A small note from an actual instrumentalist: choose the scales based on how we actually play and learn our fundamentals and not by whether it’s symmetrical on a keyboard. ‘Octatonic scale’ is a diminished scale and we do work on those but for gawdsake, unless it’s strictly necessary harmonically, use chromatic or the basic diatonic scale the piece is in. It does not enrich my life to have to flare my tendinitis over a twee scale decided by computer and not by understanding of how instrumentalists function. We are humans not robots. Make fast things predictable because most of the time we have one rehearsal at best to nail these things. I will add that the orchestration suggestions here are spot on. Thank you for listening to my TEDTalk!
I was thinking the same thing. Octatonics are much easier on strings (w open strings helping) but these runs of symmetrical half-whole at this tempo is hard on keyed wind instruments.
@@gkgyver Dude. It’s not hard to play per se, but all instruments require practice to get to a professional level. That being said, there are things that are idiomatic to each instrument in an orchestra and a professional composer will learn what these things are for each instrument. In my opinion they ought to go further than that and learn what it’s like to actually play in an orchestra and read music in this kind of ensemble. This is what made the greats great. Modernly, John Williams knows how to make each instrument sound it’s best and his shit is HAAAARD but never, ever ridiculously out of idiom for the instruments.
Bassoonist here- velocity wise that's no problem at all. 7:08 The bassoon is a much more versatile instrument than you would expect. Very often people are not daring enough with using the bassoon resulting in boring to play parts. Anyway- great content!
The descending runs are very reminiscent of what Carl Stalling did in Warner Brothers cartoon scores. It gave me pause to smile at how this technique evokes the speed of a chase. Great video! Thanks!!
@@rmhmusic3621... no I didn't, but I heard a lot of his compositions daily and also got CD 'The Carl Stalling Project' as well as the second one... just like watching the cartoons. It shows you just HOW IMPORTANT the music track was in the early WB cartoons!!
Super helpful to have it broken out like this! I absolutely love that last example. It took me right back to watching the old Warner Bros cartoons as a kid. One thing that many of your viewers may not be aware of is that you can’t just write octatonic for harp willy-nilly. They’re limited to seven pitch classes per octave. You can write it for two harps, omit one of the notes, or live with a virtual harp sound.
This is really useful! I've only ever written melodies, harmony, and basic accompaniment (chords and arpeggios lol), but I've been branching out more recently and this is exactly the sort of info that helps me incorporate more complexity into my music. Excellent video! You've earned my sub 😊
6:04 I recognize this sound from some parts of the soundtrack of Monsters Inc, one of my favorite soundtracks. It’s amazing to learn how compositional techniques are similar between different composers, yet with each composer’s own style.
I've always wanted to learn to do runs like this. I've always just used patches in my VSTS, but this video was really helpful in explaining how to actually DO them. You did a great job explaining and I can't wait to go and try it myself.
a good one is the kontakt library: tokyo scoring strings. and keyscape for piano. for me, tokyo scoring strings has some latency issues which make it hard but that might just my being a noob
@@tpl6963 Well, latency isn't really a problem, but more of a little inconvenience. Even if you can't adjust latency knob within the library, you can shift the notes in piano roll. Thank you for advice, I'll look into it
I can't believe how interesting this video was considering I do music that has absolutely nothing to do with this kinda stuff. Thanks for putting it together. That was a well spent 15min.
Do you want to know what really baffles me ?that I’ve only seen two of your videos, and I already want to subscribe to your premium. I have never even considered this with anyone else. But I’ll pay the price for what you’re teaching. Somehow Grasps my mind perfectly.
Hi Zache, excellent instructions. Your attention to detail is amazing. I have playing around with this idea lately and had no success. I look forward to returning home later tonight to get in front of my Studio Pc and trying these steps out. You mention a Patreon page? What kind of content do you offer your members? Ideas and instructions like this would worth some money to me.
Hello Zach, this is a helpful video about runs. thank you! I really would like to know how to do the pun flute runs..which is common in modern adventure orchestra. Could you make a video about that? Because i still struggle with this technique.
Superb video. Your channel is getting better and better. What I like especially is its applicability. Precise tips to enhance compositions /orchestrations in/for a very specific case.
Hollywoodwinds, cinestring runs, action strings, cinestring harp. I'm super lazy, lol. Although they take some noodling to get right too. But, there it is.
such a great video!! I've always wanted to have learn this and add it to my productions... never thought I'd be happy to say this, but... "THANKS ZACH FOR GIVING ME THE RUNS!" 😂
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A small note from an actual instrumentalist: choose the scales based on how we actually play and learn our fundamentals and not by whether it’s symmetrical on a keyboard. ‘Octatonic scale’ is a diminished scale and we do work on those but for gawdsake, unless it’s strictly necessary harmonically, use chromatic or the basic diatonic scale the piece is in. It does not enrich my life to have to flare my tendinitis over a twee scale decided by computer and not by understanding of how instrumentalists function. We are humans not robots. Make fast things predictable because most of the time we have one rehearsal at best to nail these things. I will add that the orchestration suggestions here are spot on. Thank you for listening to my TEDTalk!
I was thinking the same thing. Octatonics are much easier on strings (w open strings helping) but these runs of symmetrical half-whole at this tempo is hard on keyed wind instruments.
Hey hey... We compose, you play. Shuuuuush. The true goal is nothing more than to make your fingers cry.
@@Musicisair715 It does seem that way a lot of the time!
So, basically you learned a hard to play instrument and complain about it.
@@gkgyver Dude. It’s not hard to play per se, but all instruments require practice to get to a professional level. That being said, there are things that are idiomatic to each instrument in an orchestra and a professional composer will learn what these things are for each instrument. In my opinion they ought to go further than that and learn what it’s like to actually play in an orchestra and read music in this kind of ensemble. This is what made the greats great.
Modernly, John Williams knows how to make each instrument sound it’s best and his shit is HAAAARD but never, ever ridiculously out of idiom for the instruments.
THIS IS A BLOODY MASTERCLASS!!!
I've spent 2 hours on this video alone, pausing, trying, replaying. Thank you!
Bassoonist here- velocity wise that's no problem at all. 7:08 The bassoon is a much more versatile instrument than you would expect. Very often people are not daring enough with using the bassoon resulting in boring to play parts.
Anyway- great content!
Great to know, thanks for sharing!
The descending runs are very reminiscent of what Carl Stalling did in Warner Brothers cartoon scores. It gave me pause to smile at how this technique evokes the speed of a chase. Great video! Thanks!!
Carl Stalling? Wow. Did you know him, Jim? When I was a kid (6yrs) I took violin lessons with his wife. I think her name was Gladys?
@@rmhmusic3621... no I didn't, but I heard a lot of his compositions daily and also got CD 'The Carl Stalling Project' as well as the second one... just like watching the cartoons. It shows you just HOW IMPORTANT the music track was in the early WB cartoons!!
or the interminably annoying employment of the same by "composers" like danny elfman
The first example with the run going downwards, I had to listen to that 100 times. It was beautifully done.
Super helpful to have it broken out like this! I absolutely love that last example. It took me right back to watching the old Warner Bros cartoons as a kid.
One thing that many of your viewers may not be aware of is that you can’t just write octatonic for harp willy-nilly. They’re limited to seven pitch classes per octave. You can write it for two harps, omit one of the notes, or live with a virtual harp sound.
absolutely love the orchestration in every one of these examples, great job
6:03 reminds me of the matrix score called navras juno reactor
Dude thank you so much this is exactly what I've been needing to make fuller sounding cinematic scores
This is really useful! I've only ever written melodies, harmony, and basic accompaniment (chords and arpeggios lol), but I've been branching out more recently and this is exactly the sort of info that helps me incorporate more complexity into my music. Excellent video! You've earned my sub 😊
Thanks Emily!
Awesome video. As someone who is still learning the subtle nuances of orchestral scoring this was an awesome learning experience.
Stuff like this are so valuable. It can bring so much energy to your piece and also function as a link between modes or keys or sections. Great work!
You‘re golden Zach!
6:04 I recognize this sound from some parts of the soundtrack of Monsters Inc, one of my favorite soundtracks. It’s amazing to learn how compositional techniques are similar between different composers, yet with each composer’s own style.
I've struggled to find a good runs video forever, and then this video just shows up in my sidebar. This is everything I needed. Thank you!
So glad to hear it!!
I've always wanted to learn to do runs like this. I've always just used patches in my VSTS, but this video was really helpful in explaining how to actually DO them. You did a great job explaining and I can't wait to go and try it myself.
One of the best orchestration videos I’ve ever watched
Great video! I have a bachelor's in composition and I wish the professors at my university were this clear and succinct.
I had the sparkle, chord, and melody but I needed some woodwind flourish and had no idea where to start, this helps so much!
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful orchestration on that last piece.
Great tips here, thanks for the video!
really impressed and very useful thank you!
That's awesome! What sample libraries do you use for your orchestrations?
a good one is the kontakt library: tokyo scoring strings. and keyscape for piano. for me, tokyo scoring strings has some latency issues which make it hard but that might just my being a noob
@@tpl6963 Well, latency isn't really a problem, but more of a little inconvenience. Even if you can't adjust latency knob within the library, you can shift the notes in piano roll. Thank you for advice, I'll look into it
This is so wild! Great job!!!
No idea how I ended up watching this video, but it is awesome - thanks so much for this content!
This is brilliant!
Okay John Williams!! YOU ROCK
Awesome video. Thanks!
I can't believe how interesting this video was considering I do music that has absolutely nothing to do with this kinda stuff.
Thanks for putting it together. That was a well spent 15min.
Do you want to know what really baffles me ?that I’ve only seen two of your videos, and I already want to subscribe to your premium. I have never even considered this with anyone else. But I’ll pay the price for what you’re teaching. Somehow Grasps my mind perfectly.
That's super kind, thanks so much!! 🙂
3:04 Very lovely run with the cymbal.
👍🏻 полезно. По партитурам бывает долго искать
One of the most precise videos about runs. Thank you for this!
Man this video is brilliant. THanks a ton Zach!
love boat theme (ascending ) , You're The First, The Last, My Everything (descending)- both into first verse.
Excellent video! I could watch another hour of runs haha
New here!!! This makes so much sense the way you explain it!!!
This is a PHENOMENAL tutorial using the Octotonic Scale, thank you!!
I was going to write that octatonic scale gliss is impossible to play on a harp, but then I've noticed that you've omitted the Db 😁
Yes, but he didn’t mention it. Maybe a primer on how instruments actually function would be a useful series for him to do!
@@wildflute I would love that! I struggle to compose for instruments in a believable manner.
This was really cool….. and so much over my head😂🎉
Hi Zache, excellent instructions. Your attention to detail is amazing. I have playing around with this idea lately and had no success. I look forward to returning home later tonight to get in front of my Studio Pc and trying these steps out. You mention a Patreon page? What kind of content do you offer your members? Ideas and instructions like this would worth some money to me.
This is a brilliant insight Zach, these sound so good. Thank you.
Thanks Zach for the video. I was actually working on orchestral runs with my teacher when I found your video. Great examples!
Hello Zach,
this is a helpful video about runs. thank you! I really would like to know how to do the pun flute runs..which is common in modern adventure orchestra. Could you make a video about that? Because i still struggle with this technique.
first time seeing ur content.... new subscriber. love it
The video I needed to see. Love the presentation. :D
This is a great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I only use 2 techniques but didnt know its many as this. I learned a lot
This is insanely good! Thanks so much! Instant sub!
Very Informative
Thank You
Thanks Zach! Do you have a larger course with more stuff like this?
Thank Q Bellow! I'm working on something big that'll encompass this and more later this year, so stay tuned!
Your content is so good, Zach! Thanks for sharing these techniques.
Very interesting and very helpful. Thanks!
Never been able to do runs but this has helped so much, Thankyou!!!
Fantastic video, examples, and discussion - thank you! :)
Loved that video!! Very helpful thank you!
Awesome, thanks!
Great tutorial as always! Thank you for this great tutorial! 👍
This is really helpful. Thanks!
I love your channel already and I only just found it. Great video!
Which articulations are you using for the string runs?
Brilliantly! Every new lesson inspires me!
This is so good, I wanna like it twice.
Don't do that!
Fantastic content. Pure practical stuff, no rambling. Thank you!
Your stuff is GOLD Zach. Thank you soooo much for this lesson!
Thank you Zach your videos are really helpful.
Thanks for giving solution to the struggle I was having yesterday ❤️
Amazing tutorial! Thanks so much for creating this.
Opened up a new avenue for me, thanks man.
Awesome thank you for sharing.
Superb video. Your channel is getting better and better. What I like especially is its applicability. Precise tips to enhance compositions /orchestrations in/for a very specific case.
Thank you Jens!!
This video was really helpful. Thank you for creating it. This will help me improve my abilities.
great tutorial - thanks
Very instructive, thank you ! for the next : Compose Good Percussions (How, when and why did you use timpani, tubular bells...)
Amazing video, thank you VERY much!
Unique, complex sound. Good skill
Hollywoodwinds, cinestring runs, action strings, cinestring harp. I'm super lazy, lol. Although they take some noodling to get right too. But, there it is.
I am impressed by your ability to teach. You are really good.
Love this, thank you for sharing!
Great tips, thank you!
Very instructive. Lovely harmonic content. Cool
Great stuff, and the overall presentation was so good as well! Straight to the point, but with enough detail to get a lot of value out of this video
Thank you for your knowledge Zach
LOVE THIS CONTENT!
such a great video!! I've always wanted to have learn this and add it to my productions... never thought I'd be happy to say this, but... "THANKS ZACH FOR GIVING ME THE RUNS!" 😂
Interesting stuff, ZACH. Thank you!
That's amazing, thanks!
Good work loved the runs and the composition
Great video, thanks Zach!
Could you please specify which libraries you're using here? Especially the strings. Thanks!
Cinematic Studio everything!
@@ZachHeyde wonderful, I thought so!
Thanks, Zach! Super helpful.
This is really great, Zach!
Very nice examples. Thanks Zach !
Very cool
Thank you!
Amazing !
Thank you !!
The problem with runs in VSTs is that, usually, they sound fake and very artificial. These sound very good, which libraries are you using?
I have the same question..
Great lesson!
So good!!! So clear!!! ❤I'm wondering how much prep or post-production you put into it. It feels effortless! Thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks Franck! It's gotten faster over the years :)
truly awesome clip. Thanks!