The Sixth Girl - Trailer Music

The Sixth Girl is a short film about Jack the Ripper made by one of my friends at Buckinghamshire university, as a graduation piece. Due to strict deadlines, I didn't have enough time to write music for the film itself. However, a trailer for the film was made to be put on youtube and I was asked to write music for it. So without further ado...:

The Music

The Score

At the moment, we're waiting for one of the actors to give us permission to broadcast the trailer over the internet. The actor in question happens to be the guy who played the dancing priest in father ted, which may or may not mean anything to you..!

Comments on the score and music itself would be very much appreciated. Again, I will probably be submitting this in October when I come to apply for a place on a composition course.

Alex,

Alex,

The link to the score is broken. Could you post it again?

I will not post my comments without a score.

Alan

Cheers for letting me know. I've sorted it out now! Regarding the score, there is an obvious error over the first page(s) regarding note grouping.. (the semiquavers in the celli). I don't know why that happened, tbh I think sibelius went off on one at that point. If there are any other mistakes however please let me know, because I'd like the score to be accurate!

Thanks.

Alright, let's get started!

I think sound wise, you have done an excellent job! Everything done sounds pretty good. There are a few things in the score, however.

For one, the Clarinet NEVER plays in the Alto Clef. I can only barely read it, being a Clarinettist, and I would have never learned how if I didn't study composition. You also left some sixteenth rests in the first complete measure of the Trumpet staff. There is also a measure on the Piano staff (measure 2) that is a whole rest, but is not centered like the rest. Not only that, but there is a lingering whole rest under the Tubular Bells part... where did THAT come from??

At measure 7, it is unclear to me where the Piano's 8vb marking ends. It looks like the C-sharp, but I think it ends on the A. I cannot tell. While I'm at it, make sure that these lines don't bump into ties and other markings, primarily in the Violin part.

If I were you, I would use different voices for the notes in the Horn, so if voices cross (though they shouldn't), or anything like that, the players can tell which part is theirs. It's just proper etiquette.

Piano dynamics go in between the staves. Check this out at measure 10.

At measure 16, make sure all Glissando lines look like they "attach" to the ending note. Also, instead of using sixteenth notes, followed by a sixteenth rest and an eighth test, just use a staccato. It's much easier to read and the player will love you for it.

At measure 24, I can see what you are doing in the Snare Drum part, but I think it would be more clear if you didn't have a tie. I almost think a separate, accented hit is worthy.

Measure 26--another place where the woodwinds in particular would love to see some staccato quarter notes. I don't think it's necessary, but I prefer it on a personal level. On the same page you have a colliding Accelerando marking in the Tubular Bells part.

The second-to-last measure has a few comments from me... 1. Why the "Long Fermata?" 2. It needs to be on ALL the parts, regardless of if they have music after or not, and 3. This use of a rest (E of 3) is good--It calls for complete separation.

That is all. I think this sounds pretty neat! I can't wait to hear it with the actual trailer!
Alan

Hi Alan, glad you liked it!

I really can't thank you enough for the tips on the score; will see to it that it gets corrected asap! Much appreciated!

Very witty, love the sound of the bass trombone... superb!

I laughed every second!
Great ideas and sense of humour like in those old Marsx Brothers movies!

Keep up the good work Almacg,

Fred

Cheers Fredrik!

However.... I didn't intend it to be funny, but I know where you're coming from!
Was it specifically the trombone glissandi that made it sound witty!?

Btw the trailer itself has been entered into a trailer competition, and under the rules of the competition, cannot be posted till judging is over. I'll post the whole thing as soon as...