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Title: Where Have All The Orchestras Gone?
Post by: Solar on April 06, 2024, 12:01:49 PM

I really do miss this era...

Title: Re: Where Have All The Orchestras Gone?
Post by: patentlymn on May 11, 2025, 01:04:30 PM

I likely have several such mancini vinyl records in the basement.
Peter Gunn comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/Emg_6ANjWzo
Henry Mancini - "Peter Gunn" (official visualizer)

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Trivia - Composer John Williams, then known simply as Johnny Williams, was the piano player on this recording, and is the last surviving musician from this recording session.

Here is a whole Mancini playlist.
https://youtu.be/oRu4aLAG2AI?list=PLr-J5bYC60jRzW1CEtMXSWw6Y1sJ7Z9Qn

Title: Re: Where Have All The Orchestras Gone?
Post by: patentlymn on May 11, 2025, 02:01:42 PM

Orchestras pop up in strange places now outside of classical. I have seen them in symphonic metal, video game music covers, and movie sound track covers. I had no idea that video game music could be as powerful or was even a thing. I do not play video games. It might be worth listening to a few seconds of these clips to see what is out there. Maybe closer to opera than classical.

Here is a symphonic metal example, too long to listen to as a whole. But I have several times.
https://youtu.be/hJXdk4mKM9M?t=5391
Black Symphony WITHIN TEMPTTION

symphonic metal
https://youtu.be/2uN84x0Ba0o
EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (Live at The Symphonic Synergy)

Here is a concert devoted to the music The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Concert
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Concert
https://youtu.be/bLUyKn7I6b8?t=24

Here linked to one song featuring Percival AND the orchestrate, the Polish folk group that did the game music.
https://youtu.be/bLUyKn7I6b8?t=2686

There is a video game journey with lots of music. The composer apparently rented the LSO and invited several remote musicians and singers who do video game music. here is the last song I Was Born for This. Red head entry at 30 seconds.
https://youtu.be/ftM6xTCqvZU

Another video game music piece
https://youtu.be/zP57ke7pd1g?list=RDbLUyKn7I6b8
Elden Ring // Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)
Elden Ring : Elden Ring / Malenia, Blade of Miquella

https://youtu.be/IaskxKfeFno
Skyrim 10th Anniversary Concert – Full Performance

https://youtu.be/UaQDWeB_k54?list=PLL7F0XGyIcjqFceyolrJz4cgIytQt-TG9
Andrius Klimka & Andrey Kulik - WG Fest Live (Presentation World of Tanks Soundtrack)
Andrius Klimka

https://youtu.be/NSbqS-qZdPg
Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure - The Final Battle (Radagon) | Live at The Royal Albert Hall 28/04/24

Finally not a symphony but one woman trying to replicate the energy of a red haired bad boss from Elden Ring.she dragged me into this video game music rabbit hole.
https://youtu.be/Cr_5oTqAUUw

Title: Re: Where Have All The Orchestras Gone?
Post by: Solar on May 12, 2025, 08:24:42 AM

There's a very interesting history of how the govt killed the Big Band Era through taxation.
Sadly, there was no happy outcome; just pure evil and how it regulated an industry into demise, out of GREED!

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General Category => Entertainment => Music => Topic started by: Solar on April 06, 2024, 12:01:49 PM