not fan of his two steps from hell work(with a few exeptions) however this here is an entirely diffferent beast.a 44min orchestral and choral tour de force somewhere between classic filmscores and the really great early modern ones (Twister,powell,disney fireworks greenaway) it is almost exhalarating in its relentless awesomeness.only digital though i think.
it is EXTREMLY enjoyable filmscorelike music.i HIGHLY recommend it.
Thanks for this tip! I wasn't aware of this new release. I also run hot and cold on Bergersen, but I do love his more orchestral works... "Westward" from Unleashed; "Exaltation" and "The Hidden Rainforest" from THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE; and the especially the "Two Steps from Heaven" anthology, which has some great orchestral writing ("Beyond the Horizon" is a personal favorite).
Japanese Video Game composer Hitoshi Sakimoto is a good case that you don’t need to graduate from the finest music institutions as long as you study the fundamentals of music properly by yourself.
The self-professed game and anime composer and founder of video game music company Basiscape is a brilliant silver-age film composer in his own right, his work often orchestrated by Natsumi Kameoka of Kantai fame and recorded in Sydney (Eminence Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Scoring Orchestra).
He is first and foremost a video game composer, and often has to work with synth, which doesn't stop him from creating memorable tunes.
His Magnum Opus, however, was written for an anime, Romeo X Juliet, which is a worthy rendition of the tride and true tale, even performed this year here in Germany alongside Prokofiev:
Here are over two hours of orchestral goodness from Sakimoto, arranged by myself. Should there ever be a concert of his music, I hope some people take my suggestions here. One of the most underrated composers working right now:
Romeo X Juliet is a masterpiece of an anime score and climactic moments full of sublime beauty and oldschool Hollywood bombast.
A follow-up to RXJ, more adventorous with heroic bombast.
One of his biggest orchestral scores with one of his catchiest themes, only cutscenes were recorded with a full orchestra however.
A Tactical Role-Playing game from the 90s with catchy theme. Lyrical and bombastic at the same time.
Next we have militartistic bombast and patriotism, for the glory of a country with catchy themes.
Enticing Fantasy score with enticing theme, the other 50% is mostly bombastic percussive action.
Welcome to the realm of magic, catchy theme and beautiful vocals, string ensemble pieces.
Symphonic credits like they don't make em no more
An example how most of his game work sounds like, the trademark sound of his Basiscape company
Finally a lighthearted and frollicking suite to close it all. He doesn't work often on anime.
Hitoshi Sakimoto is a composer that perhaps unlike any other game composer deserves far more projects with a symphony orchestra than what we got. The self-professed game composer and tunesmith par excellence will hopefully grace us again in the future. In the meantime, this celebration of his modest but quality career will suffice.
He's also living his dream as a passionate gamer himself.
heard only clips but religious music supercomposer rob gardner is back.the prophet is on spotify and the orchestral and choral music is incredible.there is also this is jesus christ which is almost as great as lamb of god.i just wish we could have a narration-free versions of each of them.still its wonderfull.
two massive multipart classic orchestral and choral works.the first is similar (and on par) with passion of the christ symphony and rob gardner,the second sounds to me like music for a don bluth animated movie.the finale is INCREDIBLE.70mins of pure joy.
it is extremely enjoyable filmscorelike music.i HIGHLY recommend it.
Its music for a museum with orchestra and choir very varied, beautiful,heroic and wonderous.i enjoyed it as much as his cinema symphony.Its available digitaly with a cd coming soon from quartet records and already on spotify.
its extremely enjoyable filmscorelike music.i highly recommend it!
I would add the music of Australian composer Graeme Koehne, my favourite of his being In-Flight Entertainment, a Concerto for Amplified Oboe and Orchestra. Not sure how well it relates to filmmusic, but the tunes are brilliant. It can be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic3YYrwoTO8
I would add the music of Australian composer Graeme Koehne, my favourite of his being In-Flight Entertainment, a Concerto for Amplified Oboe and Orchestra. Not sure how well it relates to filmmusic, but the tunes are brilliant. It can be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic3YYrwoTO8 well done.perfect example for a hidden treasure.LOVED IT!!!
I've got a good one for you -- Veigar Margeirsson's wonderful "Raetur: Improvisational Saxophone Concerto," with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, released in 2009 and available in all the major digital platforms.
I've got a good one for you -- Veigar Margeirsson's wonderful "Raetur: Improvisational Saxophone Concerto," with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, released in 2009 and available in all the major digital platforms. agreed though i personally would love a sax free version.it distracts me from the great quasi-filmscore underneath it.
I've got a good one for you -- Veigar Margeirsson's wonderful "Raetur: Improvisational Saxophone Concerto," with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, released in 2009 and available in all the major digital platforms. agreed though i personally would love a sax free version.it distracts me from the great quasi-filmscore underneath it.
But it is a saxophone concerto! A sax-free version doesn't make any sense.
two years late i follwed vinphonic recommendation of joly braga santos and oh boy is it deserved.everything he composed before 1960 is what i created this thread for.symphonies 1-4 are all INCREDIBLE and full of cinematic scoring moments similar to williams,goldsmith,poledeuris,broughton and others.amazing themes and even 90s action.blown away by this.like the predessecor of oscar navarro.
Attention Dr. Doom (and others): I think you will enjoy Wael Binali's album "Works for Qatar Part 1" (it doesn't appear that there was a part 2, unfortunately). Here is a taste of his work:
I have really fallen for the music of Wael Binali, mentioned in my previous post. His "Works for Qatar" is terrific, but I think his two best pieces aren't included: "Earth (Plunder, Wound, Renewal Hope)," which is fortunately on Youtube in a great performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra, and his "Shafallah Suite 3: The Oryx and the Unicorn," also performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and available to stream in the composer's Soundcloud. Apparently there was a planned official release of these two pieces after they were recorded in 2012, but something must have gone wrong, which is a real shame. Binali is obviously a great admirer of John Williams and is a gifted orchestrator and composer of beautiful melodies.
"Tempest to Tranquility: Epic Orchestral Passion" - a Warner/Chappell release featuring some wonderful music by Lyle Shultz. Two of the tracks, "Moving On" and "Stirring Within" were featured in the Dsney Infinity 3.0 video game. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLipODVvRq_o8i68lpMxjgYT45ZkgFSfOK
"Tempest to Tranquility: Epic Orchestral Passion" - a Warner/Chappell release featuring some wonderful music by Lyle Shultz. Two of the tracks, "Moving On" and "Stirring Within" were featured in the Dsney Infinity 3.0 video game. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLipODVvRq_o8i68lpMxjgYT45ZkgFSfOK
i have to agree.pretty good album.no trailermusic more filmscorelike.
