Song: "MOKO JUMBIE STEEL DRUMS"
Music by Dale Turner
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MOKO JUMBIE STEEL DRUMS - by Dale Turner

Song: "EVIL IN THE OVAL"
Music by Dale Turner
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EVIL IN THE OVAL - by Dale Turner

Song: "PORCELAIN"
Music by Dale Turner
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PORCELAIN - by Dale Turner

Song: "MORFBEATS"
Music by Dale Turner
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MORFBEATS - by Dale Turner

Song: "ESOTERICA"
Music by Dale Turner
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ESOTERICA - by Dale Turner

Song: "ELICIT"
Music by Dale Turner
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ELICIT - by Dale Turner

Song: "NIGHT SPEEDER 2021"
Music by Dale Turner
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Intense, night-time car chase (being hunted) music (Action, Suspense)

NIGHT SPEEDER 2021 - by Dale Turner

Here's a spooky “project” I just completed, which started this past Halloween weekend (fitting?): Playing all the string section parts from 10 PSYCHO CUES into Logic (on my MIDI keyboard, reading off the actual score), to better learn Vienna Symphonic Library’s DIMENSION STRINGS. And to learn about “string section writing” (and composition) from the master himself, BERNARD HERRMANN!

DISCLAIMER:
I'm only trying to get these pieces to a RESPECTABLE LEVEL OF REALISM (within rigid time constraints). Not really trying to make them "as real sounding as possible," because that would take a million years (though DS sounds more "real" than any other "strings" library, to my ears!). To me, #8 “THE MADHOUSE” and #5 “THE CAR” turned out best, but who knows? The PSYCHO cue most people are familiar with is #9 “THE MURDER.”

**These appear in the order I recorded them (so they--sort of--sound better, as they go along), not how they appear in the actual PSYCHO film.

Thanks for checking these out! I hope you enjoyed this BERNARD HERRMANN homage!

10 THE PEEPHOLE DimStringsTEST

09 THE MURDER DimStringsTEST

08 THE MADHOUSE DimStringsTEST

07 THE PACKAGE DimStringsTEST

06 THE OFFICE DimStringsTEST

05 THE CAR LOT DimStringsTEST

04 THE CAR DimStringsTEST

03 THE SWAMP DimStringsTEST

02 THE WATER DimStringsTEST

01 PRELUDE DimStringsTEST

MANNERISMS MAGNIFIED SAMPLER (6:26) - Crossfaded clips of 12 songs from Dale Turner's recent solo album, Mannerisms Magnified

21 ALBUM PREVIEW Mannerisms Magnified By Dale Turner

"PUMPKIN PATCH" (1:15) - Modern jazz march with jagged/intricate elec. gtr. & sax melody (live excerpt)

20 PUMPKIN PATCH By Dale Turner

"THE VOID" (1:31) - Modern jazz in 3/4 with tonally-evasive minor-key melody played by elec. gtr. & sax (live excerpt)

19 THE VOID By Dale Turner

"MOURNFUL STRINGS" (1:32) - Somber underscore piece (mock-up) for 14-12-10-8-6 string orchestra (Epic, Drama)

MOURNFUL STRINGS By Dale Turner

"ROBOT BOOGIE" (0:20) - Upbeat, "robot dance" groove with fun, quirky melody (Comedy)

ROBOT BOOGIE By Dale Turner

"SNOOPER DUPER" (0:36) - Oddball underscore w/minimalist "retro" organ melody, staccato piano, snare drum improvisation and thumping bass drum; detective "snooping around" in the dark (Crime Drama, Comedy)

SNOOPER DUPER By Dale Turner

"WISHING WELL" (0:44) - Ukulele w/flutes, marimba, snare drum, string bass & glockenspiel (End Title)

WISHING WELL By Dale Turner

"ANGULAR AESTHETICS" (1:18) - Quirky, pizzicato strings cue w/bassoon melody, supported by clarinets/flutes; also features portamento violins (Fantasy/Main Title)

ANGULAR AESTHETICS By Dale Turner

"SUNKEN SUNRISE" (1:00) - Ambient/ethereal/atmospheric piano theme of wonderment/longing

SUNKEN SUNRISE By Dale Turner

I bought the "full score" for Holst's THE PLANETS, quite a bit back, and finally have gotten a chance to start studying it. In the process, I played in each part for (most of) the "Saturn" movement, using instruments from VIENNA SYMPHONIC LIBRARY. I do not have a "double bassoon" (unless that's the same as a "Contrabassoon""--forgot to check!), but other than that, all the parts are here. (Oh yeah, no "bass oboe" either.) Some turned out good, some not so good! (I played around with the tempo, based on the well-known Charles Dutoit recording... the opening string swell needs work... and the final, sustained horn line.) This took, I think, about 10 hours (playing, editing, mixing). Regardless, a heck of a fun way to learn about an amazing piece AND hone "MIDI mock-up" chops!

"SATURN (Excerpt)" from Holst's THE PLANETS, with Vienna Symphonic Library Samples

Here are five excerpts of Arnold Schoenberg's VERKLÄRTE NACHT (if you're not familiar with this piece, it PRE-DATES his shift to 12-Tone madness) I used to work on "MIDI mock-up" speed (with VSL's DIMENSION STRINGS), in this instance, mainly to work on BEAT-MAPPING--adjusting the tempo to closely mimic a famous KARAJAN recording of this insane piece. (Hence, tempos fluctuate throughout, hopefully creating a more musical "flow.") Should've spent more time on certain things, obviously (trills in the 1st part, better dynamics automation to bring out more internal lines, etc.), but the real experiment was this "tempo" trickery! Good times :-) Thanks for checking these out, if you get a sec!

PS: The last one is LOUD! And is the least "realistic" sounding (except for the ending), IMHO...
PPS: The "HISS" (noticeable at the end of each example) is ROOM TONE I intentionally added.

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VerklarteNacht Op4 - 1 SehrLangsam Xrpt1

VerklarteNacht Op4 - 2 EtwasBewegter Xrpt2

VerklarteNacht Op4 - 4 SehrBreitUndLangsam Xrpt1

Took a quick "crack" at "Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme)," again, trying to (within reason) mimic the subtle tempo shifts of the real/original "human" recording. This one was way less involved (smaller ensemble) than the last couple weekends of MOCK-UP MANIA, but I've long loved this film, and everything to do with it--especially Thomas Newman's music :-) Maybe I'll watch this fab film again, for the first time in ages...

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Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme) with VSL Dimension Strings

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT's "The Detonators," from HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (Pt. 1)

This is definitely my most elaborate MIDI "orchestral covers" attempt to date, which required me to create a pretty large "template" (in LOGIC) containing the following fun mix of instruments (and divided sections): 4 Flutes (all doubling on Alto flute), 2 Clarinets, 2 Bass Clarinets, 3 Recorders, 3 Bassoons (one doubling on Contrabassoon), 6 French Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 1 Tuba, Percussion (Timpani, Orchestra Bells, Vibraphone, Triangle, Bass Drum), Harp, Celeste, Piano, 16 1st and 2nd Violins, 14 Violas, 12 Celli, 8 Double Basses... And my computer didn't die! (All VIENNA SYMPHONIC LIBRARY samples, except for some percussion, which was PROJECT SAM's TRUE STRIKE 1, and SOUNDIRON's EMOTIONAL PIANO.)

I love the SOUND of this entire score (recorded in ABBEY ROAD), both its CDs (Vols. 1-2) which I happily purchased sometime over this past year. And, of course, Desplat's work is some of my favorite film music, of all time. I hope I can find the time to try another one of his pieces! Or (if I was smart), use this giant template to brew some fresh Turner tuneage, lol.

Thanks for earballin'!
Dale

THE DETONATORS (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) with VSL and Project SAM

MANNERISMS MAGNIFIED (Album Preview)

"Ice Sculpture"--a piece conjured from images of frozen Swedish and Norwegian landscapes.

Ice Sculpture

ICE SCULPTURE By Dale Turner

One of five short musical compositions for FRETLESS CLASSICAL GUITAR, played on a modified Cordoba C5CE. (Previous owner pulled the frets and filled slits with maple strips.) For these mini pieces, I've tuned it down to "C" (standard tuning, down a major 3rd).

"V" (from SUITE FOR FRETLESS CLASSICAL GUITAR) - by Dale Turner

COGS IN THE MACHINE - by Dale Turner

SUBSIST - by Dale Turner

NEURASTHENIC - by Dale Turner

A rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/film composer, Dale Turner is also an instructor at Hollywood's Musicians Institute, and author of 50+ instructional books/transcription folios (his latest being "Power Plucking - A Rocker's Guide to Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar"). He writes a monthly acoustic guitar column for Guitar World magazine, and is featured in their "Lick of the Day" app for iPhone/iPad. A Los Angeles resident, Turner is also the former West Coast Editor (1996-2007) of the now defunct Guitar One magazine.

Turner composed the original score for the animated short film WEEDS, the first animated short to be completed within the Filmmakers Co-op at Disney Feature Animation. WEEDS was one of three "commended" (extra) films included in 2018 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: ANIMATED SHORTS, the theatrical release of five Academy Award nominated animated shorts--Dear Basketball, Garden Party, Lou, Negative Space, and Revolting Rhymes--nominated for the 90th Academy Awards.

Guitar Player Magazine calls Turner's latest CD, Mannerisms Magnified: "Smart pop tunes that are crammed with interesting guitar parts and tones ... Like what the Beach Boys might do if they were on an acid trip that was on the verge of getting out of control. Yeah!"

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