Peter Clarke - Monty on the Run (Monty Gets Orchestrated 2011)

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Out of respect for the original composer and composition, I was never going to take any liberties with this remix. My addition is the teaser/intro - Let's just hint at the tune and wrap 2 distinctive bits of melody from different parts of the original around the moody orchestra.

Tempo(s)! The original was in the region of 190BPM (a tempo that neither orchestra instruments or normal human performance can live with - I have played it back at 190 and it just turns to mush).

The Majority of the tune is at 150BPM but the opening bars from the original dragged like a mother at 150. So, the remix uses 2 seperate tempos 170BPM in the opening bars from the original and again, when the intro is revisited later in the tune. I broke out of the bass rhythm just as the tempo change arrives to de-emphasise the change. Hopefully, it works and the changes feel subtle.

I always felt that this piece deserved a full-on orchestra arrangement with seperate string, brass & woodwind parts and then on the other hand, Rob's original is a lively piece that is

really driven along by the bass and drums. Thus the choice to mix traditional orchestra with a full kit & bass.

…and that bit about 2/3rds of the way through the orchestra part always screamed 'Egypt' at me….

The second part was always going to get a guitar thrown in there - The Fender Rhodes piano matched up really well with the bite of the Rickenbacker bass and that sort of dictated

the style of the break.

The return of the violin in the finale was to add more colour & texture to the end and I felt it should be an 'Alternative Duelin' Banjos'

Overall I'm happy with the outcome of my first serious attempt at a remix - I monitored the final balance / mix through speakers not headphones SO…

*** IT SOUNDS BETTER THROUGH SPEAKERS THAN HEADPHONES ***

2 c64 charts 2011

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