Popular Post Oskar 77 Posted June 20, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2017 crumbs, Amer, Disco Stu and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 COS all over again confirmed!! IT BROKE NEW GROUND crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Oskar said: Geez, Mark seems to be hanging out at the recording sessions regularly now Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 The beard it gone! It's official. Luke dies in Ep 8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,304 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 William Ross is conducting the final recording session, 100% confirmed! He even took one of Johnny's black turtlenecks and removed the neck! This might be a silly question but can we deduce anything from the placement of those microphones? Is that a different setup to what Murphy did with TFA (which resulted in that very dry, close brassy sound) or pretty standard for orchestral recordings? Also Hamill knows where it's at! Visiting 2 recording sessions in a row, seems to be a big fan of whatever JW's cooking with TLJ. Cerebral Cortex and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 hours ago, crumbs said: William Ross is conducting the final recording session, 100% confirmed! He even took one of Johnny's black turtlenecks and removed the neck! Pity Williams didn't end up writing the entirety of this score then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Hope Ross did a kick-ass new rendition of the Resistance March! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,175 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 6 hours ago, crumbs said: Also Hamill knows where it's at! Visiting 2 recording sessions in a row, seems to be a big fan of whatever William Ross is cooking with TLJ. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 We should just change the site to WilliamFan. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 6 hours ago, crumbs said: This might be a silly question but can we deduce anything from the placement of those microphones? Is that a different setup to what Murphy did with TFA (which resulted in that very dry, close brassy sound) or pretty standard for orchestral recordings? I find it unlikely that the recording setup would wildly differ between different recordings of the same ensemble size in the same studio. Even given different engineers. The difference will be in the mix, made afterwards. Mix in more of the close mics and apply less reverb and you'll get close to that dry sound on TFA; whereas turn those close mics down and go mainly with the stage and Decca tree mics, run it through a Lexicon PCM 90 and you'll be back to the glossy, lush sound from the 90's. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,304 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Great post, thanks for the detail. I thought Williams almost always did live mixing though? Murphy said as much in the Google AMA. Presumably each mic is still isolated and recorded independently for the benefit of creating the Dolby Atmos mixes and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Well he may do a rough mix and do as much of it live as he can, but there will always be changes, even if only minor, after the session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 6/20/2017 at 3:39 PM, The Psycho Pianist said: I find it unlikely that the recording setup would wildly differ between different recordings of the same ensemble size in the same studio. Even given different engineers. The difference will be in the mix, made afterwards. Mix in more of the close mics and apply less reverb and you'll get close to that dry sound on TFA; whereas turn those close mics down and go mainly with the stage and Decca tree mics, run it through a Lexicon PCM 90 and you'll be back to the glossy, lush sound from the 90's. This is not entirely accurate. Different engineers have wildly different preferences for mic setups, to say nothing of how a composer's preferences may vary between scores and even cues. The breadth of sonic aesthetics one finds when surveying only scores done at the Sony stage is quite significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I agree there will be slight variations, but all the recordings will feature the usual backbone of the Decca tree and the wide AB setup which is 75% of what you hear in the recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 There are lots of people who don't use a tree.... And don't forget that many engineers have their own collections of mics, which all bring in their own character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 That's true. The studio itself has far more of an impact on the sound of the recording in my opinion over any mic setup differences though. Whether or not you use a tree, or a midside or an XY - if you want a brighter sound overall then you're going to record at WB Eastwood rather than the heavier, more serious BS Sony Stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,304 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Other than the different orchestra and recording studio, the prequels couldn't sound more different from TFA and Murphy recorded all of them. Obviously TFA is a digital recording though, whereas TPM (and AOTC?) were analogue recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, TheGreyPilgrim said: There are lots of people who don't use a tree.... But Williams loves trees! MikeH and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 906 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 How come Mark Hamil gets to attend scoring sessions and I don't? Not fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Obi 404 Posted December 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2017 Mark Hamill visits the scoring session, from JoAnn Kane twitter. John, Cerebral Cortex and Will 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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