Alex Heppelmann - The Fundamentals of Orchestration - YouTube

[A.Heppelmann]

Hello,
Thank you @A.Heppelmann for your fantastic videos!

Apart from the great suggestions above, one subject rarely discussed is crossover orchestration (i.e. an orchestra added to an existing music like a pop/rock/metal band).

A few examples:
- S&M by Metallica (arrangements by Michael Kamen)
- The Wall by Pink Floyd (arrangements by Michael Kamen)
- Death Cult Armageddon by Dimmu Borgir (arrangements by Gaute Storås)
- Symphonicities by Sting (arrangements by Rob Mathes, Steven Mercurio and David Hartley)

Thanks!
Best regards,
Gil.

That's a great idea -- I'll have to study up on those songs and arrangements

 

[Gil]

That's a great idea -- I'll have to study up on those songs and arrangements

Thanks!
As some tracks are rock only, here's a track selection including orchestra per album:

- Master of Puppets - Metallica : Band + Orchestra - Orchestra only
- Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd - Band + Orchestra - Orchestra only (low quality) - Orchestra only (high quality but not all the song)
- Progenies of the Great Apocalypse - Dimmu Borgir - Band + Orchestra - Orchestra only
- Russian - Sting

Regards,
Gil.

 

[osum]

Thanks!
As some tracks are rock only, here's a track selection including orchestra per album:

- Master of Puppets - Metallica : Band + Orchestra - Orchestra only
- Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd - Band + Orchestra - Orchestra only (low quality) - Orchestra only (high quality but not all the song)
- Progenies of the Great Apocalypse - Dimmu Borgir - Band + Orchestra - Orchestra only
- Russian - Sting

Regards,
Gil.

Great idea, would love to see that!

 

[Imfnielson]

I'm glad to see there's some interest in these videos! I'll try to upload at least once per week. I'm also working on a Fundamentals of Harmony series, which will be based on a course I taught at a University a few years ago.

What Vst libraries do you use please?

 

[PedroPH]

What Vst libraries do you use please?

The perennial question.

 

[A.Heppelmann]

What Vst libraries do you use please?

My main orchestral VSTs are the Berlin libraries from Orchestral Tools, but I sprinkle in a few others

 

[Markrs]

Understanding String Harmonics​

 

[A.Heppelmann]

Understanding String Harmonics​

Thanks, @Markrs! And thanks to @Jett Hitt for suggesting I make this video a few months ago.

 

[Markrs]

Alex, Tzigane by Ravel is new to me, but just the small amount you played sounded really good

 

[A.Heppelmann]

Alex, Tzigane by Ravel is new to me, but just the small amount you played sounded really good

It's a great piece, with an extremely difficult violin part!

 

[axb312]

I'd also be interested in a series on converting a simple idea into a full track/ piece if you're up for it...