Hey everyone!
Since I’ve been back from Ireland, I decided to take some time before I jump into new projects to assemble something from earlier in the year. I participated in an orchestral recording session dedicated to showcasing good orchestration among young composers in the Guild of Canadian Film Composers (now the Screen Composers Guild of Canada) and I was fortunate enough to have my piece recorded.
The performance was not up to my expectations, and so, discouraged, I left it on my hard drive and moved on. The original mock-up, exported straight from Sibelius and using only its default sounds (none of my advanced samples or mock-up skills in use here, as you’ll be able to tell) sounds like this:
Rum and Gold (Original Sibelius Mockup) by Mathazzar
Having had some time pass now though, I wanted to take it up again and try my hand at salvaging it. And so, from the 165 various audio stems (spot mics, hall mics, etc etc.) I have assembled the following version of the recording, which manages to omit most of the worst intonation issues. It’s not perfect, but it’s a good representation of the piece:
Rum & Gold (Audio Only) by Mathazzar
With this version done, I’ll be going over it again with samples to add the missing Trumpet 2 and tubular bells part, to beef up the low end, and to assist any other sections that could use a virtual boost. But for now, have a listen and see what you make of it! Live recording! Woo!
Also, here’s a score if you want to read while you listen:
