Posted by Not quite? on March 17, 2004 at 13:10:03:
In Reply to: Re: Gladiator posted by rumor on March 17, 2004 at 10:59:12:
This is hearsay, but...
Apparently Mr Z completes his compositions for film on Synths, then an orchestrator does his stuff. The result is then recorded and quite a bit of the original synth remains.
I also hear that the soundtrack is scored for very large low-brass forces - something silly like 4 Cimbassos and 2 Tubas on top of a large Trombone section...