There's a piece of music I wrote several years ago. A string quartet. I recorded it live in a session along with another half-dozen quartet pieces.
I stuck to my guns over that. I always try to record all of my pieces with real musicians. No programming, no synthesisers. This piece was particularly tricky because much of it is pizzicato and that, by its very nature, sounds scrappy.
I remember when it was put up for an album I was working on with another composer. His comments were along the lines of how "live" it sounded. I think he meant "scrappy". His work is always very neat. Very "perfect".
And I do doubt myself. I often think how much neater my music would sound if I programmed it.
But I persevered. I like working with other musicians. They can bring to a piece so much more than I ever could with sampled sounds. And you always get unique audio! This track may not sound "perfect" in terms of being neat, but it has life. It has character. It has the human touch. And that, to me, is most important.
So. This piece has been languishing on a library for several years. Until a few months ago. Since August it has been licensed for not one, not two, but THREE separate online social media campaigns. Woohoo!
They include a high-profile campaign for a major credit card provider and a campaign about a new diabetes drug. But the one I like the most is this quirky advert for the Port Of Oakland. This too has the human touch.
Port Of Oakland video >>
So. I stuck to my guns. I was patient. It worked for me.
Bob Good has around 300 production tracks available exclusively on half a dozen libraries, including Cinephonix
in the UK and Music For Productions
in Canada. He prides himself on producing high quality music, always recorded using real instruments.
Bob’s recent library placements include BBC
’s Masterchef, Autumn Watch, The One Show, Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom, ITV
's This Morning, Long Lost Family, Channel 4
’s A Place In The Sun, Channel 5
's Age Gap Love, Billionaire Babies, Netflix
’s Al Hayba, Discovery
’s British Treasure, American Gold, France 3
's Au Fil De La Durance, Canal Vie
’s Ex Au Defi, Finnish Film
’s Spandex Sapiens and many more.
