In classical music notation you see a bunch more cres. and dim. than you see in film score notation. Film score notation is almost purely hair pin dynamic changing. Can they be used interchangeably? Sure, sure they can but I think it is best to use them more cleverly. How I use hairpins and cres. and dim. I have …
The basses are one of the most ill-understood instruments of the orchestra; pigeonholed to pages of footballs and rests. Yet, their orchestral origin was nearly identical in intent to the cellos – as for most of the baroque and classical era they were doubling each others parts at the octave. Now consider that modern bassists have all played and studied …
In this series I’m going to start talking about orchestration – specifically for film-style recording sessions at a large scoring stage. Additionally, let’s consider that your are orchestrating someone else’s music and that they composed that music with samples in a sequencer. Dynamics and Balances A crucial part of your task as an orchestrator is to set dynamic levels. This …
