These tracks were made with 8W Black Edition - a music software instrument (VST) by V8P. Exclusively available for members only at v8p.me

V8P 8W: "Lachesis - 8W Full Orchestra" by Mike Hastings

I enjoyed working on this beautiful piece of music written by Lee Johnson for his album, and DVD, "Sand Floor Cathedral." 

Sand Floor Cathedral

Emotive piece reflecting on the world in 2025

Hush my love (I won't let them hurt you)

The Birth of Infinity

Back in early 2019, I released a single called Distant Visions. After hearing it, a fan commented:
“Almost sounds like something from a second interstellar suite.”

They were referring to my 2006 album The Maestoso Interstellar Suite—a project I re-released with extended material in 2016 for its 10-year anniversary. That comment stuck with me. Did it feel like a sequel? Could it be?

I toyed with the idea. But having just expanded the suite into a double-disc format in 2016, I wasn’t sure a sequel was the right move—especially given how the original was structured as a continuous, uninterrupted journey. I had also briefly considered a vinyl edition, but the flow of the piece and the 22-minute-per-side vinyl limit made it a poor fit for that format. The experience would have been compromised.

Around that time, I released a “radio edit” version of the suite called Singularities to provide an accessible entry point. But if I returned to the suite with new material, I feared I’d be stuck doing the same thing again: a full continuous version and a separate edited version. Frankly, I didn’t want to go through that process again—and since then, I’ve moved away from long single-track formats entirely.

Even then, I was already thinking about vinyl-friendly runtimes, aiming to keep my future projects under 44 minutes so they could fit comfortably on a single LP. I’ve also significantly upgraded my gear and virtual instrument libraries since that time, giving me access to orchestral and hybrid textures I could only dream of back then. Now I have the tools—but what should I do with them?

I thought: Maybe I don’t need a sequel at all. Maybe it’s not about making The Maestoso Interstellar Suite Part II, or Return to Maestoso, or anything like that. Maybe I just need to reimagine the entire idea as something ongoing—something open.

Looking back, I always felt I had to make compromises when producing the 10-year edition. Some sounds weren’t what I was hearing in my head. Hardware limitations forced me to bounce tracks just to finish mixing. I wanted that big, lush, hybrid orchestral sound—and I couldn’t quite get there.

Now I can.

And I’ve got older projects—like La Famille Du Solénoïde (The Family of Sol)—waiting for a modern update. Thematically, they fit perfectly.

So I’ve made a decision:
I’m not making a sequel to The Maestoso Interstellar Suite.

Instead, I’m creating something bigger.

Introducing Infinity

Infinity is an evolving series. A collection of volumes. A universe of sound that has no end—only pauses between stars. It’s not a sequel. It’s not a remix. It’s a living archive of exploration—part ambient, part orchestral, part space music, and completely me.

And to start, I’ll revisit the music that inspired it all.

I’ll go back and refine The Maestoso Interstellar Suite one final time—polish the edges, rework the structure to be vinyl-compatible, and finally bring it closer to what I always heard in my head.

But I won’t just re-release it.

I’ll rebrand it.

The Journey Begins

The Infinity series begins with:

Infinity Volume I – The Maestoso Interstellar Suite

Infinity Volume II – Singularities

Each will stand on its own—but together, they form the beginning of something open-ended. Something I can return to any time inspiration calls.

Infinity has no final tracklist. No end. Only volumes.

And when I’m ready, I’ll add another.

Maybe it’s a crazy idea. But that’s okay—I’m doing this for me.
And I hope you’ll enjoy the journey too.

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:
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Intermission I

Official Demo for the sample library "Sotto" from Sonokinetic

Discovery

Original Music Written By 
Rayshaun Thompson...

Passage!

© Michael Ottosson 2017 -

License this track at: http://www.sync-music.com/hybrid_trailers

Finding Peace

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Available for purchase here: jamesjoshuaotto.bandcamp.com/track/stormchaser

I made a walkthrough for this track, and you can watch that on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/775-y-IFDVA

Cover art image by Mike Olbinski.

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stormchaser

Position Music - Trailer Music - Transcension

Todd Haberman - Beginnings

Check out my track "Planetary" feat. Deryn Cullen (Solo Cello) for Justement Music´s new release "Electronic Orchestral Trailer 2".

Composer: Michael Maas / Solo Cello: Deryn Cullen
Track Title: Planetary
Album: Electronic Orchestral Trailer 2 (JUST150)
Publisher: Justement Music
Release Date: June 2018

www.michaelmusic.de
info@michaelmusic.de

Electronic Orchestral Trailer, Vol. 2

Planetary - "Electronic Orchestral Trailer 2" (JUST150)

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V8P 8W: "Lachesis - 8W Full Orchestra" by Mike Hastings

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