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Hollywood Fantasy Brass Walkthrough
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Chapters:
0:00 – Trailer
2:58 – Intro
4:44 – Greg Phillinganes Showcase
6:52 – Library Organization
7:18 – Classic Presets
9:35 – Interface and FX Matrix
12:22 – Source Crossfading with CC1
13:19 – Arpeggiator
14:21 – Beyond Iconic Presets
18:29 – Behind the Scenes
22:28 – Outro
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First, we’ll start with the essentials of instrument routing and the effects of signal flow, before exploring different types of reverb and their applications. You'll learn advanced techniques like dual reverb layering, and how to process reverb for various instruments, including strings, brass, percussion, winds, and vocals. We’ll provide practical demonstrations throughout, ensuring you can apply these techniques to your own projects.
Chapters:
0:00-Introduction
1:03-Instrument Routing
4:58-Effects of Signal Flow
6:43-Exploring Reverb
11:44-Dual Reverb Technique
15:05-Processing Reverb
19:45-Reverb Demo
20:47-String Sustain Reverb
22:47-String Shorts Reverb
23:35-Brass Reverb
26:01-Perc Reverb
27:10-Winds Reverb
28:26-Vocal Reverb
30:26-Outtro
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:54 Full Demo
2:26 Soundtrack Breakdown
5:14 String Ostinatos in HS2
8:13 HS2 Legato All VS Patches
11:34 Flugelhorns and Hardanger Fiddles
13:08 Legato Strings and Wagner Tubas
16:09 String Runs
18:37 Climax
21:23 Outro
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Chapters:
0:00: Intro
1:03: Full Demo
2:33: Staccato Runs
4:10: Detaches in Context
7:35: Legato Violins
10:40: Spiccatos in Context
13:14: Playable Runs
14:12: Keyswitching
15:08: Ostinatos and Arpeggios
15:44: Finale
16:45: Outtro
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Get an inside look at how professionals Andrew Balogh, Jinxx, Mac Quayle, Catherine Joy, Nikhil Koparkar, Madison Anglin, and Natasha Frank are going to incorporate this groundbreaking VST into their workflow, enhancing their compositions with unparalleled realism. Whether you're a composer, music producer, or virtual instrument enthusiast, you won't want to miss their insights on Hollywood Strings 2!
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Meet The Composers
01:40 First Reactions
07:04 Recommendations
08:22 Outro
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Produced by NAMM TEC Award winners Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix and sound engineered by Academy Award winner Shawn Murphy, Hollywood Strings 2 was recorded in our legendary EastWest Studio 2 and is exactly what you need for those emotional, intimate and raw moments in your track.
If you already own Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition or Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, you can now save an extra $100 off Hollywood Strings 2. Of course, the easiest and most affordable way to get Hollywood Strings 2, Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition, and all 60+ EastWest libraries is with an EastWest ComposerCloud+ subscription: soundsonline.com/composercloud
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 Overview and Features
3:39 Violin 1
5:52 Violin 2
7:10 Violas
8:45 Contextual Demo 1
10:17 Demo Breakdown
13:25 Celli
15:22 Basses
18:27 Contextual Demo 2
19:59 Demo Breakdown
22:43 Outtro
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Gustavo Lengruber (gustavolengruber) - Instagram
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Calvin Choi (@calvin_choi) - YouTube
Heartfelt thanks to all who poured their hearts into this celebration! Enjoy listening to the winning composition, and we encourage you to check out the other creative pieces that made this contest so special.
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1️⃣ Kick off with the "Badlands 02" preset, capturing the essence of embarking on a daring quest.
2️⃣ As your gameplay intensifies, switch to the "Badlands 04" preset for fast-paced, heart-pounding action.
How do you bring your RPG soundscape to life? Share your scoring tips in the comments below! 👇
The Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator Pack is a FREE upgrade for all ComposerCloud subscribers and Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra owners. Make sure you upgrade to the latest version of Opus and Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator to gain access to the new RPG presets, which will be in the Scores folder in Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator and organized by these ten themes: Badlands (8 new presets), Boss Fight (6 new presets), Hunting Monsters (8 presets), In The Tavern (8 presets), The Necromancer (8 new presets), The Paladin (8 presets), The Thief (6 presets), The Warrior (8 presets), The Wizard (8 presets) and Worlds of Wonder (6 new presets).
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1️⃣ We'll start with The Rightful Heir 01 preset
2️⃣ Add Wagner tubas
3️⃣ For the last shot, let's switch to Rightful Heir 02 and add choir
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:49 Articulation Mapping
9:06 Layering
16:30 Runs and Fast Passages
24:15 Outtro
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Topics include – how to use legato patches effectively (and when not to use them), velocity programming, and how best to use CC1 and CC11 to help bring your compositions to the next level.
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1️⃣ Start by loading up the Root of Evil 01 preset from the Scores section of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator
2️⃣ Add tremolo high strings (8 Violins + 6 Violas) from Hollywood Fantasy Strings
3️⃣ For the next phrase, switch to the Root of Evil 02 preset
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1️⃣ Start with the Nightfall 04 Preset from the Scores section of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator
2️⃣ Add high strings (8 Violins + 6 Violas) from Hollywood Fantasy Strings in the Soft Mood
3️⃣ Write a melody with the 2 Irish high whistles from Hollywood Fantasy Winds
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Explore more videos in our Scoring With Opus Series:
Scoring With Opus: Nature Documentary - youtube.com/watch?v=MGGiByqs864&
Scoring With Opus: Video Game – youtube.com/watch?v=CY2doiSKYS4
Scoring With Opus: Supernatural Thriller – youtube.com/watch?v=51QIBAyI4_Y&t=0s
Scoring With Opus: Epic Action – youtube.com/watch?v=Va58CL_vgyA&t=0s
Scoring With Opus: Emotional Drama – youtu.be/ygssnFTMwDE?si=0SRWZ30jUn2NzFPw
Chapters:
0:00 Video Demo
1:43 Introduction
2:28 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 1
5:49 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 2
8:19 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 3
11:54 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 4
15:03 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 5
18:40 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 6
23:56 Outtro
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Important Note: Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator requires all five sections of the Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra series. You can buy Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator as part of a Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra bundle, as a standalone purchase if you already have the other five sections at an introductory price, or get it and all 60+ EastWest collections with a ComposerCloud+ subscription: soundsonline.com/composercloud
Check out the previous released chapters in the Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra series:
Chapter 1: Hollywood Fantasy Strings: youtu.be/C1WZ-8wb0-4
Chapter 2: Hollywood Fantasy Brass: youtu.be/PVyWG4HE8dE
Chapter 3: Hollywood Fantasy Winds: youtu.be/mNolr5rwa9g
Chapter 4: Hollywood Fantasy Percussion: youtu.be/utj_12J1TkE
Chapter 5: Hollywood Fantasy Voices: youtu.be/xLjw8dkQqaw
Find out more about Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, which was just nominated for a NAMM TEC Award for Best Musical Instrument Software: soundsonline.com/orchestral/hollywood-fantasy-orchestra
Chapters:
0:00 Intro Video
1:13 Live Demo
1:44 Intro
2:29 Overview and Features
3:25 Ensembles
5:51 Ostinatos
7:25 Blood and Sands 01 Preset
8:35 Fortress 01 Preset
9:04 Journey 05 Preset
9:36 Tips and Tricks
10:42 Nightfall 05 Preset
11:13 Secrets of the Forest 02 Preset
11:47 Scoring a Video Game with Fantasy Orchestrator
14:08 Building a Preset from Scratch
19:23 Outtro
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Topics include – how to add low brass to add punch to your strings, which string instruments tend to be best for various kinds of ostinatos, and how to use harp to add movement and definition to a passage, along with much more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Using Strings
12:26 Using Brass
19:29 Using Woodwinds
25:04 Using Percussion
28:47 Outtro
29:31 Full Demo
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Forget complex CC automation; simply hold a single note and let singer Merethe Soltvedt's haunting vocals do the rest! Switch between Lyrical (for dramatic, dynamic vowels) and Vibrato (for higher-energy sustained vowels) to instantly add a mysterious, regal topline to your scores (think Howard Shore’s Evenstar from The Two Towers). Every note is rich with emotion and magic, ready to add to your fantasy orchestra.
Use legato more dramatic melodies that demand maximum realism and expression. These true legato passages are perfect for evoking images of rolling hills, distant castles, and all manner of fantasy settings — grand, expressive legato transitions were recorded both ascending and descending within an octave, allowing you to make even large intervals feel effortless with Merethe’s emotive voice.
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Hollywood Fantasy Voices wouldn’t be complete without a full choir to back up the solo singer, so we included ethereal male and female groups with different vowels to provide a rich palette that will underscore the most gallant and potent moments in any project you’re writing for. These voices will also be a key element inside the upcoming Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator!
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If you’ve ever wanted your own personal Elvish singer, you’re in luck — singer Merethe Soltvedt recorded 60 different words from Tolkien’s original language across a range of notes, which you can perform in isolation or chain together to create your own unique phrases and sentences. Even if this is only a subtle detail in an otherwise complex score, listeners will feel it — and this attention to detail will help set your music apart.
Using the Phrases from Hollywood Fantasy Voices, you can instantly set the mood for brooding, somber, and ominous fantasy scores. When you need a strong vocal line but don’t know what melody to write, and you want maximum realism and emotion, these ad lib phrases let you create the perfect part by playing a single note. All are organized into patches by key, so you never have to go hunting for the perfect vocal part when you’re deep in writing mode.
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Check out the previous released chapters in the Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra series:
Chapter 1: Hollywood Fantasy Strings: youtu.be/C1WZ-8wb0-4
Chapter 2: Hollywood Fantasy Brass: youtu.be/PVyWG4HE8dE
Chapter 3: Hollywood Fantasy Winds: youtu.be/mNolr5rwa9g
Chapter 4: Hollywood Fantasy Percussion: youtu.be/utj_12J1TkE
Stay tuned for the release of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator on October 26th!
Hollywood Fantasy Voices is now available for purchase for an introductory price of $99 (regular price $149). You can also get Hollywood Fantasy Percussion as part of a Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra bundle or get it and all 60+ EastWest collections with a ComposerCloud+ subscription: soundsonline.com/composercloud
Find out more about Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra: soundsonline.com/orchestral/hollywood-fantasy-orchestra
Chapters:
0:00 Video Demo
1:57 Introduction
2:53 Overview and Features
4:18 Solo Phrases
5:51 Solo Words
6:50 Solo Vowels
9:14 Choir Ensembles
13:35 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 1
16:06 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 2
18:46 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 3
20:31 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 4
23:16 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 5
24:56 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 6
26:51 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 7
30:10 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 8
31:41 Outtro
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Cymbal and Gong Ensemble:
A collection of assorted struck, rolled, and tapped metals for whenever you need a dose of inspiration. Inside this diverse collection you’ll find all manner of shapes and sizes (literally) you can use to brighten up your Fantasy Orchestra.
Goatnail Shaker:
This unique shaker is a collection of hoof trimmings gathered by indigenous peoples while milking their goats. The result is a dry, brittle rattle ideal for underscoring eerie, mystical rituals performed by ancient cultures.
Metal Shaker:
This shaker provides a soft, dispersed sound ideal for gently driving the rhythm; its airiness creates the perfect high-end complement to a drum ensemble without the splashiness of cymbals to round out the arrangement with a nice accent layer.
Snare Ensemble:
No Fantasy Percussion suite would be complete without the sound of a traditional drum corps — when great armies are marching into battle, this snare ensemble is an essential tool to convey the grandeur and scale necessary to get the job done.
Learn more about Hollywood Fantasy Percussion: bit.ly/3TJfzMR
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Crotales:
Small chromatic cymbals that blend the quality of a glockenspiel and wind chimes — these are a great way to sustain a gradual, regal melody and offer a delightful contrast with wind and stringed instruments. James Horner used crotales to great effect in the 90s film Sneakers.
Orchestral Bell Ensemble:
We’ve also included chimes to help round out the collection and lock in with a more conventional orchestra, though they’re equally suited to adding the sound of church bells in a castle town or scoring joyous ceremonies that demand regal treatment.
Ceng Ceng:
These Balinese cymbals have a splashy, resonant character perfect for background ambience; they’re much softer than their Western counterparts and work wonders for broadening your palette of metals without the normal harshness of cymbals.
Nagara Rub FX:
Imagine a deep, atonal bowed instrument howling in the night and you’ll arrive at a similar sound to this rubbed Indian drum. This festival and temple staple is evocative and mysterious, and a great tool for letting your imagination run wild.
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Nagara and Ashiko:
A combination of multiple folk drums evoking images of festivals, street performances, rituals, and any manner of other fantasy cultural settings. You’ll find a collection of hits, rolls, rim taps, and more to build your own robust drum ensemble. The nagara is often used in the popular dance form Ghoomar, commonly attributed to the 2018 movie Padmaavat.
3 Bodhrans:
If you’ve ever listened to Celtic folk music, chances are you’re familiar with the rich quality of the bodhran. This handheld drum is typically played with a two-sided mallet or by hand, offering a gentle but firm pulse to keep the music moving (and the ale flowing). Listen to how this delightful folk drum livens up the score to Braveheart and Titanic!
Krakeb:
North African castanets with a similar tone to the ceng ceng, but with a rounder timbre and lower in pitch. Their hollow quality sets them apart from other cymbals and adds a floating, soft feel to this percussion suite.
Tom Ensemble:
The deeper, rounder cousin to the snare ensemble, this creates a hefty lower-mid power layer for additional oomph in your drum core (or simply a nice thwack when needed).
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3 Gran Cassas:
We also added a bass drum into this collection to help extend the low end of the orchestra, which is notably absent in many traditional ensembles. Rather than the rounded, mellow mallet hits in conventional orchestral playing, the gran cassa is struck in a much wider range of impacts.
3 Large Taikos:
This drum likely needs no introduction due to its omnipresence in video game and film scores, but we recorded a tight-knit ensemble to provide the glorious bassy rumble these massive drums are famed for. Their ominous low end simply can’t be beaten. Okami, The Last Samurai, and countless other soundtracks have used taikos for their incredible tone and power.
Orchestral Metallurgy:
A collection of large metals being grazed, struck, and beaten for a suite of heavy industrial sounds; if you need the sound of a forge or assembly line from a distant realm, this is exactly how to do it.
600 lb Nagado Taiko:
Unlike other taikos, the massive nagado-daiko was designed for rituals and spiritual uses, and as such is a great way to underscore austere ceremonies with a single, haunting low impact. This drum ensemble especially shines in slow, quiet passages with little competition in the orchestra.
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When scoring for fantasy, there are countless settings where conventional percussion simply doesn’t cut it: fiery iron forges, royal celebrations, traditional folk festivals, and that’s just scratching the surface. That’s when you need percussion that doesn't just carry the drama of the scene, but feels perfectly at home in the world you’re composing for. We’ve selected each instrument in this collection to span every setting imaginable so that no matter the scoring task, you have the tools to not only underscore the drama on-screen, but to wrap up the audience in an entirely new, fantastical world they need to hear to believe.
Check out the other released chapters in the Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra series:
Chapter 1: Hollywood Fantasy Strings: youtu.be/C1WZ-8wb0-4
Chapter 2: Hollywood Fantasy Brass: youtu.be/PVyWG4HE8dE
Chapter 3: Hollywood Fantasy Winds: youtu.be/mNolr5rwa9g
Chapter 5: Hollywood Fantasy Voices: youtu.be/xLjw8dkQqaw
Stay tuned for the release of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator on October 26th!
Hollywood Fantasy Percussion is now available for purchase for an introductory price of $99 (regular price $149). You can also get Hollywood Fantasy Percussion as part of a Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra bundle or get it and all 60+ EastWest collections with a ComposerCloud+ subscription: soundsonline.com/composercloud
Find out more about Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra:
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Chapters:
0:00 Video Demo
2:26 Introduction
3:16 Bodhrans
4:02 Gran Cassas
4:47 Taikos and Moods
5:55 600lb Nagados
6:22 Crotales
6:42 Cymbal and Gong Ensemble
7:15 Krakebs, Ceng Cengs, and Goatnail Shaker
8:17 Nagara Rub FX
8:52 Nagara and Ashiko
9:39 Orchestral Bell Ensemble
10:08 Orchestral Metallurgy
10:55 Snare Ensemble
11:19 Toms
12:03 Full Soundtrack
14:30 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 1
16:12 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 2
19:44 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 3
21:27 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 4
23:16 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 5
26:04 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 6
27:47 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 7
29:58 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 8
31:51 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 9
33:00 Outtro
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Nintendo's iconic game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time brought this haunting, hollow-tone but long forgotten instrument back into the public eye. Think of this as a more agile folk complement to the Renaissance flute used more often in court music; it’s soft, flexible, and allows for beautiful trills and ornaments that add depth to anything you play. This ocarina ensemble is the perfect choice for soft, expressive passages when whistles and pipes cut through a little too sharply.
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This Celtic classic from the 1700s has been used in countless scores like Braveheart, Titanic, along with Square’s classic game Xenogears. Its construction is similar to that of the bagpipes, but its quality is more lyrical rather than piercing, making these pipes the perfect choice for regal melodies that blend seamlessly with a full orchestra. Uilleann pipe sound libraries have been around for some time, but an ensemble was unheard of until now — layer this with strings or other winds, or let it shine on its own for rich melodic passages fitting for the soundtracks of any scale.
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This flute has a similar smooth, breathy tone to the concert flute, but its wooden construction provides a rounder and more mellow sound similar to that of an ancient recorder. Its smooth, breathy quality is simultaneously intimate and regal and offers a more pure, gentle substitute for the flute for you to weave into the orchestra or balance out the brilliance of the Irish whistles. Don’t let this mislead you, though — these Renaissance flutes can stand up to scoring tasks of any scale, adding a fullness and mystical quality you’ll be hard-pressed to achieve any other way.
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The low whistles have the same mystical sound of the high Irish whistle, but with a lower pitch range and a deeper, rounder and more mellow sound quality. This is a great way to extend the range of a standard whistle and provide a richer, airier quality that translates even more smoothly to orchestral and cinematic settings. If you enjoy the sound of the bass flute and wish there was a variant with more of a folk quality, this should fill that position quite nicely. Try doubling it at the octave with the high Irish whistle and you’ll have a simultaneously warm and piercing melody that captures the most dramatic and beautiful landscapes you can imagine!
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If you've been enchanted by Howard Shore’s melody for The Shire in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack, you know the brilliant sound of the Irish whistle well. It’s a staple in Celtic folk music, and it’s extremely flexible as a topline addition to the melodies you create with other instruments in this collection. It shares similarities with a piccolo, but with much more expressive pitch bending and a dramatic contour between registers. Few instruments offer this rare combination of depth and dynamics in higher frequency ranges, and it will be a welcome addition to any fantasy ensemble.
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Many instruments in the Hollywood Fantasy Winds have no parallel in the modern orchestra: sonorous Uilleann pipes, mellow ocarinas, and brilliant Irish whistles to name a few. You’ll find they feel right at home even in the grandest settings though, and that they carry a rich, haunting quality that conventional sample libraries can’t touch. Winds are the lifeblood of fantasy folk music, adept at describing everything from crowded merchant streets to fantastic adventures across uncharted lands. The entire collection is deeply rooted in Celtic musical literature and is perhaps the most unique and evocative section in Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra.
Check out the other released chapters in the Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra series:
Chapter 1: Hollywood Fantasy Strings: youtu.be/C1WZ-8wb0-4
Chapter 2: Hollywood Fantasy Brass: youtu.be/PVyWG4HE8dE
Chapter 4: Hollywood Fantasy Percussion: youtu.be/utj_12J1TkE
Chapter 5: Hollywood Fantasy Voices: youtu.be/xLjw8dkQqaw
Stay tuned for the release of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator on October 26th!
Hollywood Fantasy Winds is now available for purchase for an introductory price of $99 (regular price $149). You can also get Hollywood Fantasy Percussion as part of a Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra bundle or get it and all 60+ EastWest collections with a ComposerCloud+ subscription: soundsonline.com/composercloud
Find out more about Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra: soundsonline.com/orchestral/hollywood-fantasy-orchestra
Chapters:
0:00 Video Demo
1:49 Introduction
2:35 Overview and Features
3:41 Hi Irish Whistles
5:26 Low Irish Whistles
7:16 Renaissance Flutes
8:28 Uilleann Pipes
10:20 Ocarinas
12:36 Full Soundtrack
14:26 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 1
16:55 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 2
18:38 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 3
20:09 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 4
23:17 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 5
25:32 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 6
28:05 Soundtrack Breakdown: Part 7
30:46 Outtro
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Featuring 3 bass trombones, 2 cimbassos, and 1 tuba, we’ve included a powerhouse section of select low brass instruments to help fill out the low end and achieve the growling, dark intensity that even Hollywood Brass doesn’t quite match. Rather than making massive EQ and reverb changes to another brass ensemble, simply add in this collection and you’ll have the perfect complement. Make no mistake, though: This brass section packs the punch and warmth you need no matter the task even on its own, making it a powerful asset for all your fantasy needs.
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