F A M O U S E X A M P L E S
Faithless "Reverence" (Cheekly Records ©1995 - CHEKCD500)
Sash! "Encore Une Fois" (FFRR ©1997 - 422 828 935-2)
Another use of the internal potch A-43 "Pizza Hutt" use is on this other Techno song named "Encore Une Fois" (Track 8):
Apollo 440 "Gettin' High On Your Own Supply" (Epic ©1999 - 4950332000)
As mentioned on the Roland JD-990 Wikipedia english page, Apollo 440 used this synth for atmospheric textures from the "The Machine In The Ghost" song (Track 8). Here are two examples:
"Goosebumps" TV series soundtrack (1995-1998)
Jack Lenz and Brad Mc Donald, both composers of this TV series soundtrack, used the following synths for it:
Jack: Kurzweil K2000 & Roland JV-1080 (main theme + seasons 1&2) - Kurzweil K2500 & Roland JV-2080 (seasons 3&4)
Brad: Korg WS A/D (season 1) - Korg WS SR (seasons 1-4) - Roland JV-880 (seasons 1-3) - Roland JD-990 (seasons 1-3) - Roland JV-1080 (seasons 2-4) - Roland JV-2080 (season 4)
About the Roland JD-990, Brad used (among others) the following patches:
Internal: 43 "Pizza Hut" & 63 "Crystal Rhodes 1" patches
Preset A: 31 "Pipe Organ" & 42 "Harmo Harpo" patches
Preset B: 12 "Wave Bells" & 54 "Silky Strings" patches
If you have the time, go and watch this TV Series. You will certainly recognize the mentioned Roland JD-990 patches here (and perhaps others...).
I want to thank R.O.H. for this fastidious and meticulous work of researches and for sharing it with my website. This keyboardist has golden ears and heart!
This british electro band used the JD-990 internal potch A-43 "Pizza Hutt" (slightly modified) at the end of their Techno top hit anthem "Insomnia" (Track 6):
Sash! "Encore Une Fois" (FFRR ©1997 - 422 828 935-2)
Another use of the internal potch A-43 "Pizza Hutt" use is on this other Techno song named "Encore Une Fois" (Track 8):
Apollo 440 "Gettin' High On Your Own Supply" (Epic ©1999 - 4950332000)
As mentioned on the Roland JD-990 Wikipedia english page, Apollo 440 used this synth for atmospheric textures from the "The Machine In The Ghost" song (Track 8). Here are two examples:
"Goosebumps" TV series soundtrack (1995-1998)
Jack Lenz and Brad Mc Donald, both composers of this TV series soundtrack, used the following synths for it:
Jack: Kurzweil K2000 & Roland JV-1080 (main theme + seasons 1&2) - Kurzweil K2500 & Roland JV-2080 (seasons 3&4)
Brad: Korg WS A/D (season 1) - Korg WS SR (seasons 1-4) - Roland JV-880 (seasons 1-3) - Roland JD-990 (seasons 1-3) - Roland JV-1080 (seasons 2-4) - Roland JV-2080 (season 4)
About the Roland JD-990, Brad used (among others) the following patches:
Internal: 43 "Pizza Hut" & 63 "Crystal Rhodes 1" patches
Preset A: 31 "Pipe Organ" & 42 "Harmo Harpo" patches
Preset B: 12 "Wave Bells" & 54 "Silky Strings" patches
If you have the time, go and watch this TV Series. You will certainly recognize the mentioned Roland JD-990 patches here (and perhaps others...).
I want to thank R.O.H. for this fastidious and meticulous work of researches and for sharing it with my website. This keyboardist has golden ears and heart!
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