Orchestral and Symphonic soundtracks

Various ideas.

My process is as follows:

1: Record all instrument tracks using just my voice and sounds I can make with my mouth. At this point all I am trying to do is bang out a very fast vocal arrangement. If I don't like it, then it is easy to scrap.

2: Gradually replace each vocal instrument track with instrumental tracks, usually these are MIDI-sequenced VST instruments. I use a cheap USB MIDI keyboard and record groups of notes in passes, quantize and adjust velocities in post.

NB: The second last track is entirely vocal.
The last track has only a few vocals replaced so you can get an idea of the process.

Symphonic Sketches

Lullabye

A short loop, maybe for an intro screen or menu or something.

I made this after spending a few hours going through each and every one of Miroslav Philharmonik's patches because for the longest time I was always using just a fraction of its potential.

So in the end I made a piece that was a third of the usual length of my pieces that consumed 8 (half of) Philharmonik's channels, but I feel it's a lot more natural sounding in each of the elements used. Man, some of those channels do just ONE thing, like play the egg shaker, or ring a gong. It seems inefficient, but I feel that the volume levels feel more balanced and rounded out. (I always have trouble with my instruments fighting a loudness battle)

Anticipation

Cave Story - Running Hell Remix

Original theme by Melson Varsovia:

https://soundcloud.com/dvarsovia/angie-theme-for-project

Angie's Theme (remastered medley)

stratO Overture (WIP)

A short little composition made with Ableton Live's Sonica Taiko Drums

Sonica Taiko Loop

Music & Soundtrack for the teaser trailer of an indie game I'm working on.

Duke's Ascent Teaser Trailer

Gravitron Trailer

A theme for a video game mod intro made with Ableton Live and Reason 2.5

DYSTOPIA

My first orchestral FL Studio track ever. Took a goddamned week to do.
Plugins used: Miroslav Philharmonik VST
August 2010

Menacing advance

A sound track for a software demo reel. Made with Ableton Live and Miroslav Philharmonik within a week.

Tvp Trailer

Exactly what it says on the tin. Made with NitroTracker on a Nintendo DS.

My First Orchestral NitroTracker DS tune

I use Ableton Live, NI Komplete, FL Studio, Nitrotracker DS and Beaterator (PSP).

Editor, Composer, Thief.

Orchestral and Symphonic soundtracks

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