Composing music for Film

Things you need for a music in a film: To compose music for a film, you need to know what sort of music it is that you need, the genre, the tone, the instruments and beat, whether or not lyrics are needed etc. You need to know the tone that you want, whether or not it is to create a good or bad atmosphere, or if it is suppose to be spooky or even happy. You also need to make sure that your music choice and creation is what the director or producer wanted for the piece. You also need to make sure you know the piece well, and that it is perfect and that you as the music composer are satisfied with what you have created. The equipment is important aswell, you need to make sure you have all of the correct equipment to make the sound, sound good, this can also be helped by constantly listening to it to make sure that there are no mistakes or blips.

Describe how Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the music for 'The Dark Knight':
They started with the music from 'The Joker', and then Nolan gave Zimmer stills of the clowns and also the joker which is what inspired the character. Zimmer then contacted Nolan about the atmosphere he wanted to go with the tense scene in the film 'The Dark Knight'.
The process that Hans Zimmer came up with to get the music:
Zimmer chose minimal music, which would tell what he wanted to show in the film without the music being to over whelming.
Hans Zimmer's intentions when making the soundtrack:
They wanted to make

What was Hans Zimmers intention when making this soundtrack?

 He wanted to make the music uncomfortable to listen to, showing the character elements of the joker well, which provoked the normal image the audience relates to a joker.

What qualities did Hans Zimmer want the music to have (try and find at east three)?  
With a very minimalistic piece Nolan wanted there to be a lot of tension, he went for the rock and punk influential style to suit the Joker's character.

How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it works/doesn’t work? 

I think the final score works went well because it leaves the listener/ audience at the edge of their seat as it creates suspense of danger to what will happen next. The minimalism of the character that links to the music is clever as it really draws you to the creepiness of the joker.