Santa's on the Naughty List Score
This is a short comedy film based at Christmas about Santa going off the wagon. The score for this short was interesting to create as it needed comedic elements but also had to invoke the classic christmas feel. Three songs were made, the first being the main theme for the short. The second a slow plodding track for dialogue and the third is the action track to provide thrills.
Looking at christmas music, many tracks use a big band or even orchestral sound in order to invoke a feeling of tradition. Using string plucks and fast violin riffs provides some of that emotion with bells, Flutes and Horn sforzando’s to build that orchestral atmosphere. The orchestral bouncing from the string section also adds to the comedic sound of the pieces, providing a blissful innocence which is juxtaposed with the dark comedy of the short.
Tracks
Individual tracks fully mixed and mastered
When Nothing Goes to Plan
Tyler Lawton-Bryant
The fast tempo combined with violin trills and large horn stabs give the piece a fast frantic nature. While the bells continue to add the Christmas feeling.
Santa's on a Bender
Tyler Lawton-Bryant
Plucking double bass provides a consistent moving feel to be used during dialogue as it's not too busy. While the Flute and bells help keep the festive atmosphere.
The Theme
Tyler Lawton-Bryant
The Theme uses bells and a descending flute line to open the track and secure the christmas feeling with bouncing double bass giving the track a whimsical motif.