How To Write Festive Music with Guy Michelmore (Five Days of Christmas: Day 2)

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Hope everyone enjoyed this mini series! For all the videos and materials we have given out this week, click on this link: campus.thinkspaceeducation.com/student/course/addfreecourse/5DTC Merry Christmas everyone!

[@granbyplungar2929]

The fact that you make it look so easy is a tribute to your professionalism. Thanks once again for your work.

[@hugov.rodriguezestrada6672]

Thank you Guy. It is amazing how quick you image the melody of each instrument and inmediately translate it to the keyboard.

[@rockingricky58]

Needs more cow bells ... ahm ... sleigh bells Happy Christmas Guy!

[@chrisw1462]

Me: How many string libraries do you need? Guy: Yes.

[@DandyloAssembly]

Thank you for showing new composers there’s more to MIDI music than just trailers and epic drums/low end.

[@dafingaz]

He added the trailer music and epic drums after he stopped recording. 😂😂

[@jimrogers7425]

I very much enjoy this series of videos. I know that they're reasonably brief, but if you could take a moment here and there to explain a bit of your thought process it would be even better. Happy Christmas, Guy!

[@jackiekerouac2090]

Guy, I simply LOVE the way you are teaching! If only I was 60 years younger, I'd move from Office work to Musicology.... but only with you as my teacher 😊

[@bassManDavis1953]

Happy happy Christmas Guy to you, your family and the team 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@michael-wood]

Hi Guy, you're amazing. In only 19 min you give enough good energy to try make something with my favorite library BBC SO Discovery (it's the only one i have) and Labs of course to give a bite of lighthning like you the rest of the year. Take care of you, your team and your family. God save UK and the rest of the worl. Greattings from Switzerland

[@michaellawrencesound]

The speed and alacrity with which you work is truly amazing.

[@jocelynjosssheehy2970]

Lovely blinking Christmas tune Guy. Merry Christmas!

[@brianwellscomposer]

I published a festive tune to my channel this week too. Thanks for these fun videos, Guy. So good!

[@enigmasounds]

Thanks Guy, very nice and Merry Christmas!

[@stiffiron]

Merry Christmas Guy! I've loved your videos over the past year! You're really helped me get through the pandemic!

[@gary-songwriter]

6:29 The intro to the Irish National Anthem. Why thank you, Guy. And a very Happy Christmas to you too. 😃

[@jerrycullingford38]

I'm still amazed, as usual, by the way Guy manages to just instantly play things in that usually sound great... If I eventually manage to get anywhere within distant shouting distance of being able to do that well, I'll be very happy :)

[@Frank.Zimmermann]

Sounds lovely, thanks ever so much Guy, and thanks for the free courses!! 😍 👏 Happy Christmas, and happy holidays to you, the team... and the ThinkSpace Community! 💝🎅

[@NickCormierMusic]

Thanks for all the content Guy! I've picked up a few horn and string plugins since I started watching your videos to supplement my boneheaded guitar/bass rock&roll, it's been super fun!

[@TheCrazyLunatic8]

earliest i've ever been to a Guy video! Love the video! I hesitate a lot with writing 'christmas music', so it's really nice that you've released a tutorial covering it! :D P.S. FX track just MUST be a recurring character!

[@LiamFMmusic]

This was good fun! And a great watch! I am very glad to know I am not the only musician who talks to himself - helps me think too mate! Have a wonderful Xmas/New year (Happy Holidays).

[@steevemelin5203]

Merry Christmas Guy !!

[@streliste8]

Merry Christmas Guy, thanks for the courses and everything !

[@osamaissa]

I feel good when see u my hero ...Happy New Year....I hope 2021 will be BETTER than 2020.

[@DaveDickens]

Thanks Guy another great video. I can almost see the opening shots, the camera flies over a Texas ranch, white horses dashing through the snow. Er, don’t think they have snow in Texas Dave, oh well, a great tune anyway. Please keep these videos coming, cheers Dave. Merry Christmas to all the team.

[@bobwalton9298]

Thank you Guy.

[@dayanarrapantig]

love you guy. thank you for sharing your ideas. merry Christmas

[@iamveeti498]

Merry Xmas Guy!

[@omarlopezrincon]

You are amazing man!!! I really enjoy almost all of your videos ...

[@symph1744]

It sounds beautiful!

[@PedroMaranhas]

Hi Guy! Wonderful channel, invaluable tips and incredible lessons! Am I still on time for those Christmas presents you talked about?

[@JulienisInterested]

Marvelous.

[@jadenshort6339]

Great vid as always.

[@seancooper779]

I'm afraid I think it sounds more like a piece that would be perfect for a drone shot sequence on Countryfile in the spring or summer.

[@thesoundvault508]

Guy - will you do a review/tutorial with Yangqin, the free plugin from Native-Instruments? I'd love to see you do some hammered chinese dulcimer music 🔥

[@imiiiiiiiiil]

Love this series!

[@lahattec]

You da man, Guy.

[@sumedhk]

Guy! We don't need Santa! We have you! 👨‍🦲🎵💥

[@pjdahmen]

Great Tutorial

[@sonnydixonvideo]

Just found you on KZbin. Wonderful!

[@LaSalsePareille92]

Insta like of the video for that pullover.

[@dafingaz]

Incredible

[@butterbean_01]

btw, you're the first one I have ever seen talking to audio tracks😂😂 amazing content!

[@lexluthier8290]

You should consider having your doggo in the shed with you - then when you start talking to yourself you can at least pretend you're talking to him. Unless he starts talking back of course....... Merry Christmas Guy, you're a diamond.

[@blindazabat9527]

At first this piece reminded me of the "Troika" from Prokofiev's "Lt Kije". Were evocative of snow and winter

[@LindaMissad]

LOL -- My plugs have never talked to me -- but then again maybe I'm not listening. HA HA -- Great video -- definately lifts the blues of not being able to spend time with the family

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

The plugin whisperer. Merry Christmas Linda

[@woodyblakemore8401]

Fun.

[@BazzTriton]

Guy Michelmore , you are wonderful. “Do your plugins talk to you?”

[@Lola.Owlace]

Thanks for your videos, It’s so amazing! && also, What’s your magic preset button bringing back the track you forgot to record?

[@Sesaon3]

Guy is using Elgato's Stream Deck. This allows you to trigger hot keys/short cuts - in this case he will have set up a short cut key for Cubase's "Retrospective Recording" which records MIDI inputs on the selected track when Cubase is running - hopefully, as sometimes it doesn't :-)

[@jerkstown2231]

5 mins in and it already sounds like a level in Bit Trip Runner

[@pavelkravitch]

Hello Mister, Thank you so much for sharing your magic tricks ! : )

[@terrymccreesh7527]

Spotted the start of the Irish national anthem at 6:31. :-)

[@ciri494]

Hey Guy, is there anyway I could get advice on some of my music? I don't have a lot of people to get feedback from, so it would be much appreciated! Great video too (:

[@DaveToneMusic]

At 6:30 you say "as a lead line or as a counterpoint-y type line" and then you inadvertently play the first five notes of the Irish National Anthem in the correct key and with perfect timing, it gave me a good laugh.

[@mgaugy]

Only missing the requisite sleigh bells. ;)

[@thecrazymouse7220]

what is that item on the right side of the keyboard with the buttons

[@steps36]

It's sounds like something from the Christmas 24 tv station.

[@FLH3official]

Xmas at Downton Abbey :) And yes, speaking to his plugings and having imaginary chats with them... It's our fate, alone in our studio/shed/cave/where you want...

[@User-ik2kc]

This sounds like a The Sims soundtrack 😂👌

[@samuelgl]

Hey Guy, would you do a review of Infinite Brass/WW? It's apparently very playable/versatile!

[@chonkypixel1006]

But... But... Where are the sleighbells, Guy?

[@bobcarwell9172]

What is that controller thingie by the right side of the PC keyboard with four rows of lighted buttons (around 8 buttons per row) ? it is sitting at a 45 degree angle looking up. And what is it used for ?

[@bobcarwell9172]

Answered my own question from another of Guy's great tutorials: it's a Stream Deck XL 32. Gotta get one !

[@DojoOfCool]

I would of added some percussion, maybe a snare or a low pitch drum.

[@Britske84]

That 1 wrong guitar note in the first section drives me nuts. Otherwise, great stuff. I'm jealous of how easily you come up with alternative melodies for all the instruments.

[@gustafrindestal]

What whould you remove in this piece to make it work under dialoge without grabbing attension? I know it depends on the dialogue, but say a general christmas thing.

[@thesoundvault508]

Probably just have those low strings humming and then for no dialogue or a transition/bridge/compilation/ending you can bring it all in. Just a hobbyist here though lol

[@gustafrindestal]

@@thesoundvault508 Yeah That's probably how I would have done it. The glockenspiel takes too much attention. I would take away the melody so the dialogue can be the melody. As long as the dialogue is not in the same frequency as the music it's okay.

[@marke4990]

How can I send you a peice of my music for review?

[@musicproduction1330]

1:15 Nice nod to Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé

[@vuvfhnvubgth7579]

"Mostly free instruments" Uses one free instrument 😆

[@dafingaz]

😂😂🥲

[@BazzTriton]

The mixagem is already in Guys hands when he plays

[@jonathanbrooker8193]

Guy's videos have become fuzzy recently. His screen grabs are crystal clear, but the camera to his left could be in 720 or fuzzy 1080!! Otherwise good videos as always :-)

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Auto ISO was turned on by mistake!

[@jonathanbrooker8193]

@@ThinkSpaceEducation Aha, yes that makes sense!! Maybe some additional 'Elfmas' lighting would help :-) Starting to feel like Christmas - thanks Guy.

[@chonkypixel1006]

When did Spitfire Chamber Strings become free?

[@chonkypixel1006]

OK, the "made mainly using free instruments" thing has kinda fallen by the wayside. Still, nice result. :)

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

@@chonkypixel1006 Yes when I wanted to finish it and I quite liked it I went with an old fave

[@chonkypixel1006]

@@ThinkSpaceEducation Don't blame you, they sounded lush. The horns too.

[@JacqueHarper]

Having a tough time trying not to be distracted by the blinking sweater.

[@geeyou3508]

That was more like the opening scene from movie with bicycle rider.. not Christmas... half of that would have been enough with some sleigh bells.. that would have been more like Christmas.. Christmas is no complicated. It is a time to relax and things happen with simplicity..

[@MRREVILOable]

Hahahahaha Guy! U broke the rules! U said you will use mostly free libraries 😂😂😂.. U didn't

[@jackiekerouac2090]

Oh, and I'm a subscriber too... what do you think! 🥴

[@jimnaz5267]

the constant and loud pound of the C distracts IMHO

[@HealingNews]

Awesome, guy - me at Gmail - inspires me to do something quite complimenting to you and yours - Merry Merry and Happy Happy!

[@simonturner1]

6:15 I think you meant to say meat and potatoes, not meat and two veg! XD

[@Sesaon3]

:-) :-) :-)

[@innerpeace89]

You r a cool dude behind a old man....🤭🤭

[@rossycomposing4098]

If only one day I could just pull stuff like that out of my a**e.....

[@marcus_marcuss]

im so sad i found this late. 😭😔

[@martypfeiffer1529]

Much restraint was shown by not adding sleigh bells. Well done :-)

[@chrisw1462]

Embrace the cliche - bar 14, on 2, 3 and 4, three shakes of sleigh bells, just barely audible.

[@noisesoff3985]

Sorry Guy, that piece didn't work for me. I think it was the guitar, it felt like a sledge hammer knocking my front door down. It needed something a lot less harsh taking the lead. That's what Christmas music is to me, all soft and cuddly.

[@TresSeaver]

Thanks so much for the inspiration to be writing during this oddball holiday season. My "homework", scored mostly with the Virtual Playing Orchestra, plus Pianoteq and a cittern: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGLVYXyXi7JrbZI

[@butterbean_01]

can I subscribe 10 times to a channel? what about putting 100 likes on one video?