How I Make Music

#032 Crazy Balloons

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The soundtrack in this week's episode is called Crazy Balloons. It’s a silly but rich and layered rhythmic jazz track suitable for children’s activities, themes of madness, circus clowns and harmless fun.

In this episode, we check out:

  • The silly, lovable rhythms of the gypsy jazz genre
  • Use live instruments! Invite your musician friends over!
  • New instruments (or patches, or libraries) are a great way to start new ideas. My Jew’s harp completely sparked off this track.
  • Mild, medium and hot drum brush loops for dynamic variety
  • Accidental dissonance? Don’t panic! Include it in your track, but resolve it quickly
  • Perfection versus humanity: choose where you want to land
  • Sound like yourself

    • SHOW NOTES

    * The Hot Club of France - the original gypsy jazz band
    * The band behind this soundtrack Pravda https://pravdaofficial.com (their sound has evolved)

    SOUNDS & DEVICES USED

    * Ableton Live 9 factory sounds
    * live guitar, double bass, violin, clarinet, trumpet
    * Kontakt 4 trombone ensemble

    DOWNLOAD THIS TRACK

    Download and use the track from this episode in your podcast, audio drama or (non-commercial) video https://gum.co/UahiZ. Quick-search all my soundtracks at https://johnbartmann.com/music.
    ABOUT THIS SHOW
    How I Make Music is a show for aspiring music producers, podcasters, audio drama creators and film-makers. Hey, I'm John Bartmann. I make music and offer my own perspective on how to make it. My original music has been used in film, TV, radio and online. Each week, I write, record and release a new soundtrack. In this podcast, I deconstruct these original soundtracks one by one, sharing the separate musical parts, decisions and stories behind how each complete tune was made.

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