Sep 28, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
String Divisi Part 2 As a follow-up on my post about string divisi from two weeks ago, here a few more things to consider: 6.) Four-part triadic homophone harmony in violins, especially in the higher register is best divided in the way that the first violins play the...
Sep 21, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Woodwind and String Runs Runs on strings and woodwinds are a very common effect in orchestral writing and can create very lively textures. However when writing them, put some thought into it. First of all they should always have a motivation and not just be there for...
Sep 14, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
String Divisi Dividing string sections into several parts is a common technique called “divisi” and for section strings is usually the preferred way over making the players play awkward double stops. However samples make many composers believe that a divisi will...
Sep 7, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Pitch impression on Double Basses Double basses have a quite unfocussed sound, especially in their very low register. In some occasions, it might be even tricky to actually identify clearly which note they are playing. This occurs on passages where the basses have a...
Aug 31, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Harmonic Spectrum of String Instruments String instruments in particular have a very rich harmonic spectrum meaning that besides their “played” pitch, a whole set of harmonics will sound quite prominently as well. This applies particularly for the next few harmonics...
Aug 24, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Midi Controller Curves in Score Sheets Just because you have drawn extensive Midi Controller curves into your sampled mock-up doesn’t mean you have to translate all that into the score sheet before you go to a real orchestra recording. Extensive micro-managed...
