What is the Trevor Horn sound?

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Deepbass · #1 Post by **Deepbass** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 10:25 am

What makes a song sound like a Trevor Horn production. The Fundamental CD is produced by him. Who writes the songs, who makes these sounds? Would the album sound different if someone else would have produced it. If Neil and Chris write their songs (that´s what I hope) what exactly is Trevor doing when producing. I´m a little confused.

Vince · #2 Post by **Vince** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 10:35 am

He makes it into an "epic" track i guess... the flurry of beats reminds me of Left to my own devices...

DazzerUKUK · #3 Post by **DazzerUKUK** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 10:40 am

Chris and Neil write the melody and the lyrics.

Trevor Horn, in effect, orchestrates the album, adding effects and sound where he sees fit.

its the same with a composer of musicals. Stephen Sondheim writes the lyrics and the melody. An orchestrator puts together the instruments.

Of course its usually done with the guidance of the composers who guide the orchestrator/producer along the way.

NYET · #4 Post by **NYET** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 11:48 am

Listen to the 12 inches of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and you know exactly what is contribution is.

psb-freak · #5 Post by **psb-freak** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 12:33 pm

Something like Introspective...

! · #6 Post by ! » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 1:00 pm

Listen to some of these and you'll know -

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B ... 39-8466132

Deepbass · #7 Post by **Deepbass** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 2:09 pm

ok, I see. So maybe Chris has some good chords in his mind but the synthesizers and sounds are chosen by Trevor, right? I had always the picture in my mind that Chris tweaking the synths and comes up with all thes cool sounds and pads, but this seems wrong

glennjridge · #8 Post by **glennjridge** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 2:19 pm

this older article explains a little about the PSB in the studio from the vantage point of one of their programmers in case you havent seen it.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_ar ... adall.html

Deepbass · #9 Post by **Deepbass** » Sun 19 Mar 2006, 2:38 pm

great article! Thanks for that!