My short demo cue to dissect in my upcoming CineStrings Overview Video.

Gloria Sonus - CineStrings Core

🎧 Epica – A Cinematic Odyssey by Keith Richie

"Music is a potent mood regulator. Simply by listening, our frame of mind changes. It can open a portal to another dimension where all sense of normality vanishes. "

Epica is a sweeping, cinematic journey through sound — a richly layered, emotionally expansive album that fuses ambient electronica, Berlin-school sequencing, and science fiction themes into a single immersive experience.

Crafted by Texas-based composer Keith Richie, Epica builds upon the legacy of his prior work (Ambient Highways, Skylines, For the Willow Wept...) and draws clear inspiration from ambient and electronic greats such as Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Carbon Based Lifeforms, and John Carpenter. But what sets Epica apart is its deeply narrative structure — an album that plays like the score to an epic sci-fi or fantasy film that exists only in the listener’s imagination.

Each track serves as a chapter in a larger story: from the ethereal swell of “Remote Isolation” and the meditative pulse of “Rebirth,” to the childlike wonder of “Tiny Creatures” and the twilight tension of “Dusk.” The album peaks with the soaring title track “Epica,” where layered synths, cinematic drums, and Mimi Page’s haunting vocals conjure visions of interstellar heroism. The closing track, “There Are Other Worlds Than These,” named after Richie’s own publishing label and referencing Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, delivers a powerful finale — triumphant, textured, and emotionally resonant.

Like a great novel, Epica is filled with both wonder and tension, beauty and darkness. It’s music built not just for listening, but for feeling — perfect for dreaming, writing, reading, or escaping into other worlds. It invites replay after replay, each listen revealing deeper textures and hidden details.

Fans of sci-fi film scores, ambient storytelling, and imaginative soundscapes will find much to explore here. Epica is not just music — it’s a sonic universe waiting to unfold.

Digital Release: 10/15/2021

Find It on Your Favorite Platform:
links.krichie.com/epicaalbum

🌟 What Others Are Saying About Epica
A cinematic and emotionally expansive experience, Epica continues to captivate ambient and electronic music enthusiasts. Here’s what the critics have to say:

Journeyscapes Radio – "A cinematic-ambient opus that’s richly layered and deeply immersive."
👉 Read the review: www.journeyscapesradio.com/2022/07/album-review-epica-by-keith-richie.html

New Age Music Guide (Album Feature) – "Epica presents a powerful blend of ambient textures and soundtrack-like storytelling."
👉 Read the feature: newagemusic.guide/new-releases/keith-richie-epica/

New Age Music Guide (Single Feature) – "The title track captures the sweeping vision of the full album beautifully."
👉 Read the article: newagemusic.guide/newagemusic/keith-richie-epica-single/

“There Are Other Worlds Than These” is an original ambient composition by Keith Richie that explores the concept of alternate realities and unseen paths—emotional and cinematic in tone, with layered textures that pull listeners across invisible thresholds.

The title pays subtle homage to a well-known phrase from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, but the piece itself exists as a personal meditation on change, choice, and the universes we build within ourselves.

🔊 A journey beyond the veil, through soundscapes shaped by wonder, loss, and imagination.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Stephen King or The Dark Tower series. 

There Are Other Worlds Than These

Twice As Bright

http://www.audioimperia.com/products/event-horizon-vol-1-modern-science-fiction-cinematic-tool-kit-incl-kontakt-patches

The AUDIO IMPERIA "Event Horizon" series is specifically designed for modern science fiction campaigns in the likes of Tron, Interstellar, Oblivion, Gravity, Elysium and similar movies. We heavily drew inspiration from musicians such as M83, Daftpunk, Thomas Bergersen, Junkie XL and Steven Price.

Audio Imperia - Event Horizon Vol. 1: "Colony" by Christian Baczyk

Audio Imperia - Legacy: "Apollo" (dressed) by  David Yousefi

The Shaman

Thunderstep Music - The Shaman [Free Download]

Outlaw - Featuring Hans Zimmer Percussion, this library is friggin' amazing!  i've waited a long time to get this and it was well worth the wait.  Spitfire re-released this library with an overhauled interface that proved to be much better than the previous.

i orchestrated everything first and wrote in the percussion last, this was of course influenced by the man himself from a post that he made in a v.i. thread 7 years ago link below

https://vi-control.net/community/threads/tips-on-improving-my-epic-percussions.37492/#post-3778925

I'm slowly getting more acquainted with mixing, i know this mix isn't the best but hopefully this will improve over time and something i hope to see a progression on over the next few months with YearOne!

© JohnBusbyMusic 2017

Outlaw (feat. HZP)

Tales of the Forgotten: The Beginning is now on Kickstarter. Check it out! https://goo.gl/14D733

The Beginning (Kickstarter Teaser)

A short action slash epic trailer cue to demonstrate Cinematic Samplings Cinematic Strings library.

The Resistance - Cinematic Strings

Gravity

Fall Of Mother Base

Audio Imperia is a boutique sample library developer, crafting virtual instruments that are designed to instantly inspire. Continuously renewing its creativity and inventiveness, the Audio Imperia team has years of experience in the world of cinematic music and understands how to breathe life into the heart of a sample.