Name: Bone Voyage - The Lighthouse by Matthias Calis
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Description: Music created for the classic adventure game Bone Voyage.

Note: No external reverb, EQ, or processing was used on this example, aside from panning the close mics. Featuring a beta version of Angry Woodwinds Pro.

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Angry Woodwinds Pro - 25m Speedwrite ROUGH ALT VERS (no verb/EQ - MIX) - By Jasper Blunk

Little track demonstrating a strings sound. First untreated, then with a more vintage feel.

Little trick to give strings a vintage feel

"You're a wizard, Harry!" is a quote that could easily be edited and attributed to John Williams and Mike Matessino, especially when thinking about their work throughout this 7 disc box set which is released as a limited edition of 5,000 copies on 27th November. 

Go to www.lalalandrecords.com for more and the second part of this feature will follow mid-December. Thanks for listening.

Hogwarts Forever: Mike Matessino on John Williams' Music for Harry Potter

A track I wrote in Dorico then mocked up in Cubase, now featuring Cinematic Studio Brass as the only brass library.

City Of The Sword

A symphonic composition that evokes a childlike sense of awe and wonder in the style of 80s/90s symphonic scifi/adventure film scores.

Session Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvwN_93hgf8

composed, orchestrated and mixed by Robin Hoffmann
performed by Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt
conducted by Bernd Ruf
recorded by Genuin

Gazing At The Night Sky

Note: external reverb was used on this example. Example is using an alpha of the library.

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Vista - Violins Alpha Noodling (decca mic only / rough alpha)

Note: external reverb was used on this example. Example is using a pre-alpha of the library (cellos are not as far along).

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Vista - 5-minute speed-write with pre-alpha (decca only, except harp) - By Jasper Blunk

Inspired from Chris Lennertz Medal of Honor OST.  I started this by ear-transcribing the "Cleaning Tobruk" track of Mr. Lennertz. Than it became this. :) 
Recorded in Logic Pro X
Please contact me for any questions.

F.U.B.A.R.

Very early version of 5-violin marcatos (FFF only although these marcatos have multiple dynamics). I re-recorded these, but am including these versions as well. All subject to changes.

No processing, EQ or verb.

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Voyage - Pre-alpha 5-violin marcatos (FFF dyn only on this example)

New spiccato example from Voyage development. 

Very early, rough version of one of the NEW cello spicc patches (there are multiple types). Along with another type of bass spiccato (also very early). These particular bass spiccatos are rather clumsy and were re-recorded, so they do hold back some of the nimble nature of this demo a bit. Dynamic xfades and timing isn't finessed yet for the cellos. 

I suppose I'd call this spiccato style "motion spiccato."  It's a bit more cohesive and connected (for between-pitch material as well, though this is a challenge) - it has a long way to go still, but it's a step forward from the more basic spiccato patch in the library. If I were to re-record this vc patch I would have gone for slightly higher hand position (the A-String on cellos is a predictable issue, among other things), but there's a good number of shorts patches to choose from and a variety of options. I might re-record this particular spicc style for vc, but we'll see - no promises.

As of posting this, longs in the strings are up to 15 dyn and shorts up to 13 dyn. EDIT: 14 dyn on shorts.

No processing, EQ or verb on this example. There are a LOT of harmonics, noises, as well as a degree of "pre-note" (as some people call it) on these particular shorts (and the library as a whole), so if you are particularly sensitive to those things you'll definitely want to avoid this library. Those things are part and parcel of capturing from performances (especially the particular, faster performances I'm having them do in some cases), and oftentimes basing the sampling process around "how can I get the cleanest recordings" compromises the performance.

All subject to changes.

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Voyage - Vc+Db Spiccatos (VERY early PRE-alpha)

Music created for the classic adventure game Bone Voyage.

Bone Voyage - The Lighthouse

Matthias Calis

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