Earlier this year I had my first experience of working with a composer, Patricia Lee Stotter, on a film score. Since then I've become fascinated by the use of music scores and sound effects, and even took an intro course to the powerful but complex Protools software that sound mixers use, so I could communicate with them more intelligently.

My sound teachers have talked about how big budget films work with an orchestra once the score has been finalized and locked to picture, and thanks to nofilmschool blog I came across some of this in action for the latest Hobbit movie (which I have not seen, Lord of the Rings was enough). Since it's fun AND set in my one of my many home towns, here it is: