Hello everyone!
I am happy to announce that VSL and I are collaborating on producing a series of mockups of "movie masterpieces" by many of the greatest film composers.
VSL has started hosting the project here:
VSL will be releasing a new piece every few weeks. So in time, we hope to include many of your favorite pieces and film composers. On the VSL webpage, you will find videos, mp3's and Cubase Projects.
The Cubase Projects may include third-party plugs-ins for things like algorithmic reverbs and limiters, but hopefully you will still find the projects useful for studying the composers' orchestration techniques as well as giving you some ideas for mocking up pieces like these with VSL.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Always open VE Pro before opening up these Cubase projects!
Pieces released as of 12_20_2023:
ALAN SILVESTRI - Forrest Gump - Main Title
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DANNY ELFMAN - Edward Scissorhands - Ice Dance
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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT - Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows - Polyjuice
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ALAN SILVESTRI - Contact - End Credits
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MAURICE JARRE - Lawrence of Arabia - Overture
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TREVOR JONES - The Last of the Mohicans - Main Title
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RANDY NEWMAN - The Natural - Suite
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MICHAEL GIACCHINO - Up - Married Life
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ELMER BERNSTEIN - The Magnificent Seven - Suite
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JAMES HORNER - Glory - Preparations for Battle
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JAMES NEWTON HOWARD - Waterworld - Main Title
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DANNY ELFMAN - Batman - Main Title
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MAX STEINER - Casablanca - Suite
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ALAN MENKEN - Beauty and the Beast - Overture
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BASIL POLEDOURIS - Conan the Barbarian - Theology_Civilization
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JOE HISAISHI - Spirited Away - One Summer's Day
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ALAN SILVESTRI - Back to the Future - Main Theme
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JAMES HORNER - Apollo 13 - Main Title
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JOHN WILLIAMS - Hook - Flight to Neverland
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MICHAEL KAMEN - Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves - Home
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WILLIAM WALTON - Henry V - Death of Falstaff
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BERNARD HERRMANN - Psycho - Prelude
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ALEX NORTH - A Streetcar Named Desire - Belle Reve Reflections
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THOMAS NEWMAN - Shawshank Redemption - Suds on the Roof
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Here are some excellent sources to find movie scores (click the names to go to their sites):
Chris Siddall Music Publishing
Omni Music Publishing
John Williams Signature Series
Symphony Pops
Musescore
Scribd
Sheet Music Plus
Neumation
For those who don't own Cubase, Steinberg offers a free 60-day trial version of Cubase with no restrictions so you can export any of the midi files that interest you.
All comments and questions are welcome!
Finally, I'd like to thank Bernd Mazagg for taking these mockups to the next level with his mastering expertise!
Best wishes to all you music makers out there,
Jay