I tried writing an opener for a show called triumph about a year ago and after watching your previews I completely redid my opener. Your works are literally mind blowing man!!!
loved that salvation is created part at the start of movement 2. my junior year show this year has salvation is created as a repeated motif through the show
11:14 Princess Mononoke!! After that impact hit I got chills. I got so excited to the point I almost cheered like if I was in a actual DCI/Band comp show. great use of sampling dialogues from films!
this is really good man! i love ur use of woodwinds to brass, larger sections with brass and slower and lower sections with woodwinds battery and front writing immaculate stuff dude i also love the little dci references like scv 18 mello holds (ur mello lines are so good btw) and cadets at the end lol please keep writing man its really good!
8:36 OHHHHH MYYYY GOSHHHH This is pure heat!!! (I'm writing my own show, so this definitely gave me some form of motivation to keep goign and adding more!)
(Also... what program are you using to write this? I'm using musescore, but there's some bits and pieces of the soundfonts that I'm not fond of when I'm writing my music lol)
how do you find source music for these shows? whenever I have a theme idea, I can never find music that will fit or even be playable by a marching band. any suggestions welcome
Most of the music I end up using for shows I actually find by accident. Whenever I hear a piece that I think has even a little bit of potential I will save it and add in into a playlist. Doing this long enough will give you a large catalog of different pieces of music that you can pick and choose from whenever you decide to write a show. That's at least what I do. hope this helps, have a great rest of your day and God bless you!
FIRSTLY THE PERCUSSION SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER THAN MUSESCORE. SECONDLY THIS IS SOME BEAUTIFUL WRITING. THIRDLY do yk what software the percussion writer uses. Its so good
@@therealnocommonsense When did they get MDL. Ive been trying for months. Also he use something else for the cymbal rolls? (IM SORRY FOR ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS)
@@kuwumiefn6943 1. MDL is only available on musescore 3 and has been for a couple of years now. 2. I think you might be a little confused, I wrote the entire show myself, there was not another person that did percussion 😁. 3. If you add a 32nd tremolo onto the 3rd sizzle cymbal, it'll sound like a sus. cymbal. Hope this helps, God bless you!
@@kuwumiefn6943 It is also actually possible to get the MDL sounds in MuseScore 4, although it's admittedly kind of a hassle. Just look up "Musescore 4 - Adding MDL Sounds Tutorial" on youtube and it should be the first result. The new sounds in Musescore 4 also (somewhat) improved the percussion situation, so if you go to the "suspended cymbal" instrument and put a 32nd tremelo on it it sounds fantastic.
@@therealnocommonsense Dude. Your writing for winds and percussion is insane brother. Beautiful work. Thank you for the cymbal trick and God bless you too.
Hey, I’m getting a show put together as well, called the Dream. I’m thinking of using Brahms lullaby as a pre show; Ride by Samuel Hazo as the opener/ first scene, then a original work by me (which ought to be good) then either the seal lullaby or sleep by Whitacre, then Tank!, and for the finale Paul’s Dream and My Roads lead into the desert from Dune. Pretty epic, right?
I always start out with trying to flesh out the theme or story behind the show. That will make the writing process easier later down the line. Once I have that figured out I will venture out and try to find any type of music that I think will go well with the theme. I don't try to restrict myself to orchestral and concert band music only. I've used brass ensembles, trumpet quartets, movie soundtracks, and even some EDM! You're not limited to a specific genre to take inspiration from. Try not to get frustrated when composing, for me, it is trial and error, trial and error, trial and error. I'll write something down and see if it sticks, if I don't like it, I'll either scrap what I originally wrote all together or add it into a separate score for later use. For instance, Act 3 of this show was originally Act 1, I changed the source music for Act 2 four times before I settled on something, and Act 4 did not exist until about 2 weeks ago!. It is a long windy road to reach the finished product, and that's ok. By always experimenting with new styles and techniques, it has over the years allowed me to refine my own distinct sound. Hope this helps. Have a great rest of your day and God bless you!
This is the show of all time
Indeed
I tried writing an opener for a show called triumph about a year ago and after watching your previews I completely redid my opener. Your works are literally mind blowing man!!!
@@CookiesCage Thank you ❤
Call me asparagus
I CALL HER CHANDALIER ‼‼🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣
Bro you cooked so hard with this, I would love to see this performed
Would love to see the percussion score, it sounds amazing throughout! Really clean writing.
Guys, we gotta all play our part abd mash it together
Bet I play trumpet and trombone
I play baritone, Alto and Baritone Sax, put me in coach
@@hmythical9947I’ll play alto sax you can take the other two
8:34 ACTUAL PEAK
The J. Robert Oppenheimer quote was just perfection
loved that salvation is created part at the start of movement 2. my junior year show this year has salvation is created as a repeated motif through the show
11:14 Princess Mononoke!! After that impact hit I got chills. I got so excited to the point I almost cheered like if I was in a actual DCI/Band comp show. great use of sampling dialogues from films!
DCI PLEASE HIRE THIS GUY
if you aren't already composing for a corp
but seriously bro this goes crazy hard, percussion writing is excellent
Thank you! Maybe I'll get hired to write for a corps in the future, it would def be the opportunity of a lifetime!
this is really good man!
i love ur use of woodwinds to brass, larger sections with brass and slower and lower sections with woodwinds
battery and front writing immaculate stuff dude
i also love the little dci references like scv 18 mello holds (ur mello lines are so good btw) and cadets at the end lol
please keep writing man its really good!
oh shoot it’s finally happening
This.
On a field.
NOW.
Percussion is your real strongsuit. Would love to see more.
0:41 sounds like end of crown 2016's opener
I thought I recognized salvation lol i was so confused for a second
Certified banger
The mello part goes hard af
This is another phenomenal show that you have created! Keep up the amazing work, I always look forward to these!!
Amazing, your arranging and original composing is all incredible, love the theme and how it all fits together, keep up the good work!🤩
I LOVE NO COMMON SENSE MARCHING SHOWS
Hey, my band junior year played Salvation as our opener and closer to our show! I was part of the opening clarinet ensemble!
8:36 OHHHHH MYYYY GOSHHHH
This is pure heat!!! (I'm writing my own show, so this definitely gave me some form of motivation to keep goign and adding more!)
(Also... what program are you using to write this? I'm using musescore, but there's some bits and pieces of the soundfonts that I'm not fond of when I'm writing my music lol)
@@firedupmusic1976 I'm using musescore 3
this is absolutely fantastic, keep it up!
more than amazing, couldnt expect less from the master ❤❤
This inspires me to get back to work on my own drum corps show
i love this man!!!
So insanely good.
What a closer
Next time you make a show I’ll write drill for it
All I can say is, WOW!
fantastic job dude
This is incredible
7:17 i thought this was mcnutt lick 😭
Someone finally found it 😭
@@therealnocommonsense LET'S GOOOO
This is sick what the heck!!
Bro this is awesome. Mind dropping the percussion score, it sounds amazing!
I could seruously see this being performed by DCI or a really really good highschool band like Hebron and it'd be awesome
THIS IS SO COOL WHAT
Yoooooooo my school did Salvation is Created for UIL concert evaluation
Masterpiece
i see someone is reading buccaneers fan with that ballad
Do you ever see this show actually being on a field? I’d love for it to be
@@IanIsDifferent if it ever got put on a field I would have to shorten it quite a bit so it wouldn't go over time 😅
@@therealnocommonsense righhht. If I ever become a band director I might have to do this show
This is seriously so inspiring, well done! What software was this made on?
@@BFlatMarching Musescore 3!
@@therealnocommonsensegotta upgrade
W show
PLEASE SHARE THE FRONT ENSEMBLE SCORE!!
I see you took inspo from BA 2022 ;)
sounds like a crown show
W in the chat
how do you find source music for these shows? whenever I have a theme idea, I can never find music that will fit or even be playable by a marching band. any suggestions welcome
Most of the music I end up using for shows I actually find by accident. Whenever I hear a piece that I think has even a little bit of potential I will save it and add in into a playlist. Doing this long enough will give you a large catalog of different pieces of music that you can pick and choose from whenever you decide to write a show. That's at least what I do. hope this helps, have a great rest of your day and God bless you!
lick jumpscare
omggg
FIRSTLY THE PERCUSSION SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER THAN MUSESCORE. SECONDLY THIS IS SOME BEAUTIFUL WRITING. THIRDLY do yk what software the percussion writer uses. Its so good
It's musescores MDL drumline
@@therealnocommonsense When did they get MDL. Ive been trying for months. Also he use something else for the cymbal rolls? (IM SORRY FOR ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS)
@@kuwumiefn6943
1. MDL is only available on musescore 3 and has been for a couple of years now.
2. I think you might be a little confused, I wrote the entire show myself, there was not another person that did percussion 😁.
3. If you add a 32nd tremolo onto the 3rd sizzle cymbal, it'll sound like a sus. cymbal.
Hope this helps, God bless you!
@@kuwumiefn6943 It is also actually possible to get the MDL sounds in MuseScore 4, although it's admittedly kind of a hassle. Just look up "Musescore 4 - Adding MDL Sounds Tutorial" on youtube and it should be the first result. The new sounds in Musescore 4 also (somewhat) improved the percussion situation, so if you go to the "suspended cymbal" instrument and put a 32nd tremelo on it it sounds fantastic.
@@therealnocommonsense Dude. Your writing for winds and percussion is insane brother. Beautiful work. Thank you for the cymbal trick and God bless you too.
sounds fantasstic! what did you use for the ambient synth sounds like at the beginning?
its one of the built in synths in musescore
what percussion sounds do you use? they sound amazing!
Hey, I’m getting a show put together as well, called the Dream. I’m thinking of using Brahms lullaby as a pre show; Ride by Samuel Hazo as the opener/ first scene, then a original work by me (which ought to be good) then either the seal lullaby or sleep by Whitacre, then Tank!, and for the finale Paul’s Dream and My Roads lead into the desert from Dune. Pretty epic, right?
Sounds pretty neat! I'll look forward to the finished product!
good job again man!
how do you approach writing the score for a show?
I always start out with trying to flesh out the theme or story behind the show. That will make the writing process easier later down the line. Once I have that figured out I will venture out and try to find any type of music that I think will go well with the theme. I don't try to restrict myself to orchestral and concert band music only. I've used brass ensembles, trumpet quartets, movie soundtracks, and even some EDM! You're not limited to a specific genre to take inspiration from.
Try not to get frustrated when composing, for me, it is trial and error, trial and error, trial and error. I'll write something down and see if it sticks, if I don't like it, I'll either scrap what I originally wrote all together or add it into a separate score for later use.
For instance, Act 3 of this show was originally Act 1, I changed the source music for Act 2 four times before I settled on something, and Act 4 did not exist until about 2 weeks ago!. It is a long windy road to reach the finished product, and that's ok. By always experimenting with new styles and techniques, it has over the years allowed me to refine my own distinct sound.
Hope this helps. Have a great rest of your day and God bless you!
What's your favorite show you've made?
Prob 13
@@therealnocommonsense same for me
how do you get your suspended cymbal rolls to sound like that?
Add a 32nd tremolo on the sizzle cymbal in MDL Drumline and crescendo
cadets reference at the end? 👀
In what order do you write sections?
@@ElatedBonobo I do brass, woodwinds, battery, front ensemble most of the time
Is there a name for that segment at 6:13?
@@chlorinekid3827 that part is original
@@therealnocommonsenseOh ok. It's really good
@@therealnocommonsensesounds like crown 2022