Movies/short films with no Music

MagnumXK · 21st June 2008

Hey,

I have been looking all over the internet for some place I can get a short film with no music. The reason for this is because I would really like to practice scoring for movies/television. Anyone know where to go if you want to practice that sort of thing. I would just delete the audio off of the video but then you get no soundfx or talking which would not be very useful.

Cheers!

Berolzheimer · 21st June 2008

On Craigslist you'll find lots of student filmmakers looking for someone to compose music, & often they have no budget to hire someone more experienced.

sharky · 22nd June 2008

I believe "Elephant" from Gus Van Sant has no music in it. It's also an excellent film. Might be worth looking at if you're looking to practice.

Jellyfish · 22nd June 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagnumXK

Hey,

I have been looking all over the internet for some place I can get a short film with no music. The reason for this is because I would really like to practice scoring for movies/television. Anyone know where to go if you want to practice that sort of thing. I would just delete the audio off of the video but then you get no soundfx or talking which would not be very useful.

Cheers!

it's not a film, but the TV show "The Office" has NO music except for the opening and ending credits only.

tsvisser · 22nd June 2008

One other thing your could try... A lot of majors are released with the music score on the LR channels and only dialogue on the center. I've been watching Miami Vice recently to remove the dialogue track, sort of focusing in on the score and what sound effects they decide to mix into the LR channels. (excellent sound to whoever did this, by the way) Just hook up your DVD player direct 5.1 outputs to your board but remove the LR (maybe even the surrounds on some releases) and insert your own tracks in lieu of them.

hobson · 22nd June 2008

try "No Country for Old Men" - no soundtrack music... that would be interesting for the kind of experiment you mentioned.

you can read more here .

Hobson

MagnumXK · 22nd June 2008

Those are all great ideas. I will definitely try to pull off some of those. Thanks for the info

danijel · 22nd June 2008

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Originally Posted by tsvisser

Just hook up your DVD player direct 5.1 outputs to your board but remove the LR (maybe even the surrounds on some releases) and insert your own tracks in lieu of them.

Alternatively (and better) you can use a free Windows program called VobEdit with which you can extract AC3 stream from a .VOB (the file you find on the DVD you want to extract), then there is the BeLight/BeSweet (also free, Win), which will extract AC3 into 6 discrete channels.

MagnumXK · 22nd June 2008

hmm sounds like a great program, anything similar available for a mac?

Darentsmith · 22nd June 2008

I don't know what program you use to compose in, but I seem to remember that Sibelius came with a few shorts that you can compose to. Maybe other programs have something similar...

iegido · 23rd June 2008

"The Wire" is a great TV serie with no music. There are some dramatic sequences that could be good for score practicing.

Frank S. · 23rd June 2008

There was a DVD release of Toy Story that had an FX only mix. Even though there would be no dialogue you could find some short clips to use from that.

Best of luck!

Lrmusic · 27th January 2010

Bump, looking for some suggestions too.

jahtao · 30th January 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellyfish

it's not a film, but the TV show "The Office" has NO music except for the opening and ending credits only.

Ha! Yes, do this.

AAsa · 30th January 2010

Fail Safe has no music score. I understand they made a TV version a few years ago, I'd recommend the original from '64.
Would be a great exercise trying to add to the drama without stepping on the silence.

cheers
A

bonnybilly · 30th January 2010

Hey,

It's not a short film but Three Monkeys by Nuri Bulge Ceylan is outstanding and has no music in it. Sound design is incredible in this film and it would be good fun to compose to.

Good luck

Jfriah · 1st February 2010

Nice on Failsafe, No Country, and also a good chunk of CastAway is sans music. (bless you folks for allowing sound to be displayed)

neilwilkes · 4th February 2010

Cloverfield & Diary of the Dead also have no scores.
I think this is a great thing, as Hollywood get this so wrong so often with overbearing orchestral scores constantly banging away at me telling me how I am supposed to react to every scene.
I hate it.
I have even stopped watching films & walked from the cinema on occasion, and far too many good films are ruined by overbearing scores.

Rant, Gibber etc......sorry!! had to get that off my chest.

21st June 2008	#1
MagnumXK Gear nut Joined: May 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 102 Thread Starter	Movies/short films with no Music Hey, I have been looking all over the internet for some place I can get a short film with no music. The reason for this is because I would really like to practice scoring for movies/television. Anyone know where to go if you want to practice that sort of thing. I would just delete the audio off of the video but then you get no soundfx or talking which would not be very useful. Cheers!

21st June 2008	#2
Berolzheimer Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2002 Location: El Lay Posts: 2,209	On Craigslist you'll find lots of student filmmakers looking for someone to compose music, & often they have no budget to hire someone more experienced. __________________ Purveyor of fine sounds since 1961. My very incomplete IMDB list: My very incomplete IMDB list I'm all ears.

22nd June 2008	#3
sharky Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2004 Location: North of SB, CA Posts: 211	I believe "Elephant" from Gus Van Sant has no music in it. It's also an excellent film. Might be worth looking at if you're looking to practice. __________________ "It's not supposed to be fun." ------------- sharky h. towers sharky @ brotools.com http://jawsattacks.com http://sharkytowers.com

23rd June 2008	#12
Frank S. Gear addict Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 368	There was a DVD release of Toy Story that had an FX only mix. Even though there would be no dialogue you could find some short clips to use from that. Best of luck! __________________ This skull rocks.

1st February 2010	#17
Jfriah Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2009 Location: C,Eh,N,Eh,D,Eh? "Sorry!" Posts: 1,669	Nice on Failsafe, No Country, and also a good chunk of CastAway is sans music. (bless you folks for allowing sound to be displayed) __________________ "I'm not saving lives, I'm helping to put something up there on a screen for people to glance at between text messages." - Me. Partials: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358864/

22nd June 2008	#5
tsvisser Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu HI Posts: 1,852	One other thing your could try... A lot of majors are released with the music score on the LR channels and only dialogue on the center. I've been watching Miami Vice recently to remove the dialogue track, sort of focusing in on the score and what sound effects they decide to mix into the LR channels. (excellent sound to whoever did this, by the way) Just hook up your DVD player direct 5.1 outputs to your board but remove the LR (maybe even the surrounds on some releases) and insert your own tracks in lieu of them.

22nd June 2008	#6
hobson Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 725	try "No Country for Old Men" - no soundtrack music... that would be interesting for the kind of experiment you mentioned. you can read more here . Hobson

22nd June 2008	#10
Darentsmith Gear Head Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 35	I don't know what program you use to compose in, but I seem to remember that Sibelius came with a few shorts that you can compose to. Maybe other programs have something similar...

23rd June 2008	#11
iegido Gear interested Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8	"The Wire" is a great TV serie with no music. There are some dramatic sequences that could be good for score practicing.

27th January 2010	#13
Lrmusic Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,990	Bump, looking for some suggestions too.

30th January 2010	#15
AAsa Gear addict Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Boston USA Posts: 319	Fail Safe has no music score. I understand they made a TV version a few years ago, I'd recommend the original from '64. Would be a great exercise trying to add to the drama without stepping on the silence. cheers A

30th January 2010	#16
bonnybilly Gear nut Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 146	Hey, It's not a short film but Three Monkeys by Nuri Bulge Ceylan is outstanding and has no music in it. Sound design is incredible in this film and it would be good fun to compose to. Good luck

4th February 2010	#18
neilwilkes Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 931	Cloverfield & Diary of the Dead also have no scores. I think this is a great thing, as Hollywood get this so wrong so often with overbearing orchestral scores constantly banging away at me telling me how I am supposed to react to every scene. I hate it. I have even stopped watching films & walked from the cinema on occasion, and far too many good films are ruined by overbearing scores. Rant, Gibber etc......sorry!! had to get that off my chest. __________________ Mixing,Mastering & Post Production Surround Specialists (all formats) Blu-Ray (Pure Audio Blu Ray & HDMV authoring) DVD-Audio/DVD-Video Authoring (Music, Film & TV)

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