Big Bang Orchestra

Big Bang Orchestra by Vienna Symphonic Library is a free tutti orchestral library recorded at VSL’s own Synchron Stage Vienna. Every sound you hear is the whole orchestra playing the same phrase at once, which makes it ideal for cinematic impacts, swells, and slams, but useless for melodic section writing. The original 2019 release required a physical eLicenser dongle. That’s no longer the case. VSL migrated fully to iLok in 2023, and as of 2026, you just need a free VSL account, the free iLok License Manager, and a free iLok account.

The free Synchron Player downloads through the Vienna Assistant app, which handles everything automatically. Apple Silicon is natively supported. 4 GB and includes short notes, long notes, fast swells, fast runs, marcatos, and marcato swells across three velocity layers and ten microphone positions (plus one surround position). Vienna released an update in April 2026 that expanded the content further. What really sells Big Bang Orchestra for me is the free bundle that comes with it.

Once you’re in the VSL ecosystem, you can also install free Celestial Strings, Violin Runs, Angelic Choir, Harp Glissandos, Small Percussion, Space Organ, Soft Imperial piano, and Fujara Flute through Vienna Assistant. That’s a lot of usable orchestral material on offer for free.