EastWest’s latest release brings together an eclectic mix of sampled instruments in an attempt to provide composers with a convenient all-in-one scoring solution. Hollywood Scoring Tools combines orchestral and choral offerings with an array of synths and live instruments, and promises to help users move from musical idea to finished composition with unprecedented speed and flexibility.

Designed to offer an alternative to complex templates and extensive browsing, the new arrival introduces a Scores system that provides users with a collection of patches designed by professional composers. Over 300 scores are included, comprising over 1000 Presets built from 164 EastWest and Sonuscore instruments, and each one contains a ready-made selection of instruments, layers, textures, effects and controls that users can freely edit and customise. 

Video of Hollywood Scoring Tools | Official Trailer

The sounds featured in Hollywood Scoring Tools are divided into five categories: Orchestral, Synths, Band, World and Choir & Percussion.

• Orchestra — 57 instruments:

  • Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Mallets, Harp, Piano and Celesta.
• Synths — 43 instruments:
  • Leads, Hits, Basses, Pads and Ambience FX.
• Band — 20 instruments:
  • Bass, Guitar, Drums and Keys
• World — 34 instruments:
  • Plucked, Bowed, Metallophones, Wind and Percussion
• Choirs & Percussion — 10 instruments
  • Choir and Percussion

Hollywood Scoring Tools runs in EastWest’s Opus 1.6.6 and above, which is supported on PCs running Windows 10 or later, and Macs running macOS 10.15 and above. VST3, AU and AAX plug-in versions are available.

Hollywood Scoring Tools is available to pre-order now for $299 (usually $399). It will be available to download on 29 October 2026.

A crossgrade discount is available for owners of Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition and Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra for a limited time.  As with all new EastWest releases, Hollywood Scoring Tools will be included in the company’s ComposerCloud+ subscriptions.

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