The digital transition in the soundtrack music production in Spain

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Pablo Espiga Méndez

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The production of music soundtracks is one of the most complex tasks carried out by the audio sector. It requires technicians, producers and musicians with different skills from conventional music production. In the last thirty years these processes have been altered by the digital revolution and the emergence of new concepts of recording studios. While the figure of the film composer is currently very popular, at the same time there is a lack of knowledge about how these musical productions are made. Furthermore, this period has produced a series of phenomena that have to do with the externalization of production to other places, which must be studied. In this text I will analyze how this transformation is taking shape, focusing on the audio sector in Spain.

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Espiga Méndez, P. (2022). The digital transition in the soundtrack music production in Spain. Cuadernos De Investigación Musical, (15), 171–185. https://doi.org/10.18239/invesmusic.2022.15.15
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