Scoring An Animation

With Stephanie Economou


Ever wondered what it's like writing music for animation?

Grammy-award-winning composer Stephanie Economou's walks us through how she crafted the score for her latest film, Dreamworks' Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken.

Score Breakdown — Teenage Kraken

Score Breakdown — Teenage Kraken

Stephanie shows us her creative process behind the music, how she created the initial demo ideas and concepts, and what the overall journey looked like from conception through to working with soloists, using sample libraries and recording a full orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.

Heard in this film

Albion ONE
Albion ONE
$269.00 $449.00
Epic composer tools
Now playing Someone
Albion ONE Andy Blaney
Spitfire Chamber Strings
Spitfire Chamber Strings
$749.00
A detailed and versatile classic
Now playing Baroque Crush
Spitfire Chamber Strings Lucie Treacher
Albion Tundra
Albion Tundra
$269.00 $449.00
At the edge of silence
Now playing Slow Burner
Albion Tundra Oliver Patrice Weder
Hans Zimmer Percussion
Hans Zimmer Percussion
$399.00
The ultimate cinematic drum sample library
Now playing Battle Of The Bones
Hans Zimmer Percussion Andy Blaney
Ólafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions
Ólafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions
$299.00
Inspiring chamber strings textures
Now playing Demo
Ólafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions Ólafur Arnalds
Hammers
Hammers
$299.00
Brutalist drums for maximum impact
Now playing Trailer
Hammers Charlie Clouser

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