Composer Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) has kicked off a new season of Studio Time – a video series offering an in-depth look how he scores for film.
Each episode of Studio Time offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work of one of Holkenborg’s work, which includes soundtracks for films like Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool & Black Mass.
In the first episode of the third season of St, Holkenborg discusses his process for scoring the new Tomb Raider film. It’s a deep look at a single cue from the soundtrack, that combines orchestral and electronic sounds.
Holkenborg covers how he outlines the pace for a cue, introduces some key melodic material, plays the full cue and then dissects the electronic sounds in the cue, including sounds from Omnisphere, U-He Diva, Zebra and Kontakt and a discussion of how he uses effects.
For a look at his DAW setup, see his Template Setup episode, from Season 1. And, for a ‘big picture’ look at how he works, see Junkie XL & The Art Of Scoring With Synthesizers.
Really appreciate these thoughtful videos from him, he surely has other more lucrative things he could be doing with his time.
Agreed – another fantastic video from Holkenborg. I’m impressed that he takes time out from scoring the next blockbuster to make videos that seem like they’re tailored to a pretty niche audience of synth geeks and composers.
His modular synth tutorials last year were especially interesting.
I remember the days when I thought Synthtopia was pushing a weird looking dude with a strange name for some bizarre reasons to my face, over and over again. I was sure he was somebody’s boyfriend on the site, or something. Then I gave up and clicked on a video one day.
What a fantastic dude! Beyond the music he seems to be a good human being, sharing what he knows. For free.
Thanks Synthtopia.
15.31-16.17 quite lovely. Well done Tom. You deserve all the success you have as you are humble regarding your craft, you share.
Love Junkie’s guided tours!