Harry’s Wondrous Woodwinds

An in depth look at how John Williams writes for the woodwinds section of the orchestra. 🎻 How to Write EPIC Cinematic Strings 📚 For a great book on orchestration check out The Study of Orchestration by Samuel Adler Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone has an outstanding orchestral film score, and his mastery of woodwinds is something that really sets John Williams apart. In this video we’ll explore five different ways to use winds to enhance orchestration and write more vibrant and colorful orchestral music. In Hedwig’s Theme, John Williams uses an an orchestra with “Winds in 3s“ which means there are three instruments for each family of the woodwinds. Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 Bb clarinets, Bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon (and even an extra doublings with Eb clarinet)! 🥳 Check out my new course Pillars of Composition! 🚀 LINKS 🏛 My fundamental composition course ➔ 🧙♂️ Composing Worlds: Wizards & Witches: 🎼 Early access, exclusive content and more on Patreon ➔ ☕️ Buy me a coffee ➔ 📫 Join my newsletter for updates and more ➔ 🎓 Private lessons ➔ _____________________________________ FOR MUSICIANS 🎶 ScoreClub - *OUTSTANDING* composition courses including “Orchestrating the Line” which completely changed my approach to writing music. Master the Score 🎻 20th Century Orchestral Writing - 🎚 Mixing Cinematic Music - 💥 Hybrid Orchestral Composition and Sound - 🤖 Syntorial - The ABSOLUTE BEST way to learn how to use a synthesizer. It makes learning how to program a synth feel like a video game! 🎵 Sound Stripe Where I get my background music (awesome for YouTubers). STAY IN TOUCH 🤖Come join us on DISCORD! 🌍 Website — ✉️ email — ryanleachmusic at GEAR I USE EVERY DAY 🎹 M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 🖥 LG 34” UltraWide Monitors ⌨️ Logitech MX Keys Keyboard 🖲Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse 🎧 Apple AirPods Max ________ PS: Some links may be affiliate links which I receive a small kickback at no extra cost to you.