Blue Thunder: The Sounds I Made For The Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I breakdown the FM Synclavier sounds/sequences I made for the 1981 movie Blue Thunder, Staring Roy Scheider & Malcolm McDowell.
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Anthony's musical touch as both composer and performer is connected with some of the most influential creative minds over the last 40 years. He’s composed and conducted original orchestral scores for over 80 feature films including Young Guns, Internal Affairs, The Man From Elysian Fields, 15 Minutes and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for his symphonic work "In the Family Way", written over one thousand TV commercials in a myriad of musical styles, co-founded Levels Audio Post (LA's premiere post production facility) and performed and arranged on big-box-office films and influential hit records such as Michael Jackson's Thriller.
His extensive work as a young arranger, orchestrator and performer for Quincy Jones, Jack Nitzsche, Lamont Dozier, Arthur Rubenstein and Giorgio Moroder was vital in launching his own career. His early years pioneering modular analog synthesizers along with his wide-ranging music scholarship positioned Anthony at the center of the music technology revolution. He attended the University of Southern California School of Music as a piano and composition major.
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TH-cam is unfortunately overrun with so many basement producers and tutorial people who have zero real world experience that you're really a diamond in the rough. It's extremely rare to find the real deal - the guy who did the actual stuff - on youtube. Keep making content - it's fantastic to not only hear the audio, but also hear the stories behind the audio.
I feel privileged to have found this channel.
I'm a bedroom composer with no success or real world experience, and this is hugely inspirational to me. Seeing the tracks in isolation, and how the Synclavier works is fantastic. It's old school electronic composition. And you know what - it works. It's daring and original, and not just a 2 bar repeating riff with some one riding the cutoff knob.
It has inspired me a lot in the last few weeks. I've got off my backside and started recording again.
I'm fine with "basement" producers, as long as they know what they are really talking about, and how to clearly share it. I think that's the difference here. Anthony's real-world experience is something he can draw on just by nature, with those real-world examples, something few people can.
This channel is severely underrated. The knowledge and skills this man has are astronomical!
Yeah, probably the best synth focused tutorials ever.
@@defcreator18725k subs for this quality of content is underrated
TH-cam algo loves pushing mediocrity. But I assume it's due to majority of humans have low intelligence
I first heard of this channel a couple weeks ago maybe, and subscribed within 45 seconds of starting the first video. I've learned more useful info by watching 10 minutes of his videos than I learned in college, probably.
@@defcreator187 We just want to see the channel grow -- I'm sure thats all the OP meant
Man, i could listen to Anthony all day. Best Synthesizer teacher on youtube. Keep em coming!
I saw this movie when it came out. Great score to a fun and exciting film. Still holds up, like stepping into another world and into what seemed like the future back then. Simpler times indeed!
Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, Automan.
Loved Blue Thunder when I was a kid. It paved the way for Air Wolf (which also had a great synth score!)
Oh yeah, Greg! Same here! I also watched Blue Thunder in awe - and felt (and still feel like) I was the world's biggest Airwolf fan 😎
I still get goosebumps whenever I hear intro, or sound design, from Airwolf. Such a unique piece of tv history.
@@Tazmanian_Ninja yep, nothing beats that intro :) Well, maybe the Street Hawk theme!!
I loved Blue Thunder! This is great! 🚁🎵
Blue Thunder was my favorite movie as a kid and the soundtrack is inprinted on me for life. An absolutely incredible soundtrack. ❤️ A million Thanks for this video!
Thanks again for making these important pieces of music history available for us today and preserving them for future generations- especially for all musicians: many of these techniques are timeless and still of so much value today! 👍
Truly a masterclass
Holy Cow… he did Blue Thunder!!!!
Marinelli IS the 80s!!
There’s this mythical status to the Synclavier, so it is great to see it in action in what was a real world situation. There is actually not a lot out there showing it being used in the studio. Keep them coming. This is absolute gold.
Another awesome video. Blue Thunder had a big impact on me when I was a kid, one of the things that led me into electronic music. I love seeing the real genius behind Arthur's score.
Ahh yes! The growl of the Synclavier. You & Brian had the sound everyone was chasing, largely, I think, because you had the vision of how it fit into the bigger picture. Nice!
Thank you for sharing your experiences and techniques. The War Games one was so interesting - looking forward to this!
He has already covered it.
Blue thunder! No way! One of my favourites. I loved watching that with My dad and brother back in the day. I just showed it to my boys.
“Outstanding!”
As you can see by the comments below, we are starved for real content. With the amazing amount of information on the internet, the problem as I see it is the lack of anything worthwhile. Anthony, you are the shining light on this and give us, the viewer ,a glimpse into how things could be if people cared about what they were watching. All thinking people see this fact and it continues to amaze me that the "crap" continues to propagate. TV has been a desperate wasteland for a long, long time and TH-cam has taken it many steps down from there. Kudos to Mr Marinelli for showing what can really be done! All the best. Cheers
Starman, still one of my favourite movies and soundtracks. Beautiful work.
Finding this channel has been a goldmine of information. I've been going through a journey with synthesis for the past few years and your knowledge is very much appreciated.
Using a hardware sequencer is such a tactile experience and IMHO, taps into a different form of creativy than using a DAW.
Great to see the FM love. There's been such a big focus on analog and VA synths/plugins in the keyboard market, it's refreshing to revisit these timbers.
This channel is gold. Thank you Mr. Marinelli. I could watch this stuff all day.
I find this kind of technical stuff extremely interesting.
I want to hear every story you have to tell.
As an electronic musician who is not at all new to the game, I love these videos. I learn something every time and you are very inspiring. I know videos are a lot of work, so Thank you!
This is great Anthony. Arthur B. was a friend and music influence on me. I have seen the Blue Thunder sketches at UCSB. Such great work. He spoke highly of your work on this and WarGames when I interviewed him in 2007!
One of the Synclavier players of the music from Blue Thunder!!!
It's great to have a lowpass filter to tame harsh high harmonics on an FM sound. Complex sounds give the filter something to get its teeth into! I've being playing with FM in modular with VCV Rack, the software modular environment. There's a particularly great FM operator module in that. I've patched the outputs and FM inputs from four operators into an eight way matrix mixer which essentially lets you change algorithms on the fly with CV control. Tapping audio from the operators which are modulators in an algorithm is also something I've been doing in VCV. Sometimes the modulators are way out of tune because of ratio, or not tuned at all if you're using a fixed pitch, but there's some interesting sounds lurking in modulators that you don't usually hear.
Also worth checking, since you're an FM head, is the Ableton plugins from Fors. They have released some great instruments so far and there's more on the way.
Anthony is definitely on the money about it being time for a FM comeback. Theres a whole load of recent software and hardware FM synthesizers, I used the Dexed free plugin (DX7 emulator) have used the Korg Volca FM and Elektron Digitone. These are all great options, plus theres the Arturia DX7 plug and Yamaha Reface DX keyboard. Of course there are other FM plugs/hardware, but these are the most popular/common ones. FM never truly went away, maybe it lost popularity, but for instance Trent Reznor/NIN were big users of the DX7 in the 90s and even though it was way overused, the DX7 Rhodes sound has been a staple of pop music since the 80s!
Frame synthesis, never heard of that one. Bought my first hardware synth in 2019. Glad you are documenting some of these archeological finds as I think all the knowledge will be lost when people pass. I think back in the day it was important to protect your techniques and secrets while today many people share it all.
I absolutely love the 'Starman' soundtrack. Just beautiful tonally and ups the emotion on screen.
I LOVE Blue Thunder and ADORE the score.. can’t quite believe I’m watching this!!! So excited 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️ would LOVE a Starman video👍
I always love seeing Synclaviers. ❤ So cool, I loved this movie! Malcolm McDowell was apparently *terrified* by the helicopter scenes, so that is some amazing acting on his part.
Another amazing episode! I use all kinds of gear spanning many decades. I love seeing your behind-the-scenes work on the older gear. I greatly respect the skill and engineering it took to make scores with limited technology at the time. I put Anthony and Brian in the category of Vangelis as well as Giorgio Moroder.
Just found the channel. As a kid in the 80s no film was complete without a synth soundtrack. Great stuff
This channel will be at 50k by the end of the year. Unbelievable knowledge!
This is another amazing soundtrack.
It's eerie that you mention unions being worried about the work you did on the synclavier. It's the same worries people had with Bebe and Louis Barron's score for Forbidden Planet, or the worries they had with the Moog Modular. Now everyone is up in arms about AI assisted/generated music (which having dipped my toe in with Meta's version of that, I'm not hugely impressed by!). 400 years ago it was the printing press, 200 years ago it was the loom. Everything changes and nothing changes.
My dad and I as music majors and musicians loved this score and movie - also - March Air Force Base was featured in the field where he was stationed back then when he was in the Air Force Band of the Golden West
I can't wait for this one. Such a memorable soundtrack!
Why I only just found your channel, I am flabbergasted!
Found this channel because this video. I love this movie, and watch it almost every year. Great music, and it gives me a huge nostalgia bump every time I hear that sinclavier theme.
John Badham did all of us a HUGE favor by hiring you not just once but twice. Blue Thunder and War Games are two of my absolute most beloved 80s Blockbusters. And i'm sooooo incredibly thankful that you are giving us this personal insight into how it all came to be, which is not only super interesting but also very inspiring. I just love the calm and to the point narrative where we as the audience (and fans) really get involved and imagining the creation process back then going by your explainations. This whole mix of Synthesizer sounds and orchestral sounds is exactly why i love 1980s movie and TV show soundtracks so much since i was a child. And i respect every director & producer who went for this approach. This is something that really got lost since the 90s and today it really hardly stands out because most movies seem to go with only a few basic "Bread & butter" sounds like bases, strings and effect sounds.
Awesome video again, thank you so much for taking the time to create this for the synth community. I love how meticulously you have your floppy library organized, and the Synclavier really is an early type DAW, your sequences and sounds are amazing. Thanks again!
Rediscovering FM and additive - I picked up a Regen a few months ago and I really love creating new sounds - such a fantastic instrument! Looking forward to hearing more and learning more from one who was using the Synclav II from the beginning.
I F'ING love the Blue Thunder score. I remember hearing it as a kid and just obsessing about how the sounds were created. I still routinely re-watch the film but the score is what REALLY haunts me to this day. FUN FACT! The score isn't on streaming so if you want it you have to watch (listen) to it on TH-cam.
Underrated. You are giving out diamonds and gems. Your channel will become huge.
this is amazing! I love that soundtrack! (this could have been a great extra on the bluray) Keep these vids coming, it's history preserved.
Loved that score, thanks Anthony. had a very sinister edge to it, perfect for the movie.
These videos are amazing, thank you for sharing all of this history!!
Thanks so much for uploading! This videos are amazing
Blue thunder was really the movie that made me love synthesizers. My nanny's husband had an old casio phase FM synthesizer, this gong at the beginning of the main score, this theme, I played it over and over after taping your sound on my grundig K7 recorder from a very bad VHS, listening to it over and over. I am so happy that you decided to share this with us. Also I can"t wait to see what you guys did for Starman. My other favorite childhood movie. I am very happy to finally virtually meet the person behind all those sounds, please continue your videos this is a great source of inspiration for us synthesizer enthusiasts. you are a great inspiration thanks to your sounds.
loving all these videos. as a 48 year old man, you made so much of the music of my life. kudos dude. loved this movie and tv series.
Thank you for this - can't even tell you how massively influential both this movie and its soundtrack was for me both then and now. Hearing those synth motifs again was a real treat - would be happy to just listen to a reel of those alone. Meantime for all the folks saying the picture was released in '83 you're correct, but it was shot in '81 and suffered various delays...
a fascinating video, thank you!
I really love this channel!!!!! ♥
A wealth of information - really appreciated! Thank you!
Aww yeah!
Thank you Anthony for taking the time to enlighten us. MORE PLEASE.🙏
Anthony, thank you again for sharing this inside info. This channel has become my favorite synth channel. It’s because you and your guests are the REAL deal. You are music industry veterans- not some kid who wasn’t even born yet trying to talk about it. PS: It was extra work to put in the pop up words, but I don’t think it is really needed.
I love your videos I can't wait to learn more about FM synthesis :D
Really enjoyable, both the background of the composition, the technical details and the context of its release into the wider world - thanks for sharing!
Your knowledge and experience are a great resource for all of us!! Many thanks!
Man!! I love your videos! They’re informative, fun, and the sounds you made/make are incredible! Thanks for sharing with us.
Another fantastic video Anthony. A real insight and I’ve always loved these early digital films core tracks. ❤
These videos are fantastic
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!
Instant subscribe. Love this channel with just 2 videos watched!
Great walkthrough, as always! I was unaware of the Synclavier before you introduced me to it. You should do a video where you approach patching a modern FM synth like the Elektron Digitone (or Digitone Keys) or Korg OPSIX. Come to think of it, The Elektron boxes are very much carrying on the idea of sequencer as DAW.
Thank you Anthony for this vast amount of information, you are so generous.
Another amazing videos Anthony. It's so brilliant to the schooled by the master of synth programing. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable knowledge of various synthisizers ❤
I could watch these all day. Keep ‘em coming. Very inspiring.
This was amazing! Thank you!! I so love your content! Being only in the synth world for a year (Take5, PolyD, Korg Re-Arp Odyssey, Roland SH-201) and your vids I find so inspiring. Thank you for posting what you do.
I love your videos Anthony, they have helped me navigate through sound design and I now have a way better understanding of what I'm doing on my synths. I've learned more in a week than I have in the past few years.
Such great content - thanks so much Anthony for sharing your knowledge. The contextual information is fascinating as is the the technical explanation. I really look forward to more of your videos.
Thanks a lot for making your videos
Your channel is a real goldmine of informations and tips
I have a synclavier too that I also enjoy play through a modular filters to help it being more expressive
Incredible. So much history. Anthony deserves 10x the amount of subscribers. Thanks so much!
Soooo happy that I found this channel!
I don’t believe it. This is one of my favorite soundtracks of all times, and movies.! absolutely amazing to find out you did this
Fascinating story and tremendous presentation and music. Can't wait for 'Starman'!
I will be honest at first glance, I thought, yeah, some dude stuck in the 80's no thank you for synth... but gave the channel a chance anyway. So glad I did I have played guitar/bass for 20 something years and started to get into production the last couple of years.
So much great advice here not just for synth the arrangement, writing and overall knowledge of music is amazing and such a warm soul.
You have got me to start experimenting with synth and keys it has opened up a bunch of possibilities. Thank you Anthony
Loving these videos. I have loads of synths and my DX is one of my favorites. FM has a very beautiful, interesting, and expressive quality to it.
its my favourite synth channel again, tuning in for the next episode. thanks antoni
Thanks a lot Anthony and your team !!! Again a great video, with lot of information ! As a Synclavier owner, I love watching your videos. Please continue to post ! 🙂
I love your work. Your music and video's are helping me with a dark time.
Amazing thank you for the video! I look forward to these, very interesting hearing the history of these sounds. I like how they were trying to imitate orchestra sounds but really were their own thing. 😊
Love these videos
Wow, this is the perfect time in my life to find this channel. I was born in 1982 and loved these movies as a kid. I composed on toy keyboards with pots and pans for my drums. I got my first real synthesizer in 1998 or so, an Ensoniq ESQ-1, which I still have. I now use a mix of Arturia V collection, DAW, some plugins, and my analog synths and drum machines and various instruments. I love sound design and have only just gotten to the level of proficiency on piano where I can play some classical and ragtime repertoire reasonably well. I want to create something new that is also somehow very old, and a resource such as this is exactly what I need. (I know that’s all probably “TLDR”, but just really wanted to say thank you!!)
Excellent. I appreciate you for sharing the good you have to offer.
I appreciate that you used, and remain to use your energy to feed what you are passionate about. And vice versa. As the practicing of what we are passionate about, also feeds that energy.
And now you can educate, inspire and entertain, all who are drawn here.
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I loved the music in this movie, thanks for explaining the process
That is brilliant I love that movie and the music score! Dude love it.
An excellent innovative score and one of my favourites . Thank you for doing this Anthony. Great to see you still have the Synclavier in your studio. A beautiful sounding instrument, sadly I dont own one but I do have the Arturia VST.
Awesome!!!!Making sounds for films😊💯
Thanks Anthony for taking the time to go over these topics!
It's so ironic how as you say, that FM works so well with analogue synthesis, yet the arrival of the DX7 heralded a mass jettisoning of synths deemed classics. Some folk like yourself always knew of this magic interplay, but so many turned their backs on subtractive synthesis in the name of convenience and that damned electric piano preset.
Thanks so much for this! I love this score! Bought the cd a few months back. Took some effort to find it too. Great work!
And your comments on Star Man made me switch over to watch it as I saw it’s on one of the TV channels here in the uk right now. Will be listening out for those mutated FM sounds :)
I just found this channel - thank you for doing all this! This is great. We had a Synclavier II in college in the mid-late 80s and it seemed like a well-made machine with a great user interface. No surprise in retrospect it used a medical diagnostics computer system. You were pioneers then creating all these sounds we STILL know.
Man, this is my fav channel these days. Thank you for making these. ❤
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I feel it's incredibly important that the details of the process be preserved. You're helping write the virtual history books on the subject of synthesis, composing and sound design. It is much appreciated.
Truly amazing inside info - one of my favourite movie Blue Thunder - I was always wondered about the dance edit version cut as the last track on the soundtrack LP …
😎😎😎,,, Thank u for making art today that was then, love it, keep it up, and we keep watching it again and again, 😎😎😎
God bless you Anthony thanks for these videos this is history, live. Something this new generation will never know & realize how fragile those floppy disks were.🙏
superb videos. a real gift to all electronic musicians. thank you for the hard work.
please do some fm tutorials. especially for the dx7!
Very cool, thank you
i love blue thunder , i was enjoying your other tutorials , one after the other of big songs ,..... but now ... now ... blue thunder !!! you are stepping it up , next week it will be the next thing , totally amazing , loads of my friends also enjoyed blue thunder and thought of it as inspirational to their music careers , there wasnt that much synthy stuff around in those times
Thoroughly enjoying your TH-cam output Anthony, so much knowledge and inspiration! I only wish your videos were longer. Keep up the fine work, one of the best synth related channels there is!