Background music & sources

[The Publisher]

What I am finding with Smartsound is although it is quite useful being able to make the music the exact length you need, making it much longer makes it quite monotonously repetitive.

[David White]

SONY also has a software product called Cinescore which I imagine is similar to SonicFire in that it allows you to create music to fit the length of your video. I purchased the product but, apart from playing a bit to figure out how it works, have yet to use it in any of my productions. My preference is to find a piece of royalty free music created by real musicians that fits the mood I am attempting to portray and then edit the video to the music. In my opinion this allows the video and audio tracks to work in co-operative harmony as though they belong together.

[The Publisher]

Yes, this time around I am going to lay down the score first but the workflow looks like it will be more daunting.

[David White]

Daunting is a good word to describe this particular style of editing. Some others that come to mind are time-consuming and frustrating. The end result may be justified for some videographers though. Each time that a video is completed there is the satisfaction that comes from having given it your very best. To a large extent editing the video to the soundtrack has become an editing style for me since it sets my work apart from what many others are doing.

[hd2o]

I've used stock music tracks for more than 100 commercials over the years as an inexpensive means to an end, however nothing beats and original soundtrack. I have a Berkley grad. composer now especially for underwater. It's not cheap, but you're not going to hear your music on some used car commercial.
Have a listen to the preview clips: hd2o.tv
If you have a serious project and need professional music give me a shout. Original music is a selling point!
Regards,
Paul

[The Publisher]

Ok Paul, spill the beans, what does it cost?