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Do We Really Need to Know Music Theory?
We’ve heard of very successful composers who’ve made great careers for themselves without really knowing how to read music (Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Vangelis, Irving Berlin all come to mind), but does reading music equal understanding music?
Which begs the question: do we have to know music theory as production music composers? I've invited Mrs. 52 Cues herself, Shannon Kropf, who’s quite literally written the book on music theory, to help answer this question!
Plus, we take a listen to a delicate emotional cue with a variable tempo (and talk about whether or not that’s ok) written by 52…
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