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Continue reading →: Twelfth Night 12N2: Up earlyIt’s that time – 3 months to go. My internal alarm is reminding me to get up early to work on this crazy project. #theater #music #sound #sounddesign
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Continue reading →: Twelfth Night: Music and sound design
The Mass Arts Center is doing a production of William Shakespeare‘s Twelfth Night this Fall – 9 performances Nov 5 – Nov 15. This will be my 100th production at the theater and my seventh (!) Shakespeare collaboration with my friend Steve Dooner, the director. I’ve been back and forth…
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Continue reading →: Those amazing unused music cuesThe first major set of music cues in Romeo & Juliet is during the big fight at the end of ActI/Scene1. This is where the Montagues and the Capulets call each other out with famous lines like “Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?” and ends with a physical…
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Continue reading →: Fight Call: Like a beautiful little danceFight Call: Like a beautiful little dance #theater #theatre #sounddesign #performingarts
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Continue reading →: Moving music tools to a new laptopI’m very excited to finally have a brandy new MacBook Pro. But migrating the music plugins (AU, VST) is a daunting task. #music #sounddesign
Bruce Webster
Sound in a small room
Bruce Webster’s atmospheric original score for “Romeo and Juliet” was a remarkable blend of tracked material and live instruments, underscoring scenes and transitions. This ambitious and successful effort, rarely attempted by most theaters, perfectly fit the director’s 1920’s concept. The music enhanced the emotional arc of each scene, adding a cinematic feel and unique fluidity without distracting from the dialogue.
EMACT / DASH Consultants Award speech – August 2024
Hello. I’m Bruce
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Bruce Webster 