Fablehaven Books ~~~ via StaffPad

[Sean J]

The piece is about my all-time favorite book series. I'd trade Harry Potter for Fablehaven and Dragonwatch any day. He writes for ages around 12, but there's a mature psychology, moral grasp, and clever plot twists. It's entertaining and immersive enough to have made a perfect way for me to escape for a day. I just wish he could write 52 books a year.

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This is 95% StaffPad, plus subtle filtering in S1. I've explained the mix and listed which libraries were used.

Libraries used:

Woodwinds
Spitfire flutes (obviously)
Spitfire reeds, though speed required Berlin B.Clt. and Cbsn.
Berlin Bassoon 2 and Clarinet 3

Brass
Berlin Horns (with 1 Spitfire Horn for body at times)
Berlin Trumpets (1 Spitfire cause reasons)
Spitfire low brass except Bone 2

Percussion
All Spitfire
I only have the stock Piano atm. The lack of RR's are obvious, sorry.

Strings
Berlin for most things
Spitfire often for basses, especially staccato bars

Mix info:

1) Breath on a single clarinet & trumpet unnaturally pierced even at FF Tutti. Rolled off highs.​

2) Rolled off some boomy low for contrabasses, Tuba, and Timpani. Highs for bass drum to de-brighten it.​

3) Gullfoss for subtle taming and bright/warm control.​

Hope you enjoy!

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[pcohen12]

Huge Fablehaven fan here, too!

Very much enjoyed the listen - you really captured some of the adventure and mystery of the series. I also love that you leave things to our imagination...while I was picturing the arrogant, pompous centaurs and magical, mischievous fairies, there are so many images/feelings that could be connected to this, whether someone even knows the series or not.

Well done, and thank you for sharing!

 

[Sean J]

Huge Fablehaven fan here, too!

Very much enjoyed the listen - you really captured some of the adventure and mystery of the series. I also love that you leave things to our imagination...while I was picturing the arrogant, pompous centaurs and magical, mischievous fairies, there are so many images/feelings that could be connected to this, whether someone even knows the series or not.

Well done, and thank you for sharing!

I was hoping to translate exactly those ideas from the book into music, so I'm grateful for your kind words. Thanks a ton!

I was going to say "hey, I love Chili too", but ended up looking at the wiki for Cincinnati. Apparently, I've got a lot to learn before I can call myself a connoisseur.

 

[pcohen12]

You're very welcome!

My usage of the word "connoisseur" was much more inspired by the alliteration than it was by my level of expertise That being said, if you like chili, you owe it to yourself to check out the cinci variant...