How to write Epic orchestral music within 5 minutes using Four Chords

[@fantomphalcon9153]

People who aren’t composers tend to make MIDI instruments play notes that their real-world counterparts cannot play. Each instrument has a specific tuning within an orchestra, and a placement within the orchestra working from lower pitch at the rear to higher pitches at the front flanks, with brass and woodwind filling the centre - its more controlled than that, I’m just using it as a visual aid for the mind. Everything in it’s rightful place, and everything playing fixed tunings relative to 440Hz or A4, note A of the 4th octave on a grand piano. Whilst string instruments can be tuned in different ways, they still have to be tuned to the instruments whose tuning cannot be changed - piano, wind instruments etc. A Dropped D tuning on a guitar is exactly that, the top E is dropped 2 semitones (D# to D) to make certain chords sound fuller, this is because the top E, or the Bass note E, 2 octaves below bottom E, is dropped because it’s rarely used - it’s often muted by the thumb. So in the case of a guitar for example, standard tuning is E A D G B E across 2 octaves - and once a string has been used it can’t be simultaneously reused until the note or chord changes - keyboardists tend to play all instruments as they would play a pano, instead of playing them as the real instrument allows. ie. you can’t play a 5 or 6 note chord on a 4 stringed viola, violin, cello etc, but keyboardists can and do - and therein lies the biggest problem and the main reason keyboardists struggle to compose without knowing the instrument, it’s tuning, it’s harmonics, it’s placement within the 3D audio space, how it sounds in a mix etc. If you want to compose epic orchestral pieces on a keyboard, then learn the tunings, octave range, how to play legato, pizzicato, or staccato on strings, and which instruments cover which octaves. Bass, Cello, violas, and violins, because you need all 4 to get a nice fat string-pad. The specific chords are irrelevant at this point - but learn the circle of 5ths, learn your scales; chromatic, aeolian, major, minor, augmented, suspended, fifths, sevenths, ninths, and so on for another 10 years - you cannot learn to play in 4 weeks - all you learn with these apps like synthonia is ‘monkey see, monkey do’ and if you can’t play by ear or read music then you’ll never be any good. It takes years of hard work, passion and dedication - and lessons. My research degree in Mass Spectrometry was easier than learning the fundamentals of music, resonant harmonics, pinch harmonics, feedback harmonics, genre rules - what makes rock and roll sound like rock and roll? The tempo? The instrument? The scales? The chords? The keys? The time signature? Good luck with tutorials like this - they’re great if you want to sound exactly like that, you’re not learning how to improvise on that and it still sound epic, symphonic metal or orchestral. It’s a long road, and you need to be able to get yourself to the stage in the video above, if you can’t it’s because you aren’t learning your instrument. With keyboards I inherited a pen upright piano, which I played every waking moment nearly from age 7 to 19, by why time I’d learned all the basic triad chords, their inversions, playing non-root bass notes, various rhythmic patterns (arpeggios) rolling into chords, hammering them, playing softly, when to sustain etc etc - it took another year after that to understand what I’d taught myself, helped by taking classical guitar lessons which now form the basis of all my ideas. The iPad and GarageBand make sketching out ideas so easy. The acoustic guitar teaches me what the keyboard shouldn’t be playing, and with a few glasses of class A alcohol the world opens up and that’s where I live. I’m 51, I had a brief musical career but science and a young family changed my priorities. I can honestly say though, that without music, I wouldn’t be alive today. It’s the life force that runs through my veins, along with electrons and other elementary subatomic particles and how to manipulate them to work for me instead of them just being and invisible energy source.

[@Darro2017]

Awesome. Cheers

[@Vintsent]

Dude AMAZING VIDEO !!! Bravo

[@liquidrider]

Was looking into creating some epic music. Saw this. Saw how epic it is & that it only took you 5 minutes :). I already give up :D

[@charlypomos]

Me too!!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

The first key to bring your track epic is with a beautiful lead melody, depends on the mood of the orchestration

[@harrierholt5891]

Extraordinary

[@tariq_11999]

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[@johnhill762]

Fabulous. I can do most of this. My problem is expanding that short progression into a longer, more involved piece with many moving parts and changing dynamics. That’s a bit more tough. But I love this short piece here. Very logical.

[@berserker2551]

Baddas Video

[@maitrediopadofficiel5563]

You're a champion. Thanks so much.

[@Ba4rden]

I just want to say that no matter how lovely your song is, that's not why people clicked on your video.

[@Ba4rden]

Title isn't in line with the content.

[@fortemusica1269]

Really amazing Composition in few minutes... really excellent congrats u

[@netuno_music]

That's a great video

[@andreashe36]

Excellent!

[@JSMallard]

Great video! It shows exactly how much layering is essential to this style of music. Awesome piano skills too!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Thanks Joshua Mallard......

[@BMO-o3l]

short and brilliant video!!! It's very helpful for many people who wants to be great composer like me. thanks!!!

[@swordofthespirit8478]

Great tutorial....I made an exact copy in about an hour using eleven year old software....I used Reaper for the host and reason 5...was alot of fun...cheers

[@BehzadBhandari85]

Sounds great.. Nice u showed how u made it.. With ur playing.. And looping.. U should. Make tutorials like this..

[@vedmishra5081]

presented very simple way and effective .. please upload all kind and moods of orchestration .. thanks

[@v1nigra3]

well thats was highly impressive

[@AleF1231991]

Epic.

[@TheAjFitz]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@MrCoreceo]

This is so cool.

[@kyokushinfighter78]

5 minutes of inspiration and joy of my life!

[@jimmylovato607]

Well done.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Very good breakdown & you've given me some structure for my compositions! Thank you!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

You welcome..... Wish you very best on your composition.

[@kouadioangebasile8530]

Inspirational

[@criddycriddy]

Superb I am inspired and straight off to make a track because of your video 💫

[@Michael_H_Nielsen]

Very nice:)

[@bruceweng8013]

awesome video, give me very clear idea to make a simple orchestral music, thank you!

[@pismobiics825]

Wow, so cool, now I need to try something similar :) Thanks alot.

[@peterlambros]

Great video Wangching; thank you so much for sharing; very inspirational!!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

peterlambros thanks buddy

[@kangdiary0220]

Wow.... awesome

[@sofluzik]

good one, i loved the percussion fill

[@forrymight274]

Bravissimo!!! Super!!!

[@aricar530]

dope beat !!

[@olympproduction2358]

3:20 - the best moment!

[@androt_]

I can't stop rewatching this

[@freddyfernandes6709]

great tutorial, God bless you

[@amanasfilm]

Excellent....

[@DRocksRecords]

damn...... nice skills man good job

[@leanderlouis1991]

Nice

[@swordofthespirit8478]

If anyone wants to hear my version just let me know....I also used alot of free instrument samples that I downloaded over the years....

[@armygohome7554]

Well done. Great Job.

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Thanks

[@ACEFantasy_offical]

Wow... Very very very beautiful sound...!!! It's very nice video!! from Japan!!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

ЯiveR(だんぴーるP) & ACE Fantasy Official Channel thankq

[@indyartmusic1142]

This is what i am trying to achieve. This piece is awesome!! Great Vid!!

[@pzbeats2902]

Amazing! This video deserves way more views. It's maybe the best I've seen so far on the matter. Also, great keyboard skill

[@mdm-prods1184]

excelent ✔

[@luisferreira6348]

I wish have and learn your skills x)

[@antoniopontorieromusic]

Bravo!!!!

[@penayoung]

That was awesome! Thank you so much for the tips. Love it!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

You are welcome..... Stay tuned for an update

[@tobiasmay9556]

Wangching Vamnokhu What program do you use?

[@levbrodkin5964]

Beautiful demo! I liked!!

[@babakkarimiasl8127]

very helpful thanks

[@michaelmewis4761]

Wow! Thank you, that was brilliant, thank you for sharing :)

[@mrconcept]

Excellent video. :)

[@buddhadebsarkar1708]

Bro... You are a real awesome thing...

[@shredboy9163]

Which epic hit vst and rhythmic vst are you using? Thanks for inspiring me... :)

[@humanambassador]

Perfect, talented so genuine, simple idea , giant composer

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Yo.... thanks man

[@wellbeing2516]

loved that!

[@santywa]

Bad guy 💎

[@noble_draconian]

Some day I'll be this good.

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

All the best.... Let me know anything that i can help

[@noble_draconian]

Thanks man! I'm currently teaching myself music theory. Once I master chord progression, I'll be able to make the cinematic piece ideas I've had in my head for years.

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

That's cool..... All the best buddy

[@Capt-Cran]

Thank you for sharing ...

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

DC-Friends Your welcome

[@Jrover]

Cool!!!!!!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

thanks........

[@edstud1]

I want to learn how to do this. It seems very complicated however.

[@Lolerburger]

Fucking beautiful man. Would be nice to know the software you used and a bit more about the instrument settings.

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Vst library Strings from 8dio Adagietto Harp from cinesamples cineharp Epic drums from Native instruments Actrion strike Brass from Cinesamples cinebrass core

[@PunishEnslaveMusic]

amazing :o

[@hiteshpanghaniya8787]

Nice trick and NYC video which library r u using for dynamic bowing and which patch using of action strike

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

Wow that orchestra beat kinda reminds me of destiny of the chosen by immediate music. I like it. what kind of music software did you use?

[@ThistleBeaksBirdCams]

Hi, What do you suggest I use for rhythmic fx? I'm strugling to find any good libraries.

[@swordofthespirit8478]

The symphony parts I used are from miroslav ultra symphonic for reason

[@peterciprian6167]

dude you're one of the best i've seen! Hope your channel grows way more! Subscribed!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Peter Ciprian thanks buddy that encourage me lot

[@peterciprian6167]

i've watched a lot of tutorials and stuff cuz i want to compose too, and many of the guys quantize and run out of ideas or any other problem, but your work was like flow of the water :). Keep it up!

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Thanks, I'll keep updating.... and please do keep supporting artist like me. Do Share

[@rhymsnsargam9415]

perfect,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thank you so much yar

[@ardagon385]

damn this helped me a lot

[@aarsheeaarya166]

Is this a song? If yes then please tell me the name and if you have produced it then kindly make a longer version of it as this is dope and I would like to see more💝✅👍

[@d_lydian]

Awesome man! How have you learned your rhythmical skills? just wow

[@thabetouldbostami830]

why did you stopped uploading videos

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Thabet Ould Bostami Hey thanks for the support.... Very soon there are lots of stuff coming soon, more exciting!

[@eduardofabianpuentetrejo3927]

How can I follow you? Please make more videos like this.

[@alessiocai5573]

Wich software is that, and how u did to connect the paino and while playing they write the midi

[@tariq_11999]

🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@aidanguyett644]

What program is this

[@mryouchiniro1074]

Good job Man , a Gm7 work too

[@Jona]

what's the epic hits vst? 😍

[@vedmishra5081]

in only 5 minute wow ...

[@nathanfan1130]

hello! this is great! What Program did you use for this, and do you have any recommendations for a good music composing program?

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Thanks for your feedback, I have programmed this on Nuendo and regarding the good music composing DAW there is no such thing, every daw has its own different approach depends on how you use it. I have shifted to Ableton Live its great for sampling and the drag and drop features are really great... Like said do not be confused there are lots of DAWs which will make your Job done master one specific and you are done, which Daw are you using?

[@nathanfan1130]

Wangching Vamnokhu I’m not sure I just started😆😆 I’m starting to slowly look into these things

[@dark4king]

woah

[@jonathanelojeil4526]

Whats the software that your using?

[@johandebattista6335]

Well done! What program do you use for composing music ? Thx

[@abdullahdeshmukh88]

Cubase it is.

[@anthonyronald7249]

Which base instruments I can add for violin melody

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Hi #ANTHONYRONALD For violin melody Please check the library from 8dio Adagio violin, 8dio Adagietto violin legato patch, it's a good realistic Kontakt sample library, there are lots of good samples library on the market this day but this is my go-to library when I do strings section, just need little bit of tweaking modulating an expression that's all. Let me know if anything you like to know more.

[@D-Pain]

This is fucking Epic !!!

[@trevormcmanis]

How do you get it to loop for as many bars as desired?

[@jojje335]

Excellent job. I'm a beginner in the context, do you use the Virtual Playing Orchestra in this video? (virtualplaying.com/virtual-playing-orchestra)

[@KaninManeepairoj]

what library was that for rhythmic fx? thank you very much

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Kanin Maneepairoj 8dio rhythmic aura acoustic

[@Undeathspawn]

Where can i get the needed sound banks without spending thousand of dollars? Any tips appreciated

[@FireAngelOfLondon]

I realise this post is seven months old, but for anyone who has this problem look up the Virtual Player Orchestra (Google or whatever search engine you use). It's a full orchestral sound set in SFZ format and it is FREE. No, it isn't as good as the expensive sample sets but it is pretty good and will get you started learning to compose for an orchestra.

[@scottmcall9971]

What's the perfect tempo for songs like this?

[@Abhishek-cx2jq]

If you're aiming at something emotional or dramatic, you can start experimenting at 80 BPM, and if needed or not satisfactory, you can increase it by multiples of 4 (idk if I said that right, basically add 4 to that tempo [80+4=88 and so on] if you're scoring for picture). However, if you're just making music just on a daw and not for a live orchestra, tempo should not really matter, since you can sequence the notes in anyway you want using different note lengths and articulations. Hope this helps.

[@NeosparkJ80]

Can you try it without a piano?

[@alemon22]

WOW LOVE IT MAN ALSO U BEEN SO DAMN FAST

[@alemon22]

WHAT PLUG-IN CAN I USE WHICH HAS NATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND FREE DOWNLOAD PLS

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

alemon22 I did't get you? You want a free plugins??

[@ErikOrchestralTutorials]

03:30 is that a harmonica? Great video btw :)

[@hilalsweidan6450]

Your such brilliant keep going also i start learning how to make epic music for a month and im using cubase but i lack vst instruments so can you help me? Also im beginner keyboard player

[@wangchingvamnokhu260]

Hi, #Hilalsweidan thanks for your comment... Good to hear that you're into composing epic music it's an interesting genre, at the beginning using Vst it is very confusing but after you put into practice everything will be fine, feel free to ask I would love to help... And I wish you the best as you start playing a keyboard. Peace

[@StoryboardCreativity]

Age of Empires II

[@lionel6869]

Which cubase version is this?