Here is my performance of Harry Gregson-Williams’s “Fairytale” cue from the animated film “Shrek” (2001).
The glockenspiel, wind chimes and harp immediately create a fantasy sound. And the simple folktune style of the melody also helps reinforce that "once upon a time" fairytale vibe.
The piece features the flute 1 and oboe 2 from the Synchron Woodwinds library and uses “mostly” the new lyrical legato articulation. This new patch has smooth legato transitions and an expressive vibrato especially on the longer notes.
I could not find an official score for this cue. Instead, I relied on a number of transcriptions on musescore.com as well as my own ear to fill in any gaps. I find it quite challenging to tease apart the instrumental parts that are merely doubling other instruments to add a little extra color. But transcribing can be an enjoying exercise and forces me to really listen deep into the orchestration.
I used the following VSL libraries:
- Synchron Woodwinds
- Synchron Brass
- SYNCHRON-ized Soprano Choir
- SYNCHRON-ized Vienna Choir
- Synchron Basso Profundo Choir
- Synchron Percussion
- Synchron Harp
- Synchron Yamaha CFX
- Synchron Duality Strings
- SYNCHRON-ized Solo Strings (violin 1)
Please feel free to make any commnets or ask any questions.
Best wishes,
Jay