Dave Labrecque
07-09-2008, 05:51 PM
I don't know if anyone cares, or if this is old hat for you MIDI-heads...
A client gave me a script to produce that took some pretty interesting "creative liberties" in terms of music usage considering all we usually do is put an existing music cue under some voice-over. Sure, there's the occasional custom jingle, but this was not that...
The script called for a single flute, then another instrument (I chose French horn) then an orchestra to start up and play through the rest of the spot. The idea is that these new-construction neighborhoods are named around a musical motif, so it all has to work together. Oh, there's a trumpet in there, too, as the neighborhoods are named in succession.
Madera Highlands Radio (http://www.labrecquecreativesound.com/ClientFiles/BolchalkFReY/MeritageHomes/MER-357-08411.mp3)
I know, not complicated at all, but it was fun to mix MWS right into a radio spot session, live. No rendering of MWS tracks necessary. A single instance of GVI outputting to three SAW MT tracks handled the virtual musical chores.
Body of the music bed is by Firstcom. SFX by Hollywood Edge. Thanks to voice talent Barry Zate for the VO (this guy's good).
I also used Spazio for the first time, to simulate the hall space for these solo orchestral instruments. Sounds nice. Thanks, Robert and Andrea for the great Anwida buying opportunity! :)
A client gave me a script to produce that took some pretty interesting "creative liberties" in terms of music usage considering all we usually do is put an existing music cue under some voice-over. Sure, there's the occasional custom jingle, but this was not that...
The script called for a single flute, then another instrument (I chose French horn) then an orchestra to start up and play through the rest of the spot. The idea is that these new-construction neighborhoods are named around a musical motif, so it all has to work together. Oh, there's a trumpet in there, too, as the neighborhoods are named in succession.
Madera Highlands Radio (http://www.labrecquecreativesound.com/ClientFiles/BolchalkFReY/MeritageHomes/MER-357-08411.mp3)
I know, not complicated at all, but it was fun to mix MWS right into a radio spot session, live. No rendering of MWS tracks necessary. A single instance of GVI outputting to three SAW MT tracks handled the virtual musical chores.
Body of the music bed is by Firstcom. SFX by Hollywood Edge. Thanks to voice talent Barry Zate for the VO (this guy's good).
I also used Spazio for the first time, to simulate the hall space for these solo orchestral instruments. Sounds nice. Thanks, Robert and Andrea for the great Anwida buying opportunity! :)