Tom Harrold Music
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Scoring a Halloween sketch with Cinematic Studio Strings, Crow Hill, Spitfire & East West
Happy Halloween!
Today, I'm writing with @cinematicstudioseries2985 Cinematic Studio Strings, @TheCrowHillCo Concussion, @spitfireaudiollp and@EWQLTutorials to sketch a thriller/horror piece of music.
I use only the ensemble patches from CSS for this sketch. They're really useful tools for expressing ideas quickly.
Please comment if you have any questions about my orchestration techniques or how I use Cinematic Studio Strings. I'm happy to share my insights and answer your queries.
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00:00 Intro
01:05 Sketching Section 1: CSS
03:35 Harp Ostinato
04:12 Subtle piano
06:00 Start of Section 2
07:31 Concussion drums
09:00 Adding the original melody
09:39 Faster always better
10:46 Modulating down
11:22 Weird piano
11:47 String ostinato
12:59 Writing the ending
14:19 Playback of sketch
17:16 Outro
Software Used:
► DAW: Logic Pro X
Virtual Instruments:
► @cinematicstudioseries2985 Cinematic Studio Strings [Ensemble Patches]
► @TheCrowHillCo Concussion Drums
► @EWQLTutorials Steinway Piano
► @spitfireaudiollp BBC SO Pro Harp
Connect with Me:
► Instagram: tom.harrold_music
► Website: tomharrold.com/
► SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/tom-harrold
My Setup:
► Mac Studio M2 Max 64GB
► Audio Interfaces: Presonus 8pre
► Monitors: @ADAMAudioBerlin A7V
► Headphones: @shure SRH 1840
► Controller: @GhostNoteAudio Conductor
► Keyboard: @StudiologicMusic SL73
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