How to FIX a BORING Ostinato

It doesn't take much to make an ostinato more interesting!

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Film composers use ostinatos all of the time. They give cues an underlying motor and are incredibly useful for laying down a driving layer that other harmonies and lines can be added to. But it's easy to write an ostinato that feels active but is really about as useful as a glorified metronome.

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