Long ago, it was used by the King of Hyrule to conduct the Sages when they played their song to call upon the gods. This is also why a lot of studios try to have in-house teams to circumvent things like this (most don't and record externally), or make it so the soundtracks use more chamber ensembles so they can get away with much lower costs.The Wind Waker is a magical conductor's baton that is given to Link by the King of Red Lions when he reaches Dragon Roost Island. I've done recording as a classically trained french hornist with an orchestra before, so this is just what i've observed from my work in the field. AND they have to get paid to be at rehearsals too! Most of these sessions (if a large score) could end up being 1-2 weeks long depending on how much they need to record and re-record to get all the mastering and loops down. So even on the lower end, excluding the conductor and any sound engineering that needs to be done, and the orchestrators and arrangers, you're looking at something close to ~$16k just for only the musicians pay on one day alone (rental percussion is usually required 99% of the time, so add another grand or so for those costs and way more money if you get a harpist). Then you factor in the people in something like a smaller-sized full orchestra could be about 10-15 violin I, 10-15 violin II, 8-12 viola, 8-12 cello, 5-8 bass, 2 of all the woodwinds, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, two trombones, a tuba, then 4-5 percussionists. To hire something like an orchestra for just the musicians alone, without even factoring in time/location/recording equipment could end up anywhere between $300-$500 per musician just for a one day recording session (which will NOT be enough) conductor about 4-5x that amount. I can give you a ballpark estimate on musician costs though. Not sure on the total costs in money terms, but you go from hypothetically needing 1 person (composer who can sound engineer and eq) to needing things like composer, studio, hall, conductor, back-up conductor who's done the proper score study in case something goes wrong, freelance instrumentalists or a paid ensemble, recording engineer, studio mixers, sound master, mixing studio, arranger, post-production team, and more.Īnd while freelance studio musicians are cheaper than ensembles most of the time, their quality isn't as known as an already formed ensemble.

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