'First Flight' is an evocative and sweeping cinematic score written in Logic Pro and taking musical inspiration from composers such as John Williams, John Powell and Michael Giacchino. 
The score takes us on a journey from the initial anticipation, to taking off, soaring through the clouds, battling the elements and eventually landing again, safe and sound.
This piece is scored for a full symphony orchestra of approx 90 musicians including a large percussion section and piano.

Main libraries used in this composition:

Strings: Cinematic Studio Strings, Performance Samples Vista, Spitfire Originals.

Brass: Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One, Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony, Cinesamples CineBrass Descant Horn.

Woods: Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One, Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony, Spitfire Originals Epic Woodwind.

Written, orchestrated, mixed and mastered in Logic Pro by David Tregoning.

© 2021 David Tregoning

First Flight (Cinematic Orchestral Music)

Someone noted the other day that one of my recent compositions reminded them of composer John Powell ... so I decided to do tackle some of John's work in Logic Pro and made a midi mockup of the 'Romantic Flight' cue from DreamWorks' 2010 Academy Award-winning animated feature 'How To Train Your Dragon'.

This is just a sample library recreation (midi mockup) of the score composed by John Powell who I think is one of the greatest film composers of the last 20 years.

Sample libraries used: Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One, Cinematic Studio Strings, Cinesamples Cinebrass, Performance Samples Solos of the Sea.

Composed by John Powell.

© 2010 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C., under exclusive license to Varese Sarabands, a division of Concord.

How to Train Your Dragon - 'Romantic Flight' Mockup (John Powell)

Artist: David Tregoning, Merkwood Music
Track: Light The Beacons
Album: Skyward
Composer: David Tregoning
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Light The Beacons (Merkwood Music)

Artist: David Tregoning, Merkwood Music
Track: No Way Out
Album: The Void
Composer: David Tregoning
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No Way Out (Merkwood Music)

Artist: David Tregoning, Merkwood Music
Track: Elysian
Album: The Void
Composer: David Tregoning
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Elysian (Merkwood Music)

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Track: New Dawn
Album: Road of Memories
Composer: David Tregoning
Artwork: Pablo Tovar
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New Dawn (Merkwood Music)

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Track: Horizons
Album: Road of Memories
Composer: David Tregoning
Artwork: Envato Elements® and Pablo Tovar
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Horizons (Merkwood Music)

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Track: Artemis
Album: Artemis
Composer: David Tregoning
Artwork: Pablo Tovar
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Artemis (Merkwood Music)

Taken from the Merkwood EP 'Elements', 'Follow the Aurora' is a gentle and emotional cinematic piece reminiscent of a midnight journey through an arctic forest.

Follow The Aurora (Merkwood Music)

From the Merkwood EP 'Elements', 'Bivröst' is a Nordic-inspired epic and adventurous piece referencing the legend of the Bivröst, the road to Valhalla.

Bivröst (Merkwood Music)

A recent orchestral composition by David Tregoning

In Dreams

Treasures of the Forgotten Realm is a short piece I started writing in June 2023. 
The piece focuses around a central theme which is developed and expanded upon, showcasing the dynamic range of a full symphonic orchestra.

Sample libraries showcased here include: Performance Samples Pacific Ensemble Strings, Cinebrass Pro and Hollywood Winds among many others.

Composed, mixed and mastered in Logic Pro.

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Track: Treasures of the Forgotten Realm
Composer: David Tregoning
Artwork: Adobe Firefly® and David Tregoning
© 2023 David Tregoning

Treasures of the Forgotten Realm

A full orchestral re-arrangement of the theme from The Mandalorian, originally composed by Ludwig Goransson. 
Arranged in Logic Pro X with Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony samples.

The Mandalorian - Main Theme (Orchestral Arrangement)

A symphonic arrangement of John Williams's theme for Han and Leia with elements of 'Princess Leia's Theme', 'The Adventures of Han' from Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Imperial March, the Force theme and the Finalé from The Empire Strikes Back.

Arranged in Logic Pro X using Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony and Native Instruments Epic Orchestral libraries. I hope you enjoy!

Original themes composed by John Williams. Arranged by David Tregoning.

Han and Leia - Symphonic Arrangement

To celebrate the launch of season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+ I created an orchestral suite based on themes from the Mandalorian and the wider Star Wars universe. 

Original themes composed by Ludwig Goransson and John Williams. All new arrangements by David Tregoning.

Created in Logic Pro X using Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony, Native Instruments' Epic library and Logic Pro X samples.

The Child - The Mandalorian Season 2 Suite

A short but sweet string-lead piece I wrote primarily to test out Cinematic Studio Strings. 
I really wanted to test-drive the beautiful portamento slides between notes. The guys at CS have really pushed the boat out with these sample libraries, they sound gorgeous.

Libraries used: Cinematic Studio Strings, Spitfire Abbey Road One, Spitfire Symphony Orchestra.

Composed by David Tregoning. © 2020 David Tregoning

Soaring Strings Part II - A Cinematic Studio Strings Demo

Here is the isolated music track from my entry for the Score Relief 2021 Competition. An original re-score of this abridged version of the beautifully animated short 'Spring'.

To watch in context with the animated film, go here: https://youtu.be/SsL8I3eeTqc

For more information on the competition please visit https://www.thecuetube.com/scorerelief2021/

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Isolated music track from my Score Relief 2021 Entry

As promised, my virtual orchestra remake of the opening crawl and main theme from the 1995 LucasArts game Dark Forces. For those who don't know, Dark Forces is a classic video game (very close to my heart) where you play as the agent-for-hire Kyle Katarn as he and his co-pilot Jan Ors provide invaluable assistance to the Rebel Alliance in order to help defeat the evil Galactic Empire.

Originally written by Clint Bajakian (and John Williams for the Star Wars main title) and programmed in MS DOS Midi, I decided that it was time for a 21st century update.

The Star Wars main theme I was able to recreate from the original sheet music, the Dark Forces section I had to use a combination of the original Midi file and also my ear in order to try and interpret which instruments Clint might've had in mind when he originally wrote the piece (old midi instruments all sound like square waves!)

All orchestrations were done in Logic Pro using Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One, Spitfire BBC Symphony and Cinematic Studio Strings.

Arranged by David Tregoning.

Star Wars Dark Forces Theme - Orchestral Remake

Another one of my virtual orchestral mockups, this time for the timeless score from Jurassic Park composed by the legendary John Williams.

Despite being a fairly straightforward score (for Williams anyway) it was quite tricky to get the instrumental balance right on this one. I think I've got pretty close to the original. 

Libraries showcased in this arrangement:

Cinematic Studio Strings
Performance Samples Solos of the Sea Solo Violin B
Spitfire Abbey Road One
Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cinesample Descant Horn
ProjectSAM Luminous Choir
BigCat Instruments Sonatina Choir

Composed by John Williams
Arranged, mixed and mastered in Logic Pro by David Tregoning.

John Williams - Jurassic Park Theme - Virtual Orchestra Mockup

Film Editor, Musician, Composer and Arranger. Debut album 'Foundations' out now https://ffm.to/kd3vrme - This channel is for my orchestral work only. For my electronic music, see Spectrolite.

David Tregoning

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