More Maiden news!

[spawn]

Well, we've two lead vocals to go!!! And then we should be able to start mixing towards the end of next week. As many of you Maiden fans know, there is a big epic song - a historic overview of a battle, and we had some orchestration done on it by Jeff Bova, and I have included an excerpt from his notes, to whet your appetites, and wet your panties!

"Whew! This was a big one. Used full strings with French horns and Orchestral percussion. I also created some sound design options. (In) the final chorus I used the cannon like sounds with tubular bells to get an 1812 overture effect. .....these are all options to play with. Picturing the dying soldier on the battlefield, I did some sounds like whispers which I call "Dead Souls", I imagined it like the sound of all the other dead soldiers on the "other side" awaiting their comrade to die(Very 2001'ish). A hawk cry,symbolizing a warrior being beckoned to wherever heroes are called to after death. A distant boys choir suggesting perhaps the innocence lost by all those who fought.The whole song is so cinematic I thought of these effects as supporting film like images."

Doesn't that sound fantastic!!! Hope you love it! Now we're just waiting for Bruce!!!

Rock On - KevTheCave

Sounds rather cool indeed

 

[weetbix]

Steve Harris, this is Jon Schaffer. Jon, this is Steve.

Now back to your corners and wait for the bell.

 

[Goreripper]

Steve Harris, this is Jon Schaffer. Jon, this is Steve.

Now back to your corners and wait for the bell.

What do you know? Who would have thought Iron Maiden would do a song about a battle?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Sounds interesting. With talk about this song, and the accoustic stuff they have recorded, sounds like the new album will be much more adventurous and daring than BNW.

 

[Spiff]

Stop Press!! Maiden record song about war!!

Hmm, wonder what battle it is. When he says "an 1812 overture effect" does he mean music that suits a battle in 1812, or is there a piece of music called "1812 Overture" and he wanted to get an effect similar to it?

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Spiff, the '1812 Overture' by Tchaikovsky is a very famous orchestral work (about Napoleon's (sp?) retreat from Russia), towards the end of it it has a series of cannon blasts in it. Usually done with lots of extra drummers, but I've seen it done outside a couple of times with actual cannons, it pretty cool

 

[Spiff]

Thoguht it woulda been something Napoleon-esque, cos that's the only thing I remember happening around that time.

 

[Southy]

hmmmmmmm sounds cool can't wait to hear it