Movie Masterpieces
This series of masterpieces are made by our true master of virtual orchestration: Jay Bacal. He uses Synchron and SYNCHRON-ized libraries for the most beautiful compositions in film history.
Meet Jay
Jay has worn many hats over the years including advertising writer, animation director, and video game designer. But his first and deepest love has been music — well, after his amazing wife, son, 2 cats and chihuahua of course!
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Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
(2010)
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Existing titles in alphabetical order
Featured Library: Synchron Brass
Jay also uses Synchron Elite Strings, Synchron Percussion I, Synchron Percussion III, Synchron Woodwinds, Synchron Blüthner 1895, SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds and SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition Volume 1
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Llyod,
Lea Thompson
(1985)
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Featured Library: Synchron Brass
Jay also uses Synchron libraries exclusively (with the one exception of a SYNCHRON-ized solo violin layered over the first violins).
This piece has a very dense orchestration, requiring over 100 instrument instances!
Featured Libraries: Synchron Series
Director: John Milius
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow
(1982)
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams,
Julia Roberts
(1991)
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Featured Library: Synchron Elite Strings
Jay also uses Synchron Strings I, Synchron Brass, Synchron Woodwinds, Synchron Harp, Synchron Percussion, Synchron Blüthner 1895 and SYNCHRON-ized Solo Strings
Director: Laurence Olivier
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton,
Leslie Banks
(1944)
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Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin
(1960)
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Featured Library: SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings II (sordino)
Jay also uses SYNCHRON-ized Solo Strings (sordino).
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
(1991)
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Featured Library: Synchron Brass
Jay also uses Synchron Strings Pro, Synchron Elite Strings, Synchron Woodwinds, Synchron Percussion, Synchron Harp, SYNCHRON-ized Solo Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds, SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Brass II, SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition Volume 3
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring (voices): Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino
(2001)
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Featured Library: Yamaha CFX
Jay also uses SYNCHRON-ized Appassionata Strings, Chamber and Solo Sordino Strings in the first third of the piece. Furthermore, he also includes Synchron Strings Pro, Synchron Elite Strings, Synchron Brass, Synchron Woodwinds, Synchron Percussion and Synchron Harp.
Director: Frank Darabont
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
(1994)
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Featured Library: VI Series
Jay mostly used SYNCHRON-ized libraries, VI Series, Vienna MIR Pro 3D for the solo instruments and SYNCHRON libraries for the percussion as well as Synchron Elite Strings.
Downloads
Click on the "i" to download the mp3 file as well as Jay's Cubase project.
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Alex North | 2:17 | ||||
| Apollo 13 - Main Title | James Horner | 2:36 | ||||
| Back to the Future | Alan Silvestri | 3:14 | ||||
| Batman - Main Title | Danny Elfman | 2:40 | ||||
| Beauty and the Beast - Overture | Alan Menken | 3:15 | ||||
| Casablanca - Suite | Max Steiner | 8:39 | ||||
| Conan - Theology Civilization | Basil Poledouris | 3:13 | ||||
| Contact - End Credits | Alan Silvestri | 7:56 | ||||
| Death of Falstaff | William Walton | 3:21 | ||||
| Flight to Neverland | John Williams | 4:56 | ||||
| Harry's Closet - Polyjuice Potion (Harry Potter VII) | Alexandre Desplat | 4:33 | ||||
| Last of the Mohicans | Trevor Jones | 2:01 | ||||
| Lawrence of Arabia - Overture | Maurice Jarre | 4:14 | ||||
| Glory - Preparations for Battle | James Horner | 7:27 | ||||
| Psycho - Prelude | Bernard Herrmann | 1:54 | ||||
| Robin Hood - Home | Michael Kamen | 2:31 | ||||
| Spirited Away - One Summer's Day | Joe Hisaishi | 3:07 | ||||
| The Magnificent Seven | Elmer Bernstein | 5:31 | ||||
| The Natural | Randy Newman | 5:10 | ||||
| The Shawshank Redemption | Thomas Newman | 1:38 | ||||
| Up - Married Life | Michael Giacchino | 4:10 | ||||
| Waterworld | James Newton Howard | 2:19 |