Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Christopher Siu talks us through his process of turning my piano sketch into a magical orchestral fanfare!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:39 Piano sketch
1:38 Step one?
2:31 when to add to the sketch
4:38 What makes it "Disney"?
5:18 How to develop vocabulary
6:26 Sample libraries
8:01 Production value
9:16 Final orchestration