How to Write Music for Orchestra [with the FREE BBC SO Discover]
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- A beginner's guide to writing your first piece of orchestral music using a wonderful free VST library. Composer Guy Michelmore shows you how to create a satisfying piece of orchestral music from scratch using a completely FREE orchestral library from Spitfire Audio, BBC SO Discover. He will talk you through a simple technique for visualizing, and then realizing an orchestral score and then show you how it works in practice. But things don't go entirely to plan! Watch out for the complete disaster.
Want an extended edition of the video tutorial, download the Cubase project file, midi or audio stems, a Logic and Cubase BBC SO Discover template, and a PDF guide to orchestral composition, then click here:
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0:00 Start
0:55. A Free orchestral sound library
2:26 Building a simple template
3:45 Simple approach to orchestral composition
4:45 The writing process
5:15 Sketch before you orchestrate
6;54 Melody and accompaniment
7:30 String section doing everything
8:20 Woodwind + Brass
11:25 Woodwind Dovetailing
13:34 French horns and trombones
15:10 Strings in octaves
15:40 Building emotion and answering voices
19:00 Disaster!!!
21:15 Instrumental combinations
24:05 Piano ostinato
28:10 Summary and Conclusion
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Want an extended edition of the video tutorial, download the Cubase project file, midi or audio stems, a Logic and Cubase BBC SO Discover template, and a PDF guide to orchestral composition, then click here:
thinkspaceeducation.com/signup/music-for-orchestra/
Hi , which LAB-Piano library do you use ?
thank you for the heads up on this plugin, i signed up and got it today. will try to check it out and start working on some old works with it! so glad i found this channel.
best video and teacher ever ,man i just started but i feel i will enjoy this video ,im an early student
the link doesnt work for signing up
I am a 70-year-old Japanese who recently started DTM.
I'm going to make a symphonic poem about Kyoto.
Right now, I'm making small pieces with Western-style tunes to learn DTM, but I'm fighting to make what I want to make while I'm alive.
Always thank you for your inspiration
best of luck
hope we can hear the result... ;-)
応援しますよー
Please let us know when that symphonic poem is done, we'd love to hear it!
@@MamaSymphonia orchestral rap?
As a self-taught composer, there's a great sense of satisfaction found in watching a vid like this and finding it's basically the way I'm been doing it all along lol.
Thanks for that.
Same here... I'm self taught and just tried my hand at orchestral cinematic music (you can check my channel for recent uploads)... halfway into this video and it's pretty much how I've been working/thinking the past week since giving it a go. I come from a metal/edm backgroud fwiw.
Agree but,,, I'm not sure I can call myself "self-taught" anymore as I've watched the big "Guy" since almost day 1 of this crazy journey, and I think of him as my unbeknownst mentor if that makes sense... I was producing mostly dance and hip hip for 20 years but Covid lockdown gave me a chance to explore a new world I'd always craved to see, with Guy and the BBC SO funnily enough. Upgraded to BBC CORE now and loving it!
Agreed
I want that fridge !
It's better than any Smart Fridge out in the market!!
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Their playing leaves me...cold
I feel like I am getting 4 years of musical education in only 30 minutes. You are a great teacher!
Definitely looks like orchestrastrion course within 5 minutes
I have the same feeling ! The teacher is a bit manic , but that’s just passion overflow , but the metronome pecks in my brain . But all in all marvelous !
Guy makes it look so simple. He’s quite a genius musician. So glad he’s so generous with his craft!
I normally watch videos and move on without commenting, but I'm so appreciative to Guy for not only doing this video (and others I'll be getting to), but allowing his personality to shine through as it brings levity to what can be "stuffy music" lectures. His passion, joy, everything makes watching this an enjoyable experience, and not only that, is inspiring.
Thank you, Guy!
As a woman about to slide into my golden years ( I'll be sixty in September ) I have recently set up my retirement recording studio based around the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol s61 and numerous other gear picked up over the years. Although I have played, performed and recorded music most of my life on a part time basis, I long to be able to finish work and just noodle around in my studio on a daily basis doing the thing I love the most. Creating !
Anyhow on to the point !
Guy your videos are an amazing source of inspiration and learning for me, your easy sense of explaining the do's and dont's of creating great orchestral music are very much appreciated and valued. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with us all, it does not go unnoticed.
That's great. I'm ten years younger and I do have a little studio set up already but I struggle to find the time. Like you, making music like this is my retirement dream. I hope you're having fun
Was excited when they announced this was now free with no wait :D I've been a BBCSO user since the original came out (before there were versions) and I'm so happy people all over the world finally have access to this amazing tool no matter what their situation. Kudos to Spitfire!
I've already decided for myself, whenever I'm able to buy any music libraries, it'll definitely be something Spitfire; probably their Epic Woodwinds/Brass or their new Choir for 29 dollarydoos.
@@lucadipaolo1997 Yep, their Originals series is a great place to start! Love, LOVE the Intimate Strings
Spitfire is awesome
This is such a great video.
In a short 32 minute section there is so much that is discussed. This is a video I need to save and just come back to from time to time because there are so many concepts and ideas all in one short bite
Agreed. I love the way Guy explains things too. No wasting time, just straight to the point with some fun. Orchestral music boggles my mind, so watering the idea of an entire orchestra was helpful.
These videos are exactly what we need. I love you playing around, Guy, but this is really really helpful. Explain the Whys and Hows.
Iv just come across your channel and youv no idea how pleased I am , 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️
One of the best ways to learn is having fun. Thanks for that spark you have to get us there. This time you made me laugh out loud with your random occurrences and also got many nuggets all along. Awesome!
Brilliant!! And this is coming from a 70 year old professional trumpet player with degrees from top universities and experience with major symphony orchestras. I cannot thank you enough Guy!!!!!!!
Only halfway through and this already is the most informative video I've seen on orchestral composition. Thank you very much!
I’m so happy to have found your channel, this is so helpful! You explain a lot of concepts I’ve been trying to learn for quite some time but I haven’t found many people who break everything down in an easy to understand way like this. (Also I love how creative and entertaining the way you put together your videos are, they’re so fun - have watched through a couple today and can’t wait to check out more of them.)
Thank you soooo much! I've been composing orchestral music for the past several years, and since I'm still young I haven't got much money to spend on expensive libraries. This library will hopefully make my songs more realistic and emotional. Thank you very much!
How incredibly generous of you to make these videos! And I found this video to be extremely useful. Thank you!
Just want to say how I love every video that you do! It's so uplifting and energetic. Every time I watch a video of yours, it always gets me motivated..... So thank you ☺️
Dude you are absolutely amazing to watch! I really appreciate your passion and your ability to laugh when you make a mistake. Some people try to put on a fake face when doing videos, but you, you just go for it! Thanks for this, and I am definitely subscribing and turning on notifications!
It's great to start out a Friday with a video from you again, Guy. Thanks so much. So many great tips in here. Hope all is well. Take care
This is by far the greatest tutorial you’ve made so far. I learned a lot Guy. Thank you
One of the most coherent videos I have ever seen you do. Wonderful. This was what I always hoped You Tube would be like. This one went to 11. Thank You.
Hi Guy! This was sooo helpful! I look forward to more videos whenever you feel so moved! Thanks for all you do. You have helped me so much!
Superb video. The ability to take a subject that can be so overwhelming and make it understandable is quite a rare gift.
Absolutely brilliant. The amount of just plain useful info in this video is rare indeed. Thank you.
This was one of my first Spitfire libraries, I found it inspirational and sonically super useful . The related graphics and tutorials educated me in relation to orchestral instrument placement in the stereo field . Sonically , it is still a superb compositional resource ,therefore a significant introduction to orchestral composition at zero cost.. What a gift as Guy demonstrates, What a community 🙏🏿🙏👏👏🎩
It was you who turned me onto Discover a couple of years ago. What a wonderfully useful writing and composition tool. I dont normally write orchestral music, but having a soundset like this at my disposal for composition of the type of material that I do write - absolutely invaluable. Seriously considering an upgrade to Core as I"m that happy with it.
Thanks Guy for all of your videos.Your enthusiasm is infectious. I even ended up using BBCSO Discover on my first studio recording.
You're an absolute legend for creating such a helpful guide like this! You've THROWN me onto my next stepping stone of writing orchestral music !
This guy is such a mood and a great teacher
Great video. I can't read music, but much of this is what I've been doing instinctively in my ventures into orchestral music (I've found my grasp of chords is extremely useful!). Really good to hear you explaining it all in such an accessible and humorous way. Thanks for the video!
Wow! So concise, easy to understand, and all in 30 minutes. Thank you SO much, Guy.
I've been writing rock and metal music mainly with guitar for about three decades with bands and on my own and I just hit a wall where I was thinking if my sources of inspiration had run dry. I've always loved strings and orchestras in popular music and of course many immortal movie scores have amazing compositions. I downloaded the BBC SO Discover and started to play around with it last night on my 25 key midikeyboard. Within an hour I had a lovely piece of music on my screen and I must say that the library truly sounds incredible. Now, what comes to Guy's way of teaching these fundamentals of a classical orchestra I think I haven't been this inspired in years! And many of those Guy's teachings can be applied on a piece of modern music too. I don't know how to read scores but Guy's way of opening different meanings and the ways of how arrangements work really keeps me wanting to learn more. And yeah, Guy seems like a super nice fellow so that doesn't hurt either.
Just getting started trying to compose little pieces and this tutorial is just phenomenal ❤. Like someone else commented, it feels like I just got years of teachings in minutes. Thank you!
I applaud you Sir!!! I can't honestly thank you enough for this... Lots of love from Croatia!
Nice to see you back Mr. Michelmore. I hope everything is good with you.
I absolutely love your videos. You bring it in such an easy to follow way married with a lot of fun. Thank you for sharing the love and knowledge with us all
You have helped me greatly in writing and composing strings. Thank you so much.
Years ago we had a copy of Rossini's Semiramide Overture and I always liked how the melody and instruments went back and forth to one another.and you could enjoy all the tone colors.
Hi Guy. I love BBCSO discovery. I put it in all my songs which are heavy metal but having orchestral accompaniments is awesome. You're the best, Guy.
You are amazing, thank you for this uplifting and high-quality content. Not just super useful and easy to understand but also very fun. Love your videos
I loved your spontaneity and authenticity in how you explain things and how you talk in general! I also found it funny how you made comments on your own decisions, actions and explanations 🤣 I liked the "short seminar" type of the video instead of a quick step-by-step guide that promises quick and easy results like most videos out there... This video is a gem, thank you! Learned a lot! Cheers!
lol. Thanks... you are such a joy to watch and listen to. Infectious joy and education!
i feel so motivated after watching this. THANK YOU ❤
This was an absolute joy to watch. It's a brilliant, brilliant explanation of composition and your counterpoint meltdown was super funny and charming. 😆
You are an incredible teacher!! Your super high energy, sense of humor, and kindness brings this often intimidating skill available to people who are self taught like us. Thank you so much for your incredible gift to the world!
Brilliant thank you so much Guy, I have only just decided this weekend to start my first attempt at an orchestral piece and BOOM! along comes the master, thank you so much for giving so much inspiration x Your work is done, love it
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching the video and am learning quite a bit on composing.
I love this teacher. His humorous approach to teaching makes it even more interesting to learn ❤❤❤
Only 4 minutes in, and I had to stop to say how much this made me happy! Thank you, sir! You are the man.
Absolutely wonderful.
Always a pleasure to watch you work.
wow - love light and rains of gratitude!!!
This is so generous of you, thank you very much! I'm looking forward to putting this gift to work in my humble little converted-bedroom studio. So exciting! Thanks again!
What a great video! I’ve not composed anything since high school and this has given me a taste for it.
Thank you ☺️
Thanks Guy! You're the best, sir.
This video was a refreshing reminder of your genius. I'm deeply grateful for your service🙏☀
Your energy is amazing. And this video is very helpful. Thank you.
fouund your channel a few years back by accident when I was trying to get better at music production and composing for tv/film and for my own metal music and have to say I love all the little bits of tips and information you have given since I found your channel
Love this sort of explanation. Marvelous viewing. Thank you.
Many thanks, you're able to explain things with a bit of humor that makes them more easy to understand, instead of a boring lesson "I speak, you learn"
I'm *NOT* a Musician but I Live for Music and I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos *BUT* you've stated this video is for all Musicians as if it's an Exclusive Club and you've put the whole Genre in a Box. I'm guessing there will be a few music TINKERERS watching but creating my own music has ALWAYS been a dream but I'm not there ... yet. I'll watch it via my VPN then I won't be spotted as a Gate Crasher ! ✌️ Have a blessed weekend Guy and thanks for the tutorials
Such a great video. The hymns from services around UK for the late Queen have suddenly reminded me of this love for classical, and hope I will be able to come up with something for the ones that really inspired me
I used that exact 1st melody statement in college! Your treatment is soooo much better. Looking forward to watching more.
Thank you again for all you do! Brilliant as always- smiling and inspired.
Thanks as ever for making an educational video so damned enjoyable! Leaving in your "blue-screen tribulations" was a stroke of genius
Jeez, that was a fricking great video. It didn't even feel like half an hour. Thanks a lot!
I love your videos so much, sir! Thank you very much
Man... I remember when I got BBSCO Discover when I first started producing music. I was so bad at it XD
It's nice to see you teach people how to make good music with this!
This is a superb video. I learned so much.
What a fountain of knowledge. Learned a lot. Thanks!!!
Guy, you are such a darling.
I have been around music most of my life, but during quarantine I just got back into it and decided over the next 2 years to go for it professionally.
I'm 52 and scored my first short film last weekend.
I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you for providing really good Information and some laughs. I am now beginning to be able to make the music I've always heard in my head.
You are precious and appreciated. 💙💙💙
Could you share it with us?
Dan...from Michigan here. Absolutely LOVE this Guy's teaching style.
17:40 had me dying! 😂😭 this video so far has been soooo informative and authentic! this is coming from someone who’s only recently decided to delve their musicianship into composition, your teaching and especially energy + charisma are such a charm. thank you for making this video, it makes me really excited to venture into this new medium :) ❤
Great tutorial, thanks!!! As a beginner, this is a big help showing me how to get started with even the simplest melody line and working logically thru the sections!!
Loved the tutorial, simply explained! 😸👍☺. Guy! you did an amazing job!
Great video, thanks. I'm sure I'll watch this again and again as there are so many great tips.
simply brilliant video, well worth every sec of it...
Thank you for a very useful tutorial!
Crying out for a lyric: "Do not forsake oh my darling. . ." 😇 seriously, thank you for a marvellous summary of writing orchestral music.
thinking same
I've been writing for orchestra since 1998 when I got my hands on a score writing program called Encore at my school. I've never been professionally trained and I didn't even take music class at school because of the fact that I don't sight read music and so I thought I wasn't good enough. Oh how I wish I had taken music. Anyway, when I first read the title of this video "How to write music for orchestra", my first thought was, "write however you want. There are no rules." Awesome video though, as always. Love your channel and I regularly come here because you've taught me so much in regards to fine tuning my orchestration skills. You have a very thorough yet enjoyable way of teaching.
I remember Encore! Try Dorico its a revelation
Thank you sir.. you are a good teacher and musician..
This was so educational and equally entertaining. Thanks Guy
This lesson is exactly what I expected it to be, thank you so much!
Its things like these that make the world a better place. Thank you thank you thank you!
Hello Guy, I just wanted to say a huge thank you - your channel, as well as Spitfire's BBCSO were the two main reasons I started my journey in composing in 2020. Today, I compose production music and working on a video game soundtrack (both as a side job). Your encouraging, simple, funny yet deep videos (like this one) gave me a lot of hope and enthusiasm. So once again - thank you! And yes, please do that video about ostinati!
This is so useful! Thank you for making this video!
Guy you finally outdid yourself w this penultimate tutorial . Superior!
I had the idea of treating my eurorack modular as an orchestra and this has just helped me immensely with how to approach composition. Thank you so much Guy for this awesome contribution for us dabblers who are not formally trained in music.
Thank you for the lesson and the most positive emotions of the day!😄
thank you very much, this video helped me a lot to start composing
VERY useful video, thanks!
Brilliant lesson
Fantastic video many thanks!
Very nice video tutorial! Thanks for this! I started using this Free BBC SO Discover about 1 month ago and tried to make a 1st movie score of a Bridgerton scene with this plugin for Spitfire Audio. I never studied music and can not read any music, but like to hear, listen and search for the right chords. Now that i tried to do this movie score competition i fell in love with classical instruments and symphonic orchestras. Keep up the great work and time you are spending to make this fantistic tutorials. Alain
I salute your potential and spreading wisdom.
IMMEDIATELY caught my attention and trust with that attitude! Thank you so much, you are brilliant
Thanks Guy, a really helpful and informative video. I've been dabbling with discover for a while and it is quite overwhelming where to start (being from a band!!!). The functions of the different sections etc. Can't wait to get stuck back in.
Thank you! You are amazing!! ❤️💕
Ahhhh lovely, thank you Guy on UA-cam :) Subscribing here has paid off and I learn new things everytime ! /Orm in Norway
Amazing video, thanks!