Yeah, some of the stuff they've done with the horns, harp, and upper winds is just fantastic!

I was the tmpanist in this & this was recorded in Dolby Atmos (Ten Times better than Dolby Digital) those microphones pick up the smallest noise like turning the page of your music to loud & in my case adjusting the note of the timpani using a creaky pedal. If you get yourself a Dolby Atmos sound bar then you won't regret it. As a professional musician i have played many versions of ALW's musicals (Phantom, Love Never Dies, Superstar etc) & this is the best suite arrangement i have ever played in) Andrew also did a suite for Sunset Boulevard & Evita recorded in the same sitting over 2 days. Here are the links for these & share this beautiful music. sunset Boulevarde .kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iplgjNFy3M3OpIk.html & Evita. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gs-KY7edv567l4E.html. Enjoy.

unlike the BBC

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Absolutely agree, first class job!!

schubert

Obrigada 🥰🥰🥰

@@SoSo-wo1hd Schubert ?, …in which place ? - [01:25-01:30] ?

Great pleasure, …thank you ! “classical music style” - [04:07-04:17] ! /but, what is this work ?/ nice ! - [06:40 - 06:55] , [07:23 - 07:40] Johann Strauss style - [08:20 - 09:40] Maurice Ravel „Bolero” (final) - [20:54 - 20:58]

감사합니다!

For real

You re not the only one ❤

Nah

He is not! This music was created by Pink Floyd - Echoes ;)

@@sophiasupernova8407 Uhm yes they both used the chromatic scale, but I would hardly say that this was composed by Pink Floyd...

@@ineedmorehobbies4853 Lloyd Weber stolen also phrases from Puccinis Opera ;)

@@ineedmorehobbies4853 Echoes of Pink Floyd was composed in the 1971 😉

And in celebration of the show’s 35th anniversary.

@@darthkurland Thanks i did not know that. Cheers!

I know! I’ve always loved when the French horn finishes music of the night 7:22 and the rest of the orchestra moves up the scale until they meet the French horn at the final chord!!! And in this rendition it was awesome!

I’ve been really into Phantom lately, for some reason. Watching this and hearing this is just magnificent. Thank you for this amazing post. 😎

It sounds like the horn is calling the other instruments to rise to this wonderful level.

"Sir" Lloyd Webber didn't create it, the orchestrator did. Webber just dotted a few notes down, and they did the rest.

@@praestant8 But what "Dots and Lines" they are. Great to hear a good orchestra playing for a change!

Is a shame they never mentioned him. I look around and found the name of the orchestrator: Andrew Cottee.

Strange thing, but whilst I love his “big” works, this album left me cold. I thought the lifeless orchestrations were the poorest I’ve heard for his larger scale pieces.

@@JonathanSao He must’ve used the original orchestrations by David Cullen and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber himself as the starting point.

By Stravinsky, do you mean the conclusion of “The Firebird?”

@@darthkurland Yes, very similar in orchestration, the triangle, the tremolo in the strings, the crescendo into the crash cymbal to punctuate the ending. Very effective.

Sure, for the Phantom film

I was the timpanist in this, This orchestra is probably around 70-80 musicians but a full symphonic orchestra which i played in the Phantom of the Opera live musical some years ago had about 120 musicians. Because all the instruments are mic'd up it sounds bigger than what you might think. If you ever get the chance to see any ALW show that has a full Symphonic Orchestra beg, borrow or steal to get a ticket, you will never forget it. These types of music sounds 10 times better if you have "Dolby Atmos". It sounds like your sitting in the middle of the orchestra with the sound coming above you, behind you on your left, on your right etc This is probably the best arrangement of a phantom Suite i have ever heard.

The secret for how so many great musicians gather to peform such great music is....$74.00 per hour.

@@helpstopanimalabuse8153 A Golden Key for Golden Tones...

@@helpstopanimalabuse8153 This comment, sir, wins the internet ;-)

Your welcome, i play this every day.

Love your comment

So true!! Phantom is my most absolute favorite! Music that can truly touch your heart and soul! I could listen to this all day!! ❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟👏👏👏🎵🎶🎵🎶

I am glad you know about the " Sir " in his name ; he was knighted by the Queen ! 🤩

I'm pretty sure there is a symphonic suite for Sweeney Todd... Edit: It's quite a bit shorter than this, but here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8uYq8-ins--imQ.html

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I am the same, harmonies confuse me, I can't hold a note to save myself. But in this clip I can sing like Michael Crawford, my imagination puts me there. For a music tragic like myself this is wonderful. PS. I share your frustrations in our lack of musical ability :)

And you just made me cry as I read your comment with Think of Me playing in the background. I lack musical abilities too but I am highly sensitive and this kind of music makes me feel safe.

I do not know who mixed it. But he or she sure did an amazing job! So crystal clear! I hope you check this recording with all of your subs too. This was done by Gregory K. Squires! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5plbNqdrtCznqc.html

I wish I knew. My guess would be Shawn Murphy.

It definitely should sound amazing, seeing how many microphones they have set up to capture everything. I can't even imagine what that is like to set up and run, not to mention the mixing.

Mixed by Such Sweet Thunder who are Kirsty Whalley and Peter Cobbin. They have mixed many famous film scores. They are also credited with having recorded it which is an amazing piece of work in itself.

Does anyone know why they are using home speakers in front of the conductor?

I was the timpanist in this there were close to 80 musicians but with everybody micd up it sounded more like a full symphonic orchestra which has usually at least 120 people. It was recorded over 2 days & Simon Lee really worked us hard. There was a young flutist (around 18) who was struggling with her part & was sacked & given her marching orders in front of the entire orchestra. I think Simon Lee could have handled that better. He is a real tough judge but he is a real hard ass although these musicians are the best of the best & are paid well & there should be a expectation that the musicians should deliver first class music. A hard, arduous 2 days but also enjoyable.

@@helpstopanimalabuse8153 Great to hear from an insider of the performance. Also, I hate it when the video director or editor does not recognize that when ever the timpanist is playing, he is the most visual instrumentalist in the orchestra.

@@1106gary You must be a mind reader, i was the Timpanist. The timpanis are the link between the brass & percussion. You need excellent tone hearing. If you hit one off note it's very obvious. it is a challenging instrument. Everybody was spaced out because of Covid. This was filmed at the Theatre Royal which ALW owns & had just spent 19 million dollars on a complete refurbishment. it looks stunning. The top section is very high & steep. There are 2 other similar pieces we recorded. Just search "Sunset Boulevarde Symphonic Suite" & Evita Symphonic Suite.

so true👍

SUBLIME

The symphony which I work for just bought this magnificent arrangement, and we’re playing it live this Saturday. Such a joy to play it

@@boinaeloms6876 I'm jealous. Want to sit in on practice....

If you want another thrilling organ experience, listen to Saint Saens' Organ Symphony. There are many recordings. Here is one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kL1zjdRkmKjWf6M.html

@@FrantasticFrantasy Thank-you Fran! I was just listening to this. Very nice with the organ. I have a piece entitled "The New 23rd" that was also recorded with organ. I hope you can listen to it on KZfaq. I play violin & trumpet. This song was recorded with the organ at Rye Presbyterian Church in Rye, N.Y.. Here is the link.... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5plbNqdrtCznqc.html

He didn't arrange it :)

@@joshuadshepherd do you have any information on who did? Every source I’ve seen has either not mentioned an arranger or implied it was him, so I just figured it must have been. He does a lot of his own. I still stand by my point! I think it’s true.

@@joshuadshepherd oh, I see here the arrangements were done by Andrew Cottee? I find it hard to believe Andrew LW didn’t have his hands in that pie as well, but Cottee has done a terrific job!

@@joshuadshepherd at the very least, a lot of the arrangements here lift quite heavily from Lloyd Webber and David Cullen’s original work!

Pass

In English please!

@@jerylloebner3376 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iplgjNFy3M3OpIk.html. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gs-KY7edv567l4E.html. Enjoy

I am sorry for your loss.

@@glennericksenmusic thank you dear human 💚