Orchestral Adventure Music | Running Free | Track Breakdown

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Libraries used:
Cinematic Studio Series (Strings, Brass, Woodwinds)
Metropolis ARK 1 & 2
East West Hollywood Percussion
East West Ra
East West Hollywood Choirs
8DIO Century Harps
8DIO Insolidus Choir
Performance Samples Oceania
Medieval Era II
Heavyocity Damage 2

00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Opening Plucks
01:33 - Constructing the opening rhythm - 3 layers
03:12 - Ramping up the intensity of the opening rhythm
04:02 - Opening melodic material
04:41 - Main melody - Horns and Irish whistle
05:25 - Rounding up the introduction
06:23 - Transition to the lyrical section
07:43 - Strings in the lyrical section
08:05 - Overlapping violas and cellos
09:12 - Flutes and Oboes doubling the strings
10:25 - Accompaniment in the lyrical section
12:43 - Brass melody in the chorus
13:16 - Bass notes and lack of harmonic progression
14:14 - Ostinato in the chorus
15:17 - Subtle extra layer
16:13 - Thomas Bergersen's secret layer
16:58 - Flute melodies in the flourishing section
17:26 - Developing the rhythmic engine
19:59 - Development in the second part of the flourishing section
21:08 - Adding lower octave to quick low notes
21:59 - Woodwind runs
22:31 - Chorus pt. 2 - Bigger!
23:32 - Changing up for the ending
24:31 - The last chord
24:51 - Some notes on mixing
26:29 - Outro

[tomponist]

Thanks for watching! Let me know in the comments if I've missed anything, and I'll do my best to answer any other questions you might have!

P.s. My apologies for the weird light from behind me - I forgot to close my studio door 🙃

[Nikx-youtube]

Cant wait to have a look once I get home from work

[avinashkhandre]

those Violins 2 shorts instantly reminded me of High C's by Thomas Bergersen, sounds really amazing!

[therealrosswhite]

Brilliant breakdown my friend, I absolutely love it 🙏🙏
Ross

[crenoxmarvin]

Thank you for really trying to put everything we wrote in the comments into the video! Excellent overview and commentary.

[YuriyPanivan]

Thank you for the video. See you in the next one)

[jenssieckmann]

So much to get out of this. Thanks Tom. I won't mind if you provide paid structured online courses like on Evenant or Master the Score. You should consider this. But first I think I have to check out your Patreon.

[MT]

As usual a brillant track complemented by a very educational video !

[javierandresayala]

Yes! Amazing description and composition, i really liked the 4 voice counterpoint, the lyrical section and the amazing sound of the horns, if my ears are correct, the horns are from metropolis ark 1 ? great content as always, have a great weekend!

[kdh]

Beautiful piece! Thanks for the breakdown!

[pawekornatowski]

Dude, you are amazing! I love your videos :D

[MaxxMcGeeImpactStudios]

That was very informative and inspiring! Great work with the video.

[PeterTMusic]

I think you’re well on your way to making some awesome original epic music! Sounds amazing and your composition is super dense!

[Muzisoccer]

Thank you so much for making this video on this beautiful track ! i've just watched it for the first time but I will watch it again to go into details ! 😉

I thought cinematic studio series company as created their librairies (CSB, CSS, CSW) to be ready to play without affect the level of instruments one to another or the level of the libraries one to another. In your mixer, you seems to be tweaking this. Is it because your effects (Eq, compression...) are affecting the levels or because we do have to tweak the levels knobs individualy to blend well the cinematic studio series instruments and libraries ?

[RunarLundvall]

Really impressive stuff! I'm amazed from all those small counter-voices especially in woods and melodic percs - it adds a great layer of realism and depth to the piece. Also great work on keeping the structure tight!

[MaxxMcGeeImpactStudios]

So the Seagull Merlin seems similar to a mountain dulcimer! (I own one) Love that sound with the Lute so much!

[javierestevez]

Great video !! can u sugest some chord progressions for adventure

[enterthetainment]

Oh ye we do hear the irish flute and that is what separate the good from the great, devil's in the details

[rasarummusic]

Hello from Russia! Очень сильно!! No war✊

[jenssieckmann]

One minor complaint: Your voice is too quiet compared to the music.