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EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools

Name: EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools
Price: 299 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: EastWest

EastWest / $299 ($199 crossgrade)

EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools: 328 composer-built Scores, 1,312 arrangements and 160+ instruments in Opus. $299 at Plugin Boutique; $199 crossgrade from EastWest.

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EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools Play page in Opus with the Angry Warlords Score loaded across brass, string and percussion slots

The Dubspot verdict

EastWest's take on Sonuscore's The Score: 328 ready-made Scores built from 160+ instruments, 80% of them EastWest Hollywood recordings, with four arrangements each and MIDI export. Fast for cues and sketches, but it is a 103 GB library that needs 16 GB of RAM, and it writes the parts for you.

Best for Media composers and producers on deadlines who want playable, pre-orchestrated cues that follow their chords and export as MIDI.

Pros

328 Scores and 1,312 arrangements, 177 of the Scores newly composed
Ten swappable instrument slots with per-slot arpeggiators, EQ and effects
Drag the performance into the DAW as multitrack MIDI, one track per slot
$199 crossgrade for owners of Hollywood Orchestra Opus, Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra or The Score

Cons

About 103 GB for the full library; 16 GB of RAM minimum, 32 GB recommended
Combined instruments are not one-to-one with the standalone Hollywood libraries
Pattern-based by design; not a replacement for writing and articulating every line yourself

Field notes

Overview

EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools is an all-in-one scoring instrument for Opus. You load one of 328 composer-built Scores, play chords, and ten instrument slots perform a full arrangement that follows your harmony, with the mod wheel bringing layers in and out. It costs $299 at Plugin Boutique.

It is built on the design of Sonuscore's The Score, but about 80% of the samples now come from EastWest's Hollywood series, and 177 of the Scores are new. Our Hollywood Scoring Tools first look covers every feature, the prices and how it compares.

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Specifications

Content: 328 Scores, 1,312 arrangements (four per Score), 160+ instruments in five groups
Sample sources: About 80% EastWest libraries, 20% Sonuscore
Structure: Ten instrument slots; Intro, Main A, Main B and Outro plus an ending key
Effects: Per-slot 3-band EQ and three inserts from 21 effect types; global convolution or algorithmic reverb
Engine: EastWest Opus 1.6.6 or later, native on Apple silicon
Systems: macOS 10.15 or later, Windows 10 or later with ASIO; quad-core 2.7 GHz and 16 GB RAM minimum
Disk space: About 103 GB

Last verified 2026-11-02

Quick reference

FAQ

How much does Hollywood Scoring Tools cost?

$299 at Plugin Boutique and Best Service, down from a $399 list price. EastWest sells a $199 crossgrade to owners of Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition, Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra or Sonuscore's The Score. It is also part of ComposerCloud+.

Is Hollywood Scoring Tools the same as The Score?

It keeps The Score's design but runs in Opus, with about 80% of the samples from EastWest's Hollywood libraries, 177 new Scores and 151 Scores carried over and enhanced from The Score.

What are the system requirements?

macOS 10.15 or later or Windows 10 or later, a quad-core 2.7 GHz CPU, 16 GB of RAM (32 GB recommended) and about 103 GB of disk space. It runs in Opus 1.6.6 or later.

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