Welcome! I’m Eric Turnnessen — a composer and video editor who brings orchestral music to life through cinematic storytelling.

Navigating the intersection of music and visuals, I specialize in editing orchestral performance videos with a storyteller’s eye and a musician’s ear.

From live sessions at world-class studios like AIR Studios and Vienna Synchron Stage, to remote recordings and sample-based mockups with visual storytelling, I bring the same care and clarity to every project — always starting with deep respect for the score and the story behind it.

❙ Experience

I know how to create a final product that honors the music, the musicians, and the moment you worked so hard to bring to life.

As a composer myself, I’ve recorded my own orchestral works overseeing every step from score preparation to recording, editing, and final release. I know firsthand how meaningful these sessions are, how much care and preparation goes into them, and how important it is to preserve that moment with integrity.

I’ve worked with footage recorded at some of the world’s top scoring stages — including:

🎥 Documentary-Style Session Films

A behind-the-scenes journey through the full creative process — from preparation to performance and beyond.

These in-depth videos blend live orchestral performance with documentary storytelling, offering a window into the composer’s journey. They follow the arc from score preparation and pre-session planning, through rehearsal and recording, and into post-production. Interviews, rehearsal clips, and fly-on-the-wall footage illuminate the artistry, challenges, and triumphs behind the music.

🎚️ Process Spotlights

A focused, documentary-style look at a specific stage of music production — captured in real time and shaped through thoughtful editing.

These videos offer a close-up view of a key milestone in a musical project. They often begin with personal reflections on the process ahead, bring viewers into the room to witness real-time collaboration, and conclude with a closing reflection that offers insight into what was accomplished and what the moment meant in the larger creative journey. Filmed with a fly-on-the-wall perspective, the story is shaped in post to highlight the subtle decisions, dialogue, and creative energy that unfolded.

🎥 Session-in-Real-Time (Fly-on-the-Wall)

An immersive, multi-angle view of the orchestral recording process as it happens — spontaneous and unscripted.

These videos offer an unfiltered look into the recording process as it unfolds. Shot from multiple camera angles, they document the real-time effort it takes to record an orchestral piece — capturing everything from full-orchestra takes to nuanced communication between the control room, conductor, and musicians. The result is an immersive, observational experience that invites the viewer directly into the session environment.

🎬 Narrated Orchestral Showcase

A sequence of live orchestral performances presented with personal commentary, offering audiences both the music and the story behind it.

This video format presents a curated journey through multiple orchestral works, each introduced with reflections from the composer. These short narrations share the inspiration behind the piece — whether musical, emotional, or cinematic — and offer a glimpse into the creative process.

Between each narrative segment, a live orchestral performance is featured. In cases where the music was originally composed to picture, footage from the film is tastefully intercut with the orchestra’s performance — allowing viewers to experience both the cinematic context and the live musical expression side by side. The result is a concert-like flow, rich with storytelling and visual-musical interplay, designed to engage audiences online.

🖥️ Hybrid Mockup + Score-Follow

Digitally rendered orchestral performances enhanced with visual storytelling and live-player highlights.

These videos center around orchestral pieces realized using high-quality sample libraries. The music is paired with a real-time score-follow display, allowing viewers to follow the composition as it unfolds.

To bring added life and humanity to the performance, footage of live musicians is interwoven at key moments — such as featured soloists or live overdubs — spotlighting the organic elements within the otherwise digital soundscape. This format is ideal for showcasing works in progress, pitching film cues, or presenting composed music before a live session has taken place.

🎞️ Orchestral Highlights Reel

Selected moments from multicam orchestral video edits.

This reel features a curated collection of standout excerpts from live orchestral performances I’ve edited — including emotional climaxes, visually dynamic passages, and moments of intimate musicality. Each clip is drawn from full-length videos featured in my orchestral performances archive, offering a glimpse into the range and depth of past projects.

Whether you’re exploring my editing style or seeking inspiration for your own project, this reel offers a distilled sense of what’s possible when music and visuals move as one.