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INDEXWho wants an orchestra?
3 years, 7 months ago - Shaun Finnegan
So I’ve got an orchestra at my disposal— in my computer. I just got it all tuned up and it’s ready to go.
Let’s bring the orchestra back to indie films. I’m an experienced and classically trained composer, pianist, guitarist, and orchestrator. I’ve worked on films and games with hybrid scores before but would very much like to go “full orchestra” this time around. Please ask for the most recent copies of my work, more than happy to send along.
I work quickly on Logic X, generally using SMPTE and WAVS for delivery to the Dub. I mix/master my own material, but I am also capable of sending raw stems to a capable music editor/sound mixer if that is preferable. I am capable of generating full scores, as well, using a notation program called Dorico.
Some sounds I’m using are:
BBC Symphony Orchestra Pro by Spitfire Audio
LA Scoring Strings 3 by AudioBro
The Trumpet, The Trombone, and Horns & Tuba by Samplemodeling
CineBrass Core and Pro by Cinesamples
Berlin Woodwinds by Orchestral Tools
TrueStrike Percussion by ProjectSam
…..and more.
These are some of the top sample/sample-modeling libraries in the industry, and I have them calibrated and working together to create a 99% authentic orchestral sound. I have been working and saving for years to bring this all together.
But that’s all worthless if you don’t know how to use it. I’ve studied some of the most beloved and famous film scores of Goldsmith, Williams, Shore, Herrmann, and Powell, to name a few, and have spent 2 years reading and studying film music literature on my own (and, yes, watching a ton of films, oh my what a burden!). I know the importance of underscoring or holding back during dialogue, not fighting the mix, and when to hit the audience hard for those truly transcendent moments. After all, it’s just as much about what you don’t write as what you choose to include.
To those approaching post-production who would like a rich orchestral score that wouldn’t seem possible because of budget limitations, I’m talking to you. Reach out to me at consolomusic@gmail.com and let’s talk about how to make your film hit hard with horns, soar with strings, and flutter with flutes.
Thanks, Happy Holidays, and good luck to you, Film Makers.
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3 years, 7 months ago - Len evans
Hi please get in touch lenevans 07957 887198 or lenevans1000@aol.com
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3 years, 7 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin
Also, just an offer, if anyone wants to augment that with a live orchestra, it's probably a lot cheaper than you think in Czechia. Obviously you bring your own score, but everything else can be done fully professionally by respected orcherstras that have done movies you know, and you can even work remotely over zoom with the work managed in the studio by fluent English speakers who know how to get what you want. Allow from £6000 for 15' finished recorded score for 40 performers (any orchestral/choral mix you want) in a 4h session.
Anyway just mentioning it as it can really help to "fill out" a computer score. Happy to hook anyone up who needs it, or to mamage the process for you if that would be helpful :)
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3 years, 6 months ago - Tony Franks
That's a great service, Shaun, you are offering... I haven't seen anyone else pitch that. Good luck with your search for collaborators. Tony
Response from 3 years, 6 months ago - Tony Franks SHOW