I wanted to get back into doing more orchestral oriented pieces recently so I did a few tracks while I was at the studio.
I always have a difficult time writing this type of music because I often find myself debating "should I add another instrument or keep it simple?".
I will have to sit down and revisit some of my favorite soundtracks and composers doing this style (Ronald Stein, Les Baxter, Nicholas Carras, Albert Glasser etc) and get some of their techniques down.
Although I did take inspiration from Waldo de los Ríos' score for the 1971 version of Murders In The Rue Morgue, it's not a direct cover at all and the ending melody is completely my own. Strings, bells, harp glissandos, pianos, cymbal rolls, brass swells are all done from the Prophet X.
I'm happy how it turned out but more than anything, it's a good starting off point for me to really start to focus on this style of music again. I would love to be able to incorporate MPE style techniques in my work (be it from a Linnstrument or from something like the Push 3) but I have no funds for that right now so t's a great opportunity to re-learn this music as opposed to learning a new instrument.
Hope you enjoy!
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