Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Today, we'll talk about How To Write Relaxing Fantasy Orchestral Music in 3 Steps (Skyrim / Jeremy Soule style). Time to dissect my cover of Terra's Theme from FF6!

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TUTORIALS I MENTIONED:
- How To Write Realistic Strings: youtu.be/mLgnH-UESO0

- How To Write Great Melodies And Countermelodies By Ear: youtu.be/e36Av9nkScQ

- How To Write Chord Progressions By Ear: youtu.be/Mojt-LrFXTc

- Orchestrating A Chord Progression: youtu.be/3t1MNUxuG44

- How To Make Melodies Stand Out In Any Arrangement: youtu.be/PvqR9hYOqc0

- The #1 Mixing Rule To Get Your Tracks To Sound Professional: youtu.be/ijYChBYs1KQ

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🎻 LIBRARIES & SOFTWARE:
(For each module, the libraries are sorted based on how much I like them).
- STRINGS: Metropolis Ark 1 & 3, Nucleus, Cinematic Studio Strings, Fluid Shorts, Cinematic Strings 2, Jaeger
- BRASS: Metropolis Ark 1 & 3, JXL Brass, Nucleus, Twelve Horn Ensemble, CineBrass CORE, Century Brass, Jaeger, Angry Brass
- CHOIR: Oceania, Metropolis Ark 1, Stormchoir 2
- WOODWINDS: CineWinds CORE, Nucleus, Metropolis Ark 1 & 3
- HYBRID PERCS & LOOPS: Damage, PercX, Decimator Drums, Cerberus
- BIG CINEMATIC PERCS: Los Angeles Modern Percussion, New Epic Toms Ensemble, New Epic Dhol Ensemble, CinePerc
- ORCHESTRAL PERCS: CinePerc, Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion, Kontakt Factory Library
- PIANO: The Giant, Woodchester Piano, Spitfire LABS Soft Piano
- HARPS & OTHERS: CineHarp, Kontakt Factory Library
- SYNTHS: Juggernaut, Serum, Harmor, Jaeger, Evolution Atlantica,
- ORCHESTRAL SFX: Metropolis Ark 3, Palette Orchestral FX
- SOLO STRINGS: Tina Guo Solo Cello, Solos of the Sea, Cinematic Studio Strings Solo
- SOLO VOCALS: Jaeger, Vocalisa
- GUITARS: Basic Live Guitars & Bass routed into Waves GTR / Guitar Rig, Metropolis Ark 1, Heavyocity Atlantica
- TRAILER SFX: Custom / Private Samples, AVA Instinct, Cinematic Trailers Designed, Epic Sound Effects Quantum, Scenes From The Multiverse Vol.1, Juggernaut, Jaeger, Evolution Atlantica, AizerX Classic Trailers Toolkit, AizerX Trailer SFX Tools
- REVERB: ValhallaRoom, ValhallaShimmer
- MIXING & MASTERING: iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced, iZotope Neutron, FabFilter Pro-Q3, FL Studio Plugins
- DAW: FL Studio 20
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- Audio Interface: M-Audio M-Track Plus
- MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Keystation 49 MkIII

Libraries used & PC Specs:
- Strings: Cinematic Strings 2, Jaeger, Tina Guo Solo Cello
- Brass: 8Dio Century Brass, Jaeger
- Choir: StormChoir 2
- Solo Vocals: Jaeger
- Woodwinds: CineWinds CORE
- Percussion: Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion, EastWest Symphonic Orchestra
- DAW: FL Studio 20
- PC Specs: 3.4 GHz i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512 GB SSD + Extra HDD

Artwork by:
Mominur Rahman - me-illuminated.deviantart.com

Song: youtube.com/watch?v=_4dzq8BVAJ0
Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu