Film Scoring How To: Should We Use Countermelody? @cinema_sound5003
Film Scoring How To: Should We Use Countermelody?  @cinema_sound5003
Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video shows you a trick which 94% of film composers NEVER USE - and have forgotten how to use - but the great film composers ALWAYS use it.

In this video, award winning composer and presenter for Cinema Sound shows us another video in the "Film Scoring How To:" series, Should We Use Countermelody? Otherwise known as counterpoint, adding a countermelody to a theme can exponentially amplify the emotional content of a cue. Watch this video as Mark demonstrates how to make a countermelody and when to use it.

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Film Scoring How To: Should We Use Countermelody?

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