Growing up, Deep Space Nine, a popular scifi television series, based in the Star Trek universe, always fascinated me. The theme for this TV show was majestic, bold, brassy, and in your face, with big fat fifths and occasional dimished chords that are so good for brass instrumentation, and I wanted to arrange something that would really showcase the Vienna Special Edition library and its capabilities, hence this arrangement.
This is done using (exclusively) the starter / special edition libraries from Vienna, with one exception, I used an atonal rumbler from omnisphere to provide a bigger oomph to the opening of the track. This track showcases the most absolutely wonderful coronet that is included with the special editions (my favourite unsung hero of the Vienna libraries). You will also hear french horns, which carry the main melody and harmony of the piece at various points of the piece (the coronet and horns carry the melody throughout the piece). The appasionata strings carry the lovely, high string line that sings over the top of the theme, and the tubas and trombones fill in the low end, along with a cello, and as a side note, now that Im thinking about it, I should add a double bass haha. Also included is the orchestral strings to carry the softer string line often associated with the opening of almost any star trek theme. Also used is the wonderful Cannon from Smart Spheres for an even bigger bass line.
I also utilized the Vienna Suite Pro FX plugins that was recently on sale, I used the compressor, EQ, hybrid reverb, and my new favourite plugin, the exciter for the cymbal rolls, strings, and coronet. The result is absolutely stunning in my humble opinion. I went outside of Vienna for one FX, the horns did not have enough of a spacial feeling, so I used my favourite reverb engine (next to Mir Pro), Blackhole on only the horns.
Without any further ado, the theme to Deep Space Nine the way it was meant to be heard.
DS9 Theme