Behind the Score: Man of Steel

[@AshtonGleckman]

Chapter I: Introduction - 7:17 Chapter II: Theme Gallery - 16:22 Chapter IIIA: Four Elements of Man of Steel - 20:32 Chapter IIIB: Suite Breakdown - 23:26 Chapter IV: Technical Overview - 40:30

[@theRyanStrong]

Ashton Gleckman nice touch on the music/score for the chapter title cards

[@Eriksson325]

hi Ashton what is this VST called Aggressive Horns because it sounds epic?

[@cinecho76]

To me, this is the best score ever made for a character. Dark Knight trilogy is close but I think I prefer the MoS one. Thank you for the video ! 😊

[@johnzachariahg]

Can you do an analysis on Batman V Superman?

[@brosandimusic]

been following your channel for almost 2 years, your a god AMONGST MEN

[@GameBuilder15]

Hey Ashton, have you thought about analyzing video game soundtracks? Would love to hear your thoughts on Zimmer and Balfe's Modern Warfare 2 soundtrack. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@SoundAuthor]

"It will become whatever it will become." < I love that attitude.

[@samjohnstone1335]

Oh my god. YES!!! What a phenomenal score, I was wondering if you were gonna do it. A look at Blake Neelys arrowverse music would be great as well! 👌🏼👍🏼

[@davidklemencz]

YEAH :) Thank You Ashton.

[@asp1re530]

Could you please revisit Man of Steel and recreate Lois Lane's theme?

[@t74devkw]

Hi, Ashton! I really appreciate your work. The level of realism you are capable of achieving within your mockups is really outstanding! I would like to ask you which are the main libraries you use on a regular basis, and which ones do you recommmend for this kind of work. Thanks!

[@AshtonGleckman]

Thanks! It's pretty hard to say. I take stuff from different things and combine them to get certain sounds. I usually never use only one library for a section. Man of Steel was a combo of lots of things. Strings were mostly CineStrings because they have quite a big sound. Brass was mainly CineBrass and Berlin Brass, CB for the big/epic, and Berlin Brass for the more chordal brass. For that Junkie XL / HZ sound deffinetely go for Strikeforce. This was a combo of that, Damage, and HZ Perc Vol. 1.

[@jens1800]

This is amazing! Thank you, Ashton!

[@prasadsvr]

Yeah, i see you created playlists lately and free MIDI file. Thanks a lot.

[@alexandre1385]

Sounds incredible

[@baikau]

I love this series. Ashton, do you think Batman v Superman would be great for making a new episode? There's a lot of connection to this soundtrack and there's also a lot of new elements like Lex's theme and Wonder Woman sounds. Please make more episodes exploring James Horner's scores.

[@michelo6571]

Congratulations for the video, I love the way you have to explain things. And I thank you very much that you share the project and the midi file, hopefully in the future you continue doing it. A greeting.

[@craignyanjom1562]

Great breakdown learned alot

[@MaxxMcGeeImpactStudios]

Didn't expect so much further information about the original score. Very nice, you got everything in and it was really interesting! Great work!

[@HaloMashups]

Can you PLEASE do a video on Batman Begins?? I know you’ve already done Dark Knight and Rises, but why nit finish the trilogy?

[@TashiGyalpoMusic]

Thanks Ashton for the midi files and the music. :)

[@GprokYB]

a big thanks for all that as it's so educative !!

[@TheKnightimeProject]

As always great remake Ashton! Dude, I don't know a better person to request this from - could you perhaps look at making a tutorial regarding how best to use dynamics and expression for orchestra i.e when to use them, starting and ending settings. I mean do you start at zero dynamics and end with zero dynamics? Cheers bud! Brian

[@prasadsvr]

Ashton, did you check 8Dio Century Orchestral Strings

[@Harish.Dhinakaran]

What is the software your using bro

[@millsmixx5080]

Great video Ashton. Curious why you don't like 8Dio Majestica other than the one patch you mentioned? It is a pretty bold library. It is too bold for your taste? I'm discovering that I like it better the more I use it. Also I like that you mention what libraries you are using when you talk about the sections. It helps offer some insight to us composers who may have some of these tools. Thanks!

[@AshtonGleckman]

Majestica for me ends up getting just too big and muddy. I find the shorts are the only thing I really like using. It's just a taste thing, but I'd much rather build up my own sections. Also, I discuss all the samples in the technical overview portion (40:30).

[@millsmixx5080]

Cool thanks. I see you use also Lacromosa which to me seems as big as Majestica for Choirs. Any issues with that one for your arrangements? I was thinking abut getting it since I have Majestica.

[@debeshchatterjee]

Do you prefer not having a set template while working? Also, do you use SSDs? Great work Ashton!

[@AshtonGleckman]

Debesh Chattopadhyay I just use a Seagate 4TB drive for all my samples. It isn’t the fastest, but it’s quite speedy and works great for me! My template is usually 10 empty instrument tracks for each section (strings, winds, brass, percussion, pianos, synths, choir). Then I load as I go. If I’m working on a project, I’ll usually design a custom template for that project that includes a few pre loaded patches, but I love loading as I go, keeps my creativity up!

[@SecondUniverse101]

could you tell me which seagate harddrive it exactly is?

[@AshtonGleckman]

Second Universe LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C 4TB Portable Hard Drive STFS4000800 www.amazon.com/dp/B0718XFV2M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HkNvAbXHPX2JE

[@debeshchatterjee]

Ashton Gleckman You make a great point about keeping your creativity up. Perhaps this ties in with Zimmer’s idea of creating unique sound pallets for different projects. Thanks for the reply! :) Also, could you share your PC specs?

[@AshtonGleckman]

Mac Pro (2013) w/ 64GB of ram, 3.7GHz Quad-Core.

[@Sellouth]

Thanks for your videos. I was wondering something. what are your goals? Becoming a composer or a musical educator? :)

[@AshtonGleckman]

Sellouth Deffinetely a composer in film! Absolutely love education though as well :)

[@yngwienene]

hello Ashton, thank you very much for these videos that you do :), a question in the video you have a track called majestica cellos, but the majestic library is all ensemble without divided sections, then how can it be? Thank you

[@AshtonGleckman]

I was just referring to the range of the patch that I'm using :)

[@yngwienene]

thanks Ashton :)

[@bernhardszenszmusic]

awesome... what guitar vst do u use?

[@kabilanbaskaran6813]

You are awesome

[@Cameron_Moody]

Amazing work, as usual, Ashton! I have one question. In one of your very early videos, you talked of analyzing Michael Patti's score for his cue "Liberty." Would such score be available anywhere?

[@iBeJulio]

When you make tracks like this, do you use the official score for reference on the track or do you figure it out by ear?

[@AshtonGleckman]

Julio Bonilla Everything is by ear.

[@invscores5971]

Are you getting Hans Zimmer strings library?

[@AshtonGleckman]

Inv Scores I think so!

[@pedambr199]

damn nice video thanks

[@Teivel666]

Great breakdown Ashton....I'm genuinely curious, why did you switch from Logic Pro X to Cubase? Also, which library or plugin is your brass from?? Thanks!

[@AshtonGleckman]

I really loved what Steinberg was doing with the software, and overall the UI and functionality. Notably the MIDI editing capabilities, especially having to do with velocity. I tried out the demo and automatically fell in love.

[@Teivel666]

Ashton Gleckman sounds great...thank you for the reply

[@carlosgomezasensio9057]

Is it difficult to match different libraries?

[@AshtonGleckman]

Just takes some proper EQ and reverb :) Some libraries blend better with each other than others though.

[@TheAkashPrajapati]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Remonfayekofficial]

i can't download the file packs .... why ??

[@AshtonGleckman]

Try it now!

[@Remonfayekofficial]

still error in downloading files

[@AshtonGleckman]

Remon Fayek downloads for me perfectly fine. Might be something wrong with your browser or something. Not sure!

[@jaredevans4831]

Dude cool

[@thecuno84]

As always, great work, Ashton. For your live guitars, do you record an amp with a mic, or are they DI? If DI, what virtual amp programs do you use?

[@AshtonGleckman]

Jeff thanks! I just plugged straight into the audio interface (Safire 40) and used Guitar Rig 5.

[@thecuno84]

Ashton Gleckman interesting. Most of the “pros” complain about guitar rig. I also use it, but I struggle getting it to mix well with big orchestrations. Are you using a specific preset, or did you build this one?

[@Concetta20]

The score was the only thing I enjoyed about that movie (and Superman is my favorite superhero character)!

[@CaryChilton]

I like your channel! Are you getting the orchestral scores online or figuring out everything by ear?!!!? I would love to see The Bruce Lee Story done on your channel Ashton! Also, depending on your theory/song analysis level - probably better than mine - why not list the progressions in the "show more" area per track listing for these scores!!? Like : I iii IV vi6 iib5b7 etc... It would be indispensable or at least a huge time saver for upcoming-composers to hear an example of cadence or movement in a track and refer to it.... much the same way, composition books illustrate interval to famous songs that also use them, but in a much more practical and meaningful way. First or Second Inversions can be denotes (1inv) or (2inv) to the right of the roman numeral.... the roman numerals will also let saavy musicians/composers know that there is modal interchange going on - as in: ii7 V7 V/V7 ;)

[@drewlitton3843]

Cary Chilton it’s all by ear

[@CountBlissett]

Hi Ashton, superb work as always. I made an analysis of this soundtrack in 3 videos (almost 2 hours) analyzing theme by theme over the scenes to explain how they build meaning along the movie and connect different parts of the movie. It will be a great pleasure if you watch it and let me know if you like it. I'm in Spain but it will great to cooperate with you in some future thing. Keep in touch!

[@AshtonGleckman]

Count Blissett Great stuff! Will most certainly check those out.

[@janrehak5287]

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[@marke4990]

break down 1989 Robocop theme

[@youneskh052]

SAW hello zepp

[@s.sankaranarayanan540]

Playback speed 1.25X.. A little better now huh?😉