Ochestral Tools Tom Holkenborg Percussion

Orchestral Tools Tom Holkenborg Percussion is the latest fruit of a team-up that previously brought us the remarkable Junkie XL Brass. We speak with Tom Holkenborg about what we can expect from this innovative new library

Thunderous, pounding percussion has been a hallmark of Tom Holkenborg’s soundtracks for decades. Little surprise then, that following the successful meeting of minds that brought us Junkie XL Brass, Tom’s next signature project with Orchestral Tools foregrounds this love of all things hittable.

Not only does Tom Holkenborg Percussion allow access and insight into Tom’s percussive approach, but tantalisingly contains all of the drum sounds that Tom himself sampled for his own personal use when making such monolithic scores as Mad Max: Fury Road. We gave Tom a call to find out more about this awesome sounding suite.

Hi Tom, so can you give us an overview of Tom Holkenborg Percussion, how did the idea for this originate?

TH “Well I actually started developing this library as early as 2013, when I started sampling my own drums. I should say that I had a very insane drum collection. When I started sampling my own drums I pursued a different approach than what typical drum libraries offer. I knew that there were better ways to assemble something that worked for me, in contrast to what was currently available on the drum library market. So I already had a massive library by 2015, which I was continually expanding upon.”

CM So you offered up this self-curated library to Orchestral Tools?