Masterclass: Mixing Orchestral Scores w/ Jake Jackson and Christian Henson

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Award-winning film mixer Jake Jackson and award-winning film composer Christian Henson walk us through the mix of a cinematic score in this mixing masterclass from the 7th annual MixCon.
In it, they focus on an orchestral mix that blends sample libraries with real recorded instruments, giving strategies and techniques to enhance the impact and emotional pull of the music,
Big thanks to Spitfire Audio for helping to make this presentation free to the public. Check them out at spitfireaudio.com
About the presenters:
With over 20 years of world class experience of orchestral and band recording and mixing, Jake Jackson is one of today's top engineers in the film scoring genre. He won the MPG award for Breakthrough Engineer in 2011, and Best Live Production in 2013. He mixed the score to "Under the Skin" which won 9 score awards, and "Everybody's Gone To The Rapture," which won Best Music in the 2016 BAFTA games awards.
Christian Henson is a multi nominated (including Ivor Novello and World Soundtrack Awards) and multi-award-winning composer. With over 45 films to his name, he has proved to be a prodigious and versatile force within the UK film industry. Christian's musical background lies in the first-wave Drum and Bass and breakbeat music of the 90's with acts such as LTJ Bukem and The Freestylers. He has collaborated with an eclectic number of artists on his scores including Graham Coxon (Blur), Dot Allison (One Dove, Death In Vegas, Massive Attack), Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno), Skye (of Morcheeba), Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes), Synergy Vocals (Steve Reich) and Ed Harcourt.
Spitfire Audio was founded by two award-winning composers: Christian Henson and Paul Thomson. 12 years since becoming sample library developers, Spitfire Audio has recorded and released over 90 sample libraries. We have collaborated with some of the biggest names in media composition, including Hans Zimmer, Eric Whitacre, Ólafur Arnalds & the London Contemporary Orchestra. Our sounds are heard in everything, from major Hollywood film scores, to recordings by Radiohead & U2.
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Пікірлер: 60

  • @charlesrobichaud-parahawkm4088
    @charlesrobichaud-parahawkm40882 жыл бұрын

    Thank you to all especially Jake Jackson, Christian Henson it was quite illuminating.

  • @Jonathan-ff4wo
    @Jonathan-ff4wo2 жыл бұрын

    ​just rewatching this and didnt realize Jake mixed on the Ori games! That score and the gameplay mixing is so dope! Well done man!

  • @TomMAF4

    @TomMAF4

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jake Jackson was just the tracking engineer at air studios where it was recorded I believe.

  • @EyesOfTruthmusic

    @EyesOfTruthmusic

    10 ай бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @pahomiy
    @pahomiy2 жыл бұрын

    thanks a lot guys for this awesome masterclass!

  • @jingleskhanaudioproductions
    @jingleskhanaudioproductions2 жыл бұрын

    absolutely lovely chat. I enjoyed listening to you two guys laying down your workflow. thanks!

  • @angelocast
    @angelocast2 жыл бұрын

    This is pure gold! Perfect timing to learn from the pros when I am mixing a new orchestra song made with BBC SO CORE :). Love it! Thank you so much! SonicScoop and SpitfireAudio masters!

  • @VulaneMthembu
    @VulaneMthembu2 жыл бұрын

    This was really insightful and useful information. Thank you.

  • @traeza777
    @traeza7772 жыл бұрын

    I loooove SpitFire 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

  • @nunyabizfam106
    @nunyabizfam1062 жыл бұрын

    This is great! I would love an live “Atmos” mixing session like this, handeling stems and mastering in 5.1 are challenging enough. I am seriously intrigued with atmos.

  • @InclementFilms
    @InclementFilms11 ай бұрын

    I know when I heard he mixed the Ori games I came to the perfect mixing video!

  • @BillyPalmerMusic
    @BillyPalmerMusic2 жыл бұрын

    The advice to tag-team with your engineer is just brilliant.

  • @kentkarlsson4169
    @kentkarlsson41692 жыл бұрын

    Great! Thank you!

  • @deafconmediaZA
    @deafconmediaZA2 жыл бұрын

    That's an incredible score, holy smoke.

  • @Rozhdestvo
    @Rozhdestvo Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @robertjschroff6307
    @robertjschroff63072 жыл бұрын

    awesome mixing

  • @alanscott2422
    @alanscott24222 жыл бұрын

    A really interesting session.

  • @randyshaffer93
    @randyshaffer932 жыл бұрын

    Both of these guys are great! Can't wait. I have Jake Jackson's orchestral mixing class from Thinkspace Education. It's fantastic.

  • @TomMAF4
    @TomMAF42 жыл бұрын

    This is cool! Please keep making professional filmscore mixing content/tutorials and masterclasses ❤️

  • @LBJedi
    @LBJedi2 жыл бұрын

    I’m only half way through the video, and I’ve already found it extremely valuable. Thank you!

  • @Snipersounds
    @Snipersounds2 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait for this one!

  • @OfficialStevenCravis
    @OfficialStevenCravis2 жыл бұрын

    55:26 so important. Great tip. Because those seconds could add up to hours wasted or lost!

  • @theviolinoob
    @theviolinoob Жыл бұрын

    spitfire selling their products

  • @homeofcreation

    @homeofcreation

    4 ай бұрын

    and not responding to questions.

  • @James-cn9no
    @James-cn9no2 жыл бұрын

    what size TV are you using as a monitor there? Would you go larger or smaller if you replaced it?

  • @nicksaya
    @nicksaya2 жыл бұрын

    In general what should the relationship between front speakers and back speakers balance wise? I know it’s subjective but let’s say on a string section?

  • @99MUZIK
    @99MUZIK2 жыл бұрын

    When it comes down to film and video games scores Cubase and Nuendo hold the title better than slow tools.

  • @HollywoodVirtualAudio

    @HollywoodVirtualAudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    I use Nuendo and wouldn't have it any other way. But if you believe Nuendo has taken the film mixing throne from ProTools, I'm afraid you are mistaken! Video games perhaps, but film mixing? Protools is king whether we like it or not. And I HATE Avid.

  • @joederbyshire_

    @joederbyshire_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HollywoodVirtualAudio honestly i think pro tools is pushed way too much. avid are like the apple of the music industry, no offence to apple lol

  • @ryanbaldwin2470
    @ryanbaldwin2470 Жыл бұрын

    Was there a library used for the String Gliss (Slide down) ?

  • @rushanaprincess
    @rushanaprincess2 жыл бұрын

    I have a question, intro music at the beginning of video is even in mono(through my phone) sounds very stereo,how to achieve this sound,anybody knows?

  • @OfficialStevenCravis
    @OfficialStevenCravis2 жыл бұрын

    Which upcoming SpitfireAudio library?

  • @claudep.1926

    @claudep.1926

    2 жыл бұрын

    This was probably recorded before Solstice came out.

  • @soundscape3566
    @soundscape3566 Жыл бұрын

    What's the song at the beginning called?

  • @MostachoExperiment
    @MostachoExperiment2 жыл бұрын

    🤘🏽🤘🏽

  • @sec21
    @sec212 жыл бұрын

    Where's the centre speaker? 🤔

  • @armandogarcia7640
    @armandogarcia7640 Жыл бұрын

    which is that neve mixer?

  • @justinsundstrom8976
    @justinsundstrom897611 ай бұрын

    Why does the opening sound a lot like Medal Of Honor: Warfighter?

  • @LincolnAlice
    @LincolnAlice2 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t know this was happening!

  • @NicStride
    @NicStride2 жыл бұрын

    No way! :D

  • @SonicScoop

    @SonicScoop

    2 жыл бұрын

    WAY!

  • @jeromerusselldemusicologist
    @jeromerusselldemusicologist2 жыл бұрын

    Use 2 reverbs... Learnt something really valuable...

  • @trackwasher
    @trackwasher2 жыл бұрын

    poooow

  • @yeppy013
    @yeppy0132 жыл бұрын

    Where is the live chat session?

  • @SonicScoop

    @SonicScoop

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s on the upper right hand side of your screen. You should be able to expand it. Hope that helps!

  • @redbigapplefloppa302
    @redbigapplefloppa3027 ай бұрын

    Who else is here because they clicked on the video on youtube, because of autoplay or they saw a link or an embedded video on a third party website and then scrolled down to the comments, either on a pc, laptop or mobile device 🙋

  • @jpalmiotti
    @jpalmiotti2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I understood half of the English (not musical) slang! :)

  • @WAZA___
    @WAZA___2 жыл бұрын

    Snake oil!

  • @mihinimcjohnson
    @mihinimcjohnson2 ай бұрын

    If your mixing for film, why are you not mixing while also watching the film synced to it? You talked about feel, but then don't utilize the visuals that tell you how to feel. Seems like you're missing out in getting things even more accurate to how they could feel, or am i just thinking too much?

  • @emanuel_soundtrack
    @emanuel_soundtrack2 жыл бұрын

    i want the display, give me this display pls, I can pay with a retrogade fugue a 8 voci wich is the model?

  • @unexpected8166

    @unexpected8166

    2 жыл бұрын

    what are you on about??

  • @bkms3303
    @bkms33038 ай бұрын

    Love this but the British accent is so oppressive to me ....

  • @trevormadsen
    @trevormadsen2 жыл бұрын

    The first 19 minutes: bla bla bla! Mixing process is a sound procedure. So we need to hear the music first, and then hear explanation.

  • @GingerDrums

    @GingerDrums

    2 жыл бұрын

    This comment: bla bla bla! Offer constructive criticism first and then moan in a self-entitled way in the privacy of your own head.

  • @IIgabeII

    @IIgabeII

    9 ай бұрын

    thx for saving me 19 minutes

  • @yishihara55527
    @yishihara55527 Жыл бұрын

    I would argue that most modern media "composers" aren't actually composers at all. They fall more under the category of sound designers, experimentalists, and, dare I say, noodlers. If DAWs didn't exist, 95% of these people would be out of the business. DAWs allow people to "Frankenstein" things together as they play with their "digital Legos." There are things that become second nature to real musicians over the years that are simply foreign to the digital Lego people. For example, there is no possible way for someone who has just sat at a DAW most of their life to tell me that they are a better orchestrator than I am when I've been playing in numerous bands, orchestras, chamber ensembles, etc. since the 80s. So much has reached our subconscious, so we intuitively know what works, which combinations of instruments sound horrible in unison, general ranges of the instruments, and what actually works in the physical world. Some moron on KZread who is confused thinking that she's "Joan Williams" wrote one hour's worth of tremolo parts for the strings while playing with her digital Legos. At the scoring stage, they told her, "Look, we can't do this anymore." Ignorance like that could potentially result in serious injuries that could have lasting effects on musicians. There is no substitute for real-life experience. How can you claim to be a champion swimmer when you have never jumped into a pool? It's simply not possible. People are using DAWs as a crutch to find out what might work rather than simply hearing it in advance. Since I have perfect pitch, I can actively tell myself, "Imagine the Principal Oboist playing a legato passage in this range, in this specific character, etc." I can also hear particular soloists in my mind as well or imagine the CSO's brass from their golden era under Reiner. Yet people like me are blocked from the business because many of you DAW people are like bulldozers. You don't know what you don't know, so you assume that you are armed with actual skills and then go and somehow get your foot in the door shamelessly working your connections. Unfortunately most directors and producers know nothing about music, so if you are a good talker or someone with strong industry connections since Uncle Bob supplies light bulbs to a major lighting director, it's only a matter of time before you will get in the door and start working, even if it's a bunch of really small projects at first. The other major thing that's missing is the actual performance aspect. Dear God, if it's a big budget production where the digital Legos are transformed into parts, guess what? The live players end up sounding like digital Legos! It's a complete waste of money. Might as well install MIDI ports into the players' heads! And I have to laugh when a media composer counters by saying, "Well we have CC data, dude." Well that's just adding fuel to the fire because if you have never played an instrument at a very high level, then what the hell do you know about proper phrasing? The phrasing needs to be INTEGRATED! You can't just use a variety of CC data as a substitute. I've seen the CC data of some "big" LA composers and laughed my butt off because they just drew in whatever just to add some variety (excuse me, but....AHAHAHAHAHA). No, it doesn't work like that. A lot of the phrasing is already implied based on the melodic lines and harmonic movement. You can't arbitrarily go to your MIDI editor and draw in swells (well you can but it will just sound bad). All that tells real musicians is this: "I don't know what the hell I'm doing." Yet many of you working media "composers" act larger than life. If you are at some industry event and John Williams comes over and asks what you do, you should say, "I'm a professional barista," because the gap is so wide that it's beyond ridiculous. This goes for you as well, Hans.

  • @mrspare4460

    @mrspare4460

    11 ай бұрын

    You sound like an arrogant person.

  • @total_leftie

    @total_leftie

    5 ай бұрын

    y r u geh

  • @homeofcreation

    @homeofcreation

    4 ай бұрын

    You mean Hans Zimmer? Yeah and Uber drivers are not Taxi drivers. Web shops are not shops, KZreadrs are not teachers and a movie shot on video is not a real movie right?!

  • @yishihara55527

    @yishihara55527

    4 ай бұрын

    @@homeofcreation Stay in your lane, cameraman.

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