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| - On March 9, 2014, Beyblade Wiki made an exclusive interview with Catalin Marin. Yes, I really enjoyed composing the music for this series (season 8, Beywarriors Cyborg). I tried to add a new colour to the score which I hope the fans will appreciate. It is epic, grand orchestral with a sci-fi twist. Yes, as a matter of fact I have just completed the score a couple of days ago. It was a wonderful and enjoyable challenge. The whole experience of collaborating with the d-rights creative team and the Canadian colleagues was great! Yes. Sorry, I cannot comment on this. I cannot comment on this.
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| - On March 9, 2014, Beyblade Wiki made an exclusive interview with Catalin Marin. Yes, I really enjoyed composing the music for this series (season 8, Beywarriors Cyborg). I tried to add a new colour to the score which I hope the fans will appreciate. It is epic, grand orchestral with a sci-fi twist. It's a creative process, generally hard to quantify. As the music score for the series varied from energetic battle scenes to pensive/contemplative/emotional moments, factoring in the inspiration, it could take between 3 and 5 hours per minute of music at this level of sophistication. This was possible as I used a gigantic composing template spread out across several high end computers and employing almost 1,000 different tracks. Just to give an example, the French Horn instrument ensemble alone used 75 tracks of my template for all different sizes, articulations, playing styles and other characteristics. On some tracks I had to create specific soundscape, requiring additional time for Synth sound design. Then each track had to be equalized, balanced and mixed to perfection. Yes, as a matter of fact I have just completed the score a couple of days ago. I can, obviously, only speak for myself. From the natural inclination to the years of education and through the experience gained by composing music for albums, artists and media (including films, documentaries, advertising), a composer is what I was born to be. I see music as a powerful tool that has to support and can enhance the story. When I write music, I immerse myself in the story and feel the characters. The music should be able to evoke images in the listener's mind, fully matched to those intended by the creative team. The d-rights and Nelvana teams requested a demo on spec (a music composition meeting very specific requirements, including matching battle movements, certain hero characteristics and a strict duration limit). I entered this competition and was chosen as the composer for the 8th season of the series. It was a wonderful and enjoyable challenge. The whole experience of collaborating with the d-rights creative team and the Canadian colleagues was great! The whole score has an orchestral structure in an epic vein, with a sci-fi flavour at times. Samples of this music are not yet posted on my website, but will soon be. It was the first time I composed for an animated series like Beywarriors Cyborg and I enjoyed it very much. I would say that I was somehow influenced by the mainstream modern action and adventure movie scores like Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers, Iron Man or even Star Wars at times. Like I mentioned earlier, I used mostly orchestral sounds (Strings, Woodwinds and Brass), lots of interesting percussion and cool rhythms, guitars (sometimes heavily processed) and occasionally ethnic strings and winds. I don't think I have a particular favourite considering that I composed well over 100 minutes of music. I love them all! :) It's difficult to choose. They all have strengths and weaknesses. I like Griffin and Spark the most. The d-rights creative team found that my music worked great with the storytelling and the animation. I am looking forward to the fans' reaction when the final product will come out. I worked following the d-rights creative team indications for each scene (they contained a bit of context, summary presentation of the characters involved and the director's instructions). Later I had the chance to see some of the episodes in their finalized form and I can tell you they look and sound amazing!! Yes. Sorry, I cannot comment on this. I cannot comment on this.
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