https://daviddas.com -- Is Apple's new Mac Studio desktop machine a viable choice for a music studio? Apple is gearing this machine towards creatives, and in this video, I give you my thoughts on its strengths and weaknesses.
Table of contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Where are we in the Apple Silicon transition? 1:31 Introducing the Mac Studio 3:19 The Mac Pro vs. the Mac Studio 3:52 How to configure a Mac Studio 7:35 What's next for the Mac Pro? 8:26 Conclusions
Three previous videos in this series looked at the topic of Apple Silicon for musicians. Those can be found here:
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https://daviddas.com - This is a track from the score to the Lionsgate feature film thriller The Appearing, directed by Daric Gates.
Full score playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeGLz8yDWb8&list=PL_LlRnvWMwSGT08vcNdVXFHty-7xr1b7K
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ujr_jFyf1Y
Symphony No. 2 in G minor, also known as Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race", is a 1937 composition in four movements by American composer William Grant Still. The work was first performed on December 10, 1937, by the Philadelphia Orchestra led by conductor Leopold Stokowski.
William Grant Still contrasted his Symphony No. 2 with his earlier Symphony No. 1. If Symphony No. 1 "represented the Negro of days not far removed from the Civil War," Symphony No. 2 represented "the American colored man of today, in so many instances a totally new individual produced through the fusion of White, Indian and Negro bloods". According to one reviewer commenting on the premiere performance of the symphony by the Philadelphia Orchestra, "[The symphony]s characteristically expansive, lyrical string writing seems specifically intended to exploit that orchestra’s famously silky string sound. Near the climax of the first movement, and at key moments elsewhere, the brasses-trumpets and trombones especially, punctuate the texture with gestures suggesting call and response, elements of the African American essence that persistently asserts itself even as blacks were more fully integrated into the wider, more diverse American culture."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cly1UbUzang
https://daviddas.com -- This is a stripped-down chamber version of Enduring Freedom, which was previously published in a fuller produced recording (https://youtu.be/GCmF37EELBc). This chamber version features only strings and trumpet.
As the momentous shifts in Afghanistan take place exactly twenty years after the tragedy of 9/11 that led the United States into that territory, I'm moved to commemorate these extraordinary moments in our nation's history that rocked us to our core and, despite the unspeakable sorrow, also brought out moments of the best in America. This is a musical tribute entitled Enduring Freedom.
Trumpet: Jon-Paul Frappier
Violins: Ali Bello, Damian Bolotin
Cellos: Joe Zeitlin, Bruno Serroni
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHlY3O9dLVM
https://daviddas.com -- As chief self-appointed of the Leonard Bernstein Fan Club (certified for decades now), I watched Netflix's Maestro biopic with eager anticipation. At first it didn't disappoint...but then it did, but for unexpected and ironic reasons.
Watch Maestro here on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81171868
The official film site (including tickets/showtimes): https://maestrofilmofficial.com
Maestro is a 2023 American biographical drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, from a screenplay he wrote with Josh Singer. It was produced by Martin Scorsese, Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Fred Berner and Amy Durning. The film stars Carey Mulligan as Montealegre alongside Cooper as Bernstein; Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman appear in supporting roles.
Maestro premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2023, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film received a limited theatrical release on November 22, 2023, before being released on Netflix on December 20. It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. It has also been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82XkaNRt9dw
http://DavidDas.com -- work-in-progress mix of some vocals on a new tune I'm working on with Megan Tibbits and Katie Cole.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vssMO8QRMQ
https://daviddas.com -- This is a cue from the Trafficked score. In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria, and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom.. The screenplay was written by Siddharth Kara, and stars Ashley Judd, Brian Thompson, and Sean Patrick Flanery.
The full playlist for this score is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_LlRnvWMwSHsmru8Bvge6liO-HOZdSpl
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQtfo5Bot2E
An excerpt of a cue ("Reunion") from composer Benjamin Wallfisch's score to Amazon Studios' Thirteen Lives.
Benjamin Wallfisch is a British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and producer of film scores. Since the mid-2000s, he has worked on over 75 feature films, including composing original scores for Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, It, It Chapter Two, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures and A Cure for Wellness.
In 2017, he was jointly nominated with Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer for Best Original Score at the 74th Golden Globe Awards for his work on Hidden Figures, and a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award for Blade Runner 2049. In 2020, he was nominated as 'Film Composer of the Year' in the World Soundtrack Awards for the second consecutive year.
Wallfisch's movies have made over $2.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts, and in 2019 Variety inducted him into their ‘Billion Dollar Composer’ series in recognition of this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCbYQi7loQI