In his latest video, synthesist Kebu breaks down his cover version of Brad Fiedel‘s classic Terminator Theme.

“This time, I’m focusing more on the actual arrangement and my re-arrangement of the song,” notes Kebu. “But I’m also going through which synths I used, how I programmed the main sounds and how I mixed, recorded and mastered it.”

Topics covered:

0:00 Introduction
1:28 Rationale
2:35 Original arrangement
6:52 Rearrangement
8:07 Rhythm loop (Hypersynth Xenophone)
13:53 Bass drone (Korg Arp 2600m)
19:19 Resonant drone (Roland Jupiter-6)
20:33 A part
21:28 Main lead (Yamaha CS-50)
22:42 Pad (Roland JX-8P)
23:24 Third drone (Dave Smith Tetra)
24:02 A part (second time)
24:54 First drum break (Jomox AirBase99)
26:33 Metallic “chink” sound (Elektron Analog Four)
29:56 Low pad (Dave Smith Tetra)
30:24 First drum break (continued)
31:45 Strings (Oberheim Xpander)
32:29 B part
34:36 Second drum break
35:26 Last A part (CS-50 lead variations)
37:59 Finale – Timpani (Roland Alpha Juno)
38:26 MIDI Automation
40:52 Recording the mix as stems
41:33 Analog submixing
47:11 Stem processing (digital)
48:34 Stem automation
50:42 Mastering
57:01 Final words

For another in-depth look at Brad Fiedel’s Terminator work, see Alex Ball’s documentary on the synthesizer score to Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Kebu’s arrangement is available on his release Synthesizer Legends, Volume 1.