I had the pleasure (and challenge) of scoring the trailer for Abacus by Orchestral Tools. Since I also did the video edit of the trailer, I was able to build it so I could alternate between soundbites of Richard Harvey and melodic moments that show off the instrument categories.

The goal was to utilize the nearly 100 instruments and their various articulations, and also demonstrate a few of the many genres of music that these instruments can be used for, including fantasy, period, horror, and animation. Since the music boxes are one of the stars of the library, the track begins and ends with it.

This is a really fun sample library and these are the kinds of instruments that are great for helping spur your musical creativity. I hope you enjoy the trailer and check out some of the other videos for Abacus which I also edited.

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About David Kudell:
David Kudell is an LA-based music composer for film & TV. He is well known for being selected by JJ Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy and Ramin Djawadi out of 11,000 composers as the winner of the “Spitfire scoring competition” to score a scene from the HBO show Westworld in 2020. His groundbreaking score shook up the composer community with its wholly original take on the scene, and instantly made David a household name among fellow composers.

As a composer, David has shown his ability to write music in a broad variety of styles and genres for film & TV. As part of composer Anne-Kathrin Dern's team, he recently contributed music to the Netflix film "The Claus Family 2," the gothic thriller film "Devil,” and romantic thriller “Have. Hold. Take.”

His album "Reel One," a collection of original themes for film and TV, is now available on all streaming platforms.

In addition, he has written music and sample library demos for the premiere sample library companies Orchestral Tools and Native Instruments.

Born and raised in Southern California, David graduated with a Master's Degree in Film & Television Production from San Diego State University in 2000. After graduation, he worked in the post-production sound department on over 25 Hollywood films, including Black Hawk Down, Mission Impossible 3, and Kill Bill. He is also an accomplished video director, having filmed and produced hundreds of commercials at his company Rimrock Creative Media.

His background as a video director has led to his current success as a music composer, as his understanding of the filmmaking process gives him a film director's perspective on the best use of music to tell the story.

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