Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this special holiday edition of Scoring With Opus, composer Ryan Thomas breaks down the soundtrack from "A Winter's Dream," which features the new Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra in a more magical, ethereal context.

And of course, all of these instruments are available as part of a ComposerCloud+ subscription: soundsonline.com/composercloud

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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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