Ever wondered what it's like writing music for animation? Grammy Award-winning composer Stephanie Economou walks us through how she crafted the score for her latest film, Dreamworks' Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken.

Stephanie shows us her creative process behind the music - from conception through to working with soloists, using sample libraries and recording a full orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.

Timings:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - About the film
8:28 - Initial ideas
11:40 - Comedic sequence
14:11 - Spitfire sample libraries
15:11 - Action sequence
17:17 - Mixing real and sampled strings
19:34 - Ruby dives in the water
28:04 - Chatting to the guitarist
32:32 - Guitar breakdown
34:35 - The harpist
36:25 - The vocalist
37:16 - Score playback
39:38 - Outro

Libraries heard in this video:
Spitfire Chamber Strings - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/spitfir...
Albion Tundra - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/albion-...
Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/olafur-...
Hans Zimmer Percussion - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/hans-zi...
Albion One - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/albion-one
Hammers - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/hammers

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