Latest News
OPEN ORCHESTRA RECORDING SESSION - THE STORY BEHIND THE TRACK "VESUVIO SOLO" BY COMPOSER WALLY BADAROU .
January, 30th 2013
One of Dynamedion's services is called:"OPEN ORCHESTRA RECORDING SESSION" where anybody can record any amount of music with a full symphonic orchestra. In December 2012, we had a raffle on our SONUSCORE website where you could win 1 minute of your music played by the state-owned orchestra of Brandenburg in Germany. Each one of those who bought a copy of EPICA - ACTION STRINGS automatically participated.
Wally Badarou, a musician from Benin won the recording and was happy to take advantage of Dynamedion's comprehensive service.
Dynamedion takes care of everything: the organization, the orchestration, the recording, the final mix. Read on to see how everything is done in 4 simple steps.
STEP 1: SIMPLY SEND US AN MP3 AND A MIDI FILE OF YOUR TRACK
The only thing Wally had to do was to send us an mp3 file of his track along with a MIDI file. You can listen to the mp3 file via the Soundcloud link below:
STEP 2: DYNAMEDION'S ORCHESTRATORS WRITE THE FINAL SCORE BASED ON THE MP3 AND THE MIDI FILE
You can take a look at parts of the final score on the example pictures below.
STEP 3: DYNAMEDION ARRANGES THE RECORDINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA
The recordings have been realized with the German state-owned orchestra of Brandenburg. You can listen to the really beautiful final recordings via the Soundcloud link below:
STEP 4: YOU RECEIVE THE FINAL STEREO MIX
Shortly after the recordings, Wally received the final mix.
Wally Badarou about the OPEN ORCHESTRA RECORDING SESSIONS:"I believe it is an invaluable chance for composers to auto-produce a performance of their work that they can use as they wish. The sound is excellent, and I am amazed that one did not think of it before. Well done. I didn't know of the service until a got a chance to participate as an offer from Sonuscore, for the last purchase I've recently made from them. All I had to do was supply a 1mn long mp3 file and a cleaned-up version of the midi file. I gave no indication, the music spoke for itself, and the result was superb. I will not forget."
Click here to learn more about Dynamedion's "OPEN ORCHESTRA RECORDING SESSIONS" or directly book your own session. Click here to find out about our next session.
Here's what Wally says about his work "Vesuvio Solo" and the Open Orchestra Recording Session:
I am a self-taught french rock/jazz/funk artist of african origin (Benin), mostly known (in Europe) for my work with britfunk band Level 42, but with eclecticism ranging from african to classical music, and anything in between.
This movement is an excerpt from "Vesuvio Solo", featured on "Words Of A Mountain" (Island/Universal), an electronic album that I devoted to mountains around the globe, the universal wisdom gatekeepers. It is my most cherished work to this date.
It was one of the first tapeless albums ever recorded. That was back in 1987, at "Studio W" home-studio, Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas.
It involved a New England Digital's Synclavier II PSMT system, and early MOTU's Performer sequencer running on Apple Macintosh SE-30, both controlling an impressive array of tone modules via MIDI exclusively.
All synths were mixed through an Allen & Heath Brenell 20-channel desk directly to a Sony PCM-F1 digital stereo system, no tape machine in between, and absolutely no sampling involved (neither Digital Performer, nor ProTools existed yet).
Tone modules consisted of Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Oberheim OB8, Yamaha TX-816s, Korg DVP-1, and Synclavier's own FM modules.
Lexicon PCM-70 was the only reverb unit used throughout the album.
All further details can be found at www.wallybadarou.com
DYNAMEDION PROVIDES LIVE ORCHESTRA RECORDING FOR "KINECT - STAR WARS".
April, 24th 2012
The recordings took place in the "Abbey Road Studios" in London with the The London Symphonic Orchestra. Dynamedion was responsible for the management and quality assurance. Our lead composer Tilman Sillescu was on site to supervise the recording session. "Kinect - Star Wars" is a XBOX 360 exclusive game by Lucasarts / Microsoft.
Scroll down to see some pictures of the session.
DYNAMEDION COMPOSES SOUNDTRACK FOR THE DISNEY-PIXAR GAME "KINECT RUSH".
March, 28th 2012
The video game "Kinect Rush" takes place in the lovely universes of the Disney-Pixar animation movies "Ratatouille", "Toy Story", "The Incredibles", "UP" and "Cars". For this great game, the composers of Dynamedion have provided an epic soundtrack that picks up the beautiful tone of the movies and transposes it to an exciting and entertaining acoustic experience that perfectly accompanies the amazing pictures. The common element between the individual compositions is a great orchestral score. The musical character of each single story is underlined by some specific solo instruments. "Ratatouille", for instance, comes with a beautiful and playful french accordion sound, all "Incredibles" tracks were performed by a live big band while the music for "Cars" features some cool rock band elements like surf guitars, rock organ and modern drums. The orchestral part of the music was live recorded with the 66 player ensemble "FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague". A beautiful soundtrack for a beautiful game.Watch a gameplay video with music by Dynamedion:Watch the trailer:
CRYSIS 2 WITH MUSIC BY DYNAMEDION WINS "BEST GERMAN SOUNDTRACK 2011" AND "BEST EUROPEAN GAME SOUNDTRACK 2011"
December, 9th 2011
Crysis 2 was nominated for "Best Soundtrack" at the 2011 "German Game Developer Award" in Düsseldorf and the 2011 "Fun & Serious Game Festival" in Bilbao/Spain
It was the 8th "German Game Developer Award" and the 6th time that a game with music by Dynamedion won the award for "Best Soundtrack". Our Creative Director Tilman Sillescu: "We are really proud and very happy to reap the fruits of our labour. The collaboration with Borislav of Crytek was fantastic. A big Thank You to the jury and the Crysis 2 players all over the world."
The "Fun & Serious Game Festival" was established in 2011. Crysis 2 won the award for "Best European Game Soundtrack" and was able to prevail against well-known games such as "Killzone 3" and "The Witcher 2: Assasins of Kings".
DYNAMEDION PRODUCES SOUNDTRACK FOR RTL EVENT MOVIE "BERMUDA TRIANGLE NORTHSEA"
September, 30th 2011
BERMUDA TRIANGLE NORTHSEA (Bermuda Dreieck Nordsee) is a modern Eco-Thriller. German actors Hannes Jaenicke, Bettina Zimmermann and others act 140 dramatic minutes backed by a top notch progressive orchestral soundtrack produced by Dynamedion.
The recordings took place in Halle/Saale in eastern Germany and were performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra Halle.
The movie was produced by Dreamtool Entertainment
RTL MOVIE "WORLD EXPRESS" WITH MUSIC PRODUCED BY DYNAMEDION
September, 30th 2011
The action movie WORLD EXPRESS was shot in the beautiful venue of an old Maya-City in Mexico. Dynamedion accompanies this scenery with a stunning world music soundtrack that was live recorded. Mexican trumpets, guitars and latin percussion add this specific touch and increase the effect of these beautiful and authentic pictures.
The movie was produced by UFA
CRYSIS 2 WITH MUSIC BY DYNAMEDION, BORISLAV SLAVOV & HANS ZIMMER WINS 2011 EUROPEAN GAMES AWARD FOR BEST SOUND!
August, 24th 2011
The long-awaited CRYSIS 2 was one of the big winners at this years European Games Award and earned prices in 5 categories including "Best European Game" and "Best European Sound".
Borislav Slavov of Crytek and Tilman Sillescu of Dynamedion together with famous Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer created a spellbinding soundtrack that won the race against designated titles like "Fable 3", "Castlevania - Lords of Shadow" and others.
Tilman Sillescu states the following: "The collaboration with Borislav was fantastic. CRYSIS 2 offered such a huge range of possibilities to unfold creativity. We at Dynamedion have been really satisfied with the soundtrack and are very happy that other people seem to like our work too. Thank you very much."
The orchestral soundtrack was recorded in June 2010 at TomTom studios in Budapest, supervised by Tilman, Borislav and Crytek’s senior audio director Campbell Askew. Additional Dynamedion composers were Alex Pfeffer and Marc Rosenberger. Dynamedion’s music was orchestrated by David Christiansen.
Official European Games Award Website: www.european-games-award.com/
Anno 2070 – to be released in winter 2011
April, 27th 2011
Ubisoft announced the release of their new strategy game ANNO 2070 for winter 2011. Once again Dynamedion composed and recorded a memorable soundtrack with live orchestra and choirchoir, as well as creating the complete sound design. This time the setting is slightly different…
Tilman Sillescu, Alexander Röder, Markus Schmidt and Jochen Flach composed the music for this new installment in the Anno Series. As the game is set in the future, the composers from Dynamedion integrated electronic elements and modern beats into the orchestral and choral music, achieving to preserve the monumental sound of the previous games while adding a futuristic, urban touch.
Live orchestra recordings were carried out by the Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra, with conductors Bernd Ruf and Marko Ivanovic. The grand choir sequences are performed by the Latvian Radio Choir.
Anno 2070 Official Website: anno.uk.ubi.com
Crysis 2 Soundtrack with music by Dynamedion, Borislav Slavov and Hans Zimmer!
March, 17th 2011
Crytek’s music director and composer Borislav Slavov (a.k.a Glorian) and Dynamedion’s creative director and award-winning composer Tilman Sillescu united their efforts to form the „Crytek Music Team“ and produce the Original Orchestral Score for the upcoming first-person shooter CRYSIS 2. The long-awaited game was developed by Crytek, and published by Electronic Arts, due for release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in March 2011.
CRYSIS 2 is a sequel to the 2007’s AAA game CRYSIS, which at that time set a new standard of impressive visuals and is still considered a benchmark for graphics quality in the gaming industry.
Furthermore we are proud to let you know that the legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer also joined the team to deliver iconic main themes for the game.
The orchestral soundtrack was recorded in June 2010 at TomTom studios in Budapest, supervised by Tilman, Borislav and Crytek’s senior audio director Campbell Askew. Additional Dynamedion composers were Alex Pfeffer and Marc Rosenberger. Dynamedion’s music was orchestrated by David Christiansen.
Official Crysis 2 web page: www.mycrysis.com
Borislav Slavov’s blog: www.music-marks.com
Follow this link for more information: Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu Take Lead Roles on Crysis 2
TV EVENT MOVIE: NINA UNDERCOVER – AGENT WITH KIDS
January, 6th 2011
Dynamedion has just finished their work on the soundtrack for the upcoming RTL Event movie Nina Undercover – Agent with kids. Dynamedion contributed over 90 minutes of modern orchestral music to the action comedy by Simon X. Rost. A part of the soundtrack was performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra Halle. The movie will be broadcasted by RTL in 2011.
DYNAMEDION CONTRIBUTED ASIAN SCORE FOR KANE&LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS
September, 2nd 2010
Dynamedion has written and produced the original Asian score for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days™, Square Enix’ chart-topping third-person action game developed by IO Interactive. In liaison with EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia, Dynamedion created 23 authentic-sounding Asian tracks for the game and recorded vocal talent singing in Mandarin backed up by a number of musicians performing Chinese instruments including percussion, Shakuhachi, Fue, violin and Pipa. Here's what the press has had to say about the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days soundtrack so far:
”The atmosphere is further enhanced by Asian inspired pop music blasting from ingame radios and intercoms, giving it an almost John Woo movie feel in certain situations.” – Co-Optimus
“Gorgeous audio” – Official Xbox Magazine UK
“The music also is exceptional and sounds authentic...” – Thumbpad Australia
“…the audio is another stand-out component of the experience.” – AceGamez
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom soundtrack complete!
April, 20th 2010
Dynamedion finally completed the orchestral soundtrack of the upcoming videogame The Settlers7.
The soundtrack was recorded by the Philharmonic Orchestra Halle and the Brandenburg State Orchestra, the Choir was recorded in Leipzig with members of the MDR Broadcasting Choir.
First audio examples coming soon...
Dynamedion contributes soundtrack for ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale
February, 13th 2010
Dynamedion recently completed the score for the upcoming videogame Arcania: A Gothic Tale (aka Gothic IV). The orchestral part of the main theme was already recorded by the Philharmonic Orchestra Halle, while the epic choir part, sung by 20 members of the MDR-Broadcasting Choir, was recorded in the FWL-Studios ( www.fwlstudios.com) in Leipzig, Germany. The main theme and some other parts of the ingame music feature singer Conny Kollet (Stranglehold, Spellforce) as well. Stay tuned to this site and listen to some audio examples coming soon.
Arcania’s official homepage: www.arcania-game.com
German Developers Award for Dynamedion!
December, 14th 2009
Dynamedion wins the German Developers Award 2009 (Best Soundtrack) with Anno1404.
After a wonderful award ceremony in the Lichtburg Essen, the entire Dynamedion team celebrated far into the night.
The soundtrack was recorded with live orchestra, choir and lots of other live instruments – such as the Duduk, Saz or Djembe. Last, but definitely not least, the team was glad to have singer Talia on vocals.
Dynamedion's music on Scorenotes.com!
September, 3rd 2009
"Scorenotes.com" is streaming our music!
This week's featured audio suite on their site is our soundtrack for the videogame "BattleForge" in its suite "Scorenotes: Best of 2009!".
Hope you enjoy listening: www.scorenotes.com/suites.html