NicholasG Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Recently ive been listening to the How To Train Your Dragon sound track and I wanted to arrange the selection "Test Drive" or orchestra. I have the first ideas in so far, im asking for opinions and what could be improved. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Test Drive > next PDF Test Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sned Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Very nice ideas so far, love the use of percussion and especially horns. My only concern is I'm not so sure giving all those repeated sixteenth notes to woodwinds is very effective, it's not particularly easy to play and it does sound somewhat choppy occasionally. I would let the strings continue that constant motion, while just giving the note changes to the woodwinds. One more thing, in the pick-up to measure 9 and forward, I wouldn't give the melodic line to the oboes, as having the horns play at FF will most definitely over-power them, maybe even the violas, but that's for you to decide, in case there's a different texture you're trying to achieve there. Overall very nice, very great start you have here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasG Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) @sned I like your suggestion but in the actual piece for the movie, the strings and woodwinds do not stop moving until the next idea. Your right about the oboe thing tho Edited November 12, 2023 by NicholasG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvothe Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Nice start, but the imbalance of the families is problematic. The strings are over powering the other sections in this mock up. You could alternate between Vol 1 and Vol 2 with that material; that way, violins are not over louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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