orchestrate — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

3. To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.

   More examples (1)

   Here is chromophonic montage at its most skillful, as Minnelli orchestrates camera movement, music, and lighting in a crescendo of sound and color which red comes to dominate in the climactic moment of violent explosion.

   By orchestrating this work with such cool reserve, Doolas avoided the pitfall of turning her celebration of womanhood into a free-for-all hugfest.

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   State ceremonies aimed to induce a sense of respectful awe and emotional surrender in participants by an increasingly orchestrated and theatrical ceremonialism.

   He might orchestrate the curved lines into stepped, hivelike hills […].

Verb

1. write an orchestra score for

   Broader terms

   score

2. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

   Synonyms

   mastermindengineerdirectorganizeorganise

   Broader terms

   plan

   Examples

   he masterminded the robbery