Factory Yoyo presents: "The Triumph of Spartacus", a closing-credits orchestral coda

I like this a lot! Very well done piece! My copy of EWQL SO arrived today, so I'll be experimenting with that soon. Never thought I'd enjoy orchestral music so much.

Regards,
Dan

"I like this a lot! Very well done piece! My copy of EWQL SO arrived today, so I'll be experimenting with that soon. Never thought I'd enjoy orchestral music so much.  Regards,  Dan "


You will not be disappointed... EWQL Rocks pretty hard as Jim has demonstrated here. There are better high end packages? But if you're not scoring for major sound tracks? This package is pretty much the cats arse IMO. 


Jim this is really well conceived and executed, the sparse intro, the use of recitative? The movements, and use of orchestral percussion along with varied attacks, swells, legato and staccato? Really masterful. 

theguitarplayer


James, This was very nicely done for a first orchestral take and I'm sure when you have it completed it will be totally awesome. I don't know what you have planned for this piece, but the orchestration is always a great starting point when I compose, then you just add in what you like for added dynamics. I'd like to see what your planning with this one. I'll keep watching this thread. Great piece.

Peace and blessings, John

Oh, it's done, John. I have written a huge bunch of orchestral pieces but what I was trying to get across is that this one really captured what I love about a rousing symphonic piece.

Very impressive.   Interesting throughout and thorough details.   As an overall piece it was quite memorable and entertaining, without going overboard.  Listened a few times....good stuff.
 
Sound quality is pretty good, I would love to hear what it would sounds like with some of the bigger cinematic libraries out there.   Have recently been watching some videos by Daniel James on YouTube where he covers products like Symphobia, LASS, Cinebrass, CineWind, EWQL, etc.... and they are all pretty impressive, but, also pricey to match.
 
Regards

This sound very good here James it sounds ideal with your vision.

Thanks for sharing

Sorry James, my complete and total misunderstanding of your post. I have been caught on that before, so please forgive me. You said it only three minutes, so I foolishly thought you were planning on adding more. Nice work, Just had another listen. 

Peace and blessings, John

The yoyo factory is a rare and special talent... Different sides of the same coin, yoyo, Tanton, Timaaaaay. All musical geniuses. 

Great work James. I would say you met your goal completely. Seems perfect for the intended job. The only thing that stood out for me were the horn horns at about the 1:14 and 1:17 mark, and then again a bit later. They sounded midi. About the only thing that did to me. Kudos.

Ditto what Mark said.

This is very triumphant indeed. 

We sold a new truck to a customer named Spartacus. Can you imagine?

james
nice orchestration there in the beginning section....
mixing the two kits, yea, totally works...

i suppose this is how most arrangers do it, you just gotta have access to a LOT of libraries....
and know them well enough to know what to pull for what reasons....
nice job.

Very impressive, James, and, in one word: majestic.  That's the feeling I got from it... a very large, majestic sense of space and expansiveness.  Great mix of instruments and percussion.  Very well done.

woodwind

mgh


hey James
as everything you do it is awesomely conceived. The tunes were well done, you got mostly the right balance between brass and strings.
only little nit,  i missed some woodwind in there to break it up a bit. 
just listening on the laptop, but it cam across as a little narrow. this might be just on here though. will listen again on the main system on sunday

Thanks Mark. Actually there is a clarinet section, some flutes, oboes and bassoons in this.

Jackel


I think it sounds terrific James.  I am interested in your process for composing this.  did you do it simultaneous with the recording or did you score it all out and then play it or something else?

Nah, I just start with some ideas and then flesh them all out.Then I wrote the secondary piece and threw it all together.


But usually it starts with some sort of string movement that inspires the rest of it. Which is why all my orchestral pieces have that element to them!

Very effective piece.  I enjoyed that very much.