What do i need and know to start with incidental music.?

What do i need and know to start with incidental music? Im new to this whole music thing never done anything in music

sry for a maybe double post made a thread that was smilar earlier

Thanks
~~Arfus~~

learn theory first, you know, how notes actually go together and such. if you dont know that, it doesnt matter what software or hollywood effects you have. there are plenty of books out there as well as millions of sites to go to to learn. good luck

thanks could you recomend some books/sites for me?

try 8notes.com it has an easy and basic theory course as for incidental music what do you want to write for? Movies? Games? If so watch a movie and listen to the score, or play a game and listen to the music, listen!

so i should start playing keyboard? in that case gonna find myself a piano teacher/keyboard teacher? is it the same?

well I am not really sure what you are saying but learning an instrument would definatley be a good idea.

I'm gonna have to go against some of the advices given here.
Learning music from books or sites is nice for some extra knowledge, but NOT as a means to accquire your musical basis!
Get a teacher who'll set your mind straight and correct the mistakes that you *will* make along the learning process.
If you learn from a book you may embrace wrong musical habbits and they'll be really hard to shake once you develop.
Learning keyboard is a great idea!

Omri.