Artemis I launch, scored
Published October 2026
One trailer cue in D minor: a rim-tick clock on the pad, a brass braam on the ignition frame, a 3+3+2 ostinato through the climb and a full slam on the cut to the black sky. Scored on October 31, 2026 through the scoring studio, the same loop anyone gets: the film went in, the scored film came back 28 minutes later, and nothing was touched by hand.
What was asked
- The sound: Trailer.
- How much music: wall to wall.
- If the film already has music: Replace it.
- Direction: “A night rocket launch: tension on the pad, ignition and lift-off as the climax, then it fades into the dark.”
Those are the studio's own controls, set as anyone would set them. The composer is free to depart from them when the picture asks for it, and says so when it does.
The composer's notes
What the studio's composer wrote back with the scored film, in its own words; only its closing offer of changes is left out.
The film is scored, and the scored video, printmaster and music-and-effects bed are in the studio. The clip had no sound at all, so there was nothing to replace or duck under; the score is the whole soundtrack.
One cue, 1M1, wall to wall (0:00–1:12), in D minor, around 120 bpm
- On the pad (0:00–0:03.9): A clock-like rim tick over low cellos pulsing quietly, with a held high A in the violins. The violas and second violins lean a half-step up and pull back as the timpani roll builds.
- Ignition (3.9 s, bar 3): A braam on D in the trombones, tuba and horns, with kick, crash, big toms and a bass-drum hit, landed on the exact frame.
- The climb (3.9–55.8 s): Cellos and basses drive a 3+3+2 ostinato. The horns state the theme over D minor, B♭, F and C, and low brass hits each chord change. On the second pass the violins take the theme an octave up with the horns doubling, the violas join the ostinato and the drums go full. The strings then climb over B♭, C and A while the snare goes to sixteenths and the timpani roll.
- The slam (55.8 s, bar 29): Full orchestra and drums on D minor, exactly on the cut to the rocket in the black sky.
- Into the dark (55.8–72 s): The horns play a soft echo of the theme's opening over B♭ and G minor. The strings thin out to an open D, with a last quiet bass drum on the fade to black at 68.8 s.
Players: violins I and II (6 each), violas (4), cellos (4), basses (3), horns (4), trombones (3), tuba, timpani, a big-tom trailer kit and a concert bass drum.
Delivery: web loudness, measuring −16.1 LUFS with true peak at −6.8 dBTP. That leaves wide dynamics, so the quiet pad and the tail stay quiet.
What to know:
- Every part played its written notes and every drum hit landed. But the sound check heard the basses as somewhat organ-like and couldn't place the tuba, so listen to the low end. If either sounds wrong, I can re-take just that part.
- The "hybrid" side comes from the drums. There's no synth layer yet; I can add a sub pulse or synth riser under the climb.
- The pad section is only about four seconds because ignition comes that early in the cut. The tension really belongs to the climb.
Who played
- 1M1: Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Basses, Horns, Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Trailer Drums, Bass Drum.
Every part is its own stem in the delivery, with the notes it played.
The delivery, measured
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Length | 1:12 |
| Integrated loudness | −16.1 LUFS (the web target) |
| True peak | −6.8 dBTP |
| Loudness range | 10.9 LU |
| Picture | copied untouched |
| Film in to scored film out | 28 minutes |
Score this film yourself
Open Artemis I launch in the studio as a sample, pick another sound or write your own direction, and get your own version back.
Open it in the studio →FAQ
Is Artemis I launch free to use?
Yes. Artemis I launch (2022) is in the public domain, so the picture can be used, scored and shared freely.
Was anything fixed by hand?
No. The film went through the scoring studio's own loop on the live service; the score, the mix and the delivery are what came back.
Can I score my own film this way?
Yes. Drop your cut into the scoring studio, pick a sound and how much music you want, add a line of direction, and you get the scored film, a printmaster, an M&E and every stem back.
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