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Location
Rosen Classroom 111
Start Date
20-6-2024 2:30 PM
Description
I’m Olivia Zorab, a professional, female Theme Park composer with an MA in Music for Film & TV from The University of Bristol. Since 2013, I’ve created original thematic music for many areas of Paultons Theme Park – the UK’s No.1 family theme park with 1m+ annual visitors. This case study will examine how I created 160 minutes of original music for Paultons new, multi million-pound dinosaur themed area featuring 8 interwoven rides over four acres and overcame unique compositional challenges. This talk will cover:
● Creative concepting, theming and musical identity – style and length of track based on guests ages and estimated time in the area; seasonal adaptations; how to not irritate the staff (!); guiding clients from maps & muddy site visits to a score they love; and applying lessons from scores for previous smaller attractions.
● Orchestration – creating concepts that complement vs compete. How I gave all 8 rides a unique identity whilst avoiding musical cross-pollination of tracks – a real challenge in a compact Park that has 70 attractions over 140 acres.
● Broadening the score – taking the score ‘beyond the Park’ into cinema advertising and promotional music assets used from launch to this day.
Zorab Transcript
Recommended Citation
Zorab, Olivia, "The Lost Kingdom – From Maps & Muddy Puddles to Mega-Music Scores" (2024). Theme Park Music and Sound. 8.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/tpms/2024/thursday/8
The Lost Kingdom – From Maps & Muddy Puddles to Mega-Music Scores
Rosen Classroom 111
I’m Olivia Zorab, a professional, female Theme Park composer with an MA in Music for Film & TV from The University of Bristol. Since 2013, I’ve created original thematic music for many areas of Paultons Theme Park – the UK’s No.1 family theme park with 1m+ annual visitors. This case study will examine how I created 160 minutes of original music for Paultons new, multi million-pound dinosaur themed area featuring 8 interwoven rides over four acres and overcame unique compositional challenges. This talk will cover:
● Creative concepting, theming and musical identity – style and length of track based on guests ages and estimated time in the area; seasonal adaptations; how to not irritate the staff (!); guiding clients from maps & muddy site visits to a score they love; and applying lessons from scores for previous smaller attractions.
● Orchestration – creating concepts that complement vs compete. How I gave all 8 rides a unique identity whilst avoiding musical cross-pollination of tracks – a real challenge in a compact Park that has 70 attractions over 140 acres.
● Broadening the score – taking the score ‘beyond the Park’ into cinema advertising and promotional music assets used from launch to this day.
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