Comments on: Yes, Virginia, There Really is a Ford Car Part Musical Ensemble

By: Ford Focus Orchestra | My Noisy Matchbox Blog

Ford Focus Orchestra | My Noisy Matchbox Blog — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:19:42 +0000

[...] sounds so close to a traditional orchestra that you’d be hard pressed to spot the difference. Create Digital Music has a scoop interview with sound designer Bill Milbrodt who created the instruments (yes they [...]

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:30:16 +0000

Sorry, Peewee … why does it matter how long you’ve been a recording engineer? We’ve got the folks involved in the project who did the actual recording. And wouldn’t that much experience in recording suggest that you can deeply impact the sound of something based on how it’s constructed and recorded? There have been various cases of classical-style instruments constructed of alternative instruments.

By: Peewee

Peewee — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:14:48 +0000

I have been a recording engineer for over 30 years..and I guarantee that what you hear are mainly traditional instruments.
The instruments that we see probably do play and some might even sound similar to real instruments…..but that’s not what we hear!
Congratulations on conning the public at large, who will mostly believe everything that they see, read or hear.

By: L’orchestra del riciclo « * * * * °

L’orchestra del riciclo « * * * * ° — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:31:47 +0000

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By: Building a musical ensemble out of car parts

Building a musical ensemble out of car parts — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:45:12 +0000

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By: randform » Blog Archive » underestimated instruments 4

randform » Blog Archive » underestimated instruments 4 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:46:57 +0000

[...] makes fantastic instruments out of a car. In this ad it is a ford focus - the instruments are indeed real and strictily speaking it is not one instrument but a Transmission Case Cello-Dulcimer, Clutch [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:37:27 +0000

Mystery solved-

So they weren’t actually using a windshield wiper as a bow, like they show in the ad. I thought the universe was going to implode!

By: simonsound » Ford Focus Orchestra

simonsound » Ford Focus Orchestra — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:37:01 +0000

By: Sasa

Sasa — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:12:54 +0000

Even I really love recycling that chello looks so uncool. I like the idea very much but the way it looks…

By: flip

flip — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:41:20 +0000

I finally watched the interviews. I laughed when the composer was talking about credibility… I ran into the same thing with my bike composition where people thought it might be too polished to sound authentic. I’m pretty convinced now, although the visual sync doesn’t do the music justice + I’m still dying to see footage of the actual recording session.