@Errikos said:

mh-7635: Mike! Very long time, no see...

All is well enough as can be, thank you. How are you? One of the very top programmers of orchestral simulations I have ever heard here. Your Holmside, but the way, sounds like a veritable tour de force. I so enjoyed a few minutes of it, I am going to find time to listen to the whole, and I recommend it to everybody here so they can clear their H.Z.-besmeared palettes with some real music by an actual forum member.

As far as Bond songs go, there is hardly one I don't really like up to (and including) The Living Daylights. Not the A-ha song, of course, but Barry's last contribution to the franchise - If there was a man (see end credits).

Happy composing Mike!

You are too kind Errikos, thankyou.

I'm fine and still at it. I'm glad you are ok too and hope you are composing well. 

@Errikos said:

mh-7635: Mike! Very long time, no see...

All is well enough as can be, thank you. How are you? One of the very top programmers of orchestral simulations I have ever heard here. Your Holmside, but the way, sounds like a veritable tour de force. I so enjoyed a few minutes of it, I am going to find time to listen to the whole, and I recommend it to everybody here so they can clear their H.Z.-besmeared palettes with some real music by an actual forum member.

100% Agree. I have heard Holmside a while back and was blown away. Need to listen again!

Mike is a composer I wish I heard played by leading orchestras...not that his programming is not impressive enough to handle the complex music he creates.

Nice to hear from you Mike. You are the first person to actually teach me how to go about learning (real and not fake) orchestration...am still working on it!

In other note, since you have also shared your enthusiasm about Science as well (same with William), hope you are all looking forward to the release of the first images from James Webb telescope to be live cast here (talking of bad influence of H.Z. on music, the accompanying music in this video is sadly so terrible that it depresses me)

agitato: Hi Anand. Thank you for that link, I look forward to perceiving new vistas in our universe. Only last night I was looking at the pictures of Pluto and Charon, as well as Arrakoth (? - if I remember right, it sounded like a character from the Lord of the Rings) from Horizon's mission.

I am very poor with astronomical names.

But they already released some images of JW and it looks amazing....galaxies splintered all over. 

I wonder if Holst' would write for galaxies if he saw these? His 'Planets' are already so apt for these gigantic views of the Universe in any case.

Continuing our Mike Hewer gossip, I started listening to his Symphony no. 2. What a truly remarkable piece of work! reminds me a little of Rodney Bax, Samuel Barber and the early 20th century romantics. (I hope I am not revealing my ignorance in these comparisons) . This recording is not only remarkable for the how sophisticated the composition is ..but also for how well it is rendered. I must say I have never heard any rendering of a long form symphony by virtual orchestra with such amazing quality. 

Sorry for deviating topics Errikos, but you started it:) 

Anand

@agitato said:

I am very poor with astronomical names.

But they already released some images of JW and it looks amazing....galaxies splintered all over. 

I wonder if Holst' would write for galaxies if he saw these? His 'Planets' are already so apt for these gigantic views of the Universe in any case.

Continuing our Mike Hewer gossip, I started listening to his Symphony no. 2. What a truly remarkable piece of work! reminds me a little of Rodney Bax, Samuel Barber and the early 20th century romantics. (I hope I am not revealing my ignorance in these comparisons) . This recording is not only remarkable for the how sophisticated the composition is ..but also for how well it is rendered. I must say I have never heard any rendering of a long form symphony by virtual orchestra with such amazing quality. 

Sorry for deviating topics Errikos, but you started it:) 

Anand

Hi Anand,

Well thank you to you too, I'm sure I don't merit these kind words but am sincerely flattered regardless.

Oh Boy the latest JWT photos are mind blowing. I can't wait to see what they might find when JWT turns its attention to exoplanet atmospheres. 

(Anand, I responded to your PM but couldn't see it in my outbox after I'd sent it - perhaps I clicked the 'cancel' button by mistake. Let me know if you got it -  thnx).

agitato: You might want to clean your Inbox Anand, messages are being denied.

Mike and Errikos,

Apologies that your messages bounced. My inbox was indeed full and I cleared it a bit now. Still gotta keep those messages from you both with valuable composition and orchestration tips!

Anand 

@mh-7635 said:

Hi Anand,

Well thank you to you too, I'm sure I don't merit these kind words but am sincerely flattered regardless.

Oh Boy the latest JWT photos are mind blowing. I can't wait to see what they might find when JWT turns its attention to exoplanet atmospheres. 

(Anand, I responded to your PM but couldn't see it in my outbox after I'd sent it - perhaps I clicked the 'cancel' button by mistake. Let me know if you got it -  thnx).

Hi Mike,

Your humility is another inspiration for me. Much like the way I feel about John Williams. In the end its not the achievements, skill level or genius that counts but how we are as human beings. Much to learn from that!

And yes we have decades of more images from JW coming! Such an exciting time for science.

Best 

Anand

Errikos, its now your turn to clear the mailbox:) My reply to you just bounced.

We need some quick workaround for the VSL 100 messages limit to avoid running into this problem. There is a button to export messages but that doesn't seem to work for me.

Anand

agitato: Done. Please re-send.