EastWest

Bring Fantasy Worlds to Life

Introducing Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, a brand-new orchestra that includes everything you need to create fantasy film, television, and game soundtracks. Produced by sound titans Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra includes unique ensembles of world instruments that have been featured in the biggest movies and games in history, mixed with modern octave-doubled orchestral sections that perfectly compliment Hollywood Orchestra, all with full stereo imaging mic placement and all the features of EastWest's revolutionary Opus player. If you're scoring the next big fantasy epic or medieval tale, adding in a few period solo instruments won't cut it - you need to bridge the gap between orchestral and world instruments. Every instrument needs to earn its place in the mix to create a massive cinematic sound, so EastWest created an entirely new orchestra that puts all the period instruments you need on the same stage. It's simply unlike anything you've heard before.

Hollywood Fantasy Strings is the first iteration of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, putting 5 of the most iconic instruments from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras at your fingertips alongside brand-new stylized recordings from modern-day orchestral musicians. It includes true legato, diverse articulations, everything you need to produce the perfect fantasy cue to the highest professional standards. It has been infused with the same power and flexibility as Hollywood Strings, with the same microphone placements, in the exact same studio, tailor-made to mix perfectly, so you can rest assured that your string libraries are all up to the task.

Traditional celli are replaced with a viola da gamba ensemble, violins are replaced with a hardanger fiddle ensemble. Lutes and dulcimers are recorded in trios, creating a beautiful sparkling stereo image that cuts through any mix. It also includes hurdy gurdies and massive sounding traditional string ensembles, recorded in octaves for those moments when you need bombast to round out your fantasy sound. Every instrument is mic'd the same way as the Hollywood Orchestra series and recorded in the same room - Studio One - the site of countless film, television, and game soundtrack recordings.

Every instrument is programmed with 3 moods, on a scale from most authentic to most cinematic: Classic, Soft, and Epic. You can rotate through these different qualities to suit your needs (the choice will typically be a no-brainer) and fill in the exact fantasy orchestra sound you hear in your head. You have individual control over the level and pan of four separate mic positions: Close, Mid, Main, and Surround, giving you full control over the dimension of the sound.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
147 instruments across 6 ensembles and 2 solo instruments with numerous articulations. Build the exact sonic tapestry you've been dreaming of with these incredible fantasy-inspired instruments.

Instruments:
3 Hardanger Fiddles
3 Lutes
3 Viola da gambas
6 Celli + 4 Basses
8 Violins + 6 Violas
3 Mountain Dulcimers
2 Hurdy Gurdies