Excellent sound, it feels very epic. There is a flute that sounds very eastern, Japanese I assume (I'm sorry, my knowledge about exotic instruments is weak), which gives the exotic vibe, but it stands out only at the beginning and the end, while in the middle it drowns in the western instruments. I would have liked to hear it more. But the orchestral part is also great, so I can't complain
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Hey, thanks for the comment! Yup, that flute is supposed to be a Shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute. I don't actually own a VST of it, so I mixed together a pan flute, blown bottle, ocarina, and a recorder to try and mimic its sound. The Shakuhachi has a very airy sound, so after some testing, I ended up taking it out of some of the mid section because it didn't mix well with the other instruments. I do wish I owned more Japanese instrument VSTs, they would be a ton of fun to compose with!
So you made the Shakuhachi without the Shakuhachi? That's impressive! I looked on pianobook and found this one https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/shakuhachi/ maybe it can be useful. I would like to have Japanese instrument VSTs too, but I think there are not many for free
Wow, thanks so much for sharing this! I really appreciate it, I'll check it out! Yeah, Japanese instrument VSTs are pretty limited, but I have found one free one that I love using, it's this Taiko (Japanese drum) VST: https://schristiancollins.com/vi-percussion.php. I highly recommend it. The sound is pretty high quality, and with some reverb, it sounds very cinematic as well.