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Jeff Hijlkema
Нидерланды
Добавлен 31 авг 2016
"The urge to translate feelings and spheres into music,".
My musical adagium started at my cradle where my parents placed a turntable softly playing music. From around 7 years of age I could spend hours in front of the Hi-Fi set listening loads of different music. The music that introduced me to classical was 'Russians' by Sting, based on a Romance by Prokofjev. In my teens I was inspired by the music of Metallica, Slayer and Yngwie Malmsteen and I started playing guitar. The one big time musical spark had yet to come; stumbling on violinist Nigel Kennedy performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons. It inspired me to start playing the violin. That was when things began rolling, learning music theory, diving into classical music. I also started composing, using Finale. Since 2018 I use Cubase, to compose cinematic and orchestal music. Next to this I'm a passioned music teacher in high school. I also do online sessions on production. Feel free to contact me.
Contact: inventie2000@gmail.com
My musical adagium started at my cradle where my parents placed a turntable softly playing music. From around 7 years of age I could spend hours in front of the Hi-Fi set listening loads of different music. The music that introduced me to classical was 'Russians' by Sting, based on a Romance by Prokofjev. In my teens I was inspired by the music of Metallica, Slayer and Yngwie Malmsteen and I started playing guitar. The one big time musical spark had yet to come; stumbling on violinist Nigel Kennedy performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons. It inspired me to start playing the violin. That was when things began rolling, learning music theory, diving into classical music. I also started composing, using Finale. Since 2018 I use Cubase, to compose cinematic and orchestal music. Next to this I'm a passioned music teacher in high school. I also do online sessions on production. Feel free to contact me.
Contact: inventie2000@gmail.com
Run by Ludovico Einaudi // featuring BBCSO 'leader cello' on top of original audio
On top of the beautiful track ‘Run’ by Ludovico Einaudi I have composed a solo cello part featuring the BBCSO leader cello, mixed into the original audio track.
All copyrights for Run are with Ludovico Einaudi ofcourse and I have no commercial purposes with this video. Just felt inspired to blend in a solo cello part and sharing the result, to inspire. Thanks to Ludovico Eunaudi for creating Run and inspiring me.
Be well,
Jeff Hijlkema
All copyrights for Run are with Ludovico Einaudi ofcourse and I have no commercial purposes with this video. Just felt inspired to blend in a solo cello part and sharing the result, to inspire. Thanks to Ludovico Eunaudi for creating Run and inspiring me.
Be well,
Jeff Hijlkema
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PROPHET REV2 synthworkx ZERO // another prophet only track
Просмотров 8721 день назад
Prophet SynthworkX ZERO was my very first ‘prophet only’ track, written early 2018, exploring my new purchased REV2 synthesizer. Strolling through my Cubase archive I stumbled upon this track, suddenly hearing what I wanted to add to get it finished. Like with most of my Prophet Synthworkx tracks I like to stack many individual layers, all doing their own thing. I'm panning them all through the...
PROPHET REV 2 SynthWorkX 8 // a prophet only track
Просмотров 112Месяц назад
Once in a while I play my PROPHET REV2 analogue synthesizer (61 keys), just solely, going after presets, tweaking them to my likes, storing them as a user preset, and looking for inspiration to create new ‘Prophet only’ production. I bought this fabulous synth back in 2017, inspired by the Stranger Things openingstheme, by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. By now I’ve released 7 Prophet only songs ...
Adagio for Tallinn Strings (Orchestral Tools)
Просмотров 1982 месяца назад
This polyphonic adagio is somewhat inspired by the La Follia chord structure. Originally my Adagio was composed with Finale (score featuring in the video). Last few days I’ve been attaching these notes to the lingering strings from the Orchestral Tools Tallinn vst, embraced by a little Cathedral reverb from the Fabfilter Pro-R. I like the certain density that's in this reverb sound, as if the i...
Invention nr.1 for small baroque ensemble // #OrchestralTools #MIROIRE
Просмотров 2112 месяца назад
When I studied at the conservatory I composed two short inventions, as an assignment for theory class. They where inventions for a violin duo. A few years ago I already arranged and posted Invention nr.2. Writing counterparts and basso continuo parts, not simply doubling the violin parts was my challenge when arranging both inventions. Last few days I had the inspiration to arrange invention nr...
2024 Cinematic Suite
Просмотров 2402 месяца назад
1. Prologue - 0:00 2. Scene 1 - 1:03 3. Scene 2 - 2:47 4. Scene 3 - 3:38 5. Scene 4 - 6:11 6. Epilogue - 8:46 Last few weeks I refined my 2020 Cinematic Suite, a diverse and dynamic hybrid orchestral composition. I was re-doing all the tracks, getting the best out of the instruments performances, as well as doing a better mix and master. I just love this kind of refining and adjusting, trying o...
OASIS
Просмотров 4163 месяца назад
In OASIS I make use of a hybrid orchestra, painting broad spheric strokes mostly, setting atmosphere. Here's my instrumental palette : - Violins 1, violins 2, violas, celli, basses (BBCSO Core) - Olafur Arnalds Chamber evolutions. - Kepler Orchestra Basses - Horns, Trombones, and Bass trombones (BBCSO Core and Albion Iceni) - Sopranos & Tutti Choir (Eric Whitacre Choir) - High, mid and low perc...
OASIS 2
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0:00 - Opening up 0:11 - Intervals 1 1:00 - Desert Duet 3:01 - Duduk Hymne 5:21 - Sad Secrecy 6:02 - Antagonist Action 7:00 - The Riddle 8:17 - Intervals 2 Last month I’ve been working on the follow-up of my OASIS. Now introducing OASIS 2. I’m using kind of the same hybrid-orchestral palette as in my original OASIS, but exchanged the featuring Ventus Bansuri for the Ilya Efimov Duduk, that has ...
Romance for Violin & Orchestra // Revisited // BBCSO Pro performance
Просмотров 2084 месяца назад
Maybe you know the feeling of listening to a former track of yourself and wanting to upgrade it, improving it, using some developed knowledge together with some new mixing and master plugins. It’s what I did with my Romance for Violin & Orchestra. My former 2022 version is still to be found on my channel (linked below). Using only BBCSO Pro instruments in this Romance, featuring the violins 1 l...
Remember the bespoke Westworld 2020 scoring competition? // My submission at the time
Просмотров 1414 месяца назад
The upload of my Westworld 2020 scoring competition submission. That most bespoke Spitfire Audio contest that got a lot of critics because of the chosen winning entry. At the time the scenes triggered me to compose a hybrid-orchestral constant driven score, where I carefully had to sculpe my music around the dialogue, sound sfx and foley. Now, 4 years later, I think I fell into the trap of over...
The Halmeijk Orchestra playing Backing you Up! // production info in description
Просмотров 1634 месяца назад
Through the years my mixing taste gravitated towards a live performance vibe, as if all instruments where recorded all at once performing in the same room, where I really tried to create the joy of making music together, all from the listening position of the audience and not necessarily from the conductors standing point, resulting in a slightly different use of reverb. Bearing this in mind I ...
What a difference a mix makes // re-mix & re-master of a fellow composer's track.
Просмотров 2455 месяцев назад
If you like your track to be mixed and/or mastered just get in contact with me through inventie2000@gmail.com. 0:00 - 1:33 Flight over the Castle - original mix by Tony Schöndorfer 1:33 - 3:05 Flight over the Castle - new mix & master by Jeff Hijlkema 3:05 - 4:36 Flight over the Castle - Back to back comparison Fellow ‘April 2024 composing competition’ contestant Tony Schöndorfer asked me some ...
A Beautiful Day // The Halmeijk Orchestra playing in Air Lyndhurst Hall // #AirStudiosReverb
Просмотров 5995 месяцев назад
With A Beautiful Day I challenged myself to put every instrument (coming from a lot of different instrument libraries) in the famous Air Lyndhurst Hall, as if they where recorded live all at once. Therefore I'm only using the recent released AIR Studios Reverb plugin by Spitfire Audio, using it on more or less dry instruments signals. AIR Studios Reverb has staging control that makes you really...
of Kings & Queens // Judges Feedback Revision // April 2024 Composing Competition
Просмотров 1595 месяцев назад
Wednesday the 8th of May there was this RUclips livestream event on the Ryan Leach Composing Competition channel, where three judges, (musicians & composers in the field) gave their feedback on the 12 finalists submissions in the Ryan Leach April 2024 composing competition. With my piece ‘of Kings & Queens’ I was one of the finalists. This is a link to my original entry: ruclips.net/video/1P_0Q...
11/16th • Going Epic with my Favorite Insert Plugins
Просмотров 1695 месяцев назад
In this 11/16th timesignature epic kinda short piece I’m using my today’s favorite insert plugins to really spice things up. I’m running my orchestral instrument busses through several characteristic plugins that all do a little pushing and/or pulling. When mastering I did some final touches. Using Albion One and Albion Iceni here reminded me again of the amazing lively sound of the Air Lyndhur...
Adagio for Strings // mockup using BBCSO & Appassionata
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Adagio for Strings // mockup using BBCSO & Appassionata
Lingering Loops #1 // Using Free LABS only
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Lingering Loops #1 // Using Free LABS only
of Kings & Queens // April 2024 Composing Competition // Finalist
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of Kings & Queens // April 2024 Composing Competition // Finalist
For Those Who Wait // Ryan Leach January 2024 Composing Competition
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For Those Who Wait // Ryan Leach January 2024 Composing Competition
Mea Vota // using Orchestral Tools instruments only
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Mea Vota // using Orchestral Tools instruments only
Motus Constantus for strings // Blending Four String Libraries // Revisited version
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Motus Constantus for strings // Blending Four String Libraries // Revisited version
Trail of Light // Rescore by Jeff Hijlkema // #BIFSC2024
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Trail of Light // Rescore by Jeff Hijlkema // #BIFSC2024
'My Mare' // Using BBCSO Core only // #oneorchestra
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'My Mare' // Using BBCSO Core only // #oneorchestra
Impressive GAMMA patch // COSMOS by The Crow Hill Company
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Impressive GAMMA patch // COSMOS by The Crow Hill Company
Murmurations Inspirations // Can I beat the plugin???
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Murmurations Inspirations // Can I beat the plugin???
Woodland Wayfare // Ryan Leach October 2023 Composing Competition // 'Honorable mention'
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Woodland Wayfare // Ryan Leach October 2023 Composing Competition // 'Honorable mention'
The Gallop // ALBION ONE demo and mix revisit
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The Gallop // ALBION ONE demo and mix revisit
Salvé // using Orchestral Tools Tallinn VST only
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Salvé // using Orchestral Tools Tallinn VST only
Creating Cinematic Suspense // with a hybrid orchestral pallet
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Creating Cinematic Suspense // with a hybrid orchestral pallet
prophet 6 vs rev 2 , any thoughts dude ?
Wow! What a great job! Beautiful piece! I've added it to my playlist "BBCSO", and I only add the very best BBCSO mockups to it!
BBC Spitfire est le vsti le plus proche à mon sens des « vrais » instruments orchestrales. Je n’utilise que lui…Très belle compo, bravo !
Gorgeous work. You’re inspiring me to publish mine now. Thank you. That cello isn’t the easiest to program IMO.
Jeff, You run! With making beautifull music in such a short amount of time 🎉
Thanks so much! Indeed did some musical running today, and still have some time left though ;-)
Mooie muziek om mijn dag op een positieve wijze af te sluiten ♡
Dank je. En ook geschikt om mee te beginnen zeg ik, probeer maar eens ;-)
Inderdaad, heerlijk in de ochtend! Mijn dagelijkse chakra-reis i.c.m. jouw "beautifull day" werkt goed samen♡ @@jeffhijlkema
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Fantastisch weer Jeff! Een vrolijk energiek magisch feest🎉
Amazing... 👏
This is a great composition sounds awesome, best regards
Amazing. This inspired me to compose something with this library! Do you have any recommendations for reverbs , or would you think it could be fine without reverbs as well?
Hi there Thomas. Thanks. Great to read the production resonates with you this way. It's all about inspiration I think. Adding reverb is all a matter of taste. Maybe it also depends on wanting to go pure orchestral or instead doing more cinematic stuff. Keeping it dry out of the box will save details, but wanting to have more depth, width and grandeur will ask for reverb, as you know ofcourse ;-). In 'My mare' I went for the more bigger feel. This was my send reverb chain, using two reverbs after another: 1. Score stage (Seventh Heaven, Liquid Sonics). 2. Rear Large Hall (Cinematic Rooms Pro, Liquid Sonics). Both full mix in the plugin itself, and around -9bd amount in Cubase (different amounts on the several orchestral sections auxes). Regards, Jeff
What a gorgeous sound and such a beautiful composition.
Thank you.
Beautiful👍👍👍
Absolutely beautiful. May i suggest considering bohemian cello for solo cello parts?
@@eylam9690 thanks, and sure that bohemian cello has more character!
Hey Jeff can we get an extended version of this please!?
So beautiful!
Beautiful writing and production!
This is far more better. I gave you the tip to change something with the two lower voices, the celli and the contrabasses, these are doubled. I am a pianist, and when a good pianist plays low octaves he emphasizes the top note in the thumb. In most cases octaves on the piano sound better then and are less muddy or not muddy at all. The lower note with the fifth finger just supports that upper note relatively soft. This 'knowledge' can be transformed to orchestral writing too. Now, after you changed the balance in favour of the celli the octave distance can be heard, perceived, and the overall mix is more transparent even only after this change. In my ears, but that is also a question of taste, the piece will benefit from a somewhat higher tempo, adagietto or something like that. It is a littlebit 'german-schleppend' now, in my ears it could be a littlebit more rameau-french. But, as said, question of taste.
Thanks again Harry, definitely took your 'octaves lecture' in account in my revision. I've tried a somewhat higher tempo from the start on, and in the original Finale file it even has, but with Tallinn the polyphonic character doesn't expose that well, bearing in mind Tallinn has this more lingering character by itself in my opinion. As a personal taste I also tend to like 'German-schleppend'.
Lovely.
Thank you.
It's very impressive... It's sound realistic, as it's very beautiful. I've one question : do you use your send reverb on post of pre?
Thank you. I use both post and pre reverb, sometimes even in one project. Pre reverb mostly to create depth placing instruments or sections more to the back, like woodwinds and brass sound. I then start with the fader down, dragging the dry instrument sound in till it blends right with the rest of the palett in my opinion.
@@jeffhijlkema thanks a lot for your answer! I use reverb only for the tail effect, I use reverb inside plugin and library ( mostly spitfire in my case) for the room. But I always have an issue in blending my reverb with send, it always blends some dry sound with it, and it creates some phasing issue... That's why Im' wondering how you use it!
Blows my mind how you're getting so much mileage out of such a limited pallet. Whenever I'm deciding whether to invest in a new sample library, I always imagine whether I could make a career out of using it and only it. And man, your work is getting me close to feeling that way about Tallinn.
Thanks. I get your point man. I think the Tallinn pallet is broad and divere enough to write pieces with that could stand real performances out there in a church environment. For me when using Tallinn with other libraries it loses it's special transparant character, that's why I use it solely, or with Miroire sometimes.
Man, you got so much out of just a few patches. Really great use of the tools!
Thanks so much. And thanks to the great character of these recorded Tallinn instruments.
@@jeffhijlkema Do you have a favorite microphone setup for this library?
@@MamaSymphonia my set up really differs each time I use it, but it's always a blend of spot-tree-sur. Thereby I pan the spot and tree mics per instrument, to make them have their own place in the 180 degrees spectrum.
Beautiful composition! I'm just in the dilemma of which library to buy, I want both taking advantage that they are on sale, but for now I can only buy one. Which one do you recommend? I'm still a beginner in this
Thanks! I think Tallinn is more usefull for the slower tempi, it's just more lingering, cause of it's baked in recorded space. Miroire does the faster stuff somewhat better with it's more dry Teldex studio sound and better staccato's. And then ofcourse there's the difference in instruments where Tallinn has an organ, instead Miroire had woodwinds and brass. Sure I get your dilemma ;-). I myself got Tallinn first, while I love the Arvo Part atmosphere of it. Miroire I purchased purely for the more baroque kinda music. On my channel I have some pieces using Tallinn or Miroire only so you can check their performances and vibes solely.
Je eerste lange stuk? Het is subtiel en krachtig. Steeds weer verrassend, energiek. Heel fijn om naar te luisteren. Dank voor jouw mooie werk.😊
Hi there fellow blue-finger, thanks for your encouraging reaction, that's sweet. This is indeed the longest contribution to my channel. Have you heard OASIS 2? It's about this long, surprising and energetic ;-) Take care, Jeff
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Considering that the miroire library is rather unruly (searching for the english equivalent of 'weerbarstig'), in other words somewhat difficult to make it sound convincing, this is a brilliant work of mixing and mastering. The composition itself with those lots of embellishing baroque-like voices and polyphony is very pleasant for the ear. The choice by the way to mix the string parts on the left as well on the right is a good mixing choice I believe. About the contrapunt, it is really the 'real thing' but there is one spot at 0:32 and 0:33 where I imagine my former contrapunt teacher saying with his nasal voice: 'kwintparallel mag nie' (no parallel fifth allowed). Perhaps I would have tried the base line not do do F-E-D but F-A-D. Or perhaps not...
@@HarryKoopman Thanks ever so much Harry, as always. Mixing this busy polyphonic miniature was a challenge. Great, you spotted that one rather clear 5th parallel, that slipped through 😱. Let's say it's a visionary blink to the era of pop music 🤪.
Beautiful! 🎉
Thank you for this beautiful piece Jeff, inspires me to write.
@@FredrikJonassonMusic Thank you! It's all about inspiration. I also got inspired by the sound and vibe of the Tallin vst itself... Curious for what you come up with next then, let me know!
Brilliant! This proves that theory is necessary !
@@M4TThanks! It sure helps making decissions. At some ideal point theory can even become sort of a intuitional feeling. I think that's how J.S. Bach composed.
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@@viktorritchey 👊
I really enjoyed Oasis 2 it held my fascination right through. Is there a bit of Mike Oldfield in there? I must check out more of your music.
@@geoff-brady Thanks so much for your encouraging reaction. Interesting @ Oldfield; ofcourse I do know some of his music, but it wasn't my inspiration. Thinking of that era I unconsciously might have somewhat been inspired by J.M.Jarre and Vangelis 😉.
Prachtig weer Jeff! Op naar de cinematic symphony 😉
Thanks Marcel! Well, that's actually a interesting idea pouring the cinematic vibe into a symphonic form 🤔
Really really good work Jeff, and fantastic music. Went back and compared to the 2020 version, which i think also sounds amazing, tough your new version has more energetic energy and presence. Why your youtube channel isn't bigger is a mystery to me, hope this one gets a lot of attention, real deservingly! All the best from Sweden.
Hey there again and thanks for your reaction! That's exactly where I went for; the more energy and presence, as well for more detail and transparancy at some point. Enjoying your music as well man! Good luck with things ;-)
Sounds glorious. I’m mid edit right now on a piece, and this piece has encouraged me to dig deeper. Love your work.
Thanks for your nice reaction. Curious about your result, just let me know when it is released ;-)
That was wonderful Jeff! Bravo 🎉 👏 If I hadn’t read the description I would have thought it was a suite dedicated to 2024 and I love that concept 😊
Hi again Victor! Well, at the time it was dedicated to 2020 indeed, also transforming my uptill then knowledge into a piece ;-). This was just a revisit of that vibe ;-)
Amazing work and music, best regards
Hi there and thanks! Great to see you here again.
5 stars
Amazing and beautiful as always! Well done!
Thanks so much for stepping by Romain! Great OASIS 2 resonated with you.
@@romaingreffemusic thank you!
Great music and immersive experience Jeff!🎉 I love how the visuals are complementing the music. The voice reminded me of Loire Cotler 😊
Hi again Victor, thanks for stepping by and give your reaction! Don't know who did these voices in Vocalise 3 (Heavyocity)? The visuals had to more or less complement my OASIS 1. Be well, Jeff
Fantastic! God love A.I. Video in 2024. It works well with this more cinematic track. More, more, more. Please? Love it.
@@mikebbuk Thanks. No A.I. by the way. The video I made compiling a lot of free footage, creating my own story with it. You might like my OASIS 2, That I released a few days ago 😉.
Very well mixed and produced music, Jeff! As a fan of Zimmer's Dune this was really fun to listen to. Crisp and clear sounds and nice use of space. I really liked the Duduk Hymne and the more action-packed stuff (the whispers in The Riddle had a very cool groove). Keep them coming! 👍
Hi there, thanks for your encouraging reaction. You did that explended Zelma cover Dune style did you? That was overwelming.
Thanks, man! 🙏 It was through that Zelda assignment that I found your channel, so I'll be on the lookout for more of your videos! I really enjoyed your take on the Zelda theme, as well as your thoughts on how you approached making the piece. Excellent work! 👍
congratulations, very clear and intelligible sounds, good compositional taste. I wanted to ask you if it is legal to publish videos with a free license or someone might object? Thank you
@@ugo7145 Thanks Ugo. And yes, all videos are free to use for commercial purposes as long as you create your own videos with it.
Lush, just grabbed cosmos for £10 so indulging in folks ways before i dive in
Absolutely beautiful, Jeff! Nicely done!!
This is incredible work man! I do have to say that the violin leader sounds a little unrealistic, though as a bbcso pro user myself I know how tedious it can be to make it sound more realistic technique wise!
Hi there, thanks for stepping by! Oh man you're def right, I've tweaked the hell out of this BBCSO Pro leader violin, and as a violinist myself it became pretty frustrating at times. I kept holding on to this one while it blends well with the rest of the orchestra.
This is rather special. Was looking for Cosmos vids to see whether to buy it and now I'm sold
Thanks
Beautiful work ❤❤
Here's the full version: ruclips.net/video/JgaZ4KDGv2s/видео.html
Great job Jeff...love it !!!
Sorry to be the first to react, we are befriended but you know that I don't keep my mouth shut if I have critical comments. In this case, I am speechless, what a sound! The brass coming up in 1:43 is terrific. We in the Netherlands are familiar with the Metropole Orchestra and this piece is a bit like what that orchestra does. It is nice to hear BBCSO Pro in this context, a littlebit away from the classical path, BBCSO Pro can do it all. Great sound and great composition!
Hi there dear Harry! Thanks so much for your kind reaction, as always. The Dutch Metropole Orchestra Hall sound was a bit what I was after indeed, rubbing against a jazzy, swinging, uplifting vibe ;-). Concerning the pure orchestral it's indeed all nearly BBCSO Pro you hear.
Nice :) Quite enjoyed that actually