Action Adventure Listing

[fusilierb]

want to submit a piece for the following Listing:ACTION/ADVENTURE/HIGH OCTANE INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a UK-based Production Music Library for Film/TV placement opportunities. They need really high energy tracks (no vocals) for car chase scenes, sports highlights, high suspense action/thrill footage, etc.I believe this piece is appropriate. I just bought some new orchestra samples and am trying to figure them out. I think this is starting to become a fairly believable "fake" orchestra performance, but would love some feedback. I still have some tweaking to do, but is this starting to sound broadcast quality to you all?It kind of a tip of the hat to Bernard Herman:http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_id= 173647&stream=trueBryanhttp://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.php?artist=bryanfusilier

[mazz]

Hi Bryan,Your piece sounds good and it sounds like you're getting a good handle on your orchestra samples, they sound realistic, you've written to their strengths. The composition is very filmic and dramatic. I think it's probably 87 octane and I think they're looking for 91 octane on this listing (my interpretation). I think it's suspenseful but not really high energy, in the spirit of car chases, sports highlights or high suspense action scenes. You might want to watch some films or TV shows like Mission Impossible or 24 or any NFL highlights stuff. This genre really uses a mixture of rock/electronica and orchestra along with huge drums (taikos, etc.).Just my interpretation of the listing, which takes nothing away from a very nice piece you've written here!Mazz

[stevebarden]

Bryan! Wow, you totally captured the Bernard Herrmann style! Very impressive writing and orchestrating. And congrats on the new library. Which one is it?I agree with Mazz. In spite of the fabulous writing I don't think it hits the mark in terms of what they're looking for. It does have a suspenseful edge to it. I just can't visual it with a car chase.Steve

[davewalton]

This is a GREAT piece of music... that unfortunately probably won't meet the requirements of this particular listing. Take a look at something like the trailer to Bourne Ultimatum. Towards the end there's a lot of action... car chases, crashes, etc. Very high energy. If you listen to your track with the trailer sound muted you'll get a sense of how it sits within that kind of environment.Regarding your composition and instrument tweaking skills... the rest of us obviously need to keep our skills sharp.

[fusilierb]

Thanks guys. I'm liking these taxi forums. Wish I would have poked around in here before. After hearing the comments so far, I can see where you're coming from. Saved me five bucks. In a way I guess I was more interested in hearing whether the new samples were working or not. Seems like that part is getting squared away. Still kind of learning my way around the taxi forums so I don't know whether I should respond here or in a direct message, but to stevebarden:The samples are East/West Platinum with the new Play library. They are the first library I've owned that actually seem to feel real. Although you have to really f^%* with them to make that happen. Still working on getting my head around all that. And they are crippling my system, which makes perfecting these scores a total pain in the ass. In fact, I'd like to start a thread just on orchestrating with sample libraries. I'm somewhat new to that I could learn a lot from those out there already familiar with these things. What forum would be appropriate for posting something like that?

[crystallions]

Hi Bryan,Awesome composition! I think you did a great job making it sound realistic. I agree - I would love a thread discussing how to make sample libraries sound realistic and tricks of the trade so to speak. That would be awesome. I am not sure where it would go though... "Technology, Recording and Production" maybe?~ Lydia

[mazz]

As Lydia said, the Tech section would be the perfect place. I have a lot to say about this subject. And I'm interested to hear what you and others have to say.Mazz