John Williams - Jurassic Park Mockup - Spitfire Symphony Orchestra and EastWest Instruments

[@Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

Lovely job :) Great dynamics and programming...

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you! 😃

[@ALollygagginWorld]

Beautiful

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you!

[@mauritzmusic]

So beautiful! Amazing work!

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you! 😊

[@dfizzbom]

This was a masterful job! Well, well done! I took this on as well last year and took a few weeks to ply apart all I could by ear. In the end it was exhausting of mind and ears, lol! I learned a ton though, about getting those types of sounds and how to utilize what libraries I have at hand to work with. Honestly it really opens your eyes to how the libraries you have can get those types of sounds and instrumentation.

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you for the compliments! However, I notice that yours, and other mockups of JP are based on a different version. Nonetheless, I appreciate your effort. I had not set a rule about providing links in comments before, but I have decided to restrict them to keep the focus on this channel's content. Thank you for understanding!

[@dfizzbom]

@ I removed the link. I should know by now that KZbin isn't for mutual sharing. Oh well.

[@minder01]

This is really well done and I'd imagine difficult. The only fault are the libraries, Jurassic Park is a bit of an oddity in how "naked" the sessions were. The recordings had nearly no touch-ups and a lot was represented by just the main mics. The Sony stage having a very distinct dark tone that flatters brass and percussion does makes this quite the tricky mock-up to do. (Even CineStrings doesn't sound like it) However all of that just means this is a lot more impressive than it might seem at first. The hall at AIR Lyndhurst is as different from the Sony stage as you can get. Jurassic Park, like many Williams scores, had alchemy support from synthesizers while the orchestra was recorded. It's an often overlooked aspect of Williams work and it's most apparent with Jurassic Park. Concert performances and otherwise very skillful mock-ups of Jurassic Park don't have quite the sparkle in the flutes nor the heft in the basses.

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you so much! Honestly, I did not know about the background of the recordings itself, so thanks for sharing! I definitely learned from reading your comment. The hall is another reason that I blend the strings and the brass with EW's Hollywood instruments. For example, the violas of SSO sound quite far away even with the close mics fully on, but blending them with the drier EW's HW Strings makes them sound much more defined. I actually tried to keep the basses balanced in this project, though I usually like them more pronounced. The (high) woodwinds mostly "enhance" the treble most of the time, playing in the background (at least if they are not playing or introducing a theme). Thanks again for the insights!

[@minder01]

@@EBLStudio No problem and very interesting insight yourself! Looking forward to more.

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you! It is a busy period for me right now, but I will try to work on new projects in the weeks to come. ;)

[@quickbrown-f0x]

Fantastic. 🙌

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you!

[@arnav25magic]

SO GOOD!

[@EBLStudio]

Thanks!

[@CraigRodmellMusic]

Superb effort!

[@EBLStudio]

Thanks!!

[@Miguellitoos]

Bravo!!!

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you!

[@saruphim2548]

Very nice. Wonder how BBCSO would fair. Great Job on the mockup. Check out audio imperia Solo and cinematic studio woodwind; they’re Amazing. I’m a fellow composer and love the effort you put into this! 🎼❤️

[@EBLStudio]

Thanks! Interestingly, I was also thinking about how BBCSO would compare to SSO and EW, but I do not have BBCSO at the moment. I'll check out the suggested libraries, thanks for taking your time to share your thoughts, much appreciated!

[@cassidyytoysnhkk]

That's amazing! Keep doing these! I'd like to hear some Hans Zimmer from you. I know how difficult it is to make this complicated soundtracks :)...

[@EBLStudio]

Thanks! Interesting suggestion. I can give it a try in the future, would be a fun challenge as well ;)

[@ryan8211982]

Can you do Star Trek movie themes from the motion picture to the Undiscovered Country?

[@talnomix3164]

Really nice mockup! I dont understand why spitfire didnt put rebow in the string sections, since its used frequently in film scoring...

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you! Yes, I struggled with that. I blended Spitfire's Symphonic Strings with EW's Hollywood Strings to smooth out the bow changes on repeated notes. Now I think about it, purely using EW's Hollywood strings for some parts could have worked better. Thanks for your insight :)

[@BulaevV]

I know for a fact that Cinematic Studio Strings have a controlled bow change for repeated long legato notes. But do EW's Hollywood Strings have a bow change on repeated notes? Or am I missing something?

[@talnomix3164]

@@BulaevV EW also has this feature :)

[@BulaevV]

​@@talnomix3164 Are we talking about the same thing? I don't mean interval legato bow changes. I have Hollywood Strings. How does the library handle rebowing?

[@Angelcomposer]

Hola, Eduardo! Maravilloso el trabajo y el esfuerzo que hay detrás de este sonido con las mejores librerías del momento. También tengo las dos principales, y creo que el manejo de la serie Symphonic de SF con la nueva actualización "performance" la hace única con respecto a las otros fabricantes. Imagino que te habrá llevado días hacer esto con tanto nivel de detalle. Pregunta, Eduardo. Por qué en la coda del tema pusiste de solo a 3 tubas wagnerianas en vez del solo de trompa?... Enhorabuena! 😊

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you for the kind words! Yes I agree, the performance patches are really versatile as well, but EW Hollywood (and also the OPUS version) also has comparable patches that act in the same way. It took me some weeks to do this. At the end of this soundtrack, in the original version, baritone horns are orchestrated with trombones. I went for Wagner tubas since I don't have baritone horns, but yes it is not the same and it still vexes me a bit. 😅

[@ytkarl7777]

Fantastic job. But I'm wondering why you felt the need to add the EastWest libraries? Was Spitfire SO not up to the job?

[@EBLStudio]

Thank you! SSO mostly can do the job. I use EW's Hollywood Orchestra to enhance and support specific instruments or passages within the piece, especially when some instruments from SSO sound a bit too distant due to the hall SSO was recorded in, as was mentioned in other comments as well. EW's Hollywood Orchestra is also used to implement many details. For example, I find the pizzicato of SSO too short (the finger is released too quickly from the string), and at 5:22 I use the LT pizzicato patch from EW's HO for the double basses, where the pizzicato is more prolonged. I also use EW to mimic or add realism to divisi writing. For example, if I want to split Horns a2, then I use a solo Horn from SSO and a solo Horn from EW, and play a bit around with the mic settings. The result sounds more realistic compared to doubling in one solo patch. Sometimes, I simply use EW to amplify the sound of certain instrument groups. Except for the woodwinds: SSO's woodwinds are really phenomenal. The main challenge is to blend the libraries, but I think that the drier EW HO blends pretty well with SSO. I have worked with EW libraries since before their Hollywood series, so I like the flexibility to use them for specific occasions where they can truly enhance the sound (at least in my opinion). Thanks again for your comment!