Comments for Robin Hoffmann

Comment on Tutorial: Orchestral Off-beats, Groove and Odd Meters by Robin

Robin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:31:23 +0000

Thanks Matt,

I really appreciate that!
All the best
Robin

Comment on Tutorial: Orchestral Off-beats, Groove and Odd Meters by Matt Rafter

Matt Rafter — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:29:36 +0000

What a brilliant tutorial. Your expertise is is expressed with exceptional clarity; in particular I liked your “real” orchestra considerations.

Thank you Robin!

Comment on Tutorial: Orchestral Off-beats, Groove and Odd Meters by Mick Ward

Mick Ward — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:28:18 +0000

Thanks Robin for taking the time to share your knowledge. Much appreciated.

Comment on Making of “The Last Survivor” – Part I by Robin

Robin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:03:49 +0000

Thanks everybody! Glad you like it!

DW Rivers, sorry for the late reply, but here are the answers to your questions:

For this piece I just thought about what kind of parts I wanted to have in there, so I didn’t really come up with a storyline to compose along.
I worked straight into Sibelius due to time pressure but I sketched a few things out on the piano keeping them in my mind rather than writing a condensed score.
I usually only work in Sibelius, not doing any mockups at all (besides the bad audio output Sibelius gives me). If I need a mock-up, I hand the Sibelius file over to an assistant.
I hope this answers your questions.

All the best, Robin

Comment on Making of “The Last Survivor” – Part I by Ovaltine Jenkins

Ovaltine Jenkins — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:49:05 +0000

Thanks for the tutorial! Fascinating to see your thinking at every step.

Comment on Game Developer Award by Robin

Robin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:48:32 +0000

Hey Kai, not that I know of, haven’t heard the final result either.

All the best
Robin

Comment on Game Developer Award by Kai

Kai — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:27:43 +0000

Is those 5 minutes suite available elsewhere?

Comment on 4 New Tracks from “Dällebach Kari” – The Musical by Kai

Kai — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:11:36 +0000

Top notch in every sense. Thanks for sharing, Robin.

Comment on Making of “The Last Survivor” – Part I by DW Rivers

DW Rivers — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:47:39 +0000

Hi Robin,

This is great work! I was wondering how you started the piece, and what your method of composition is. Did you imagine a storyline, and condense it into ‘suite’ form, and when you begin to work, do you sketch things out on a piano or just delve right in there. Last question, do you work from scratch in a sequencer, mocking up as you go and playing with orchestrations, or do you write it down first and play later?

Comment on Tutorial: The Orchestra by Hannes

Hannes — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:12:22 +0000

Great little tutorial! Robin, it is so refreshing to see how you care about orchestra musicians and you can be sure that they will care about you and your music.