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This guy's a machine. Today, a Superman cue!: http://www.mikeverta.com/Posts/Lois_and_Clark.mp3 I heard Zimmer passed on the new Superman... somebody call Verta stat. Even though it's clearly played on samples, the music quality is just terrific. I love how he incorporates snippets not only of Williams' themes but the same harmonic tapestry that was used in the original Superman score. I love Mike's "The Race" which I linked on another thread here. It's played by a real orchestra and gives people a clear idea of what this guy is capable of. I think something that Verta demonstrates is his solid musicianship as heard in his ability to develop and vary his material. I think David Raksin said almost anyone can come up with a nice melody. They don't have to be trained. A composer is someone who knows how to bend it, shape it, develop it, vary it. That's the difference between a song writer and composer. Verta is definitely a solid composer. GIVE THIS GUY A BIG MOVIE!!!
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I'm a fan. I haven't looked at the posted links yet but I've had a couple of promos for a few years and they get a lot of play. FORBIDDEN WARRIOR is a favorite. Far, far better than what passes for blockbuster scores these days.
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May 4, 2013 - 10:04 PM
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...Conrad Pope's a fan, all of Williams' principal players have done endorsements on his site... The latest mock-up from composer Mike Verta, whose work I have been championing for years: http://www.mikeverta.com/Posts/The_Race-2011.mp3 I swear it's only a matter of time for this guy. I know Hans heard his stuff and immediately called him in, but I don't know what's become of that, though it scares me a little bit. But he's got the sound, the sensibilities, the melodic gift... I gush, obviously He put up a page with a bunch of pieces not long ago: http://www.mikeverta.com/VIP.html and I also found a big thread on a professional composer forum, where's he's got the most popular composition thread on the entire site: http://www.vi-control.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15017&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 I'm mostly a lurker on FSM, but I'm a huge fan of great film music, and if you are, too, I just can't see how you wouldn't love this stuff. I wish we, as a community, could do something to get young guys like this some attention, so it's not all electronic crap 24 hours a day. Anyway, I was really inspired and wanted to share! Jim "Electronic Crap"??? Do you actually think that Mike Verta has 24/7 access to a REAL orchestra? And......even when he DID use an Orchestra, he found out that it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be......as concerns *his* music.....
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May 4, 2013 - 10:28 PM
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skyy38
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...Conrad Pope's a fan, all of Williams' principal players have done endorsements on his site... The latest mock-up from composer Mike Verta, whose work I have been championing for years: http://www.mikeverta.com/Posts/The_Race-2011.mp3 I swear it's only a matter of time for this guy. I know Hans heard his stuff and immediately called him in, but I don't know what's become of that, though it scares me a little bit. But he's got the sound, the sensibilities, the melodic gift... I gush, obviously He put up a page with a bunch of pieces not long ago: http://www.mikeverta.com/VIP.html and I also found a big thread on a professional composer forum, where's he's got the most popular composition thread on the entire site: http://www.vi-control.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15017&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 I'm mostly a lurker on FSM, but I'm a huge fan of great film music, and if you are, too, I just can't see how you wouldn't love this stuff. I wish we, as a community, could do something to get young guys like this some attention, so it's not all electronic crap 24 hours a day. Anyway, I was really inspired and wanted to share! Jim "Electronic Crap"??? Do you actually think that Mike Verta has 24/7 access to a REAL orchestra? And......even when he DID use an Orchestra, he found out that it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be......as concerns *his* music..... Mike Verta hired an Orchestra for his *own* stuff...and found out, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.....
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