filmmusic 1,828 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 This might interest some composers here:http://www.99dollarorchestra.com/#meltdown-tourYou can listen to some audio samples too in their site.7 minutes. 30 musicians. 1 Studio.Have our orchestra play anything you want. This is for Students, Teachers, Composers, Filmmakers, Songwriters, Music Lovers, Kids! Send us anything you want, we're here to educate, to record and to give everyone an awesome experience.Although I haven't understood, if the 7 minutes include the first reading of a score and recording it!Because that would be so little time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We could hire them to record all the unreleased Star Wars, Indy and Harry Potter music. Loert and SafeUnderHill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 As much as I would love to jump on this opportunity, I must know the distribution of their musicians within the ensemble.# of woodwinds? Brass? Percussion? Strings?Also, if there are instruments that they can't play (e.g. Celeste, Contrabassoon, Choir). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 VERY interested in this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 That is interesting. I was never musically inclined, but I am mightily interested in seeing how this plays out. There's some tunes playing around in my head... would be great to 'hear' it orchestrated and performed by live players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 All those poor recordings of rare Williams fanfares (Dukakis..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 We could hire them to record all the unreleased Star Wars, Indy and Harry Potter music.Ha!Had never thought of this.Although I'm not sure if they could record copyrighted material..Their Kickstarter project starts in a month or so, wo I'm sure we will have more details then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The 3 remaining missing minutes of Jurassic Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 As much as I would love to jump on this opportunity, I must know the distribution of their musicians within the ensemble.# of woodwinds? Brass? Percussion? Strings?Also, if there are instruments that they can't play (e.g. Celeste, Contrabassoon, Choir).My guess is that their setup will be like this:8 violins, 4 viola, 2 cellos, 2 basses2 oboes, 2 clarinets2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 French horn3 timpani, glockenspiel and assorted percussionThey'll probably have flexibility to reduce or swap out instruments to suit the musicians' needs. But I think choir will likely cost extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 What? No flutes or piccolos?But like you said, they could easily swap out.btw, where did you get this information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I was trying to find the usual number of players allocated for a 30-piece orchestra, and I came upon a forum where one guy was asking questions about miking a recording session. That's where I got the number, and it's possible I could be way off on the number of players for each section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Maybe there is one of each woodwind (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon)And i think 3 timpani may be too much for a 30 instrument orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 You're right. The arrangement's probably closer to this:8 violins, 4 viola, 2 cellos, 2 bassesFlute, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 French horn, 1 tubaHarp, piano, drum/percussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have many questions too, that I hope they will be soon answered.eg. the number of instruments is fixed: 30Is the kind of instruments fixed too?I mean if I want to record a strings piece, would there be 30 strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 There's a lot of unanswered questions I have too. Hopefully when the Kickstarter starts up, they'll have a FAQ section or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 The number before timpani in these descriptions means the actual number of drums that the single player has, not that there are multiple timpanists. 3 sounds right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I may do this. I wrote a lullaby for my niece that I may try to orchestrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hey I did the same thing recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2015 Why did you write a lullaby for his niece? Once, SafeUnderHill and nightscape94 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Because TGP is his godfather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The site clarified a crucial aspect of the $99 orchestra.- The seven minutes means the whole recording session time.- Recommended piece lengths for recording would range from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well that's quite disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The Trouble With Dennis it is, then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 The site clarified a crucial aspect of the $99 orchestra.- The seven minutes means the whole recording session time.- Recommended piece lengths for recording would range from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.yes, it is indeed disappointing.On the other hand, with $297 you can get a 90'' to 4,5 minutes piece recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The site clarified a crucial aspect of the $99 orchestra.- The seven minutes means the whole recording session time.- Recommended piece lengths for recording would range from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.That blurb has been on the site since the article was posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The seven minutes... yes. But the 30-90 second preferred length was added recently.Also, this project was apparently in the works since 2012.Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The site sent me an e-mail with a link to a poll about the preferred instrumentation for the $99 Orchestra. Also says their Kickstarter will include pledges for longer sections -- 14 minutes, 21 minutes, 28 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hour and 1 day sessions.Fl (picc), Ob, Cl in Bb, 3 trumpets, 4 horns, 2 trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, 17 StringsFl (picc), 2 trumpets, 4 horns, 2 trombones, 1 brass trombone, 20 strings3 trumpets, 6 horns, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 18 Strings8 horns, 4 trombones, 1 brass trombone, 17 strings1 Fl (picc), 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 25 StringsAlso includes an 'other' option where you can list your preferred instruments. Also has a 'would you trade an orchestra instrument for a grand piano' question as well as a text box to include popular requests ('is there any cool feature that you would like us to have?').You have to be subscribed via e-mail to get the poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 well, here is the poll:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xeZoQ_ivSbtvjiVhpmx0l2C0U-RWRiwEZZKtByU7FlA/viewform?c=0&w=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 How could you actually run with an option without oboe and clarinet, in terms of serving the majority? Also, need a bassoon in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 well, here is the poll:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xeZoQ_ivSbtvjiVhpmx0l2C0U-RWRiwEZZKtByU7FlA/viewform?c=0&w=1In the 'other' choice, I typed:4 Flutes (all 4 = Piccolos and Altos), 4 Oboes (all 4 = English Horns), 4 Cls in Bb (1=Eb Piccoclo Clarinet; 1,2 = Bb Bass Clarinets; 3,4 = Bb Contrabass Clarinets), 4 Bassoon (all 4 = Contrabassoons), 6 Horns (all 6 = Tuben), 4 Trumpets in Bb (all 4 = Trumpets in C), 4 Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, 2 Tubas, 7 Percussion, 2 Timpani, 2 Harps, 2 Pianos (1= Celesta), 54 Strings (26 Vln (14,12),10 Vla,10 Cel, 8 Bs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 No oboe d'amore? Fuck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 well, here is the poll:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xeZoQ_ivSbtvjiVhpmx0l2C0U-RWRiwEZZKtByU7FlA/viewform?c=0&w=1In the 'other' choice, I typed:4 Flutes (all 4 = Piccolos and Altos), 4 Oboes (all 4 = English Horns), 4 Cls in Bb (1=Eb Piccoclo Clarinet; 1,2 = Bb Bass Clarinets; 3,4 = Bb Contrabass Clarinets), 4 Bassoon (all 4 = Contrabassoons), 6 Horns (all 6 = Tuben), 4 Trumpets in Bb (all 4 = Trumpets in C), 4 Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, 2 Tubas, 7 Percussion, 2 Timpani, 2 Harps, 2 Pianos (1= Celesta), 54 Strings (26 Vln (14,12),10 Vla,10 Cel, 8 Bs)The max you can have is 30 instruments!That's why all the combinations make up 30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The Kickstarter goes up today, but I'm not sure at what time. I've been checking both sites, but it hasn't gone live yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 It went up today. Make sure to pledge if you want this to happen! I already did.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1592127308/the-99-orchestra-an-orchestra-for-everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 So if this happens, could it really indeed be used to have performances of unreleased JW music? Or would they not be allowed to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 So if this happens, could it really indeed be used to have performances of unreleased JW music? Or would they not be allowed to do that?4 - You can use the recording for all non-commercial purposes, including portfolio usage, self-promotion, educational purposes and work for charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 So as long as we don't sell it. Hear that, eBay bootleggers? I guess that means they won't question at all what they perform so long as they can perform it in their time frames allotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 So if this happens, could it really indeed be used to have performances of unreleased JW music? Or would they not be allowed to do that?4 - You can use the recording for all non-commercial purposes, including portfolio usage, self-promotion, educational purposes and work for charity.This has nothing to do with recording copyrighted material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 So far people have pledged over $3,450 dollars in its first day. If it keeps on going like that, it'll definitely meet its $40,000 goal by March 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I want to commit to this, but I'm so lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 A few more contributors, and it'll hit the $10K mark. It still has a ways to go ($10K is 25%), but at the rate it's going, hopefully it'll get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 12 days left, and only 12,000 shy of reaching their 40,000 goal. Think they'll make it? Who here has helped support it and what would they plan to use it for? I still may do so myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I helped support it. I pledged $99 for a fully orchestrated score, and will pledge another $99 for recording of said score.At the rate they've been going, I think they'll meet their $40K goal before March 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 If you've not worked with an orchestral recording session before, do keep in mind you are not getting an edited NOR mixed audio. They say you will recieve the "unmixed audio files of your recording" so buyer beware, you are getting what you paid for AND they are demonstrating a better product than what they are offering. Simply put - you are NOT getting the quality they are demonstrating for $99 and they aren't going out of their way to explain this to novice composers. The demo they are showing is both edited and mixed which is a little bit of a bait and switch. It will cost you more to hire those resources to get a final audio that is comparable to their demonstration so keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I don't think it's really a bait-and-switch. It's laid out in the FAQs and reward tiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I don't think it's really a bait-and-switch. It's laid out in the FAQs and reward tiers.You are probably right but people should not expect to get the quality of their audio demo without extra expenses and that is not explained. Since they are targeting novices they should have said it otherwise most will be disappointed in the results and that was my point. An orchestra for $99 costs much more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It made it's target funding with 5 days left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Well, I pledged. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyy38 21 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 You're right. The arrangement's probably closer to this:8 violins, 4 viola, 2 cellos, 2 bassesFlute, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 French horn, 1 tubaHarp, piano, drum/percussionUh, that sounds like more than the 15 musicians that they are advertising on their website....I don't think it's really a bait-and-switch. It's laid out in the FAQs and reward tiers.You are probably right but people should not expect to get the quality of their audio demo without extra expenses and that is not explained. Since they are targeting novices they should have said it otherwise most will be disappointed in the results and that was my point. An orchestra for $99 costs much more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 The site is now accepting audio files for score transcription up through May 20th. They must be in mp3 format and you must include your name in the e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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