Most large and cinematic strings recordings?
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doctoremmet
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For the most strings we need to page Muziksculp
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Lionel Schmitt
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are they worn? Not interested otherwise..
Scoremixer
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Well, it's not modern, but this:
The Pacific Symphony Orchestra playing Respighi, recorded by Keith O. Johnson for Reference Recordings in 1984. It sound astonishing, almost binaural wideness, unbelievable lushness without being washed out. Apparently it was recorded in a high school auditorium... I have no idea what they would have done in 1984 to make it sound as it does. Well worth a listen.
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Lionel Schmitt
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Thanks! That's super impressive indeed.
Keith O. Johnson also recorded EastWest Symphonic Orchestra which is still somehow one of the most "modern" sounding libraries I know, despite being from before 2000 as far as I know.
Francisco Relaño Peña
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Emanuel Fróes
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You mail a publisher and get easily the number of players given in front of the score
if you are in USA you may find easily a catalog of soundtracks, with description of the instrumentation
Iconic is the theme for Gone with the Wind
if you are in USA you may find easily a catalog of soundtracks, with description of the instrumentation
Iconic is the theme for Gone with the Wind
Argy Ottas
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A great thread where it deserves to remain active!
This is my contribution, and maybe there will be more to come:
This is my contribution, and maybe there will be more to come:
NekujaK
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TheMysterium
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Probably not what you were looking for but I think it fits your description quite nicely....
Just crank up the volume for possibly the most glorious sounds ever made with strings.
The composer intended this piece to be performed in this specific setup and cathedral.
Bara Matahari Pagi
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Some John Barry stuff comes to mind, check out Dances With Wolves :D
Also some Horner stuff as well, like Legends of the Fall (which I love!).
Oops, are those scores not modern enough?
Also some Horner stuff as well, like Legends of the Fall (which I love!).
Oops, are those scores not modern enough?
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Thank you so much for this. I didn't know this piece, and found it incredibly gorgeous! The YouTube algorithm suggested this performance, too, which I loved as well (probably due to my anti-reverb bias):
Everything is fantastic here, the composition, the instrumentalists and the SOUND!
How modern?
(EWQLSO sounds pristine, btw, haha)
I really like Rob Simonsen's work!
TheMysterium
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It is gorgeous isn't it?
This version is great as well. I can't really choose between the more dry and wet versions. The cathedral reverb gives it a certain silky softness and celestial quality which I love.
I'd pay serious money to travel there and hear it at that cathedral, but I've searched in vain for performances there. I was hoping it would be a recurring event, since the composer chose this cathedral for the piece and its first performance.
The piece was used in the film Master and Commander so there's a little cinematic link as well.
Both versions are superb, even if I'm a "fan" of reverb, the sound recording of the second one is really great ! I think for some it's a good thing to have the score.
