Grimm Medieval Soundscapes

Venture into the sonic heart of a dark, foreboding forest with Grimm. With six ensembles performing textural, melodic, and aleatoric articulations as well as an array of processed pads and impacts, Grimm puts instruments and sounds from distant eras into a new context. It’s a set of cinematic scoring tools with historical associations but a contemporary edge.


Grimm was made together with Bleeding Fingers Music explicitly for screen scoring. Its foundation consists of six three-piece ensembles made from selected traditional European instruments: Tagelharpa, tagelharpa cello, lutes, sackbuts, hurdy-gurdy, baroque flutes, recorders, and strings. Building from these instruments’ characteristic sounds, the articulations and processed patches in Grimm instantly set scenes and manufacture moods.


Instruments

  1. Baroque Recorder & flutes
  1. Layered sustains
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 3 (pp, mp, ff)
  1. Layered sustains cluster
 R: D3 - C5 | L: 3 (p. mp, f)
  1. Sustains vib + Legato
 R: F#3 - C#5 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Sustains vib
 R: F#3 - C#5 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Sustains flat
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains airy
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains flutter tongue
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains irregular overblown
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Sustains irregular slides down
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains microtonal trills
 R: C3 - E4 | L: 1 (pp)
  1. Sustains irregular HT trills
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains irregular WT trills
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains irregular 4th
 R: C3 - C4 | L: 2 (pp, mp)
  1. Sustains irregular 5th
 R: C3 - C4 | L: 2 (pp, mp)
  1. Sforzando microtonal cluster
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 1
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 2
 R: C3 - E5 | L: 1 (mf)

  1. Hurdy-gurdy & Baroque violins
  1. Layered sustains
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 2 (mf, ff)
  1. Layered sustains fragile
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 3 (pp, p, mp)
  1. Sustains 8va + LEG
 R: F#3 - F#5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains 8va
 R: F#3 - F#5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular swells
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains vibrato
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains overpressure
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Sustains irregular richochet
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular harmonics
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (pp)
  1. Sustains irregular slides down
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular HT slides
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular octave
 R: F#3 - D4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sforzando microtonal cluster
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 1
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 2
 R: F#3 -G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 3
 R: F#3 - G5 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 4th irregular
 R: Bb2 - A3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 5th irregular
 R: Bb2 - A3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 4th
 R: Bb2 - A3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 5th
 R: Bb2 - A3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sforzando 4th
 R: Bb2 - A3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sforzando 5th
 R: Bb2 - A3 | L: 1 (f)

  1. Tagelharpa & baroque violas
  1. Layered sustains
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)
  1. Layered sustains cluster
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Sustains irregular vib
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains irregular ricochet
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Sustains irregular swells
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (mp, f)
  1. Sustains irregular slides down
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains irregular HT slides
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Tremolo
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Tremolo cluster
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Tremolo irregular sul pont
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains vib & tremolo harmonics
 R: F#2 - G3 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains harmonic slides
 R: F#2 - G3 | L: 1 (pp)
  1. Irregular pizzicato & harmonics
 R: F#2 - G3 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Portato slide down
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Staccatissimo
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 3 (pp, mp, f) RR: 3
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 1
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 2
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 3
 R: F#2 - D4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 4th irregular
 R: C3 - A3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Swells 5th irregular
 R: C3 - A3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Tagelharpa cello & baroque basses
  1. Layered sustains
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Layered sustains cluster
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 3 (pp, mp, f)
  1. Sustains
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 2 (pp, mf)
  1. Sustains irregular slides down
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Sustains irregular tremolo
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 2 (mp, ff)
  1. Sustains irregular repetitions
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular ricochet
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Sustains irregular sul pont
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Sustains irregular overpressure
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Tremolo sul pont
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Portato slide down
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Staccato
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 3 (pp, mp, f) RR: 3
  1. Sforzando microtonal cluster
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 1
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 2
 R: B1 - F3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 5th irregular
 R: B1 - B2 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sackbut ensemble
  1. Sustains
 R: F1 - C4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Sustains airy
 R: F1 - F3 | L: 1 (pp)
  1. Sustains irregular HT slides
 R: F1 - Ab3 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains irregular repetitions
 R: F1 - Ab3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular slides down
 R: F1 - Ab3 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains irregular slides up
 R: F1 - G3 | L: 1 (p)
  1. Sustains irregular swells
 R: F1 - B3 | L: 2 (mf, ff)
  1. Sforzando microtonal cluster
 R: F1 - F3 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Portato slide down
 R: F1 - F3 | L: 1 (ff)
  1. Staccato
 R: F1 - C4 | L: 2 (mp, f) RR: 3
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 1
R: F1 - F3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 2
 R: F1 - F3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 3
 R: F1 - F3 | L: 1 (mf)
  1. Portato 4th
 R: F1 - E2 | L: 2 (mf, ff)
  1. Portato 5th
 R: F1 - E2 | L: 2 (mf, ff)
  1. Staccato 4th
 R: F1 - E2 | L: 1 (f) RR: 3
  1. Staccato 5th
 R: F1 - E2 | L: 1 (f) RR: 3
  1. Swells 4th
 R: F1 - E2 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells 5th
 R: F1 - E2 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Lute ensemble
  1. Sustains
 R: E1 - C4 | L: 2 (p, mf) RR: 3
  1. Sustains irregular tremolo
 R: E1 - Bb3 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Sustains irregular HT trills
 R: E1 - Bb3 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Sustains irregular WT trills
 R: E1 - Bb3 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Sustains irregular harmonics
 R: C2 - B2 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Sustains irregular vib
 R: E1 - Bb3 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Tremolo
 R: E1 - Bb3 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Tremolo harmonics damped
 R: G2 - E3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Staccato
 R: E1 - C4 | L: 2 (p, mf) RR: 3
  1. Sustains 4th
 R: E1 - Eb2 | L: 1 (f) RR: 3
  1. Sustains 5th
 R: E1 - Eb2 | L: 1 (f) RR: 3
  1. Staccato 4th
 R: E1 - Eb2 | L: 1 (f) RR: 3
  1. Staccato 5th
 R: E1 - Eb2 | L: 1 (f) RR: 3
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 1
 R: F#1 - Bb3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Swells microtonal cluster 2
 R: F#1 - Bb3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Crescendo chords
 R: C1 - B2 | L: 1 (ff)

Processed

PADS

  1. Porphyry
  1. Distorted hg & violins harmonics
 R: C1 - G5 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Foidolite
  1. Distorted flutes flutter-tongue
 R: C1 - F4 | L: 2 (mp, f)

  1. Nephelinite
  1. Pitched flutes microtonal trills
 R: C1 - Bb4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Diorite
1. Filtered th & violas tremolo R: C1 - D4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Obsidian
  1. Distorted flutes flutter-tongue
 R: C2 - C#5 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Scoria
  1. Echoing th & viola irregular vib
 R: C1 - C5 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Ijolite
  1. Distorted flutes microtonal trills
 R: C1 - C#5 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Sovite
  1. Filtered flutes sustains airy
 R: C1 - G4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Quartz diorite
  1. Distorted hg & violins irreg oct
 R: C2 - C5 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Rhyodacite
  1. Distorted hg & violins sfz 5ths
 R: A2 - A3 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Syenite
  1. Filtered sackbut sustains
 R: F1 - Bb4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Pegmatite
  1. Filtered lutes irregular harmonics
 R: C2 - C4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Adakite
  1. Distorted th & basses ricochet
 R: A2 - F4 | L: 2 (mp, ff)
  1. Tonalite
  1. Distorted lutes sustains 5th
 R: C2 - C4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
  1. Komatiite
  1. Distorted th & basses tremolo sul pont
 R: C2 - A4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Basalt
  1. Distorted th & basses sustains
 R: C2 - F#4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Rumble
  1. Filtered th & basses tremolo
 R: G2 - F#4 | L: 2 (p, f)

Impact


  1. Blades
  1. Single hits
 R: C3, D3, E3, F3, G3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Breath
  1. Single hits
 R: C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Ghost stabs
  1. Gorgon
 R: C#2 - C#4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Calcabrina
 R: C#2 - C#4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Aamon
 R: A1 - A3 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Dantalion
 R: C#2 - C#4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Eligos
 RR: D2 - D4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Baphomet
 R: E2 - E4 | L: 1 (f)
  1. Dark
  1. Fog
 R: C3 - B4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Nebel
 R: C3 - B4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Neblina
 R: C3 - B4 | L: 2 (p, f)
  1. Woods hits low
  1. Single hits
 R: C3 - B3 | L: 1 (f)

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