Chris Level, who is one if not the most popular sync artists and sync composers in the world, and Hans Zimmer, who is one of the most popular film composers in the world, have a lot of similarities but also differences. When the public talks about sync licensing and the sync world, they tend to misunderstand it with the film world, and here’s why. A film composer, like Zimmer, is taken as an individual with a career of making soundtracks for films and movies. A sync artist or sync composer is stated to be an individual who makes or places music, whether it be an instrumental or full vocal, into any type of project, be it a movie, film, tv show, online video, or anything in between. The question raised among the general public is “but does Zimmer do all types of projects too?” We get it, as he tends to take on multiple projects aside from the movies but that doesn’t make him any less a film composer. This can apply to someone who makes music for fans and tends to also sell merch, which doesn’t make the person any less musician after selling the merch. On the other hand, there are musicians like Chris Level who are sync artists or sync composers who make music or sing to get it used in any type of project, which is offside to something Hans Zimmer does, as he tends to specialize and work on few projects at a time. Sync artists and sync composers can focus on a few projects but also get the same track placed or used in multiple projects. This is something exclusive film composers aren’t accessed to or have the flexibility with. You can learn more about sync composers and sync artists by following Chris level on his platform here.
They have similarities, as they do the same job of making people feel a specific type of sentiment that a scene, video, or project is trying to express. So, that’s pretty much what a sync composer or sync music artist is different from a film music composer, people always confuse the two without realizing it. Chris level makes music that is composed on the foundation of pop and RnB music but made specifically for use as soundtracks. Hence, why they call it soundtrack music, and not to forget that he also sings which makes his soundtracks sit on another level. Hans Zimmer does the same but tends to maintain his image as a film music composer who makes orchestrated music with a blend of EDM to make it more modern sounding. They both have that modern touch to their music and soundtracks but Chris wins here as he extends this to a whole other level to biking music that sounds youthful rather than background-typical like Hans Zimmer does as you can hear in his soundtrack ‘Lose Ma Cool’.
Writer- Laurenz Lami
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