How You Can Write COVID-19 Music for Film & TV

On this episode of TAXI TV, we'll be going over pretty surprising ways that you can benefit as a musician from this strange pandemic! The havoc the COVID-19 virus has wreaked on the entire planet is beyond measure. We’ll be feeling the effects for years to come—maybe generations. - The unthinkable sadness families and friends feel when they lose somebody they love. - The physical and emotional toll it has taken on the heroic and tireless healthcare workers and first responders. - The stress the scientists are going through as they try to fast track a vaccine. - The emotional rollercoaster and fear brought daily into our homes via the media. - The lives ruined (and likely some suicides) caused by the unthinkable economic destruction. Businesses lost, jobs lost, and retirement funds lost. - The emotional stress and loneliness of being isolated in our homes for weeks on end. - The horrible toll it’s taken on our most precious and sometimes least valued generation, as they remain isolated from family and friends in their senior care facilities. Those are more than just bullet points. This time, it’s not somebody else over there. It’s us… all of us! Those are the real stories of real people. And much like what happened in the aftermath of 9/11, these stories will be told for decades in books, by word of mouth, on the Internet, and mostly by Hollywood. Scripts were being written all over Hollywood as soon as this pandemic became our new reality. Hundreds of them. Some may have already gotten the green light, and casting is quietly being done over Zoom and Skype as I type this. As soon as it’s allowed, socially-distanced directors will be shouting, “Action!” on movie and TV sets all over the world. And every single one of those productions is going to need music. Yes, in a perverse twist of fate, musicians who are often at the bottom of the food chain, get to go to the front of the line this time around. “How?” you ask? Because, you can start making music for the stories of the COVID-19 Pandemic right now! You don’t need to wait for anybody to green light your productions. Together, you and I are going to look at every possible aspect of where, when, and how music will be used in the various types of TV shows, documentaries, and feature films. We’re going to look at this through the lenses of screenwriters, directors, producers, music supervisors, and editors. By the end of this episode of TAXI TV, you will know not only what to create for the coming onslaught of music requests, but you’ll also have developed an incredibly valuable new skillset that 99% of musicians never even think about: anticipating what kind of music will be needed before the cameras start to roll. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch Last Week's Episode: https://youtu.be/GbiM7j07AnY Learn More About TAXI Independent A&R: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: http://bit.ly/2DENChs Listen on the Go with the TAXI TV Podcast: Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2afebwW Google Play: http://bit.ly/2a7cCQX Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2FuSTJQ Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2icUDe0 TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2DCzKrd Follow Us On Social Media... Facebook: http://bit.ly/2931C7x Twitter: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we SUBSCRIBE to our channel and comment below!