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EastWest Hollywood Fantasy wins the NAMM TEC best musical instrument award

EastWest Hollywood Fantasy wins the NAMM TEC best musical instrument award!

Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra is the 2024 NAMM TEC Award Winner for best musical instrument software. Now available for $499

5 Star review from SoundonSound magazine

BRING FANTASY WORLDS TO LIFE

Introducing Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, a brand-new orchestra that includes everything you need to create fantasy film, television, and game soundtracks. Produced by sound titans Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra includes unique ensembles of traditional and world instruments that have been featured in the biggest movies and games in history. It was recorded in full stereo mic placement in the historic EastWest Studio One, the same recording studio as our legendary Hollywood Orchestra series, and includes all of the features of EastWest’s revolutionary Opus player. If you’re scoring the next big fantasy epic or medieval tale, you need Hollywood Fantasy Strings, Hollywood Fantasy Brass, Hollywood Fantasy Winds, Hollywood Fantasy Percussion, Hollywood Fantasy Voices, and Hollywood Fantasy Orchestrator.

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