Overview
Conducting for Film in partnership with the Music and Image Society (MIS):
Bringing insights from Western music recording practices to Mumbai
The Western tradition of music composing, editing and recording orchestral music for films, tv, games and production music is quite different to that of India. Understanding its intricacies, norms and processes can be hard to learn from afar, and expensive to experience first-hand.
North American and European composers, orchestrators and editors are at a distinct advantage, as they have numerous learning opportunities and countless orchestras they can interact with to hone their skills.
To address this issue, the Music and Image Society’s Tanuj Tiku, an Indian composer who has worked on some of India’s top films, advertisements and songs, has invited CFF’s Daryl Griffith to share his musical knowledge in person with the Indian film, tv, game and production music community.
Why Daryl?
Daryl is a prolific conductor and composer who’s recorded, for himself and others, in studios around the world including Abbey Road in London and Synchron Stage in Vienna.
In addition to having worked on high profile Western projects such as Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince, Mulan, Wonka, Rings of Power and Call of Duty: Mobile, he’s also orchestrated and conducted orchestral recordings for a range of Indian films and composers.
Daryl has specifically worked with Tanuj for over 16 years with recent projects including Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha and Yash Raj Films’s Tiger 3. Hear what Tanuj has to say about his collaborations with Daryl.
“ I enjoy working with Indian composers and I’ve had a lot of interest in my ‘Unlocking the Secrets of Session Recordings’ course in Budapest from India. Unfortunately the distance proved too far for some of our accepted applicants. In other cases, I’ve had to turn away potential students as I was concerned it would prove too overwhelming for their existing Western music knowledge base. I was thus delighted when Tanuj suggested we team up to bring part of the course to Mumbai.”
- Daryl Griffith
There will be two opportunities in mid-November for Indian musicians and producers to learn from Daryl’s extensive experience. Click through to each page for more information.
15-16 November: An introduction to conducting sessions
A two-day introductory course discussing how the right conducting technique and session management can provide a better result, musically and financially
18 November: Daryl Griffith – The Making of A Maestro
A talk where Daryl distils 40+ years of experience into nuggets of wisdom for aspiring creatives interested in film, tv, game or production music creation and execution