Chamber strings are a vital part of any orchestral template and East West have just released their first chamber strings library, Hollywood Strings 2. Film composer Guy Michelmore is here to explain why small, intimate string sections are so important, how you use them and then goes on to write a short piece of music using Hollywood Strings 2. As part of the East West Composer Cloud +, Hollywood Strings 2 could be the perfect addition to your template. But….. is it any good?
0:00 Start
0:40 Hollywood Strings 2
0:54 What are chamber strings?
2:40 why chamber strings are so important
4:15 Hollywood strings 2 quick walkthrough
6:10 The articulations and patches
8:01 Scoring a quick tune with Hollywood Strings 2
13:20 Conlusions