[Mini Doc] My First Time Recording with an Orchestra

[@parisapirzadeh]

It was a pleasure to be part of this project as a viola player.Look forward to watching 😊

[@EricTurnnessen]

thank you for being a part of it!

[@sprinklesta]

Thank you so much for this documentation Eric.

[@mattbrown5555]

Can't wait!

[@EHartmannMusic]

Thank you, for having us take a look at this. Insights like this can make a huge difference in inspiration and passion. How you explained everything makes it even more valuable, and well done on the tracks!

[@EricTurnnessen]

I’m glad you got something from watching it 🙂

[@sammavorcomposer]

This was a fantastic watch, what an amazing experience!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Sam!

[@JoshuaCBaer]

I hear an influence of John Williams. Amazing work.

[@EricTurnnessen]

Yes, he's definitely one of my teachers/influences

[@sebastiankierkegaard7690]

This is super inspiring. I’m 18 and trying to become a film composer, I have the love for that kind of music you are writing with symphony orchestra and choir. Today, I heard my high school symphony orchestra and big bad perform an arrangement of the “Top Gun” Anthem, and it was chilling to hear real musicians perform something you’ve worked on. Love your channel!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Hey Sebastian, thanks for watching the video! I'm glad that you found it inspiring. I'm happy you had the opportunity to hear a live orchestra perform your work. Live musicians really do elevate things to a whole new level. Keep up with the composition. If you want to be a film composer, you will make it happen.

[@Sam-nb1rm]

Very original content! Thanks a lot !

[@BcvlMusic]

Wow Bravo 😃

[@mobeusamphisbaena]

Such finesse and heart....

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@alijafarian8088]

I admire the courage and commitment it takes to do something like this. Very excited to see this come to life, Eric!!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Ali!

[@WildFlowermusicx]

Wonderful inspiration! And congratulations on two very beautiful pieces of music!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you so much 😀

[@MilesB]

Incredible. Everything about this blows me away. Well done and it's great to see you in alignment with such a big goal/vision/passion

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Miles!! 💖

[@andjelkajankovic3937]

So much joy in this! Can I please be the person at the back occasionally making the sparkly star sound?

[@EricTurnnessen]

I would love it if you were the one making the sparkly star sound! That instrument is called a Mark Tree or windchimes.

[@ceciliafernandez9044]

I am India doing my Panchakarma and this is a real treat to watch. I love all the sharing in your video of some of the technical aspects and recording process. I truly feel the inspiration through your sharing. Beautifully done!! Looking forward to more!! Congratulations!!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Cecilia! Enjoy the rest of your Panchakarma :)

[@nmcreative956]

This is such an amazing process and so inspiring

[@marielisabeth634]

Love seeing behind the scenes. There's so much involved and the result is beautiful. Well done!!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Mari! 💖

[@gauriaggarwal9264]

Congratulations on this wonderful achievement! It was so fascinating to see the process. You are amazingly talented!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Gauri!! Sita Ram 🙏🏼

[@alexchristodoulou]

Thanks for sharing that Eric and I am so happy to see someone like you fulfilling their dream, really deserved, and wonderful, sensitive, energetic music. I'm saving up money to do that too at some point and it was great to see your experience. I had my first (very small) shared session recently, and I learned so much on orchestration that books can't teach. I might make a video on "what you expect to be performed vs what is really performed"!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thanks Alex! Yeah the trial-by-fire nature is this process definitely leads to a lot learning in a short period of time. I hope you get the chance to record soon!

[@janhandel3842]

Hi, Ashish! Can't wait!

[@annaburen3253]

Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing! Lovely work! 💕

[@EricTurnnessen]

You're welcome and thank you for watching :)

[@ThoseAnnoyingVegans]

A truly touching experience beyond words. Thank you for bringing such beautiful music into this world.

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Ana!

[@alessioparea]

such a beautiful video, it's amazing seeing a composer making his dream come true finally recording with a real orchestra, so inspiring for a young composer like me! amazing composition and orchestration btw

[@EricTurnnessen]

I’m glad you found it inspiring and enjoyed the pierces. Thank you!

[@AnastasiosStellas]

Great job. Great composition, great team and excellent result. Many many congratulations!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Anastasios!

[@recordclassicalmusic]

This was a very nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you!

[@inesmaricle744]

magnifique et épique !! bravo Ashish for sharing your genius with so many and following through with your dreams!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Ines!

[@VickenIshkhanian]

Thank you for sharing this, will inspire many

[@EricTurnnessen]

You’re welcome

[@LukeTruanMusic]

Eric! Thank you for sharing. I have yet to have my music performed by a live orchestra. So, this was a real treat to see your dream come true! Was this for a film or game? Also, the final audio on Spotify sounds so amazing! I love the way you orchestrated Escape! Congrats again on your orchestra session! So cool!

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Luke! This wasn't for a particular project. I'm grateful that my first experience could be just about the music. It was such an overwhelming experience with it being my first time, all the moving pieces and new processes I was introduced to and the emotion of it. If on top of all that I also had to be of service to a project, I feel like that would've added some additional stress 😅 I'm glad you enjoyed the final mix and the orchestration! I'm really happy with how things came out.

[@LukeTruanMusic]

@@EricTurnnessen , yes I can understand the emotions involved with this process. Your documentary footage of your experience really helped me understand how much more is involved in the process. I knew some of the steps, but I didn't know to what extent one has to be involved in the process. Would you consider hiring an orchestrator next time instead of doing it yourself? You'd still have to review what the orchestrator did but do feel like that would help the process? I'm looking forward to the project where I can go through the same process! Congrats again!

[@EricTurnnessen]

@@LukeTruanMusic I worked with an orchestrator this and it was essential for me to get this project done. I didn't cover too much of that process in the documentary because the orchestration part happened 10 years prior.

[@LukeTruanMusic]

@@EricTurnnessen Oh, ok! Wow! 10 years prior! I'm so glad you had this opportunity!

[@EricTurnnessen]

@@LukeTruanMusic thanks!

[@jacknekoson6549]

Thanks for sharing your work. What an amazing event, cannot imagine all the work you and everyone put into this.

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you!

[@grasspeopletree]

So inspiring to be here and take in the stories, it has added so much when it comes to appreciating the music. Thank you for sharing your beautiful journey Asish! And many congratulation on manifesting this into a meaningful reality. love x

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Rui!!

[@sonjafrenz4683]

Good afternoon From Santa Fe

[@jbrupam8749]

This is a great music recording session seen live on KZbin by the Northern Film Orchestra, music composed by Eric Turnnessen. Great composition. Well orchestrated and produced and glad to have the behind scenes. Can you please show me - How to contact the orchestra? Thanks and regards Rupam Assam, India.

[@EricTurnnessen]

Thank you, Rupam. I’m glad you enjoyed the music. You can learn more about the Northern Film Orchestra and find contact info on their website www.northernfilmorchestra.com

[@JohnsTechBlog]

This is a dream of mine, too! Thanks for sharing the experience - it makes me more determined than ever to do this myself! One question: I already orchestrate my music when composing - how important is it to work with an orchestrator to prepare for a session like this?

[@EricTurnnessen]

You're welcome! I'm glad it inspired you to do this as well. It's very approachable these days especially with a group like the Northern Film Orchestra. I do a certain amount of orchestration when I compose as well but I would say it's valuable to work with an orchestrator for a number of reasons. First thing is, the ensemble you end up being able to book and record with may not be exactly what you wrote for so some parts may need to be added. This will likely be the case if you're going to reduce the financial cost of recording with an orchestra by doing a shared session with one or more composers. This is what I did. If you can afford to book a whole 3 hours session for yourself then you'll be able to hand pick the ensemble. The second reason is as a protection of your investment to have another set of eyes being responsible for preparing the final scores. The cost of making any mistakes in notation, articulation, etc are significant so you really want to avoid any mistakes. In addition to having an orchestrator, I also had someone on the NFO team proof read the scores as a final check. There are other things the orchestrator or someone else with experience doing this can help with like preparing the parts for each player in the orchestra. Special considerations like where page turns should be are things that can be helpful and only come from experience. Ultimately my takeaway is that there are so many moving pieces combined with time pressure to make this happen so it was really valuable for me not to have all the responsibility fall on my shoulders ... especially given it was my first time. As I gain experience, I can see that changing and evolving.