Chapter 7 Contents
 

7.1 Exercise

Create a number of string clusters ranging from two to five notes in a variety of ranges.  Also create an expanding cluster starting with two notes and adding a note every two measures.  Then add glissandos to two of them.  Discuss who they might work in a scene and what type of imagery would they support.  Now change the sound patches from strings to electronic patches that are not orchestral in nature.  How could they now function in a scene?

7.1–7.12  Example Film Cues that Employ Micropolyphony

Some of the following film cues clearly exemplify the technique of micropolyphony, while others are more subtle and may only use the device sparingly and/or in the context of other music.