Jeff Hijlkema | OASIS 2 @jeffhijlkema | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
0:00 – Opening up
0:11 – Intervals 1
1:00 – Desert Duet
3:01 – Duduk Hymne
5:21 – Sad Secrecy
6:02 – Antagonist Action
7:00 – The Riddle
8:17 – Intervals 2
Last month I’ve been working on the follow-up of my OASIS. Now introducing OASIS 2. I’m using kind of the same hybrid-orchestral palette as in my original OASIS, but exchanged the featuring Ventus Bansuri for the Ilya Efimov Duduk, that has a breathtaking realistic sound in my opinion. I also added the Spitfire Audio Mercury Solar synth, for background sounddesign-ish purposes, next to some drony pad stuff.
It doesn’t take much to figure out I was inspired by the music from Dune 1 & 2, composed by Hans Zimmer. Next to his unparalleled hybrid-orchestral atmosphere I even more admire the deep emotive impact of Zimmer’s music in general.
The video was compiled taking free footage from Pexels, Pixabay and Videvo. Material that I assembled and edited using Hitfilm and Davinci Resolve.
The music was composed and produced using my trusted Cubase 13 Pro, dressed with the following hybrid-orchestral palette:
- Olafur Arnalds Chamber evolutions; Chamber Waves & Grid.
- BBCSO Core – Vlns 1, Vlns 2, Violas, Celli, Basses.
- BBCSO Core – Horn solo, Horns a4, Trombones a3.
- Albion Iceni – Brass Low.
- Eric Whitacre Choir – Sopranos, Altos and Tutti evolutions.
- Heavyocity Vocalise 3 – Intervals, Vocal scapes, Phrases & Whispers.
- Spitfire Audio – Mercury Solar.
- Albion One - Soft synth pads; Celestion MW, Fanfare MW, The Menace (!).
- Synapse Audio Software - The Legend HZ soft synth (several tweaked pads and basses).
- Heavyocity - Mosaic Bass.
- Ilya Efimov Production – Duduk.
- Fracture sounds – Zen Drum.
- Spitfire Audio – Cinematic Softpiano.
- Spitfire Audio - Percussion Swarm; Xylophone.
- Orchestral Tools - Time Micro, Alto flute, flutter.
- Spitfire Audio – Hans Zimmer Percussion & Albion Iceni; using the drumsticks only.
- Spitfire Audio – Hammers; Darbuka’s, Rototoms, Toms, Surdo’s, Warped loops.
Featuring Reverbs, used solo and in chains:
Liquid Sonics – Seventh Heaven, Scoring Stage, 2.60 sec.
Cinematic Rooms – Rear Hall, 2.35 sec.
Fabfilter Pro-R - Vanilla Concert Hall, 2.93 sec.
Cinematic Rooms – Dark Tunnel, 3.27 sec.
Cinematic Rooms – Galaxius, 6.51 sec.
Fabfilter Pro-R – Black Hole, 12.9 sec.
All was mixed and mastered using:
- Pulltec EQ.
- Fabfilter EQ2.
- Cubase Stereo Delay, for the 'Haas-effect'.
- Manley Massive Passive EQ (mix and master versions).
- Avalon VT 737 & 747 (EQ & Compressor).
- Renaissance Axx compressor.
- Manley Variable MU compressor.
- Solid State Logic Fusion Stereo Image (widener).
- Fabfilter C2 compressor.
- Fabfilter L2 limiter.
Please use your finest set of speakers or headphones to get the best audio experience.
Feel free to put down any reaction, comment or question in the section below. I’d be happy to read and answer them. Hope to see you here on my next production, that will be released in about a month.
Be well,
Jeff
0:00 – Opening up
0:11 – Intervals 1
1:00 – Desert Duet
3:01 – Duduk Hymne
5:21 – Sad Secrecy
6:02 – Antagonist Action
7:00 – The Riddle
8:17 – Intervals 2
Last month I’ve been working on the follow-up of my OASIS. Now introducing OASIS 2. I’m using kind of the same hybrid-orchestral palette as in my original OASIS, but exchanged the featuring Ventus Bansuri for the Ilya Efimov Duduk, that has a breathtaking realistic sound in my opinion. I also added the Spitfire Audio Mercury Solar synth, for background sounddesign-ish purposes, next to some drony pad stuff.
It doesn’t take much to figure out I was inspired by the music from Dune 1 & 2, composed by Hans Zimmer. Next to his unparalleled hybrid-orchestral atmosphere I even more admire the deep emotive impact of Zimmer’s music in general.
The video was compiled taking free footage from Pexels, Pixabay and Videvo. Material that I assembled and edited using Hitfilm and Davinci Resolve.
The music was composed and produced using my trusted Cubase 13 Pro, dressed with the following hybrid-orchestral palette:
- Olafur Arnalds Chamber evolutions; Chamber Waves & Grid.
- BBCSO Core – Vlns 1, Vlns 2, Violas, Celli, Basses.
- BBCSO Core – Horn solo, Horns a4, Trombones a3.
- Albion Iceni – Brass Low.
- Eric Whitacre Choir – Sopranos, Altos and Tutti evolutions.
- Heavyocity Vocalise 3 – Intervals, Vocal scapes, Phrases & Whispers.
- Spitfire Audio – Mercury Solar.
- Albion One - Soft synth pads; Celestion MW, Fanfare MW, The Menace (!).
- Synapse Audio Software - The Legend HZ soft synth (several tweaked pads and basses).
- Heavyocity - Mosaic Bass.
- Ilya Efimov Production – Duduk.
- Fracture sounds – Zen Drum.
- Spitfire Audio – Cinematic Softpiano.
- Spitfire Audio - Percussion Swarm; Xylophone.
- Orchestral Tools - Time Micro, Alto flute, flutter.
- Spitfire Audio – Hans Zimmer Percussion & Albion Iceni; using the drumsticks only.
- Spitfire Audio – Hammers; Darbuka’s, Rototoms, Toms, Surdo’s, Warped loops.
Featuring Reverbs, used solo and in chains:
Liquid Sonics – Seventh Heaven, Scoring Stage, 2.60 sec.
Cinematic Rooms – Rear Hall, 2.35 sec.
Fabfilter Pro-R - Vanilla Concert Hall, 2.93 sec.
Cinematic Rooms – Dark Tunnel, 3.27 sec.
Cinematic Rooms – Galaxius, 6.51 sec.
Fabfilter Pro-R – Black Hole, 12.9 sec.
All was mixed and mastered using:
- Pulltec EQ.
- Fabfilter EQ2.
- Cubase Stereo Delay, for the 'Haas-effect'.
- Manley Massive Passive EQ (mix and master versions).
- Avalon VT 737 & 747 (EQ & Compressor).
- Renaissance Axx compressor.
- Manley Variable MU compressor.
- Solid State Logic Fusion Stereo Image (widener).
- Fabfilter C2 compressor.
- Fabfilter L2 limiter.
Please use your finest set of speakers or headphones to get the best audio experience.
Feel free to put down any reaction, comment or question in the section below. I’d be happy to read and answer them. Hope to see you here on my next production, that will be released in about a month.
Be well,
Jeff
