Seattlemusic Inc.

Grammy winning

Film and Game Score Recording

Symphony Orchestra.

 

One call is all that is needed to book orchestra and choir, music prep, orchestrators, and our acoustically magnificent scoring stage, the legendary St. Thomas Chapel at Bastyr.

The SEATTLEMUSIC SCORING STAGE at Bastyr can comfortably accommodate a large symphony orchestra or chorus. Hundreds of film scores, from Michael Kamen’s “Mr. Holland’s Opus” and “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, Gustavo Santaollala’s Oscar-winning “Brokeback Mountain” and Jon Brion’sEternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind” to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s score toThe Revenant”, have been recorded in these superb acoustics.

Composers including Luis Bacalov, Steve Bartek, Christophe Beck, Marco Beltrami, Elmer Bernstein, Bruce Broughton, Carter Burwell, Teddy Castelucci, George S. Clinton, Elia Cmiral, Jeff and Michael Danna, Don Davis, Ramin Djawadi, Cliff Eidelman, Richard Gibbs, Joel Goldsmith, Ludwig Goransson, Harry Gregson-Williams, Lawrence Groupé, Richard Hartley, Paul Haslinger, Reinhold Heil, Hisaishi Joe, Lee Holdridge, James Newton Howard, Laura Karpman, Rolfe Kent, Johnny Klimek, Penka Kouneva, Joseph Kramer, Deborah Lurie, Mark Mancina, Alan Menken, Mateo Messina, Mark Mothersbaugh, John Murphy, Blake Neely, John Ottman, Antonio Pinto, Basil Poledouris, Conrad Pope, Trevor Rabin, Graeme Revell, Leonard Rosenman, The RZA, Gary Schyman, John Scott, BC Smith, Mark Suozzo, BT, Stephen Trask, Brian Tyler, Wendy and Lisa, Christopher Young, and Marcelo Zarvos have recorded in Seattle.

Seminal game scores, including Myst, Halo, Medal of Honor, Gears of War, Ace Combat, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone, Batman: Arkham Origins, Infinite Crisis, Middle Earth: Shadow of War and many more have found scoring homes here.

Trailer music for the biggest films has thundered through these halls. Music for attractions from Disneyland to Universal Studios and from Dubai to Shanghai has been created in this magical space.  Jazz greats such as Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Ted Poor and Terence Blanchard and pop/rock artists including Evanescence and Dave Matthews have all graced the stage. Your project could be next…

SEATTLEMUSIC contracts the exceptional Emmy, Gramophone and Grammy award winning musicians from Seattle’s finest orchestras as they record in the acoustically superlative St. Thomas Chapel at Bastyr University.  Along with freshness and enthusiasm, the musicians bring to the sessions the sharply honed discipline and ensemble skills of major orchestra musicians.

 

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Seattlemusic’s Grammy-winning engineers provide expert assistance. Our premium signal path includes an excellent microphone collection (including DPA, Microtech-Gefell, Neumann, Royer, Sanken, Schoeps, Sennheiser, and Soundeluxe microphones) and the latest in Merging Technologies’ world-class microphone pre-amp and converter technology. ProTools Ultimate, Bricasti M-7 reverb and full surround (Genelec) monitoring are the cornerstones of the control room. Headphone cue sends for orchestra and conductor, and talkback and video communication links between floor and control room complete the picture of a first class scoring environment.

 

Call now to schedule your sessions.

206.650.6160