Dangerous Delivery is a student film project that I was brought on to in order to provide some small elements of scoring. This was the first time I had done any sort of scoring for a film, and the first time I had worked with a director or producer.
Project Timeline: 3 weeks
Project Timeline: 3 weeks
The Film
Dangerous Delivery is a student made short film that follows a package carrier through a less than normal delivery. Through fight sequences, training a new carrier and physics defying package pocket dimensions, our main character attempts to defeat an underground criminal organization.
Introduction Sequence
My main responsibilities were to compose a small score for both the introduction and outro for the film. I had multiple meetings with both the director and producer of the film beforehand to introduce everyone, as well as brainstorm what the music would do for the film and specific information about the music. The only reference piece the director and producer had for me was the Looney Tunes theme, which was a major inspiration for the entire film.
The director and producer did not have any sort of musical background, so before the film was edited and sent over to me I started on some drafts to make sure that they were happy with the musical palette I was working with. Taking inspiration from the Looney Tunes theme, I had some runs up the scale in the woodwinds, with the brass taking the main melody and light but pushing percussion in the background. They were both happy with the initial concept, with a few small adjustments to be made. Once I received the edited film, I created the final score over top of it.
The director and producer did not have any sort of musical background, so before the film was edited and sent over to me I started on some drafts to make sure that they were happy with the musical palette I was working with. Taking inspiration from the Looney Tunes theme, I had some runs up the scale in the woodwinds, with the brass taking the main melody and light but pushing percussion in the background. They were both happy with the initial concept, with a few small adjustments to be made. Once I received the edited film, I created the final score over top of it.
Outro Sequence
The outro sequence reused everything from the Introduction sequence to keep consistency among the pieces, along with keeping the inspiration from the Looney Tunes reference. No new composing was done for it, instead taking parts from the introduction and lining them up to fit with the pacing and motion on screen for the outro.