Orchestral covers?
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#1 - MAGGOT
Orchestral covers?
Every now and then I come across some gem of a track that will be some college orchestra covering some rock/metal tune. Does anyone know of any larger works of Orchestras covering modern mainstream (or semi-mainstream, like metal and such) tunes?

I know of the Ukelele Orchestra, Vitamin String Quartet and Apocalyptica and the like, but I'm looking for full Orchestral pieces. Anyone know any?
#2 - The Very End
You think of orchestra like the one playing Metallica songs / Ecstasy of gold etc? Or bands that are more like a orchestra ?
#3 - Rubenz81
#4 - Greboth
Love apocalyptica That super mario was good also. There a few symphonic bands around but I can't think of any others that do covers. It isn't a cover but one I do like it the orchestral version of Nightwish - Creek Marys Blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7CPvY06E2E
#5 - Electrik Kar
I've found that orchestral covers of rock music tend to be a bit hokey. I guess it's because as the songs were originally written for 1 or 2 guitars, bass, drums, vocals- the orchestral version just embellishes that very limited material out to accommodate the full orchestra, but it's really just ends up as decoration, frills. Fun to try, maybe, but the orchestra was designed for so much more.

I also always think of the book 'The Divine Invasion' by Philip K Dick, which described a future world where all of the popular music was just endless 'soupy strings' covers of older songs. Kind of chilling!

PS, there are even orchestral techno covers these days... (I don't actually mind this one so much, still hokey though...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STpOak4iAJY
#6 - thisnameistaken
#7 - Greboth
I agree with you to an extent Electrik car though some songs (or at least part of them) work so well, take fade to black http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... y93a0&feature=related I personally thing it goes wrong from ~ 1:50 but up until that I love this cover. This is probably due to the fade to black being a calmer? song than others usually covered.
#8 - zeugnimod
This isn't exactly what you want but it's an orchestral version of an amazing song sung by the most amazing/awesome/epic/wonderful/talented female singer ever so I had to put it here. :lovies3d:

(this is a subjective opinion)
#9 - Electrik Kar
Quote from Greboth :I agree with you to an extent Electrik car though some songs (or at least part of them) work so well, take fade to black http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... y93a0&feature=related I personally thing it goes wrong from ~ 1:50 but up until that I love this cover. This is probably due to the fade to black being a calmer? song than others usually covered.

Yeah. Probably a chamber music format (4 or so people) is a much more appropriate format for rock covers than trying to accommodate a full blown orchestra.

The problem with '1:50' on, is that electric guitars are capable of so much more attack and crunch- that's really a limitation of orchestral instruments in this case. Sometimes you just need a guitar!
#10 - DevilDare
#11 - C0nscript
#12 - Fuse5
#13 - senn
Holy crap man that orchestral cover of PVD made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck! that sound is glorious

also i love my beyer headphones <3
#14 - MAGGOT
#15 - senn
the Portishead Roseland NYC Album from 1998 is quite good too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FtYNHtrTA&fmt=22

Unfortunately they don't have "all mine" on youtube from this album, personally i think it's one of the best tracks. beth's voice live is amazing.
#16 - The Very End
#17 - AtomAnt
KenCan
Quote from MAGGOT :Every now and then I come across some gem of a track that will be some college orchestra covering some rock/metal tune. Does anyone know of any larger works of Orchestras covering modern mainstream (or semi-mainstream, like metal and such) tunes?

I know of the Ukelele Orchestra, Vitamin String Quartet and Apocalyptica and the like, but I'm looking for full Orchestral pieces. Anyone know any?

He's quite the bassist, plays a lot on the West Coast.

You might PM him trough LFS, tell Him Ant says hi, no matter what he thinks of me, he will still tune you in.

I tell no lie when I say Kencan can paly a Tuba,Bass and a lot more,...point is he's knows all the best 4 to 24 peeps groups .

Ding him..he will answer.
Know why, cause he's a music man.

Oh Yah..and he's a Canuck...Ken, did you ever play Stand up bass..or Tuba with more 24 peeps/ or both.
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