Writing Fantasy Music Using BBC Symphony Orchestra

[@andyhardwickmusiccomposer]

It was this piece that sold me this library. Lovely stuff!

[@toolfrk1991]

Me too. 😩 Hard drive has been shipped and is scheduled for Monday delivery! 🤗

[@Cristalskulle]

@@toolfrk1991 So, do you enjoy it ? I'm buying it as soon as I have the money (septembre) ! 😊

[@MrDGuitarJourney]

May I ask the cost

[@csm120]

I really like Homay's writing and how she explain her pieces. She probably has the most amazing job in the world. And this library sounds great! I hope I can buy it someday

[@BenCrespo]

Thank you Homay! That was really cool how you used the call and response with the flute and violins, and the beautiful interplay between cello and clarinet! I will try incorporating that and accents in my compositions too.

[@rhandeymaahrsch2151]

This was so awesome that I actually dinged the bell button. Currently binge watching all your tutorials and learning a lot while saving up for this library. Thank you.

[@joecantdance494]

That track is just subtle and sublime. Wonderful stuff Homay

[@michaelmckinnie]

that slow down tempo transition is great I've never thought of doing that, it really added a bunch of liveliness!

[@mirzaaljic]

Thank you for breaking down the project and showing each track in detail, it is much appreciated. I'm very happy with BBC SO, it's a ground-breaking instrument.

[@darrenhirst9900]

BBC Stands for bloody brilliant composition. Very nice work.

[@patsmusic5584]

What a pleasure to find someone so inspiring, thank you for the demo, you guys at spitfire are so cool…

[@midtown3221]

(stops my wallet's screaming) Shush, wallet. I must git gud with free libraries and work on composition before I even consider buying god-tier libraries. I must not sully these sacred files with my inferior fingers! (returns to my forge...I mean home studio) Update: I already got BBCSO Discovery for free. I know about LABS (wonderful!) and already investing in Originals. I was happy then and I'm still happy now! Especially without murduring my wallet.

[@alfiejohnson3003]

@Just Some Alien I found I needed a balance between my own skill and the quality of the tools I was using - if I just use basic MIDI tools/libraries, I can't bring out the best of my ability. I wouldn't use £700 tools like BBCSO straight away, but I needed something like Albion One to get myself started with decent enough tools to progress myself.

[@jinnkastucias4660]

I don't care, my skills are a bit random. But I love samples and great libraries, so even If I end with not decent content I bought it and will play a lot and have fun :D. Also my plan is to copy many songs from already existing OSTs to train how to work with this library, probably one of the best ways to learn.

[@williamscolaro1159]

You’ve probably seen the new Discover version of BBCSO. Definitely worth checking out!

[@midtown3221]

@@williamscolaro1159 I did. I have it. It's exactly what I need.

[@TalmoTheSell]

Yeah same I need to realize that even BBCSO Discover can do wonders

[@AlistairMelville]

Lovely work Homay and learning so much from these videos. Many thanks.

[@envrie9423]

Homay you’re easily the most relaxing composer to listen to when explaining compositions and sound libraries ✨✨

[@lestercrombie1465]

Excellent composition Homay! When I saw this video I decided to buy Spitfire BBC SO .

[@drew6524]

I always love your music and instruction. The best composers are the least pompous

[@joelwybrew]

I would be oh so glad to be able to download these sessions to be able to pick them apart a bit more and see what is doing what. These videos are great and the pieces are WONDERFUL. It's for that reason I'd just love to be able to really take my time understanding what's happening

[@scottfoster3643]

Check out Mattia Chiappa on you tube if you are a patreon supporter he provides all the midi files as well as the scores. :}

[@meouicmoi]

Lovely tune, really inspiring. Thank you! I am considering buying the bbc symphony orchestra pro. But I am very concerned about the panning of the instruments and how to do that with the library, and, have a proper result ?? You mentioned about panning. But it was very short. I would have loved to see more about that, especially when I hear the way you balanced everything. You did it incredibly well! How do you do that? It would be great to see a video specifically about this subject.

[@JohnBullfrost]

Very nice to watch this tutorial in december. Great work Homay.

[@carlinhospapanegro]

Would be great an entire album of Homay Schmitz’s compositions. Like Christian, Paul and Oliver, she deserve publish all his works

[@Nicolas-VILLAZ]

Lovely, soft and very very clean 👏 thank you

[@AynenMakino]

Homay is definitely my favourite composer in Spitfire. I love her style and orchestrations! Very good job on this piece!

[@joecantdance494]

This is my favourite video yet as it really shows how good the Spitfire GUI is,

[@nathanielwise508]

Right!? I'm not sure why people don't like it. I find it very aesthetic and functional

[@ahaabit11180]

Great piece, Homay! Seriously, when are you going to put out your own album of original music? I hope Spitfire Recordings has signed you and we see an album this year!

[@Cristalskulle]

One of the best music piece spitfire has put out !

[@swessels]

Remarkable demonstration and composition. I'm inspired by the creativity, attention to detail, and emotional melodies.

[@cineblazer]

Feels like something you'd hear David Attenborough narrating over

[@rollomaughfling380]

Backhanded compliment

[@jonatanolofsson9409]

Thats 100% right!

[@eylam9690]

Amidst the walruses and polar bears lives a most curious bird; the emperor penguin. This large male is courting the female, but she clearly feels but contempt for him. Unfortunately, he will have to wait until the next mating season, until then, he will have to make do with onanism.

[@marksadventures3889]

A really clear explanation of the piece and easy to follow, many thanks.

[@charliemcgrain]

Truly magical. Thank you so much for the break down.

[@jimhalfpenny6097]

I've been away from doing orchestral music for almost 20 years. This video has inspired me to go back to it (after this purchase). Thank you!

[@Feefor]

Inspiring Homay. Both you and Andy Blaney create the best demo's at Spitfire.

This sounds great. I like it very much.

[@Jazz4sale]

Excellent demo. Lovely music.

[@z-e-r-o-]

Homay’s Wonderland (2020)

[@RickWolfff]

I didn't even know this was POSSIBLE! I want to go back in time and do this ALL THE TIME.

[@ralfludwig4744]

Rick Wolff it’s a lovely composition but you’re absolutely right about the strings. I can’t imagine that is possible using Spitfire Audio Collection.

[@secretreleases]

This piece of music is so so good! If I was to buy that library, then solely because of this musical piece. And really excellent explanation and tips, I can learn very much from this. Thanks for the insights!

[@TheCarlosAlfaro]

Amazing composition!

[@nutriazodiacal]

i want to listen to this on spotify so badly !!!!

[@robertskey]

Happy New Year Homay! This is a lovely, uplifting piece. Positive vibes!

[@vincentzaalberg]

Amazing work. Nice clean walkthrough as well.

[@nutriazodiacal]

very inspiring, starting at scoring just for this!

[@boerboelmummy5075]

Thank you Homay, that was lovely.

[@freeze3759]

Wonderful work! Thank you for this video :D

[@PereRevert]

Such a wonderful piece of music and insight... keep up the good work Homay !

[@tommyschiffermusic8910]

Wonderful walkthrough on this library. I’m awaiting my output studio desk. Just love, love, love output

[@johnhill762]

Library is great for romantic and fantasy. Nice.

[@caryeddy6928]

Wow, I love this library. Great stuff Homay!

[@MustacheVerra]

Nice score Homay. Thank you.

[@iamOnenO]

Where did you find the “all in one” patch?? I have the plugin but I don’t see all in one patches? That would be super helpful. Thanks!! Love the walkthroughs!

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

OnenO it’s on the bbcso template I don’t know where else you get it

[@iamOnenO]

Thanks for the info. I don’t even know how to get that template. Any ideas? I’ll look around for it.

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

OnenO no problem, you can download it from “the page”

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

If you use logic

[@alxleiva]

Fantastic piece Homay!

[@RedRosamond]

Absolutely stunning composition

[@TheBawss90]

Wonderfully done!

[@MichaelPilipp]

A wonderful masterpiece!

[@erickonigsdorfer544]

YOU are a LEGEND!

[@ericmevolhon4654]

Very nice ! I love that !

[@creative_expressionproductions]

do you open the plug in on each channel for each instrument or is there anotherway I need to find out please?

[@druejsound1474]

excellent work! I love the sound and musical composition. just wonderful

[@dafingaz]

Great piece and walkthrough!

[@septemberwalk]

not sure wether to get BBC or spitfire symphonic/ studio orchestra

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

I have all three and my opinion (for what it's worth) would be to get the BBCSO Pro while it's on sale. It can't be beat for that price. Plus SSO and SStO use Kontakt whereas BBCSO has its own GUI that is easy to navigate.

[@MenonkNaldo]

Very interesting and well done.. Thank You so much :)

[@christianetchepare3071]

HI Homay, thank you for your videos, your pedagogy and bravo also for the quality of your compositions. I would like to know if you use a particular preset for the Lexicon reverb or if you have created your own setting. Best, Christian

[@mdm-prods1184]

hi, great track ,the sound are very realistic, very inspiring

[@emilywong4601]

18:22 "Let's listen to the whole piece from beginning to end."

[@rdpatterson2682]

Wonderful piece.

[@RudalPL]

How long does it take to compose a piece like this? And how do you avoid being boring ?

[@1drsy]

my god homay is amazing

[@pdrinhodant8930]

Love your music itwas love at first sight

[@SalvatoreLivecchiMusic]

Great job guys!!!

[@jamstudiostheshed1]

Just maid me feel happy from the first few bars FAB

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

What instrument is doing that octo bass thingy.

[@pdrinhodant8930]

Love your music horas it was love até fístula sight

[@ryevick]

Really great! I bought BBCSO on SSD but had something pull me away and I haven't had a chance to work with it. Are you loading 30+ instances of the Plug-In, 1 per track?

[@Medievil7]

Isn't this very rough on ram, or is the plugin a light one? Also, does it load all the articulations per track, or can they be chosen yourself?

[@YungstarProd]

@@Medievil7 You can delete the mic positions and articulations in those instances to save RAM for each instance.

[@danielteomusic5851]

Whats the best way do use key switches for the articulation?

[@corbyvinson1175]

This is my favorite composition from this library.

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

"Man's Best Friend" by Luke Olney is another really good one.

[@bigchiefcinema9654]

amazing work.

[@Totoleguitariste]

I love it !

[@nicsa7152]

Amazing 🤩

[@martinlubitz3171]

Nice piece, well sounding, very helpfull.

[@offlinemode92]

why this ui is different from mine vst, and mine Shows all, while in the video its individual...

[@basehead617]

The Spitfire demo artist with true talent - this is the person you can close your eyes and imagine a real high end film score, not just some bland game/documentary music.

[@Dispoboy1]

Some games have very good and complex scores. The from Software Games, especially darksouls 3 and bloodborne OSTs have been written by big composers and recorded/played by real orchestras and choirs. They outplay most of the moviescores now a days with ease. For sure they are somewhat „epic“ and might be best compared to Howard shores work on LOTRs OST.

[@eddyray666]

Let's get you back to bed, grandad.

[@gustavomartinez9021]

can i use sheet música?

[@BarbaraKrolOfficial]

Ok is possible to turn off this reverb there and have close mic sound?

[@f0rl]

Wow....you are really talented.

[@CinemaoftheMind]

Back in the early 70s when I sat in front of a scrolling player piano roll and wished I could somehow take advantage of it for my own compositions, never in 1000 years would I have thought that same player piano tech would one day allow you to play an entire ‘real’ orchestra with a keyboard. Not that it isn’t worth it, but there’s nothing like a $1000 price tag to also remind you how ‘starving’ an ‘artist’ can be! 😆

[@ivankojunalta]

hi, what type of BBC's is this? discover? core? or pro? thanks

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

It clearly says "BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional" in the description.

[@Andrew05689]

Can we download the Logic/MIDI session for this?

[@kwonhogan]

Andrew I would like to download it as well for training purposes

[@3d_mihai]

If there will be any reply, please let me know.

[@hamihs4186]

Why don’t I have violins All-in-one in the library? I have 1st violins, 2nd violins and viola section...

[@JacobGindhart]

Does anyone else hear Rey's Theme in the beginning of this piece?

[@doublezero0068]

Yep, absolutely. That was my first thought too!

[@papamashas]

Thank you, this is so good and... i want to ask you share this project like a demo song for Logic Pro... Pleeeeeease!

[@hiphip9145]

정말로 아름다운 소리...

[@tvliesin3352]

This is great, nice job.

[@wyshwood]

Gorgeous

[@bobheatliesongs]

Very, very nice! ❤️

[@ZapR21]

When are the free examples coming??

[@andyjacobs7010]

They're here if you're talking about the free samples (30 instruments), just fill out a survey and wait 15 days.

[@FrankMGarcía]

How is it that everything sound so clean and open and warmth but when I try to make a similar composition with similar instruments...everthing sound so harsh and boxy? What is your trick? :) It would be nice to see how you pan and eq and mixed all those pieces.

[@michaelmckinnie]

I dont have this library but most of their other libraries are already panned the way the orchestra would sound from the selected mics so if you're panning your instruments that could be why your getting harsh sounds

[@HyperNova137]

One thing I might point out, looks like they added a UAD Lexicon reverb on one of the bus channels... Aside from that, I can't see any other processing on it at all.

[@dpsoulofmusic]

Can you share the project, admin?

[@simonlegrec]

very nice

[@chris5375]

Brilliant

[@vivipescaglia8303]

bravissima

[@GarethRyanMusic133]

Does BBCSO run in kontakt?

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

No

[@mrhats830]

How did you make your tracks have a rainbow like look to them? All my tracks have mismatched colors on them.

[@mrhats830]

musicalthinker hi! Thanks for the reply:) I meant if there was an automatic way to have the tracks look like a rainbow color setting instead of manually having to go to each track and select an individual color. Sorry for the confusion. I guess from what I’ve read you have to manually set the colors for each track.

[@nobbynose4254]

enchanting