This week I watched Spiderman Homecoming with the family. A very enjoyable movie with that typical action music in it. A lot of brass and full orchestra tutti passages. I guess everybody knows what I’m talking about. This sketch is inspired by that. I’m after a big, let’s say a huge orchestral sound. Don’t forget […]
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How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #16 | Composer Music Toolkit
Last week I did an orchestral sketch in the scale of E minor. This week I’m going to do the exact same thing. Not with a melody in mind, but with a bold and full orchestral sound. That’s the thing I’m after. So I’m going to write something for the woodwinds, the brass, the strings […]
How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #15 | Composer Music Toolkit
It’s been a while since my last orchestral sketch. So it’s time for a new one. One that I started with some basic chords written in the scale of E minor. I always find the translation of these piano chords to orchestral instruments mind-blowing. In this case to the strings. The sound of the strings […]
How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #14 | Composer Music Toolkit
Recently I saw a post on Facebook about the popularity of certain music. Someone asked: “Why do we love one composition more than another one?” I have always found these questions enormously interesting. Cause it’s related to our brain. And the way we programmed ourselves as humans. Don’t forget to hit that like button if […]
How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #13 | Composer Music Toolkit
A new orchestral sketch to start the new year with. a melancholic and sad one. I had it planned for the last week of 2020, but a Covid_19 infection changed everything. Gladly the misses and I only suffered mild symptoms and the kids had none. So we’re fine. And ready to go in 2021. Don’t […]