This track is from the original score composed for the ‘Empty Horizons’ audiobook, based on the ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’ fanfiction novel by Goldenwing.
» STORY:
www.fimfiction.net/story/316852/empty-horizons
» AUDIOBOOK:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqxapv7Z3H-ue5IhCgUuTqsIXznM6B0eY
The title says it all. This is by far my most complex piece to date, and certainly the most brass-intensive – but then, what else could capture the feeling of high-flying adventure through the open skies above the flooded remains of the ancient world?
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SHEET MUSIC (PDF) —
Link available on SoundCloud (Dropbox links not allowed on Bandcamp):
soundcloud.com/joe-mcken/empty-horizons-ost-main-theme-airships-endless-seas_20-07-01?in=joe-mcken/sets/empty-horizons-audiobook-ost
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Recorded June 30, 2020
Software used:
» Written & recorded with Sibelius using the following sound libraries:
» Woodwinds: CineWinds
» Brass: CineBrass, Cinematic Studio Brass, Hollywood Brass, EWQL Ra
» Percussion: CinePerc, Stormdrum 3, Hollywood Orch. Percussion
» Others: CineHarps
» Vocals: Voxos 2
» Strings: LA Scoring Strings
» Mastered with Audacity
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CHANGELOG —
» 07/01/20: Overhauled the song: played with library mic settings to give better sense of depth, changed the woodwinds to CineWinds, made the brass brighter & clearer and implemented Cinematic Studio Brass, implemented CinePerc (esp. the timpani), changed the harp to CineHarps, and improved the strings.
» 04/11/20: Original version posted on Bandcamp.
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