Caveat: Much has been written on the subject of music for film... from technique to history to art criticism. We present the following only as a prelude to the subject, suggesting that if you are among those who would like to go further to flesh out the material indexed below, then see our Film Music Bibliography. Meantime....

Film Music FAQ Table of Contents........

• What is the "Film Music Problem"?
• Is the movie shown during the recording of the score?
• What is a 'spotting session'?
  -- 'Temp Track' defined and explained.
• What is a 'cue'?
• What is a film music 'cue sheet'?
• What is a 'hit' or 'hit point'?
• What is a 'click track'?
  -- 'Film Clix' (tempo) defined and explained.
• What is a 'variable click track'?
• What are streamers, punches and flutters?
• What is SMPTE and why is it important to film music... or is it?
  SMPTE Myth #1
  SMPTE Myth #2
• What's a 'dubbing session' or 'dub'?
• What is a 'source cue' or 'source music'?
• What's a 'compilation score'?
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