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Hollywood Fantasy Percussion

Hollywood Fantasy Percussion provides a full suite of thunderous mystical struck and shaken instruments to complement even the most epic soundtracks. While theyre well-suited to most orchestral scores they shine in combination with the rest of the Hollywood Fantasy palette. Theres no shortage of bombastic drum libraries available but theres never been a percussion library specifically designed for scoring epic fantasy soundtracks. DRUMS IN THE DEEP – When scoring for fantasy there are countless settings where conventional percussion simply doesnt cut it – fiery iron forges royal celebrations traditional folk festivals and thats just scratching the surface. Thats when you need percussion that doesn’t just carry the drama of the scene but feels perfectly at home in the world youre composing for. Each instrument in this collection has been selected to span every setting imaginable so that no matter the scoring task you have the tools to not only underscore the drama on-screen but to wrap up the audience in an entirely new fantastical world they need to hear to believe. 3 BODHRANS – If youve ever listened to Celtic folk music chances are youre familiar with the rich quality of the bodhran. This handheld drum is typically played with a two-sided mallet or by hand offering a gentle but firm pulse to keep the music moving. Listen to how this delightful folk drum livens up the score to Braveheart and Titanic! 3 GRAN CASSAS – A bass drum has been added to this collection to help extend the low end of the orchestra which is notably absent in many traditional ensembles. Rather than the rounded mellow mallet hits in conventional orchestral playing the Gran Cassa is struck in a much wider range of impacts. 3 LARGE TAIKOS – This drum likely needs no introduction due to its omnipresence in video game and film scores but a tight-knit ensemble was recorded to provide the glorious bassy rumble these massive drums are famed for. Their ominous low end simply cant be beaten. Okami The Last Samurai and countless other soundtracks have used Taikos for their incredible tone and power. 600 LB NAGADO ENSEMBLE – Unlike other Taikos the massive Nagado-daiko was designed for rituals and spiritual uses and as such is a great way to underscore austere ceremonies with a single haunting low impact. This drum ensemble especially shines in slow quiet passages with little competition in the orchestra. CENG CENG – These Balinese cymbals have a splashy resonant character perfect for background ambience; theyre much softer than their Western counterparts and work wonders for broadening your palette of metals without the normal harshness of cymbals. CROTALES – Small chromatic cymbals that blend the quality of a glockenspiel and wind chimes these are a great way to sustain a gradual regal melody and offer a delightful contrast with wind and stringed instruments. James Horner used crotales to great effect in the 90s film Sneakers. CYMBAL AND GONG ENSEMBLE – A collection of assorted struck rolled and tapped metals for whenever you need a dose of inspiration. Inside this diverse collection youll find all manner of shapes and sizes (literally) you can use to brighten up your Fantasy Orchestra. GOATNAIL SHAKER – This unique shaker is a collection of hoof trimmings gathered by indigenous peoples while milking their goats. The result is a dry brittle rattle ideal for underscoring eerie mystical rituals performed by ancient KRAKEB – North African castanets with a similar tone to the ceng ceng but with a rounder timbre and lower in pitch. Their hollow quality sets them apart from other cymbals and adds a floating soft feel to this percussion suite. METAL SHAKER – This shaker provides a soft dispersed sound ideal for gently driving the rhythm; its airiness creates the perfect high-end complement to a drum ensemble without the splashiness of cymbals to round out the arrangement with a nice accent layer. NAGARA RUB FX – Imagine a deep atonal bowed instrument howling in the night and youll arrive at a similar sound to this rubbed Indian drum. This festival and temple staple is evocative and mysterious and a great tool for letting your imagination run wild. NAGARA AND ASHIKO – A combination of multiple folk drums evoking images of festivals street performances rituals and any manner of other fantasy cultural settings. Youll find a collection of hits rolls rim taps and more to build your own robust drum ensemble. The nagara is often used in the popular dance form Ghoomar commonly attributed to the 2018 movie Padmaavat. ORCHESTRAL BELL ENSEMBLE – Weve also included chimes to help round out the collection and lock in with a more conventional orchestra though theyre equally suited to adding the sound of church bells in a castle town or scoring joyous ceremonies that demand regal treatment. ORCHESTRAL METALLURGY – A collection of large metals being grazed struck and beaten for a suite of heavy industrial sounds; if you need the sound of a forge or assembly line from a distant realm this is exactly how to do it. SNARE ENSEMBLE – No Fantasy Percussion suite would be complete without the sound of a traditional drum corps when great armies are marching into battle this snare ensemble is an essential tool to convey the grandeur and scale necessary to get the job done. TOMS – The deeper rounder cousin to the snare ensemble this creates a hefty lower-mid power layer for additional oomph in your drum core (or simply a nice thwack when needed).

Features:

• Taiko Bodhran and Nagara Drums
• Cymbal and Gong Ensembles
• Ceng Ceng Goatnail Percussion and Metal Shakers
• Orchestral Chimes Metals Gran Cassas Crotales
• Snares and Tom Ensembles.

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