Solo: A Star Wars Story: 5m33a Kessel Run [Into the Maw]

[@thomasmcgill6918]

Sophistication is back in film scoring . Love your arrangements and creativity.

[@rytinger2230]

It's just awesome that a composer like this is showing us his work, thank you really much. Is it possible to show us your work from the Lando's Closet Piece? It is lovely!

[@dimitrisdiavatis9427]

i've identified mr. John Powell as the most fascinating Hollywood composer around 10 years ago. When i first heard Bourne's soundtrack. I'm glad i was lucky enough to bump onto his name. We can expect more great things to come, I'm looking forward to them ..

[@tarcisiuspier]

High Frequency Crispy Trumpets. 🎺

[@FreakieFan]

No one writes trumpet parts like Powell these days.

[@ringchamp6543]

I somehow just stumbled onto John’s channel, didn’t even think he’d have a channel and wow.... even more respect for sharing so much already posted. Sorry I’m late but thank you for sharing to help us learn and appreciate your scores.

[@ThomasKubler]

Ah, no demo can match the crisp of the Almighty Powell Final Mix Trumpets

[@ambarrivera6049]

If there's anything I've learned from a Powell score it's that if you want action, you use a LOT of sixteenths-some extra spice, triplets. :)

[@psychokitty444]

This and "Reminiscence Therapy" together made for the best action scoring of 2018. You are even more awesome for putting this up for all to see. Thank you.

[@elijahrestrepo6929]

took the words right out my mouth

[@JakubPietras]

This is gold. Thank you for this! Would love to see more detailed video about orchestration from you one day!

[@JohnKennedy-mk4ob]

Thanks for doing those mockups I have not written anything for a long time, I am very sad and happy at the same time

[@samifaheem1266]

Best modern composer imo

[@thelastsith3484]

Could you show us the process of the unreleased track "Maul of Dathomir" (the one which plays when Qi'ra speaks to Maul)? I would appreciate it very much!

[@jadeatrophis]

Yes please! We would like that very much!

[@Mat7920H]

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[@zillauniverse7208]

I would love to see John Powell compared another Star Wars project, Maybe Tales of The Jedi Season 2?

[@TheForceIsWithJesse]

This is so cool to see! I absolutely adore this score.

[@samuelstalder9522]

2:19 Snuck a bit of Jurassic Park in there.

[@Holobrine]

Thanks so much for uploading these videos! They give us a chance to study the music at a deeper level.

[@noahskye7140]

my favorite composer of all time

[@deeperthani]

I just remembered why I love this guy's music so much, the opening of How to Train your Dragon, reminds of the feeling I got when I saw hook for the first time !

[@daleturner]

KRIKEY!!! Mock-up chops of DOOM!!!!!!! So amazing, hearing live/memorex in one seamless blast! 'UUUUUGE skill and creativity!!

[@samuelstalder9522]

3:13 How I walk down the stairs when my mum calls me for dinner.

[@samuelstalder9522]

You have an 'overwriting complex' and I love it!

[@polkmusic]

Wow. That was an awesome cue.

[@leonardofurore1858]

Studying your Midi Mockup! Could it be possible to know how did u do the strings articulation starting at 1:51? It is a marcato without spiccato overlay from CCS?

[@paniklewe]

Sheesh what a puzzle, awesome!

[@dal_sori]

breathtaking

[@mathiaslevyvalensi-compose5014]

What I'd really love to know is how long it takes to write such a cue!

[@ryanstrattonofficial]

Thank you so much for posting all this! So much to learn from the piano rolls and sheet music

[@ChristopherByrumHarris]

I wonder how much of the mock ups were mixed into the final mixes. I've certainly worked on a few projects where it was pretty much 50/50, with the mix favoring the live elements. I am assuming a lot of the percussion is sampled based versus live. Just a guess but it would be cool to know if this practice is occurring even in the highest level projects.

[@carlpowell0]

yeah interesting point. im curious now too.

[@bencostello7435]

I would think there's some of the sampled instruments in the final mix, even, or maybe especially at this level on a project of such orchestral complexity, although to be fair I've definitely never worked on a project at this level.

[@cantifirmi4921]

He said that he rarely puts demos into the final mix

[@jakegearhart]

On a blockbuster like Solo, it seems like 95%+ of the score is the live recordings. With the orchestras they use, there's almost nothing that sounds better with digital instruments.

[@cantifirmi4921]

JakeTheGearHeart Yeah the musicians in those orchestras are first class

[@r.etesky2912]

Looking at the Midi I can really learn a lot!

[@AlbertKimMusic]

what a god...

[@gregparadi]

Awesome ! I wonder what the practical method is to handle so many bpm tempo changes during the orchestra recording.... any hints ? I was always told to avoid tempo changes to make the recording easier... :)

[@headmasterhastings4884]

I think Kevin Kiner uses the same VSTs for his work, so the demo sounds like it came from “Rebels.” haha

[@Sheriefabraham]

Fascinating as always maestro!

[@Laurikoivisto]

correct me if i'm wrong but I think the "final mix" parts are real orchestra playing. Meaning that it's not entirely a mockup.

[@kylewaselewski]

Correct - I'm assuming final mix indicates the version that ended up in the film while demo is the sampled mockup

[@evillano]

I hope they hire you for the next SW trilogy!

[@jhcmusicii6181]

Insanely good man!

[@jakobolofsson7780]

Amazing!Anybody else that heard a slice of Jurassic Park at 2:20?😬

[@juliocsierrac]

midiiiiiii OMG...How I wish had that midi for study orchestration!!

[@kylejudkins754]

use your ears not your eyes :) transpose transpose transpose

[@juliocsierrac]

@@kylejudkins754 Did you mean transcribe? Yeah! I did, is the best practice for learn orchestration...I usually transcribe many things for my students, this is a perfect piece for explain modal exchange, diminished scale and block chord parallels. I used a fragment (like 5 bars) and then I make a development of this for an opening that I made for a concert with the Medellín Philharmonic. Then I will upload, all the best

[@MartyhaanMusic]

Would be awesome to have the MIDI file of this track :D

[@Fex.]

Are the "Demo" portions actually MIDI mockups? Or just ...demos in sense of the mix?

[@stumm_and_laut]

Pretty sure they are midi mockups. They sound like more, don't they?

[@vinniedixiemusic]

1:26 pretty much the same orchestration and style as Michael Giacchino in Medal of honor underground score.

[@lukedstaten]

Teach me your legendary skills of Logic Pro

[@carlpowell0]

thats amazing! beast

[@karanyi]

AWESOME

[@drwuu596]

Those crazy trumpets 😍 what did you use ?

[@kylejudkins754]

berlin brass

[@kylejudkins754]

he uses berlin brass and supliments trombones and horns I think with cinebrass? its in his other videos too

[@stumm_and_laut]

@kyle judkins: any ideas on how to get the staccato trumpets right on 'This is Berk'?

[@benjaminstock5334]

Does anyone know what software this is?

[@stumm_and_laut]

Pretty sure he uses LOGIC

[@kingmando2494]

Es bellisimo

[@dbtmddlr]

so much want to look at some score.

[@dimitrisdiavatis9427]

here you go : kzbin.info/aero/PLibvzdeQXjLQ3mJqK84WgHsw-fCFvbdcc

[@needywallaby2030]

NOOOOOOOW! NOOOOOW? NOOOOOOOOW!