Growing Up Together (Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Core)

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"Growing Up Together" is a heartfelt orchestral sketch inspired by my children's shared journey through childhood in the Bavarian countryside. Composed as an initial exploration of my orchestral workflow, this piece also served as a foundational testbed for building my first template using Spitfire Audio’s BBC Symphony Orchestra Core. The library’s intuitive design and expressive range make it an ideal starting point for emerging composers.

The melodic ideas begin with Native Instruments Piano Noire, whose intimate tone provides a gentle and expressive launchpad for the orchestral textures that follow. As an idea template, I imagined this track as part of an animated film or a cooperative video game—something that evokes warmth, curiosity, and shared adventure.

The challenge in this piece lies not in final production detail, but in the fast implementation of musical ideas—capturing emotion and structure before refinement. The sonic landscape is gently shaped with FabFilter’s Pro-R2 reverb, lending warmth and depth, while Pro-Q4 is applied sparingly for subtle tonal refinement. Final loudness and dynamic control were achieved using FabFilter’s L2, ensuring a clean and transparent master. The track was mixed and mastered in PreSonus Studio One 7 Professional, marking an early milestone in my orchestral production journey.

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