EWHO Opus Recreation: The Batman Theme (Mockup & Isolated Sections) 

Some things I learned: -I should've utilized Opus's keyswitch ability...with over 150 tracks, the computer was really chugging (it took about 30 seconds to save each time). -I split up the project into two files to save resources and save time. -Next time I might try to record everything with the "main" mic position, then bounce all of the other mic positions separately. This will allow me to mix all of the mics to my heart's content while also saving a ton of resources. -It might not be the best idea to load up the "MAX" version of every patch...that nearly killed my RAM. -It turns out referring back to the "reference" track often and listening for small details can reveal a lot about the intricacies of a musical performance and how to incorporate them into the mockup: how they attack the note, how they either swell or back off into the next note, the space in between notes, how certain instruments sing out over the orchestra while others blend into the texture, etc. There's a ton I learned doing this, and I can certainly say EastWest has done a fabulous, quality job with this! I'll probably do another one soon, taking into account the things I learned on this go-around (I'm thinking the "Miracle of the Ark" from Raiders could be a lot of fun). If you guys have any pointers, tips, or constructive criticism, feel free to let me know!

I really love to hear the different instruments separately, it really shows how everything blend together, wich instruments are used as textural, wich instruments are leading... I really like those kind of breakdowns, and I wish original seperate tracks where easier to find

You’re a bloody hero for this. Couldn’t for the life of me pick out each part by ear, even with your analysis. This is the just the icing on the cake! Thank you

Wow this is amazing! Thank you for your great work! Can't wait to see more videos like this

Great job with this David! I really appreciate all the wonderful musical analysis you do. Keep it up!

Far and away one of the best sample-based covers I've heard of anything. Just awesome work.

You are a certifiable lunatic! And the newest addition to my list of personal heroes! Unreal! 🔥

Awesome work! And great demo of the library.

Any chance we could get the midi for this please? I’ve wanted to learn this since I was a kid

I love it. Thinking of purchasing Opus. It will be my first library. It sounds great!

Awesome 👏 inspiring and lofty heights of midi/VI programming and interpretation. Instructional as well. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent work!

This is really excellent, and being able to break down these pieces thematically like this is something I would encourage you to follow up on. You really seem to know exactly how to isolate and recreate the scores, and doing this is like being able to experience the different layers of these songs we love to much. Keep it up and I know I won't be the only one grateful and engaged! My only suggestion is to possibly tie it to the sheet music you made, color coding notes to visually show what's being played, tempo, time signature, and dynamics etc. I feel like it would likely be more interesting than just going for these visuals in and of themselves.

This is amazing David! Congratulations. I also wanted to do this...so I will need to prepare more before :) This song was a huge influence in my music and still one of my favorite movie song! Best wishes!

So damn good! 👏👏

Very nice work on this. Not an easy tune but this is excellent.

Sweet Divine...this is phenomenal stuff..Thank you! Peace from Ireland ! also, please do Matrix Kung fu scene!!

Don't EVER let anyone tell you that Danny Elfman is a hack! This man is brilliant, you can hear it in the division between sections. Proud to call him a musical hero of mine!

TRULY impressive. I also mainly use EW. I am working on a project just like this, doing a mockup of David Holsinger's "To Tame the Perilous Skies," and I hope I can approach this level of realism. I don't suppose you would consider a one-on-one tutoring session? I see you have a Patreon and would love to see some previews of the content there. This is *exactly* the type of music info I've been looking for.

I love it ! What is the treatment you give the MIDI of the strings so that they sound as real as possible?

This is great! Do you think you could use this to orchestrate some of the cues in the score that have never been released on a recording?

BRAVO. This is truly incredible! May I ask, how long did this take to recreate?

Wow this is amazing! Would you be willing to share the midi file for this?!?! I'd love to use this to test out my new sample libraries!

Would love a narrated version of this with tips and tricks and insights into how to best use the EW instruments! I love them, but I find the manuals somewhat lacking in detail. Would love to hear some of your insights.

WOW AWSOME JOB!! , could you try making the Birth of Penguin intro version ?

please do a reduction/analysis of I Don't Think Now is the Best Time from "Pirates of the Caribbean 3"

Oh could you do flowers from Batman? I think it would rlly sound beautiful through this program! Either that or the batcave them?

Fantastic job! This was one of the first scores that got me excited about making music. You nailed all the parts. I think you could maybe improve it a bit with a cohesive approach to reverb. In the ensemble, a lot of the instruments sounded kind of dry. In your separated mixes you can tell there's reverb on the instruments, but it sounds like the amount per instrument varies quite a bit. The piano reverb, for example, sounds super thick while some of the brass verb sounds thin. I'm guessing you might have the default reverb for each sample in Opus turned on. I'd suggest turning that off for each track and then applying an overall reverb to a main mix. You might also want to bus mix each instrument section and do a lighter per-section verb with a thicker concert hall verb for the main mix. This piece should sound like it's slowly rising up above the fog before it smacks you in the face. Also, you'll gain a lot of processing power by disabling each track reverb. Another thing I wanted to mention since you use Opus and have a lot of tracks is the Purge feature. If you're not using yet, you'll want to. Near the top of the Opus window is a button that says purge. After you lay down a track, pressing this button will unload all of the samples for the notes that are not needed. This frees up a lot of ram.

Great, can you analize Williams' Lost World OST

Will consider sharing the Logic project with those of us who have Logic and Opus?

Great stuff! I also made a short one

Is made without freezig tracks and how much ram?

Can somebody give me some links to the original theme on youtube? Thanks

How did you transcribe the thing? Did you use the original cue sheets as reference or was it by ear?

Ohhh myyy goddd ! You use the EW Hollywood Orchestra Bank of Sound ? 😍

HOW ARE YOU?????? IM DANNY ELFMAN

I thought Opus couldn't export MIDI to logic ?

Not really feeling the strings in this library.