Music composers’ strategies and tips for overcoming procrastination By Kole Hicks We’ve all been in this kind of situation before… Deadline is approaching quickly, inspiration and motivation are lacking, but procrastination is in full effect. No matter what field you work in the “wall” will rear it’s ugly head and it is essential as working […]
Year: 2013
Working with audio in Sony Vegas® – Part One – Importing & Timestretching audio files
In this series of articles we will be offering fundamental help and advice to amateur and semi-pro audio/visual producers who use Sony Vegas and want to incorporate music, voice overs and SFX in their productions. Introduction Sony’s Vegas Pro® is an excellent creative tool for audio/visual work. It’s intuitive and powerful, and especially good when […]
Some old tracks pruned (removed) today
It is our policy here at Shockwave-Sound.com to occasionally get rid of some old tracks from our catalogue. We do this to ensure our music is always up-to-date, fresh and so that we do not start “sounding 15 years old”, like some production music libraries. Here’s a list of the tracks that were confined to […]
New site feature – View Lyrics
Dear friends, We have a new feature on our site. It’s perhaps not immediately obvious, because it doesn’t make a big splash — but we think some of you will find this useful. If you are browsing vocal music, you can now view the lyrics for a track directly from our website: Any vocal track […]
Timeline of classical composers
Timeline 1 – Renaissance & Baroque period Timeline 2 – Classical period Timeline 3 – Romantic period, part 1 Timeline 4 – Romantic period, part 2 Timeline 1 – Renaissance & Baroque period Featuring the following classical composers: Cipriano De Rore, Giulio Caccini, Gregorio Allegri, Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, Diedrich Buxtehude, Johann Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, Francois […]
More vocal music coming to Shockwave-Sound.com
Hi all! Traditionally, at Shockwave-Sound.com we have been all about instrumental royalty-free music, but over the past couple of weeks, and over the next few weeks, we are going to start offering more and more vocal music as well. Great bands such as Jamestown Story, Twirl, Neil White, Lessons (Pictured left) are soon to be […]
Choosing the right Classical music pieces for use in your project, part 2
This is a continuation of the article: Choosing the right classical music (Part 1) which you can read here. In part one of this series we looked at a list of 10 Bombastic classical pieces. Those huge, thunderous anthems that would sound great as an accompaniment to epic visuals & graphics or deep sonorous voice […]
Choosing the right Classical music pieces for use in your project, part 1
by Simon Power If you are a filmmaker or production house looking for a recognizable hook or sound bed for a visual presentation, then classical music can be a tremendous asset. The Classics can be used to add weight and depth to your project, instantly giving it a classy air of sincerity. Or they can […]
Some older tracks being pruned (removed) today
Today we removed some old tracks from our catalogue. If you come searching for these tracks, they will not appear in search results any more. If you need to license a track that has been removed, you can still do so! We just deal with it manually and set up the purchase for you “by […]
Observations of memorable themes – How can you as a composer write memorable tunes
By Kole Hicks I was once told by a fellow Composer that, “We as Composers (for Media) are responsible for evoking emotions from the listener and enhancing whatever it is they are watching. However, the best music can stand on it’s own outside of the project it was composed for.” I’d have to agree that […]
