21 Leanna Primiani: Figure Out What You Love…And Do It!

<p>&nbsp;Leanna Primiani <strong>used</strong> to be a conductor working at the highest level, but then discovered a love for film composition. In today’s episode we’re going to explore the crossover between conducting and composing, and how really understanding an orchestration adds to your own voice as a composer.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Get my FREE eBook: <a href="https://soundtrack.academy/ebook">soundtrack.academy/ebook</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Being a conductor isn’t simply waving a stick in front of an orchestra. As you’ll hear in the episode, you can get a full doctorates in conducting. It’s all about getting <strong>inside</strong> the music, and figuring out how to bring the composer’s intention to life.</p> <p>What that means for <strong>us</strong>, is that today’s episode is like a masterclass in the crossover between film score and concert. Leanna fires off tip after tip about orchestration, including her top three recommended scores for study.</p> <p>At this very moment Leanna is also on a best music Emmy run for her work on Rob Lowe’s “The Bad Seed” - <em>Lifetime</em>’s highest rated movie to date.</p> <p>So I feel <strong>very</strong> lucky to have had her on the show - and I’m sure you’ll agree there’s a mountain of information to learn from Leanna’s expertise. I’ve linked to a couple of Leanna’s pieces on YouTube where you can listen to her music alongside reading the score - a fantastic opportunity to visualise what she’s talking about in the episode, so be sure to check out those links below.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Links:</p> <p>Leanna’s websites:&nbsp;</p> <p>- <a href="http://leannaprimianifilm.com/">http://leannaprimianifilm.com/</a> (film works)</p> <p>- <a href="http://leannaprimianicomposer.com/">http://leannaprimianicomposer.com/</a> (concert works)</p> <p>- <a href="http://leannaprimiani.com/">http://leannaprimiani.com/</a> (main site)</p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anasialeannamusic/">https://www.facebook.com/anasialeannamusic/</a></p> <p>Twitter:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https