Wow!! The orchestration of his own piece was mind-blowing! Would love more of these videos, Mike! :D

I've been looking for information about this precise topic for SO LONG. I can't thank you enough for uploading this video! I already study from scores from years but this really cleared my mind about the "big picture" of it. Thanks, thanks, thanks!

Extremely valuable information! I really hope to see more content like this from you guys. Fantastic.

Nice work. Every film music student should watch this on their first day.

I've learned more from this channel on orchestration than in my college. Thank you for these amazingly high-quality materials!

I played your orchestration of "Beauty and the Beast" in a life-to-film concert last year and I really enjoyed it a lot! Great work and great lesson too! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video. So many jaw-dropping and game-changing pieces of info

Definitely want more of this. Absolutely fantastic.

I must say thank you for making this video. The information in it have such importance on composing even contemporary classical music.

For those that dont know who's voice it is. his name is Anthony Parnther, now one of the top conductors in Hollywood.

I can't thank you enough for sharing this wonderful work. Great.

Welcome back, CineSamples. Finally started uploading videos again. You have a lot to keep up with Spitfire.

Watching this while preparing some notation for string overdubs- this vid was awesome!

That was extremely good. Now I'm completely inspired to go pull out all of my favorite scores to study. Thanks, Anthony.

16:09 - 16:27 is magic!! Really great writing!

Encore! Looking forward to more in the series!

What a superb video. This is gold!

My god what an amazingly informative video, learned so much!

This video is pure gold

This was super intriguing, even though I have minimal knowledge in orchestration

incredible explanation with an excellent voice

Great, informative and inspiring video! :-) Please, upload some similar tips. It's great that you combine composition and orchestration with conducting, playing live and recording situations.

This was a hidden gem! I am glad I stumbled upon this video. To the point and clear!! Thank you for your service. And I loved the sample of your piece, what is the name of that track ? It reminded me of my favorite Gershwin moments

Brilliant... Thank you Cinesamples!

Great vid and what a fantastic narrator! :)

Why is no one talking about this goosebumping voice?))

Much gratitude for this video... Cheers, Max T.

Excellent video. Confirms many of my own observations in score study. IMSLP is a godsend for those of you who don't know about it. One thing that always strikes me as odd when listening to different versions of the same piece is the panning of the brass. Each brass section is sometimes in a wildly different location on the stage (or in the mix). Anyone have any insight into that? Is it dependent on the venue/soundstage/orchestra/conductor's preference ... all of the above?

This is gold. Thank you!

Wow! Thanks for this Mike.

Wonderful video! An other very good resource Michael! What's the name of your piece? Its "hollywood sound" is fantastic! Can I find it on Spotify /KZfaq?

Excellent vid. Thanks.

Fantastic video!

SUPER! Thank you Michael:-)

Brilliant. Thank you!

This stuff is gold!

Another Great video Mike ! As a jazz pianist/NHL organist and composer myself, I find your insight especially valuable, because it is cinematic-scoring oriented. How to achieve "that" specific sound. I like the selections you choose, especially originating from somehow neglected Italian opera scores. But that's exactly what early Hollywood masters studied themselves ! Opera scores for balance and color. I use tons of sample libraries, (including almost all CineSamples products) for my orchestral mockups. I'm looking forward to perhaps expanding your orchestral insight into scoring a particular piece with sample libraries, and pointing out what they CAN do, and what is somehow hard to achieve without live players. I'm tempted to devote time and energy (after my NHL season is over) to record entire score, either by Lili Boulanger or Ravel, all with sample libraries. I'll keep you posted...

STUDY METHODS 1) General Score Study (with comparative listening) 1:28 2) Piano Reduction Study 11:29 3) Piano Expansion Comparison Study 13:59 4) Presentation Study 17:05 5) Live Study - 23:12

7:30 sometimes you want that rough coordination. If you wrote it like they end up playing it, that would be insane. I think I like that effect in the right place.

Top information!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Nice! Thank you.

Excellent!

I think the subject of score study is vastly underappreciated. Too often many people say "Judt score study". I mean sure I can read the music but don't get any knowledge out of it.

EXCELENT!

Expanding on my earlier comment : which other classical scores would you suggest to study for achieving that “cinematic style and approach” ? In addition of course to the “obvious ones” that everyone already knows: The Planets, Pictures at an Exhibition, The Nutcracker etc. The thing is : “action music” style has been pretty much well covered in countless mockups, sample libraries analysis all over the internet. I like the “other styles” you suggested in your great video : romantic, melancholic and most of all, perhaps the hardest : the comedy. Yes ! The comedy. Which classical scores are good, valuable sources for that “instant memory recall” if one’s faced with comedy scoring assignment ? Pizzicatos, glisses, quirky melodies- but not necessarily “Mickey-Mousing” sounds and licks...

What a insightful video!!!! Thanks so much!!!!! One question, at 16:09, what are the strings and horns libraries used in the recording?? Are they from cinesamples?? They sound really good together.

Does anybody know of a full version of 16:08? Or anything like it? I'm in love with rising string section

How would we know which pieces to listen to for which techniques if we haven't learn the basics/fundamentals? Are there any resources for this? :)

Is this really free? Damn, this Is gold

Some segments in the video are stamped not adjacent to each other

Anyone else come here from Spitfire's orchestration lessons? 😆

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Nice video, but again I always feel like all these videos on youtube give people the illusion/hope they will actually learn something in a few minutes they can then use to write like a classically trained musician. It is absolutely false. Writing and orchestrating like a John Williams for example takes decades to master. At the bare minimum, if you already read music fluently, you will need to dedicate at least 5 years of your life to harmony and four-part writing which is the basis of classical composition, and then give another 5 years to orchestration. And that is if your gifted... Mind you I am not saying you cannot screw around with all the awesome sound libraries now available and make cool music. You might even make it big in the industry, after all Hans Zimmer knows very little about music and has made with his team great soundtracks and millions of dollars. But again if we are talking about J.Williams level composers, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, John Barry, Sergio Leon, all this guys were classically trained for many years before being able to write anything worthwhile.

I've liked the video itself, but I must register my strong protest against "to classical score study" as a verb! Why not entitle the video "How to study classical scores from the perspective of a film composer"?