Stagione 1
Hi! I'm Barbie!
STUDIO C
Fantasy Recording Studios
Apres Ski
SEASONS OF THE HEART
Easy as 1, 2, 3 !
COMPOSER / PRODUCER
WILD WINGS
A Dream Come True
WILD AMERICA
1 di 2
Returning to Aspen after composing and producing the New Mexico film score, Patty was in need of some time off and exercise! Looking for some quiet alone time cross country skiing up Independence Pass, Patty's precious time alone was quite interrupted by a "supposed" singer/song writer who said her name was "Barbie".
Arriving at Studio C to produce the music Patty had written for the Portrait of America New Mexico film, Patty and Bob Edwards prepared for the members of the Oakland Symphony Orchestra to arrive. Being involved recording her music score at Saul Zaentz's recording studio was a surreal feeling as the members of the orchestra began to arrive.
Retained to compose the music for Turner Broadcasting Systems "Portrait of America", Patty realized the musicians she normally employed were no longer in Aspen as the Aspen Chamber Orchestra had left for the winter. Aspen recording studio engineer Bob Edwards suggested they move the studio session to record at Fantasy Recording Studios in Berkeley, California.
Long hours creating and writing the film scores kept Patty completely consumed with the compositions. Finally taking a break, Patty joins fellow musicians in Aspen, playing with many of the local musicians.
Patty's teaching methods rapidly spread throughout the Aspen community. Shortly after she began teaching she was retained by John Denver to teach him how to play the piano.
As a beginner in the production of Patty's music scores, the enormous financial expenditure to produce her music used almost the entire amount allocated for the job. Patty began to teach the Numeric Language of Music in Aspen, Colorado to supplement her income so she could continue composing an producing music for the Wild America series.
Patty Carlson opens the door to learning how music is produced in a professional recording studio. Patty talks about the different aspects of working with world class performing artists and street musicians. In the simplicity with which Patty consistently conveys significant depth of teaching in her stories, some of the more intricacies of how to score music for different performing artists and how to produce different musicians to the final musical score provides invaluable insight rarely shared.
Patty continues her story as she begins to study Marty Stouffer's WILD WINGS film. Studying the film, Patty describes how she chose the instruments for her compositions. Also, Patty shares one of the coveted understandings of how music is designed to perfectly synchronize with the subject story of the film. Enjoy hearing Patty's reasoning as she designs her firs film score!
Patty returns to Marty Stouffer's office, signs her first contract as a professional film score composer, and returns home to begin composing music for her first two films
Patty moved to Aspen, Colorado seeking a career as a film score composer. Her first interview with Marty Stouffer Productions Company did not go entirely as she might have hoped!