Providing atmosphere, lending emotion and propelling the action, an orchestral score adds much to a TV series, so when the coronavirus threat shut down Hollywood five weeks ago, composers faced a quandary: How to retain that special sound if musicians can no longer record together in the same studio?
The answer, as heard in Tuesday night’s “Empire,” next week’s “American Dad!” and in upcoming episodes of FX’s “Mrs. America,” among others, is to record remotely. Like the millions mandated to quarantine at home, individual musicians are continuing to work and making technology work for them.
With the help of skilled engineers, separate tracks are assembled into a seamless blend, synched and locked. “In the rock world, this is nothing new,” says “Empire” composer Fil Eisler. “We do remote sessions every day. In fact, it’s how I used to make a living, when I first came to...
The answer, as heard in Tuesday night’s “Empire,” next week’s “American Dad!” and in upcoming episodes of FX’s “Mrs. America,” among others, is to record remotely. Like the millions mandated to quarantine at home, individual musicians are continuing to work and making technology work for them.
With the help of skilled engineers, separate tracks are assembled into a seamless blend, synched and locked. “In the rock world, this is nothing new,” says “Empire” composer Fil Eisler. “We do remote sessions every day. In fact, it’s how I used to make a living, when I first came to...
- 4/17/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
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