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What is Orchestrated Hip-hop?

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What is Orchestrated Hip-hop?

by TaurusBeats (Taurus James)

by TaurusBeats (Taurus James)

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Is it Hip-hop? Is it Orchestral music? This music that I create has a sound that is different from what is played on the radio. Here are some of the reasons why I choose to call it Orchestrated Hip-hop.

"Orchestrated Hip-hop" isn't new at all.  So, don't think I coined a new phrase. 

I call my music "Orchestrated Hip-hop" because I intentionally create most of my music using heavy symphonic instruments like those you would hear in an orchestra.  Plus, I use heavy, hard-hitting, hip-hop beats as the foundation of the arrangements. 

The instruments I use are only part of the reason I call my music Orchestrated Hip-hop.  The other part of the reason is the way I use the instruments in the compositions.  For example, when I created the tracks for "My Soundtrack: Music From The Life Of...", I was going for the soundtrack sound or "cinematic sound".  You know, like the tracks you hear in the background of a film.  I composed the songs in that collection with a running film in mind.  So, each part (or movement) of each track was developed with a particular visual image in mind from my life story.  I used the instruments to try and musically describe what I was seeing in my head.

That all sounds complex, but it's really as simple as trying to use instruments and sounds to tell the story you want to convey.  Because I am often trying to tell a story with the tracks that I make, this is another reason why I call my music "Orchestrated" Hip-hop

See, my intent is to create mini orchestral scores with each track I create.  Now, I know that my music falls well short of the actual "movie score" material of my idol, Hans Zimmer, but that doesn't change the intent I have in mind when I start my creation process.  That intent is part of my overall plan to have every track that I create tell a small part of my life story.  It is this "masterminding", planning and directing, "orchestrating", that leads me to call my music Orchestrated Hip-hop.

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Rosalind McDaniel - USA

Continue to bless others with the gifts God has blessed you with!

Ricon Carter - USA

What's good fam ? Yo I replied about that track earlier "When Im Gone". Man I need that joint super bad. I kept listening to it over and over and I already got a song wrote for it. Its about my grandmother that died while I was holding her hand and how I was rebellious but she continued to pray for me and I didn't give my life to Christ until after she passed. Man its mad emotional I was crying while I wrote it. Please get back at me fam. Grace and Peace - Ricon

murdamanmizzo3 - na

Bruh u cold on dem beats!

Reggie Graham - na

RE: The Upper Room... Great music! Stay with Lord.

Deena - na

Dear Taurus,
I was searching on the internet to find out how I can possibly learn how to compose music. I write alot of lyrics but have the slightest clue on how to create music for them. Anyway I came across your website in the search engine and after listening to all, I mean every instrumental on here, I just had to tell you WOW!!! Your music is so heartfelt. Absolutely beautiful. And I must say very inspiring!!. Hopefully someday I can find a way to let myself be heard through music. Good Luck in all you do.

Sincerely Deena
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