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Structuring TV/Film Tracks:
The Holy Grail
On Today’s TAXI TV

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Dear Composers, Producers, and Songwriters,

How’d you like a consummate Instrumental Cue Composer to show you what the most common Cue structures are for TV placements? 

Great, I’ve got the perfect guest to lay those structures out in great detail on today’s TAXI TV!

Steve Barden is a successful, longtime TAXI member, and a truly excellent composer. He’s the author of two great books on the subject. Click the covers below to see just how good those books are!
 
Steve’s most recent book, Deconstructing Production Music for TV, is a deep dive into some serious analysis of nine cues, which you can listen to online. For each cue, Steve breaks it down as follows:

• The Structure
• Chord Progression
• Melody
• Instrument Choices
• Style and Genre
• The Emotion and Intended Use
• The Sound Libraries he Used
• Analysis of the Bars and Sections of the Score
• ...and Why the Cue Works!

I’m beyond excited to have Steve share his considerable knowledge with you. With any luck, we’ll be playing you some of the cues during the show, as Steve tells us what he did, and most importantly, WHY he did it!

Be on Time Today! Here’s Why…

• The very first thing I’m going to ask Steve at the beginning of the show is to list the various structures most commonly used for instrumental cues. If you’re late, you’ll miss it!
   
• Then I’m going to ask him if certain structures are used more often for certain genres. I’m pretty certain it’s not a "one-size-fits-all" scenario. You don’t want to miss the answer to that either!
   
• And I’ll definitely be asking Steve to explain the difference between Instrumentals and Instrumental Cues! Again, don’t miss the beginning of this episode!!!

It will help put your mind at ease when you compose your next cue, and wonder, “Does this structure work for this type of cue?” Try really hard to make the live broadcast, so you can ask Steve your most pressing questions!

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