Using public domain compositions in a film

zcream

zcream

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I had some questions about composing music for my film.
I have some foxtrot arrangements from the early 20th century that I wanted to use in my film. These are royalty free, so the composition is public domain but the performance is not.
I have to choose a notation program and then an orchestral samples pack. I looked at Garritan Personal Orchestra for high quality orchestral samples and Sibelius or Finale for the notation program.
Does that sound correct ?
I dont want the compositions to sound midi-like. And I've heard that Garritan has excellent samples.
 
I haven't used that sample set, but it's supposed to be good, and for $135 (?), it sounds like s steal. I'm not sure what Zimmer is using, but he does a lot of programming and his stuff doesn't sound "MIDI-esque" to me. I think once you get beyond the cheesy General MIDI type sounds, the average person (even musicians) usually have no idea. Especially in the context of a scene, where the music is underscore to something else.

GJ
 
Are there any good books that take you through the process of sequencing ? Through the entire process of creating a song, entering it into a notation program, adding reverb, effects, etc.
 
Just had a nice long informative post deleted... Aaaaarrrrggghh.Try Hal Leonard's _Sound Advice On MIDI Production_...GJ
 
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