The Book Writer

[Bernard Duc]

This one was a demo for a film. I don't think the producers even listened to it, so here it is for you to enjoy! Today I revised the mockup. This one is very tricky because of the string writing, and it's a perfect example of a piece that would probably sound much more expressive with a real ensemble. Comments are always welcome!

Sample libraries:Spitfire Chamber Strings with a hint of Symphonic Strings. I have another version with CSS if you're curious.

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[Alex Fraser]

I love it. Very evocative. As soon as I heard it, I could see the opening titles to some sort of murder mystery. Grey skies, car approaching the empty mansion, leaves blowing out from underneath the tyres etc.

 

[Bernard Duc]

I love it. Very evocative. As soon as I heard it, I could see the opening titles to some sort of murder mystery. Grey skies, car approaching the empty mansion, leaves blowing out from underneath the tyres etc.

Thank you so much for your comment Alex! It makes me very happy because I had the script for the first scene, and it was almost exactly what you wrote. It's a car approaching an old wooden house lost in a forest. I can't tell too much about the rest, but it was a psychological thriller with some fantasy elements and a love story.

 

[N.Caffrey]

Nice job, I like it, and also the orchestration. This said, they remind really a lot of Abel Korzeniowski's style, to be specific "A single man" soundtrack. There's a piece called Drowning that has an almost identical progression to your theme. I think your inspiration was a bit too close but nevertheless I enjoyed it!

 

[Bernard Duc]

Nice job, I like it, and also the orchestration. This said, they remind really a lot of Abel Korzeniowski's style, to be specific "A single man" soundtrack. There's a piece called Drowning that has an almost identical progression to your theme. I think your inspiration was a bit too close but nevertheless I enjoyed it!

You're so right! The demo for the film was written about two years ago and I never realized I had gotten that close from Abel's soundtrack which I hadn't specifically referenced when writing it. Anyway, here is a quick revision made in 15 minutes. Actually I think it sounds much more interesting now, what do you think? I might also extend it later today.

 

[N.Caffrey]

You're so right! The demo for the film was written about two years ago and I never realized I had gotten that close from Abel's soundtrack which I hadn't specifically referenced when writing it. Anyway, here is a quick revision made in 15 minutes. Actually I think it sounds much more interesting now, what do you think? I might also extend it later today.

Oh yes, I personally prefer this new version! Nice one, great job for just 15 minutes, and yes I'd be curious to hear the CSS ones. I rarely use SCS because I prefer CSS but for these kind of pieces SCS might work better .