Alternative String Seating

Dec 5, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical

Alternative String Seating The standard orchestral seating for string instruments from the conductor’s point of view would be from left to right: Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Celli and Basses behind the Celli on the far right. This seating has established as...

Overdubbing Small Line-Ups

Oct 24, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical

Overdubbing Small Line-Ups Overdubbing the same instruments to create a bigger and more epic sound only works to a certain extent. While it is possible to overdub a quite large string section to give it a little bit more substance and power against the...

Mood Killers in Scoring Sessions

Oct 11, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration

Mood Killers in Scoring Sessions An orchestra is not only an ensemble of different instruments but also a group of human beings. Psychological factors can influence the performance quite heavily, not only whether it is a rainy day or things like that but also by the...

Safety Takes

Jul 25, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical

Safety Takes Whenever you record live instruments, no matter if it is just a soloist or a whole orchestra, always go for “safety takes” if time allows. Those are takes that you do after the point where you are happy with a take. It can and will happen that you don’t...