

  • @dchackett
    @dchackett Жыл бұрын

    God, I really love this man.

  • @elierouhana1181
    @elierouhana11812 жыл бұрын

    Thank you guy 💐👏👌

  • @djmileski
    @djmileski Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing

  • @Bakerspinzz
    @Bakerspinzz2 жыл бұрын

    You’re Amazing really

  • @informationfactsknowledge
    @informationfactsknowledge2 жыл бұрын

    Superbbbbb !!! Thanks !!!!!!!!

  • @mickimarbhmusic
    @mickimarbhmusic2 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is excellent 👏

  • @ralphwiggum1999
    @ralphwiggum19992 жыл бұрын

    Very cool Mr Guy, very cool indeed!

  • @GreasyBirb
    @GreasyBirb2 жыл бұрын

    Its Beltrami and Powell and Davis all rolled into one. Very cool.

  • @64guatemala
    @64guatemala2 жыл бұрын

    OMG!!!!! After watching this video, I'm happy to be stuck in the 80's, cuz, MAN!!!! That's AWESOME! Just to say.... You are an INSPIRATION to continue on in this new, for me anyway, journey!!! 😁 Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! K

  • @MaxTooney
    @MaxTooney2 жыл бұрын

    This piece reminds me of Paul Haslinger from the motion picture 'Vacancy', for some reason. Enjoyed the tutorial!

  • @taunado
    @taunado9 ай бұрын

    Great, thanks

  • @candormind3159
    @candormind31592 жыл бұрын

    That was great Thank you

  • @mrprisbrando
    @mrprisbrando2 жыл бұрын

    Hello Guy, can you do more film scoring stuff. Really appreciate what you do. I’ve jump from Ableton to Cubase because of you. Thank you again Mike from Texas

  • @Ivanski
    @Ivanski Жыл бұрын

    i just love him

  • @johnmcvicker6728
    @johnmcvicker67282 жыл бұрын

    Good tune result but a question comes up. Is it done at this point for you? Also, what are your next steps for doing things like track mixing, adjusting bits of fx sends and mastering to specific loudness, etc? I have to suspect you don’t just export audio from this point and ship it to the producer. Would be nice to see a video of the final prep stages.

  • @The-Weekend-Warrior

    @The-Weekend-Warrior

    Жыл бұрын

    Of course it's not done yet, that's a rough draft... a huge amount of work still has to go in there to make it suitable. Unless of course you'll be having it played by an IRL orchestra, in which case, I guess you would be done here and "just" have to work on the sheet music you'll be giving to the players...

  • @simonjohansson248
    @simonjohansson2482 жыл бұрын

    Came for the music, stayed for the exciting narrative!

  • @electrifyingct4303
    @electrifyingct43032 жыл бұрын

    Playing some Competitive Overwatch games while listening to this video... much action... and I must say... my team won both games during the length of this video lol very inspiring

  • @AfonsoComposer
    @AfonsoComposer2 жыл бұрын

    I like a lot your video of scoring an action sequence back on the day you used Digital Performer. I think it was 6 years ago

  • @Markrspooner
    @Markrspooner2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video and giving us the midi/cubase project to study. Very much appreciated. It would be great if you could talk a bit about the harmony. I noticed that the chords are quite unusual, and there is also quite a bit of chromaticism in the piece. It would be good to explain how that adds tension to the music.

  • @clearlight3201
    @clearlight32012 жыл бұрын

    Hey Guy! Could you please make a video that is all about the different quantization options in Cubase and how you use them? I notice you rarely quantize what you record even though you did in this video a few times but I'd love to know what your Cubase settings are set to when you begin. I don't see Auto-Quantize selected in the bottom. I'm new to this and I run into timing issues a lot when I try to improvise record tracks on the fly like you do. Thank you Guy

  • @kayembeemusic2394
    @kayembeemusic2394 Жыл бұрын

    Hey my friend love your work Iam a music producer making hip hop trap music with orchestra. I love orchestra music so your work inspires me to further my production into making videos now thank you

  • @JFrenchman
    @JFrenchman2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video, definitely some great lessons in this. I was curious if you were planning a review of Musio? I would love a comparison to Composer Cloud!

  • @MassiveCompositions
    @MassiveCompositions11 ай бұрын

    This man has skills 🔥

  • @tengomolashkhia2795
    @tengomolashkhia27952 жыл бұрын

    you are really good man

  • @gabrield.cstoica1832
    @gabrield.cstoica18322 жыл бұрын

    Good job .

  • @PeterBatah
    @PeterBatah Жыл бұрын

    Hello Guy. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge with us. I am following along and absolutely loving the presentation. I realize that the SF template that you are using was in all likelihood tailored to suit the project. Would you mind telling us exactly which template that you started with. Much appreciated. Peter

  • @PendelSteven
    @PendelSteven2 жыл бұрын

    33:31 It all depends where it's for. If it is specific for a film that harkens back to the old films somehow, it's good to know how to make this. And it's the basis of a hybrid score as well.

  • @ZaBruhBn
    @ZaBruhBn Жыл бұрын

    You make it look so easy & expensive

  • @mattystuartsydney
    @mattystuartsydney Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. I followed along, without the files, and made a version. Can I upload it?

  • @ikemmanuel-audu363
    @ikemmanuel-audu3634 ай бұрын

    This man is too talented

  • @machietheapachie7214
    @machietheapachie72142 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed that. Need to get back into recording and get educated on the new toys out there. That software sounds incredible! Anybody have a list of what Guy's using?

  • @markholland505
    @markholland5052 жыл бұрын

    Hi Guy, thank you for these types of tutorials. I just took your advice and moved to Cubase from Logic. You said in a previous video, Cubase would take about 3 months to get up to speed. Do you have any tutorial suggestions to facilitate the learning curve?

  • @Jedislayer_
    @Jedislayer_2 жыл бұрын

    sounds very professional like arrow from the cw

  • @fredmorgan996
    @fredmorgan996 Жыл бұрын

    Guy, this is so educational and more exciting and thrilling than any action movie starring Jason and what's his name!

  • @rickard.eriksson
    @rickard.eriksson2 жыл бұрын

    This was interesting!

  • @pamelalynngr
    @pamelalynngr2 жыл бұрын

    Always inspiring! Imjust learning about Cubase - What is a Stem? Why do I need them?

  • @unexpected8166
    @unexpected81662 жыл бұрын

    "Get the bag, get the money, get the drugs, get the ... ah fluffy toys - im gonna see you in the Aston" 😂😂

  • @FLH3official
    @FLH3official2 жыл бұрын

    Hello again, Guy. Do you plan to do a video about the use of time signature changes. And also a video about tempo changes.

  • @noobclown2910
    @noobclown29102 жыл бұрын

    Hello Sir Michelmore, I watched you turning a motif into a 3 minutes piece video and this one- as well as tons of other tutorials, and I have noticed that most of us struggle with development, I can have a good idea but struggle with developing it into a 3 minute piece like you did. I followed that video with my own motif and it taught me a lot. Thank you for the hardwork that you put into making these videos, but, would you be able to make a tutorial on development?😅 like maybe taking a single motif and developing it in different ways,whilst sharing a few techniques or Something.We would highly appreciate that, thank you🙏

  • @thes4030
    @thes40302 жыл бұрын

    LIKE YOU RE EFFORT FOR GIVING US THIS LESSONS AND MORE INSPIRATION LIKE YOU RE VIDEOS FROM MOROCCO

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz2 жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @gkgyver
    @gkgyver2 жыл бұрын

    It would be amazing if you could do a Video on the most important instruments of the Orchestra and what they can and cannot play, so the music sounds more natural. Especially the timpani. Most people don't understand what timpani cannot play in real life

  • @allaboutbookbinding8339
    @allaboutbookbinding83392 жыл бұрын

    Interested in what you said about the way it looks. Long, long (long) before computer-based composition, I was an advocate of drawing a big picture of an arrangement (even a 3 minute pop song) in order to see what was right and wrong with it. Much easier now, of course - just zoom out, scratch your chin for a bit and then cut and paste. BTW - I think you need some bongos played with beaters 😙

  • @paulpisoni2496
    @paulpisoni2496 Жыл бұрын

    I can totally hear the James Bond theme dropped into this!😂

  • @AMB666
    @AMB6662 жыл бұрын

    Those thumbnails :)!! Great great video Guy!

  • @ThinkSpaceEducation

    @ThinkSpaceEducation

    2 жыл бұрын

    How long does it take to go? God knows

  • @AMB666

    @AMB666

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ThinkSpaceEducation Keep it up! We enjoy everything you do!

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