RussjWhite
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Harry in Winter
Hi guys, This isn't something that I've done before, but I learnt a lot of doing this. I transcribed Patrick Doyle's beautiful piece of music and did my own arrangement of it. No way near as great as the original, but gave me some good understanding of how this piece was put together. All comments welcome :) https://soundcloud.com/russ-white/harry-in-winter
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dcumpian
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/09 09:40:00
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Great job on this Gus! I'd like to hear a little more warmth on the mix overall. The strings holding the longer notes can be a little harsh sounding, and they tend to steal the focus from the other instrumentation.
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Dan
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/09 09:57:31
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Wow! Nice job . . . What a thing to take on . . . I liked your version. I'd echo Dan's comments about the sustains on the strings occassionally building up to a slight harshness, for me, just on the longer sustains. Maybe a volume envelope judiciously applied??
Makes me want to go back and watch the movies.
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/09 15:08:56
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Nice one! I think you did a great job on this. It's not a simple task to take an orchestrated piece and emulate it from scratch. I had to look up the original version because I didn't remember it, and I've seen the HP movies more than a few times (my wife is a big fan). And now that I have... just another +1.  Other than the sustains which can be a bit edgy, the overall mix sounds wide and deep.
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RussjWhite
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/13 06:18:05
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Thanks for your ears and words. I did mix it with a cold, which may explain the cold sounding strings. I have gone back to them and worked at taking the harshness away, bringing more warmth as suggested. I have uploaded a newer version which I feel works better. Thanks for the feedback, it really helped. Dan- Many thanks for pointing that out, very helpful. Tom - Go back and watch the magic and hear the fantastic music from some of the best film composers. Steve - I've seen the films plenty of times too. Gone to the studio tour in London, this music is also in the room with the massive model of hogwarts, is an awesome sight
post edited by gusrogers - 2016/02/13 06:40:00
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/13 10:54:02
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Stumbled upon this just as SKY are showing all the HP films this weekend. Nice job, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/13 11:03:26
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That's very nice indeed Gus. Not a big HP fan so I don't know the piece, but it's beautiful. Excellent work putting it together.
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/13 14:41:46
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Hi, Gus. I do not know this song / theme from before (I think), but think you have done a very good job on this. Pleasant listening All the best.
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RussjWhite
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/21 07:22:17
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Many thanks to you all for lending me your ears. Also thanks for the comments, always appreciated.
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/21 14:41:19
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Excellent job Gus - it must have been a major undertaking. I'm not familiar with the piece but it certainly is beautiful.
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/21 16:46:00
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Very nice indeed Gus. I would never attempt to do something of this nature.
Excellent job!
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Re: Harry in Winter
2016/02/22 20:19:59
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I like this..alot!! I'm not familiar with the original but if I had just one critique it would be add something to reprsent some low end orchestration. Even if it was just some timps. Otherwise, sweet!!
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