Citizen Kane re-score

[jdrcomposer]

Hey-

Well, this was an experiment, to see how minimalist I could get with a short clip. This is from the beginning of the movie Citizen Kane. Comments welcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTtNwEae9q4

-jdrcomposer

[Kejero]

Not bad. The texture and sound create an atmosphere that fits the picture.
The performance needs work though. E.g. the cello (is it?) that kicks in at 1:51 sounds too loud and aggressive.
In general, I'd add a gentle touch of reverb.
I also felt that the tone of the music could use a change near the end, at the shift from establishing shots to the "action" (read: snow globe). The significance of Rosebud is something you might want to reflect in the music.
Overall, good job!

[jdrcomposer]

Thanks! Yes, the cello comes in a bit too abruptly there. There's a small amount of instruments, so reverb shouldn't freeze the program (it's been doing that a lot lately).

-jdrcomposer

[interpolate]

You certainly captured the vibe for the era and film style. A bit more dynamics as suggested by equalising the low-end of some the strings should help make it sound more acoustic. As for reverb, why not just add a good quality reverb to the bounced stems.

[jdrcomposer]

Thanks! I'll try the equalising.