SUMARIO. Elements. The underscore — Elements of music — A peek at the past — The rules of music — Seven basic plots / Composing the cue. Spotting the film — Getting organized — Constructing a theme — Harmony/Table 1, Chords/ scales — Functional harmony — Voicing : planning — Modal harmony /Writing a cue. Laying out a cue — Blocking out the themes — Adding the counter subject — Finishing the cue / Consonance and dissonance. Consonant scales — Altered scales/Tables of diatonic voicings / The 20th century. Bi-tonality — Serial composition — Minimalism.