you have to do another choir song some time. I was going to try and be on this one but I found out too late. :( plus it just sounds amazing! It kind of reminds me of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: "Fly to Paradise" as far as the virtual choir thing goes. I would defiantly recommend a listen if you haven't heard it. He got 5,905 singers and it makes my brain melt.
Would you ever consider publishing the instrumental version in its entirety? I often listen to movie soundtracks and other works without vocal words as a tool to help me study since the ones with words can be distracting, though so far I have made an exception for this one in my instrumental study playlist.
The way you explained the melody at 13:43 is honestly one of the most beautiful things I've heard in a while. I'm so amazed by the amount of thought you have put into this piece! Looking forward to hearing new music from you.
Me too!! I was so surprised at the level of insane detail and the way he described it was crazy because it helped the pieces click in place for me yknow? Like yes, that IS confusing and the strings ARE leading it along, and that last chord DOES shake my shoulders. U feel me?
cody i hope you know how much these vids mean to me as someone who appreciates contemporary composers integrating modern pop with classical music :D i smiled so much when you talked about your love for recording music, it’s so refreshing to see musicians take so much pride in their work! keep it up 👍 (also yes!!! that harp sounds so good hahahah)
Hi Cody! Thank you so much for having me in your music with the Lonely People Choir! Question: did the Choir or Orchestra assembly platforms ever crash while making this piece? With so many files, I'd imagine it would put some strain on the technology side of things. 😂
I think for Fry this song was something special, because it’s meaning is really logical and the reason behind making this is also good, unlike other songwriters or singers who just publish songs about rubbish, but for me when I heard this song for the first time in my cinematic playlist On Spotify and it was legit exactly 3 a.m. because I was studying and was all alone I instantly fell in love with this song and I really wanted to know how this man ‘Cody Fry’ made this masterpiece. And Yeah that led me here. TBH I felt that I am really into another world hearing to this song, just never stop making masterpieces like this, artists like you really inspire aspiring musicians.😊
Bro, i just want to say: You are a incredible musician, you inspires me so much, thank Lord for you life! I love u Cody, keep making amazing songs even at a time when there's lyrical poverty and repetition after repetition. You are awesome! 🦆
I am literally shaking while watching this video. I grew up listening to the original and it helped me through some tough times. As I heard your version for the first time I completely fell in love with it. These harmonies and expressions through music are so incredibly intense. I would even say it is better then the original. It’s just way to epic. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. :)
This is my absolute favorite of your songs. I thought "Wander Anymore/Dunes" was my favorite, but Holy Toledo, you knocked it out of the park with this one. You deserve a Grammy for this.
Your orchestration and arrangements are next level! Such a positive change in modern music! Hopefully you’ll do another track with a choir, would love to contribute in it!
The lyrics tell such an interesting narrative story, and what you did with it really took it to a whole different level. It makes sense that a lot of your musical influences are film composers. What are you thinking about when you write all these different sections? Are you picturing characters, or scenes or emotions in your head?
This is beyond amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to do these breakdowns so us musicians can enjoy the little details you have in your music to make such a grand sound! What software do you use for all of your recording and editing?
Yay a breakdown! What kind of processing did you do to the choir? Also, did you film the orchestra sessions? Would love to see that if you did! Was it difficult for the musicians to play the not-so-on-rhythm ending? Thank you Cody!! :)
My 8yo son and I have been listening to your piece pretty much every day since you released it and have watched both your videos - we wanted to a bit thank you for doing what you do, and my son wants you to know he is a BIG fan - just quietly, you are his main musical inspiration and are driving his interests in music. Thank you so much for that! Looking forward to your next creation!
God. Seeing this breakdown reminds me why I loved Choir. I loved every second of this. Sitting on on how this kind of thing is made from start to finish would be like a dream. To be apart of something like that again would be just fantastic. I'd love to hear more dramatic orchestral remasters of old classics! Keep it up brother!
The choir was amazing. Its amazing that so many people came together to make this, it must feel great as the producer to see and hear this. I can only imagine how much satisfaction you got when you finished the entire thing. God this song makes you feel like you live hundreds of different lives in 4 minutes.
The flute in this piece is absolutely bomb, also I loved when you said John Williams was an inspiration for you. I could really tell that the first time I heard this piece, it sounds so much like the way he would arrange this but also it has enough originality from you to set it apart which is what makes it so good
Just thinking about hearing this song in Dolby Atmos, with all of the hundreds of layers of vocal gives me the chills. And the buildup at the end of the song, starting with the piano - you did an amazing job!
Hey Cody, i really aprecciate your job, and I’ve already showed this song to all my friends. I’m from Brazil, and discovering you was the best thing i’ve ever done! 🇧🇷
Cody, this arrangement is a musical masterpiece! Every time I listen to it I hear something I didn’t hear before! Amazing! That orchestral hit after the first “Eleanor Rigby…” is stuff of legends! Thanks for your music man!
I don’t know, was just thinking….. if you love nerding out on this and can always talk about this stuff.. i don’t know maybe do videos on ALL your songs 😩 or like Flying, Falling in Love because i love to see these beautiful pieces of music that you didn’t know was in the song like the harp or to hear the strings and wind instruments on there own and your concepts on why you did what you did in the song.
Am I the only one that would love to just hear the acapella/isolated vocals for this song? I feel like hearing how your voice is during the “Ah, look at all the lonely people” part without the chorus and then hearing it with the chorus would be amazing.
Great breakdown, thank you for posting stuff like this! As a French horn-playing high school chorister, I too love nerding out over this sorta stuff... and I was so glad you brought up John Williams! I could totally tell he is a powerful inspiration to you, especially in the introduction. A question, do you have an approximation on how long a project like this takes you? Next year I'm tasked with arranging a piece for a different ensemble than that of the original, rather like this - and I love writing for orchestra, so this is a perfect muse! Incredible work, thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
I listened to the original song and liked it, i watched this video and completely fell in love with it. This piece is incredible on so many levels. keep making music!!
this song has genuinely not left me alone since i found it. i don’t really know about musical terms or whatever but it’s not possible to describe what the choir part at the end does to me. a perfect balance between beautiful and devastating, i can really listen to it whenever and it somehow fits my mood. seeing what just the choir part sounds like in raw is absolutely stunning, it made me appreciate that section all the more. thanks to everyone involved in this project for making this masterpiece possible! helped me out on several sleepless nights
Thank you for sharing this video!! The sounds are amazing, round, full and warm! 🙂 this is part of what I was looking to achieve while using the program Finale also. Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" arrangement is great, btw, for concert band! 💓🎶🎵.
Oh, I'm so glad we got a breakdown! I've been listening to the song on repeat and, as a horn player, I keep racking my brain to figure out what the part at 0:34 reminds me of-- very Home Alone, if you ask me. Looking forward to future orchestrations; I love your music!
My Daughter showed me this song and I was blown off. I had to hear the original score and then I was AMAZED. You really made justice to the lyrics. WOW. Wonder i if it is possible to get the score for analysis and study. Like they say it never hurts to ask right🤷🏼♂.
really great job! my favorite part of the song was that intro into the choir at the start of the song. i loved it so much! i hope you come out with more works like this!
Aw man! It was so cool hearing the choir acapella like that! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute to something SO incredible! I had a couple questions! Is there any particular reason that you use two different DAWs? Is it simply because the studio that the orchestra is recorded in is PC based and that’s what they had available? Or maybe there’s some much bigger explanation? My other question: Have you thought about French Horns lately? Again, thank you so much for allowing me to squeak out a high B on a Soprano line… notes I haven’t sung since my musical school days. And for allowing me to sing some Alto lines! Something I’ve never done because I’ve been a soprano all my life. It was so cool to be a part of something huge during a pandemic that has left so many musicians feeling isolated… or… lonely.
I would love to hear more about that massive sforzando right after the first "Elanor Rigby" lyric. It seems like it should be out of place but yet it isn't and does a fantastic job of capping off that initial buildup in the introduction. I would never think to put something like that in and yet it works soooo well.
Would you ever consider orchestrating an album that captures solely different moods? Or releasing some of your orchestrations without vocals? Some of my favourite works of yours are the small instrumentals like the fantasietta!
@@CodyFry that makes sense. Still hanging out for you to be approached by some film or musical... If an orchestra approached you for your own concert (like Cory and yourself did Metropol Orkest) would you do it?
Good morning teacher, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your great composition that has reached our ears with such a good symphonic interpretation, also the reason for my message is to be able to ask you if you can sell the score and we would like to interpret your arrangement here in El Salvador, I appreciate long time, have a good day
i love watching these breakdowns! these are so cool to just see your thoughts behind all of your work. i'm doing a concert report for school on your ep right now lol
It’s so insane seeing all the little pieces that fit into a larger puzzle. Definitely wish I could’ve studied music theory or something because I love watching breakdown videos like this! (I’m also a sucker for string sections!) Next time you need a choir, Im there! 🥳
As I was watching this I was doing conducting patterns (because it's just something I do when listening to orchestral pieces, dunno why) so it was kinda funny to look up and see you doing the motions too. This was such an incredible project, I hope you work with a choir again soon because I would love to be a part of that.
Omg I'm such a nerd I loved this so much, thanks for sharing the programs you use for creating music I've been looking for some great ones to use myself 😂❤
So good, man. Congrats. You didn’t touch on how you did your main vocals. It sounds so pure and so unprocessed, can you describe your effects chain on your vocals here? Also, everything you sang was delivered with such intention, I’m curious about those two small breaths before, “all the lonely people.” It feels theatrical and helps communicate the emotion of the song. Was that a happy accident when you were recording, or did you plan that out? Thanks Cody!
Amazing Arrangement! I can get really behind the idea of thinking about music and harmony on a piano grid vs. a notated score. Working within notation really gets me thinking about voice leading and melody way more instead of just blocky chords that are so easy and tempting to play on a piano. In my process i tend to struggle with fleshing out an idea in terms of harmony and general structure when solely working within the notation software and vice versa injecting the very vertically thought ideas sketched on piano with more horizontal and melodic musicality. My question therefore is, do you have a preferred workflow when working out these arrangements/composition? I've seen many people go from piano sketch to mockup to recording with a score based on the mockup (especially in the film music world). In this video you've seem to have gone sort of back and forth between score and mockup in the creation process, were you just going with what felt natural to you and did you encounter any difficulties when working this way?
Absolutely love this arrangement, it really captures some great emotion that is honestly lacking in the original. Is it alright if I use your version as inspiration for an a cappella arrangement I'm working on?
Cody, I want to know if Paul McCartney has made a comment about your version of his song. I am a die hard Beatle fan and I think your arrangement rocks!!
If you’re trying to sound like John William your wind writing is spot on. My very first reaction to it was that it could work in Home Alone. Also aside from that, where is a good resource to learn to incorporate harp in a composition?
Hi Cody, thanks so much for this. I adore the orchestration of this track, and the final audio sounds killer. I am curious about the relationships you build with orchestras for these kinds of sessions. Is this a go-to orchestra you are working with, or a purely freelance group of players? How did that relationship form and do you work with the same musicians for these arrangements?
Cody, I love your use of the typewriter samples and especially your shout-out to Leroy Anderson! As a huge fan of his and music nerd myself, I do feel compelled to mention that his name is pronounced "luh-ROY" rather than "LEE-roy" :-)
Cody, how do you keep Logic from crashing with all those tracks! :) Honestly though... I'm re-investing in a new mac set-up and would love to know what you've got that's working.
Hey Cody! I've absolutely been loving studying your arrangements lately, as I'm a music composition major in university right now! What's your advice on writing string quartets? I love listening to your work to hear the general shape and style of your arrangements, (I especially love Falling in Love, Photograph, and Flying for their strings) but I'd really love to glean some specifics and nitty gritty details on how you go about arranging for strings. I'll take as much advice as you're willing to give me! Thanks for contributing to a musical world worth living in :)
@@CodyFry That's awesome, I'm going to try that out now! As someone who is new to string harmonization/orchestration, how do you you come up with parts for each instrument? Do you play it entirely on keyboard first, do you just try to notate whatever is in your head, do you follow strict counterpoint? I'm having trouble with ideas not translating well from keyboard to strings (mine can quickly verge on the side of being cacophonous), but I always love how your arrangements are very smooth and gently layered, and ultimately serve the song. For example, I'm right now working on both a string quartet and a romantic ballad (think "Falling in Love") what kind of rules would you advise or things to keep in mind?
My favorite part of this song is probably the clarinet after the "elanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been" where it glisandoes down Idk why it's my favorite, probably cause it's clarinet and I play clarinet
Hi Cody! I loved this breakdown a ton, and the creative thought put into this was amazing to hear! Quick question: What kind of orchestral plugins do you use to make the instruments sound somewhat more realistic when putting the arrangement into Logic? I tried using the given orchestral instruments in logic, but sometimes find it hard to use because of its unrealistic sound.
An orchestration question (with a long preface): You said on another video that orchestrating music is very natural to you. It seems like it is like singing to you by now. And by the way, every comment I have heard you make like “I just just fall asleep in those chords” is how I feel as well. I have a musical little boy. He’s six now. He listens intensely to music, makes up stuff on piano, learns and practices everything I show him, pitch matches all day long at times. He is smart, sensitive, motivated. Now, no matter what I do or don’t do, he will find his way but I have some goods. Your father definitely had a lot to offer you musically. But how did that story evolve in your life? How much did you seek out on your own vs how much did he actively direct. Exposure is key so simply observing him in real-life settings must have built the structure in which you built your musical world but I still want to know, what was your development like? And by the way, try reaching out to Tori Kelly to orchestrate an album for her. You both share similar extremely high levels of easy musicality and sensitivity. I think if you made a space for her that she would fill it and exceed it. I only heard of you 8 hours ago when I woke up and saw Stephen Lamb’s FB post. I had to force myself to stop listening in order to get some sleep. And then I woke up early with your music in my ears already.
I would love to see a live performance of this song with the whole choir and orchestra together.
agreed I actually thought the song was a live action of eleanor rigby.
Creative generation, Australia 2022 did of this arrangement with a 450 voice choir, orchestra, and more! it sounded cool so yeah, I agree
Years later he did and used his audience as his choir. Breath taking isn’t it?
you have to do another choir song some time. I was going to try and be on this one but I found out too late. :( plus it just sounds amazing! It kind of reminds me of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: "Fly to Paradise" as far as the virtual choir thing goes. I would defiantly recommend a listen if you haven't heard it. He got 5,905 singers and it makes my brain melt.
Would you ever consider publishing the instrumental version in its entirety? I often listen to movie soundtracks and other works without vocal words as a tool to help me study since the ones with words can be distracting, though so far I have made an exception for this one in my instrumental study playlist.
That would be great
It’s an absolutely sensational track. Thank you so much for making it and showing us the process and bts!
The piano and strings just...wow... his explanation was so beautiful 🥲♥️
The way you explained the melody at 13:43 is honestly one of the most beautiful things I've heard in a while. I'm so amazed by the amount of thought you have put into this piece! Looking forward to hearing new music from you.
Me too!! I was so surprised at the level of insane detail and the way he described it was crazy because it helped the pieces click in place for me yknow? Like yes, that IS confusing and the strings ARE leading it along, and that last chord DOES shake my shoulders. U feel me?
cody i hope you know how much these vids mean to me as someone who appreciates contemporary composers integrating modern pop with classical music :D i smiled so much when you talked about your love for recording music, it’s so refreshing to see musicians take so much pride in their work! keep it up 👍 (also yes!!! that harp sounds so good hahahah)
Hi Cody! Thank you so much for having me in your music with the Lonely People Choir! Question: did the Choir or Orchestra assembly platforms ever crash while making this piece? With so many files, I'd imagine it would put some strain on the technology side of things. 😂
@@CodyFry can I ask the specs on your computer to handle that amount of files? Or are they all on the external drives and just logic on the computer?
I know nothing about orchestration but I love listening to this
I think for Fry this song was something special, because it’s meaning is really logical and the reason behind making this is also good, unlike other songwriters or singers who just publish songs about rubbish, but for me when I heard this song for the first time in my cinematic playlist On Spotify and it was legit exactly 3 a.m. because I was studying and was all alone I instantly fell in love with this song and I really wanted to know how this man ‘Cody Fry’ made this masterpiece. And Yeah that led me here. TBH I felt that I am really into another world hearing to this song, just never stop making masterpieces like this, artists like you really inspire aspiring musicians.😊
Bro, i just want to say: You are a incredible musician, you inspires me so much, thank Lord for you life! I love u Cody, keep making amazing songs even at a time when there's lyrical poverty and repetition after repetition. You are awesome! 🦆
I am literally shaking while watching this video. I grew up listening to the original and it helped me through some tough times. As I heard your version for the first time I completely fell in love with it. These harmonies and expressions through music are so incredibly intense. I would even say it is better then the original. It’s just way to epic. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. :)
This is my absolute favorite of your songs. I thought "Wander Anymore/Dunes" was my favorite, but Holy Toledo, you knocked it out of the park with this one. You deserve a Grammy for this.
Grammy? Good call!
@@MrTruckerf oh my goodness that is amazing!! 😆
Your orchestration and arrangements are next level! Such a positive change in modern music! Hopefully you’ll do another track with a choir, would love to contribute in it!
absolutely breathtaking! I hope you score movies some day! your talent is immeasurable
The lyrics tell such an interesting narrative story, and what you did with it really took it to a whole different level. It makes sense that a lot of your musical influences are film composers. What are you thinking about when you write all these different sections? Are you picturing characters, or scenes or emotions in your head?
This is beyond amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to do these breakdowns so us musicians can enjoy the little details you have in your music to make such a grand sound! What software do you use for all of your recording and editing?
Yay a breakdown! What kind of processing did you do to the choir? Also, did you film the orchestra sessions? Would love to see that if you did! Was it difficult for the musicians to play the not-so-on-rhythm ending? Thank you Cody!! :)
@@CodyFry do you consider posting an instrumental version? i loved your take on the song and i think an instrumental version would be awesome
Just heard the song for the first time yesterday and it blew me away. So happy to see a behind the scenes!
My 8yo son and I have been listening to your piece pretty much every day since you released it and have watched both your videos - we wanted to a bit thank you for doing what you do, and my son wants you to know he is a BIG fan - just quietly, you are his main musical inspiration and are driving his interests in music. Thank you so much for that! Looking forward to your next creation!
Cody never fails to amaze me with his brilliance
God. Seeing this breakdown reminds me why I loved Choir. I loved every second of this. Sitting on on how this kind of thing is made from start to finish would be like a dream. To be apart of something like that again would be just fantastic. I'd love to hear more dramatic orchestral remasters of old classics! Keep it up brother!
Is the little intro jingle at the beginning of your vids meant to sound like the intro to Falling In Love? Because I love it.
Honestly would absolutely love to see an instrumental track for this song or even an album of your most popular pieces 💛
The choir was amazing. Its amazing that so many people came together to make this, it must feel great as the producer to see and hear this. I can only imagine how much satisfaction you got when you finished the entire thing. God this song makes you feel like you live hundreds of different lives in 4 minutes.
The flute in this piece is absolutely bomb, also I loved when you said John Williams was an inspiration for you. I could really tell that the first time I heard this piece, it sounds so much like the way he would arrange this but also it has enough originality from you to set it apart which is what makes it so good
I LOVE your song breakdowns! It is so much fun watching you get so passionate about your music. Also, the choir part is just amazing!
I love seeing how passionate he is about his work and how happy it makes him! God really blessed him with such an incredible gift💕
Just thinking about hearing this song in Dolby Atmos, with all of the hundreds of layers of vocal gives me the chills. And the buildup at the end of the song, starting with the piano - you did an amazing job!
The song is killing. It sounds like the epic trailer music to a film about the beatles going off to hogwarts
Hey Cody, i really aprecciate your job, and I’ve already showed this song to all my friends.
I’m from Brazil, and discovering you was the best thing i’ve ever done! 🇧🇷
Cody, this arrangement is a musical masterpiece! Every time I listen to it I hear something I didn’t hear before! Amazing! That orchestral hit after the first “Eleanor Rigby…” is stuff of legends! Thanks for your music man!
I love these types of videos Cody! It’s so cool to see how it all comes together. Also congratulations on the sponsorship!
That is an INSANE amount of tracks in your session file! Such an incredible piece of art my friend!
I don’t know, was just thinking….. if you love nerding out on this and can always talk about this stuff.. i don’t know maybe do videos on ALL your songs 😩 or like Flying, Falling in Love because i love to see these beautiful pieces of music that you didn’t know was in the song like the harp or to hear the strings and wind instruments on there own and your concepts on why you did what you did in the song.
Oh i only found Falling’s song breakdown now. But falling in love though ? 🥺
That horn movement at the beginning just gives me pure John Williams, I hear Home Alone and Star Wars. I can’t get enough.
I just wanna say, I think I like this more than the original. Amazing work!! :)
Am I the only one that would love to just hear the acapella/isolated vocals for this song? I feel like hearing how your voice is during the “Ah, look at all the lonely people” part without the chorus and then hearing it with the chorus would be amazing.
The French horn part sounds so epic! Wish I could play it. I wanted to do the choir too but I found out to late😭
Great breakdown, thank you for posting stuff like this! As a French horn-playing high school chorister, I too love nerding out over this sorta stuff... and I was so glad you brought up John Williams! I could totally tell he is a powerful inspiration to you, especially in the introduction. A question, do you have an approximation on how long a project like this takes you? Next year I'm tasked with arranging a piece for a different ensemble than that of the original, rather like this - and I love writing for orchestra, so this is a perfect muse! Incredible work, thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
I listened to the original song and liked it, i watched this video and completely fell in love with it. This piece is incredible on so many levels. keep making music!!
Oh, yesss, just what I needed ✨. I hope I can have fun too if I ever reach to do something as amazing as your music 🎶
Keep having fun, Cody! 💫
Haha loved seeing my name in your Pro Tools
Loved being a part of this :-) Hope you do more of this :-)
this song has genuinely not left me alone since i found it. i don’t really know about musical terms or whatever but it’s not possible to describe what the choir part at the end does to me. a perfect balance between beautiful and devastating, i can really listen to it whenever and it somehow fits my mood. seeing what just the choir part sounds like in raw is absolutely stunning, it made me appreciate that section all the more. thanks to everyone involved in this project for making this masterpiece possible! helped me out on several sleepless nights
Thank you for sharing this video!! The sounds are amazing, round, full and warm! 🙂 this is part of what I was looking to achieve while using the program Finale also.
Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" arrangement is great, btw, for concert band! 💓🎶🎵.
Oh, I'm so glad we got a breakdown! I've been listening to the song on repeat and, as a horn player, I keep racking my brain to figure out what the part at 0:34 reminds me of-- very Home Alone, if you ask me. Looking forward to future orchestrations; I love your music!
So glad I found this video ! Amazing breakdown and composition - definetly would love to try something like this one day :D
Bro again this banger be like a s’more plus ice cream sandwich
This choir part is one of the best thing i’ve ever listen. OMG😢
My Daughter showed me this song and I was blown off. I had to hear the original score and then I was AMAZED. You really made justice to the lyrics. WOW. Wonder i if it is possible to get the score for analysis and study. Like they say it never hurts to ask right🤷🏼♂.
really great job! my favorite part of the song was that intro into the choir at the start of the song. i loved it so much! i hope you come out with more works like this!
Thank you for sharing some of your creative process. Very nice.
Aw man! It was so cool hearing the choir acapella like that! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute to something SO incredible! I had a couple questions!
Is there any particular reason that you use two different DAWs? Is it simply because the studio that the orchestra is recorded in is PC based and that’s what they had available? Or maybe there’s some much bigger explanation?
My other question: Have you thought about French Horns lately?
Again, thank you so much for allowing me to squeak out a high B on a Soprano line… notes I haven’t sung since my musical school days. And for allowing me to sing some Alto lines! Something I’ve never done because I’ve been a soprano all my life.
It was so cool to be a part of something huge during a pandemic that has left so many musicians feeling isolated… or… lonely.
I would love to hear more about that massive sforzando right after the first "Elanor Rigby" lyric. It seems like it should be out of place but yet it isn't and does a fantastic job of capping off that initial buildup in the introduction. I would never think to put something like that in and yet it works soooo well.
You can thank 80's synth pop for popularizing the orchestral hit 😉
Brought me to tears man. So beautiful and just unexplainable.
Would you ever consider orchestrating an album that captures solely different moods?
Or releasing some of your orchestrations without vocals? Some of my favourite works of yours are the small instrumentals like the fantasietta!
@@CodyFry that makes sense. Still hanging out for you to be approached by some film or musical...
If an orchestra approached you for your own concert (like Cory and yourself did Metropol Orkest) would you do it?
Love seeing how pieces come together! My mind is blown at the size of this project. That song is on a whole new level! Powerful!
Good morning teacher, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your great composition that has reached our ears with such a good symphonic interpretation, also the reason for my message is to be able to ask you if you can sell the score and we would like to interpret your arrangement here in El Salvador, I appreciate long time, have a good day
phenomenal. you’re a true gem, can’t wait to someday meet you in person. Asheville, NC is waiting for you to return
Yes this is content I want to see! Love learning from this, thanks Mr. Fry 🫂
Wonderful!!! THANKS for this!
I have never found a song I love more! Like honestly this was amazing I love the ending! Wish you went into more detail of why it’s built that way!
i love watching these breakdowns! these are so cool to just see your thoughts behind all of your work. i'm doing a concert report for school on your ep right now lol
You are an absolute legend. Such a talent.
It’s so insane seeing all the little pieces that fit into a larger puzzle. Definitely wish I could’ve studied music theory or something because I love watching breakdown videos like this! (I’m also a sucker for string sections!) Next time you need a choir, Im there! 🥳
I used this song for a music theory project!! i wish i found this video earlier! your arrangement is beautiful!!!!
Wow!
As I was watching this I was doing conducting patterns (because it's just something I do when listening to orchestral pieces, dunno why) so it was kinda funny to look up and see you doing the motions too. This was such an incredible project, I hope you work with a choir again soon because I would love to be a part of that.
Loved this!! Please make more songs like this!
Exciting, Grammy nominated!
Omg I'm such a nerd I loved this so much, thanks for sharing the programs you use for creating music I've been looking for some great ones to use myself 😂❤
So good, man. Congrats.
You didn’t touch on how you did your main vocals. It sounds so pure and so unprocessed, can you describe your effects chain on your vocals here?
Also, everything you sang was delivered with such intention, I’m curious about those two small breaths before, “all the lonely people.” It feels theatrical and helps communicate the emotion of the song. Was that a happy accident when you were recording, or did you plan that out?
Thanks Cody!
I don't have any technical music knowledge but this was still really interesting! Really nice that you do this! 😊
Thank YOU for your work sharing how you approach this!
Amazing Arrangement! I can get really behind the idea of thinking about music and harmony on a piano grid vs. a notated score. Working within notation really gets me thinking about voice leading and melody way more instead of just blocky chords that are so easy and tempting to play on a piano. In my process i tend to struggle with fleshing out an idea in terms of harmony and general structure when solely working within the notation software and vice versa injecting the very vertically thought ideas sketched on piano with more horizontal and melodic musicality. My question therefore is, do you have a preferred workflow when working out these arrangements/composition? I've seen many people go from piano sketch to mockup to recording with a score based on the mockup (especially in the film music world). In this video you've seem to have gone sort of back and forth between score and mockup in the creation process, were you just going with what felt natural to you and did you encounter any difficulties when working this way?
BRO, when you were talking about the type writer part I was just thinking about Atonement the whole time and then you said it!!!!
You are so inspirational!
idk if enough people are acknowledging that the mixing is insanely good
Absolutely love this arrangement, it really captures some great emotion that is honestly lacking in the original. Is it alright if I use your version as inspiration for an a cappella arrangement I'm working on?
The typewriter section made me feel something. Great stuff
Очень понравились пояснения, люблю подобные видео.
Cody, I want to know if Paul McCartney has made a comment about your version of his song. I am a die hard Beatle fan and I think your arrangement rocks!!
If you’re trying to sound like John William your wind writing is spot on. My very first reaction to it was that it could work in Home Alone. Also aside from that, where is a good resource to learn to incorporate harp in a composition?
Any feedback from Sir Paul?
The final strings chord is very reminiscent of Samuel Barber's climatic chord suspension in Adagio for Strings.
Holaaaa saludos desde argentina
Lo que haces es increíble tienes mucho talento
Hi Cody, thanks so much for this. I adore the orchestration of this track, and the final audio sounds killer. I am curious about the relationships you build with orchestras for these kinds of sessions. Is this a go-to orchestra you are working with, or a purely freelance group of players? How did that relationship form and do you work with the same musicians for these arrangements?
No idea what this video or his "score" one is saying, but my ears love the song!
Cody, I love your use of the typewriter samples and especially your shout-out to Leroy Anderson! As a huge fan of his and music nerd myself, I do feel compelled to mention that his name is pronounced "luh-ROY" rather than "LEE-roy" :-)
Cody, how do you keep Logic from crashing with all those tracks! :) Honestly though... I'm re-investing in a new mac set-up and would love to know what you've got that's working.
Hey Cody! I've absolutely been loving studying your arrangements lately, as I'm a music composition major in university right now! What's your advice on writing string quartets? I love listening to your work to hear the general shape and style of your arrangements, (I especially love Falling in Love, Photograph, and Flying for their strings) but I'd really love to glean some specifics and nitty gritty details on how you go about arranging for strings. I'll take as much advice as you're willing to give me!
Thanks for contributing to a musical world worth living in :)
@@CodyFry That's awesome, I'm going to try that out now! As someone who is new to string harmonization/orchestration, how do you you come up with parts for each instrument? Do you play it entirely on keyboard first, do you just try to notate whatever is in your head, do you follow strict counterpoint? I'm having trouble with ideas not translating well from keyboard to strings (mine can quickly verge on the side of being cacophonous), but I always love how your arrangements are very smooth and gently layered, and ultimately serve the song.
For example, I'm right now working on both a string quartet and a romantic ballad (think "Falling in Love") what kind of rules would you advise or things to keep in mind?
My favorite part of this song is probably the clarinet after the "elanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been" where it glisandoes down
Idk why it's my favorite, probably cause it's clarinet and I play clarinet
Please do this live one day!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
I don't really understand anything but it's fascinating how this works.
Hi Cody! I loved this breakdown a ton, and the creative thought put into this was amazing to hear! Quick question: What kind of orchestral plugins do you use to make the instruments sound somewhat more realistic when putting the arrangement into Logic? I tried using the given orchestral instruments in logic, but sometimes find it hard to use because of its unrealistic sound.
An orchestration question (with a long preface):
You said on another video that orchestrating music is very natural to you. It seems like it is like singing to you by now. And by the way, every comment I have heard you make like “I just just fall asleep in those chords” is how I feel as well.
I have a musical little boy. He’s six now. He listens intensely to music, makes up stuff on piano, learns and practices everything I show him, pitch matches all day long at times. He is smart, sensitive, motivated. Now, no matter what I do or don’t do, he will find his way but I have some goods. Your father definitely had a lot to offer you musically. But how did that story evolve in your life? How much did you seek out on your own vs how much did he actively direct. Exposure is key so simply observing him in real-life settings must have built the structure in which you built your musical world but I still want to know, what was your development like?
And by the way, try reaching out to Tori Kelly to orchestrate an album for her. You both share similar extremely high levels of easy musicality and sensitivity. I think if you made a space for her that she would fill it and exceed it.
I only heard of you 8 hours ago when I woke up and saw Stephen Lamb’s FB post. I had to force myself to stop listening in order to get some sleep. And then I woke up early with your music in my ears already.
That French horn is amazing
how did you learn to do all this stuff? It's so amazing, like, I play violin in a orchestra, but I don't understand how it's all made yk
Saw my name! ^_^ This was a lot of fun and it sounds just amazing.