Battle of the Champions - Orchestral Battle Music

[Klingsor]

Hi,

for a long time I wanted to write something like this: a flamboyant "final fight" track with broad, heroic themes swirling above driving ostinati.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=674265&songID=13676086

Originally this piece belongs to the score I wrote for a student film project realised many many years ago. The music was produced via a MIDI-based digital sequencer and of course orchestral sample libraries. Unfortunately, the London Symphony Orchestra was just too busy at the moment for a recording session.

While the last bars in asymmetrical 7/8 meter surely feel a bit overloaded (with syncopated choir fills and such), I am quite happy with the overall arrangement and the final mix. But maybe I am a little bit biased since I listened to it too often and it's just chaos to your ears... If you have some hints on how to improve the mix, sound, orchestration etc. please feel free to let me know.

Best regards,

Dustin

Edited December 3, 2019 by Klingsor

[Ronald Poe]

I think the title is definitely fitting (I can picture 2 great warriors fighting with this). The arrangement is good and the whole thing sounds like something out of a big budget action movie. At times it sounds a bit threatening but I think that just adds to the intensity of the theme. The 7/8 bars are just barely noticable. How do you go about writing good heroic themes anyway? 

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