Fletch - Theme Music [cover]

Cover version of the Fletch Theme (from the movies Fletch & Fletch Lives)
Original composition by Harold Faltermeyer

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My take on the Fletch theme composed by Harold Faltermeyer. I've tried to keep it relatively close to the original.

Most synth patches are my own. Bass and lead come from Arturia's excellent Jupiter 8V, a VST recreation of a Roland classic, the Jupiter 8. Pad sounds and the bass drone in the middle sections are done by another modern classic - Arturia CS80V, a remake of Yamaha CS80 (made famous by Vangelis). The brass sounds are the AAS Ultra Analog plug in. Great stuff!

Enjoy!

Synths used:

Arturia Jupiter 8 V
Arturia CS 80 V
AAS Ultra Analog
Voltkitchen MiniMogue VA
Roland TR 707 drum machine

Tracked in Cakewalk Sonar 8

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Music

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• faltermeyer
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• hills
• cop
• axel
• movie
• theme
• ost
• vst
• synthesizer
• 80s
• vangelis
• jean
• michel
• jarre
• jan
• hammer
• ennio
• morricone
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• tiesto
• armin
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• yamaha
• cs80
• an1x
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• casio
• korg
• moog
• roland
• jupiter
• juno
• 60
• 106
• jpx8
• jpx3

[arsene737]

@Booger6995 thanks for the tip on the juno 60, def checking it out!

[WannaBeatle]

wow, that does sound a lot like the original, but enough that you can kinda tell it's not.

I find it funny that they now have emulators to sound like past emulators..and this is coming from a musician myself.

[arsene737]

@WannaBeatle

I know! But is it a good or a bad development? On one hand it's nice that it's now more widely available and easier to carry around (a disk instead of a mammoth synth) but on the other hand, do the original instruments risk to be replaced by copies? Will there soon be a generation who will only know the CS80 as a plug in?

[kgmule]

sick! big fan of the movie.  & the cover...nice work

[arsene737]

@kgmule

Thanks man!

[Booger6995]

Very nice. You pretty much nailed it. I'm starting to get really impressed by these soft synths. Thanks for posting. Definitely subscribing.

[arsene737]

@Booger6995

Yeah, they are getting better and better. Hardware still has its strengths (and charm!) but unless you're a collector, nowadays it's really not necessary to have a separate room full of pricey hardware synths to make nice tunes... (although imagine how awesome it would look! :))

Thanks for listening!

[ngirish1986]

Oh my goodness....!!! You nailed it totally.... Its as good as the original...Awesome programming.... time for me to hit the subscription button....:)

[pieterjanoddens]

This is almost perfect, you are a dedicated fan of eighties theme songs! Keep on playing and programming those synths!

[02alexej]

i like & love this movie and his lives :DDDD and my...love it to :D

[Booger6995]

@Booger6995 Well I never did get that Albino 3 yet. I dumped Ableton gelding for Cubase 5 Essentials. Much better DAW IMO. DL'd a copy of the TAU-62 JUNO 60 VST. Whoever wrote the thing must have had a JUNO 60. The filter modeling on this is immensely tight. You should try it sometime. L8R Still love this tune by the way.

[WannaBeatle]

@arsene737

I agree with ya, actually. a technical buddy of mine loves these things. He has Trident this and that...all that stuff is beyond me...just give me a guitar (or a bass, in my case) and I'm good

[MclarenF1CMS]

I seriously think this is better than the original. Awesome work dude! 5 stars!

[Booger6995]

@arsene737 Yea. I have an ESQ1 and a real good friend just loaned me his Juno 106 for a year to play with. I tried the demo version of the IMPOSCAR and it seems to have audio drop out issues. You'll be playing and the sound goes away and then comes back with the note still sounding. really weird. Also have the SQ8L VST of the SQ80/ESQ 1. Now that one is sweet. It's real close. Also have the Minimogue which is reallt nice. Can't wait till April when I am getting Albino 3. My first bought VST. L8R

[80sguy37]

Nice :)

[Soleilfreak]

Excellent cover version! :)