Low Growls from Jurassic Park
Low Growls from Jurassic Park
There’s a device I’ve been aware of for some time which can best be described as “low orchestral growls”. I first heard it in John Williams Jurassic Park scores, representing the velociraptors, I believe. I’ve since noticed these “growls” in other scores, including Don Davis’ sequel score Jurassic Park III, and the more recent David Arnold James Bond scores.
After some pondering I’m satisfied I’ve found a good way of achieving this effect. Have a listen and check the score. Today’s fragment also includes a mysterious tutti that I wanted to emulate from a cue in Jurassic Park III. All of the notes in the hamonic minor scale sound at once, but arranged according to the harmonic series, so it just sounds like a particularly rich C minor chord.
Professionally-engraved version generously copied by Jimmy Lockett:
Saturday, 25 April 2009
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