Original music created by myself ranging from huge orchestral pieces to wiggly pop musings.

Original music

This is the soundtrack for the video game, "Pirates of New Horizons". Unfortunately the game was canned before it could ever be released. Luckily you can still download and enjoy the soundtrack, containing over 30 minutes of action-packed music scored by Blake Robinson

Buy on Bandcamp

Pirates of New Horizons - The Soundtrack

This is the full album 'Super Metroid Symphony' that I released March 19th, 2013. You can now listen to the entire thing here. 

Want the lossless audio version? You can now grab it from my Bandcamp over at https://syntheticorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/super-metroid-symphony

Thanks to everyone that supported this project and picked up the album over the past couple of years. Your support was appreciated and helped to make the other Synthetic Orchestra albums possible.

Grab from Bandcamp

Super Metroid Symphony

An orchestration of Excuse from Minecraft. The Minecraft soundtrack was originally composed by the most awesome C418.

You can find more Terraria covers, as well as video-game, TV and anime orchestrations on my YouTube channel and website @ https://blake.so

A Collection of Orchestrations

View on Youtube

Minecraft - Excuse Orchestra

Just a quick recreation of a track from Yu-Peng Chen's amazing Genshin Impact soundtrack. This is from the Dragonspine expansion that added a gorgeous snowy mountain area.

Made over the course of a spare hour-and-a-half mainly to deconstruct/reconstruct the original and learn things, and keep my mock up skills from going rusty.

Strings - 
    Spitfire Chamber Strings, 
    Spitfire Albion (to thicken), 
    Spitfire Solo Strings (when it builds)
Woods - 
    Spitfire Symphonic Woods
Percussion - 
    Spitfire Percussion
    Spitfire Harp

Things learnt - 
    Spitfire is a close match to the original sound (Genshin Mondstadt was recorded in the same hall with a very similar setup)
    Need to experiment with mixing a bit more. I tend to always use the tree mics for Spitfire things, whereas the Genshin soundtrack has quite a bit more close mic (panning, player ambience/sounds).
    I should utilise the low strings more to contrast the melody being played and give a bit of variation.
    I need to have a child so that I can sacrifice it to the orchestration Gods in exchange for a miniscule % of Yu-Peng Chen's skillz.

Genshin - Striding in the Snowstorm - Recreation

Another original piece this time. I just finished a massive project today so took some time out to practice composing. Post-lullaby-adventures in your sleep, battling dream goblins and saving imaginary princesses and all that jazz. It quite heavily feature's Orange Tree Sample's new Evolution Steel String library which I can definitely recommend to anyone needing acoustic goodness.

Used:
FL Studio 9, Kontakt 4 library, Spiritoso, Cinesamples CineOrch, Orange Tree Samples Steel Strings, Spitfire Percussion &amp; British Woodwinds, VOXOs, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Alicia's Keys.


Adventures in your sleep

Duet Collaboration Magical Magestical Co-op powers and Sneak preview from recently released second album. A song about wanting to befriend your favourite serial killers, and the consequences of doing so!

If blood and bones are what you want, I suggest that you look behind you.

On Spotify!

Blood and Bones

This is a straight remake of a piece from the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood soundtrack by Akira Senju. I wanted to get a close to the original piece as possible using samples only. I remade this from scratch by ear so some notes may be wrong or slightly different - there also may be minor changes due to sample limitations. The string runs also sound awful. If anyone can recommend a decent string run library (other than OSR) or a technique with multisamples I'd appreciate it :)

The Youtube video shows FL Studio playing back the piece for anyone who's interested - the timing is a little off but it's too late to fix that and I want to be done with this piece. 

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4.2, Project Sam True Strike, Symphobia & Symphobia 2, Spitfire Percussion, Harp, Great British Brass, British Woodwinds, Monster Bones, Chamber Strings and Symphonic Strings, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Orchestral String Runs, VSL Orchestral Cube Pro & Epic Horns, Cinesamples CineOrch & Hollywoodwinds and a few other private libraries here and there.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - Philosophorum Omega Remake

A new singy piece of original music about putting your all into the task you love and doing the job well. Thanks as always to Gloom Shake the Room for bringing the other half of this song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart.

Coming soon to various places
     Grab a copy on bandcamp @ https://bandcamp.syntheticorchestra.com/track/one-by-one
     Listen on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/album/6Rac9Az8RQyXqodgu2ispe
     Find it on Youtube @ https://youtu.be/uwVsKnCNvcE
     More services coming soon. Check back for links!

Lyrics:
Oh one by one, they all will tumble down
Drop without a sound, six feet underground.
Oh one by one they bleed a pretty shade,
The red's never the same, pumped through artery or vein,
From blade to pills, to rope around the neck.
It's a thrill they never will forget.
From blade to dirt, it happens so damn quick,
and nothing does the trick like murdering for kicks.

So show me how you bleed.
Oh close your eyes and let me hear you as you breathe.
The last breath that you have, before the final stab,
is knocking at your door
and I want more!

Oh one by one they all will hear the sound
of being drowned... while tied up, gagged and bound.
Oh one by one it hits them in the guts,
another couple slugs, then toss 'em in the rug.
A bag, a box or maybe in a cake,
It's a choice they never get to make
From bag to dirt, it happens so damn quick,
Oh nothing does the trick like murdering for kicks.

So show me how you bleed.
Oh close your eyes and let me hear you as you breathe.
The last breath that you have, before the final stab,
is knocking at your door with open arms.
So show me how you bleeeeeed.
Oh close your eyes and let me hear you as you breathe.
The last breath that you have, before the final stab,
is knocking at your door.
And I need a little more!

Yeah I need a little more!

Oh lemme have one more

I gotta have one mooooooore yeah!

One by One

Listen on Spotify

One By One ft. Gloom Darkheart

Music to Murder To

Never Let You Go (feat. Gloom Darkheart)

Never Let You Go ft. Gloom Darkheart

I know, I know. This is about the 5th time I've remixed the boss pieces. I just haven't felt that I've captured the theme in all it's evil glory yet, so here's another try. This time  it stays quite true to the originals and utilises the new CineBrass album to give some epic brass crazyness.

We'll just have to see how happy I am with this one and whether I'll attack it again at a future date :)

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4, Cinesamples CineBrass, HollyWoodwinds, CineCrash & CineSnare, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Project Sam Symphobia, Symphobia 2, True Strike, Spitfire Percussion.

Flight of Robotnik - The boss theme orchestra

Available on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/album/6HCQ0KwVypkwn4FEQagI7I and many other places!

A new hip-hoppy piece of original music all about control. Thanks as always to the Fruit of the Gloom for bringing the other half of this song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart.

Available at  the usual places:
    https://syntheticorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/marionette      
    https://open.spotify.com/album/6HCQ0KwVypkwn4FEQagI7I
    https://music.apple.com/album/marionette-feat-gloom-darkheart-single/1779211507

Lyrics:
I made you, built, split and painted, every little ounce of my love un-wasted
Babe hush now, let's face it, you and I both know that this was ill-fated
Don't think too much or you'll end up like them, like the others in the webs, at the cellar door stairs
So take a second and take a breath slow, 'cause before you know, we go on with the show
Now dance for me... Can't you see... Everybody's waiting for your eulogy
Rip stop, tip top, rigor mortis bone drop, swaying like a corpse in my endless sea
I chose you - yes you, out of all of the others
And this time it's different... I know this time I've got a
New plan, new way now to make you stay
Pull the strings, take a bow, drop the curtains please

Dance for me, dance for me like a puppet, my dear. 
Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear
Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make 
I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break those bonds
'cause you belong to me, control you in my hands. 
Manipulate you with my symphonies.

Strings tied tight as you fight back. Think you might break free? Think you might take up the slack?
But that's crazy. Every step you take, every move you make, every little breath you're drawing in and letting out? That's me. 
Lips loose. I pull the threads, you follow. Your thoughts are hollow. Your time is borrowed 
And you don't even realize that my hand guides you. Pulling all the tides in, tides out. 
Shh, don't cry, don't shout. That's it - breathe in, breathe out, 
Don't sigh, don't pout. You know that you can run, but there's nowhere left to hide. 
I'm gonna twist your arms and I'll bend your knees. 
I'll make you beg and I'll make you plead. 
You think you're free, but you forget 
That you're my marionette. 

Dance for me. Dance for me like a puppet, my dear. 
Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear
Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make 
I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break...
Dance for me. Dance for me like a puppet, my dear. 
Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear
Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make 
I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break those bonds

Listen on Youtube

Marionette ft. Gloom Darkheart

A Wholesome, heart-felt tale of new starts and family values. Thanks to the Gloomin' 'eck for bringing her usual awesomeness to the other half of the song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart

Grab it from my Bandcamp here http://blake.so/mind
ALSO available on 
  YouTube Music  http://blake.so/mindyoutube
  iTunes: http://blake.so/minditunes 
  and Spotify: https://syntheticorchestra.com/mindspotify
  as well as many other places soon!

If you like this song please, please, please share it with as many people as you think that would also enjoy!

It all starts down in the heart, it ends deep in my mind
I'll find some way to turn back time
But the voice inside told me to bide my time
Says that they'll never find out what we've done

A memory so vivid and clear
All the boxes were stacked as we settled in here
A new start for the family, a quiet kind of calm
But the shadows felt longer as days moved along
The routine was simple, but cracks in the flow
Something whispering quietly, the seeds they were sown
Late nights stressed out for work, his frustration it grew
His kids they grew louder, his marriage it soured
His power, it wavered, as influence grew
They're keeping you down, parasites upon you
And where is your wife? Probably out cheating on you
I've got the solution to take back your life
Here take this kitchen knife

It all starts down in the heart, it ends deep in my mind
I'll find some way to turn back time
But the voice inside told me to bide my time
Says that they'll never find out what we've done

Hushed as the sun goes to set
In a weathered old home all are tucked in their beds
Through the slat plaster rib cage you'll hear a sweet song
Softly hummed from the rafters as temperatures drop
Down each hallway a shadow stands just out of reach
Hinting murder and massacre all while they sleep
Now if only you could make the whispering stop
Then demons would leave and the nightmares on top
Shhh, I'm here in your mind we're alone
You and I caught in a spin its so haunting
Ethereal, spectral, and phantasmagoric
I'm the ghost in the dark and I'm all that you need
And this house wont let you leave

It all starts down in the heart, it ends deep in my mind
I'll find some way to turn back time
But the voice inside told me to bide my time
Says that they'll never find out what we've done
It all starts down in the heart, it ends deep in my mind
I'll find some way to turn back time
But the voice inside told me to bide my time
Says that they'll never find out what we've done

Playlist on Spotify

Deep in My Mind

What happens if you head back in the studio 16 years later and rerecord one of your oldest duets? Blood and Bones: Friday the 13th Edition is what!  As always, thanks to the Gloom-me-once, shame-on-you. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart

Dusty old Bones or fresh pools of Blood? Which one hits harder for you - our classic OG version, or the brand-new Friday the 13th Edition? Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comment down below!

Grab it from my Bandcamp here http://blake.so/babf13
COMING SOON to the usual places!
  YouTube Music  http://blake.so/babf13youtube
  iTunes: http://blake.so/babf13itunes 
  and Spotify: https://blake.so/babf13spotify
  as well as many other places soon!

Bass & Electric Guitar: Blake Robinson,
Vocals & Accompaniment: Blake Robinson, Gloom Darkheart,
Drums: S'mee the drummer

Lyrics:
I had a lot of friends till I drove them round the bend
and then they left me all alone and so I roam around the globe
In search of new shiny buddies, to share with them my worries
and my joys and my toys and my secret jars of poison!
I searched up high... I searched down low...
But... no matter where I look no friends began to show
and so I made a list of killers, and wrote them all letters
asking lots of friendly questions... with all the best intent they told me

Don't ask your questions to the wall
They keep their secrets locked inside
If blood and bones are what you want
I suggest that you look behind you

I keep each letter in a box under my bed
It really rocks 'cos when I'm sad I just read all of them again
I sent them drawings done in crayon, and plans for domination
even cute little collages of their exploits from the papers.
And when they get out, we will be friends
Bestest buddies un-til the end
We'll go on picnics, with long pork sammies
But I keep thinking 'bout... What they told me

Don't ask your questions to the wall
They keep their secrets locked inside
If blood and bones are what you want
I suggest that you look behind you
Don't ask your questions to the wall
They keep their secrets locked inside
If blood and bones are what you want
I suggest that you look behind you

Blood and Bones ft. Gloom Darkheart (Friday the 13th Edition)

We snuck back into the studio on its thirteenth birthday to revisit the dangerously devoted love story, An Unhealthy Obsession. This is the 13th Edition, complete with rerecorded vocals, new instrumentals and a crunchy, crunchy new mix.

Huge thanks to the ever-enchanting Eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-Gloom, . You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart

Are you an old-schooler or a new-stalker? Which version gives you the bigger chills-our original cult classic or the freshly re-recorded Friday the 13th Edition? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Grab it from my Bandcamp here http://blake.so/unhealthyf13
OUT NOW in the usual places!
  YouTube Music  http://blake.so/unhealthyf13youtube
  iTunes: http://blake.so/unhealthyf13itunes 
  and Spotify: https://blake.so/unhealthyf13spotify
  as well as many other places soon!

Electric Guitar: Blake Robinson,
Vocals & Accompaniment: Blake Robinson, Gloom Darkheart,
Drums: S'mee the drummer

Lyrics:
I had a lot of friends till I drove them round the bend
and then they left me all alone and so I roam around the globe
In search of new shiny buddies, to share with them my worries
and my joys and my toys and my secret jars of poison!
I searched up high... I searched down low...
But... no matter where I look no friends began to show
and so I made a list of killers, and wrote them all letters
asking lots of friendly questions... with all the best intent they told me

Don't ask your questions to the wall
They keep their secrets locked inside
If blood and bones are what you want
I suggest that you look behind you

I keep each letter in a box under my bed
It really rocks 'cos when I'm sad I just read all of them again
I sent them drawings done in crayon, and plans for domination
even cute little collages of their exploits from the papers.
And when they get out, we will be friends
Bestest buddies un-til the end
We'll go on picnics, with long pork sammies
But I keep thinking 'bout... What they told me

Don't ask your questions to the wall
They keep their secrets locked inside
If blood and bones are what you want
I suggest that you look behind you
Don't ask your questions to the wall
They keep their secrets locked inside
If blood and bones are what you want
I suggest that you look behind you

An Unhealthy Obsession ft. Gloom Darkheart (Friday the 13th Edition)

A Friday night cover for that special last night with a significant other. Thanks to the The Good, The Bad, and The Gloomy for bringing her usual awesomeness to the other half of the song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart

Coming soon to the usual places (Spotify, Amazon, Youtube Music, Apple Music)!
     Can't wait? Grab yourself a flac on bandcamp @ https://blake.so/tonight

Lyrics:
I know you belong to somebody new
But tonight you belong to me
Although we're apart, you're a part of my heart
And tonight you belong to me
Way down by the stream
How sweet it will seem
Once more just to dream
In the moonlight
My honey, I know with the dawn that you will be gone
But tonight you belong to me
Way down, way down along the stream, 
How very, very sweet will be your screams
Once more just to dream
In the silvery moonlight
My honey, I know
With the dawn that you will be gone
But tonight you belong to me
Just-a-little ol' me

Tonight you belong to me ft. Gloom Darkheart (Cover)

An anthem for those who never quite move on. Thanks to the Gloom Shroom for bringing her usual awesomeness to the other half of the song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart.

Available online on various music platforms
     Spotify @ https://blake.so/andikillspotify
     Apple Music @ https://blake.so/andikillitunes
     Amazon @ https://blake.so/andikillamazon
     Or grab yourself a flac on bandcamp now @ https://blake.so/andikill
     Find more at https://blake.so/?l5837

Lyrics:
It's been a few years since you left me, and I think I'm coping well. 
I've really picked myself up, and everything is swell. 
But even now, there's moments when I think of me and you. 
Cause when you were still with me, I knew exactly what to do. 
I keep a knife inside my heart to remind me of you. 
And when I'm feeling kinda sad, I take it out and run and shout. 
And I kill, yes, I kill. Let you ride in my pocket to soak up the thrill 
While I kill. Yes, I kill. And you're there with me all the while helping me spill all the blood. 
All the blood, all the blood, all the blood 
Oh, I can't help but kill... without you. 
The nights seem cold and empty. Now that I don't have you near. 
We used to walk at midnight, and was nothing that we feared. 
And here I sit all by myself, thinking what we might have done. 
A body here, a shallow grave, it all seems so long gone. 
I keep a knife inside my heart to remind me of you. 
And when I'm feeling kinda sad, I take it out and run and shout. 
And I kill, yes, I kill. Let you ride in my pocket to soak up the thrill 
While I kill. Yes, I kill. And you're there with me all the while helping me spill all the blood. 
All the blood, all the blood, all the blood 
Oh, I can't help but kill... without you. 
Without you in my life. Oh, I turn into the knife. 
And I can't help but kill... 
Without you.

And I Kill ft. Gloom Darkheart

Another obsession this week. This time it's Jack's. I originally started this cover of "Jack’s Obsession" from The Nightmare Before Christmas as a straight remake for practice... but somewhere along the way, it morphed and I had some fun on the bass and guitar.

Coming to the usual platforms very soon! Check here for updates and links.

Danny Elfman's original is, of course, untouchably brilliant, so this is more of a lovingly unhinged half-tribute, half-improvisation. Think of it as a Halloween Town fever dream, part orchestral, part rock.

Want to hear more of our music? Craving some extra spooky musical madness? Gloom Darkheart and I have a whole playlist full of them:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLROcUs85n5LreuosHiC8kp9OJbF3DrXLg or find us on Spotify @ https://blake.so/spotify

Jack's Obsession Synthetic Orchestra Cover

Bringing together everyone's two favourite things - murder and cake - here's killer set-closer with a dark underbelly. Thanks to the Gloom-a-mentary, my dear Gloom-son for bringing her usual awesomeness to the other half of the song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://gloomdarkheart.com or here on the tubezz  @gloom.darkheart  

Available online on various music platforms
     Spotify @ https://blake.so/cakeicingspotify
     Apple Music @ https://blake.so/cakeicingitunes
     Amazon @ https://blake.so/cakeicingamazon
     Or grab yourself a flac on bandcamp now @ https://blake.so/cakeicing
     Find more at https://blake.so/?l5837

Lyrics:
I never really meant to choke you out
But you fell too fast for me to catch the rope
And darling, I'm sorry that I had to let you sink
Into the lake where they'll never hear your screams
So trust me when I say it all just fell in place
And sometimes murder is just icing on the cake
And trust me when I say it's meant to be
I'll bring roses to your garden while you sleep under the tree

Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree
Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree

I never really meant to squeeze that hard, I got lost in
Feelings and lurked down in the dark
And sweetheart, I never really meant to stab that deep
It just seemed that you were so happy to bleed
So trust me when I say it all just fell in place
And sometimes murder is just icing on the cake
And trust me when I say it's meant to be
I'll bring roses to your garden while you sleep under the tree

Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree
Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree

Icing On The Cake ft. Gloom Darkheart

Here's our new singy piece of original music to celebrate the hallowed holidays. Thanks as always to the Gloom Gloomedy Gloom Gloomedy Gloom Gloom Gleree for bringing the other half of this song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://gloomdarkheart.com

Available soon on various music platforms. 
Keep an eye on https://blake.so/r49 for links!

Intro
If you sleep before I rise, I'll paint my name behind your eyes
And when you wake, you'll speak in moans, of graveyards, soil and broken bones
If you scream, I'll hum instead a lullaby to raise the dead
So close your eyes, be still, be brave. Now hold your breath and dig my grave. 

I tracked you down through burning leaves
Through broken masks and screams. All on Hallows eve
I kissed the dirt, you spoke my name
And now you open the curse that you just can't escape
I found your house, your porchlight dead
The pumpkins watched me crawl where your footsteps led
I pressed my hand against the glass
And now I'll chip away until there's nothing left

This night won't end until the sun comes up or we're both undead
This story's told of how your grave is warm and babe, I'm oh-so-cold

I used to watch you from afar, your face a beacon in the dark
I'd trail behind you when you'd take a stroll around the local park
I'd watch the way you'd stop and stare at every little thing you'd see
Your eyes so kind, so full of wonder, how I wish they'd look at me
You can't imagine how my life turned upside down when you were gone
A tragic accident that took you from the world which you belong
And so I snuck into the morgue, your final resting place of peace
And took those peepers for myself, a little gift for me to keep
And every now and then, I'd put them in and see things through your eyes
Your friends, your house, your favorite flowers, and the bluest skies
And though you never looked at me, I know you meant to secretly
I see it all now through your eyes, the way that it was meant to be
But lately, I've been craving more, I just need you around
And so I tracked down where they buried you beneath the ground
An incantation stolen from the book of the Gloomnomicon
And just like that, from out your coffin came that scream-like song

This night won't end until the sun comes up or we're both undead
This story's told of how your grave is warm and babe, I'm oh-so-cold
This night won't end until the sun comes up or we're both undead
This story's told of how your grave is warm and babe, I'm oh-so-cold

Rituals and Resurrections ft. Gloom Darkheart

Here's an orchestration of Rocket Jump Waltz from Team Fortress 2's soundtrack. It was recreated for a live-stream from ear so excuse any bad notes or improvisations! You can watch the video for an overview, or find the full Live-stream archived over at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEzfKU89RZU

Find more of the Synthetic Orchestra on the sites below:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/syntheticorchestra
Twitter: http://twitter.com/syntheticorch
Google+: http://plus.google.com/b/116523306548488804710/
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blaketothefuture/
Site: http://syntheticorchestra.com

Used:
FL studio 12, Kontakt 5, Spitfire BML Mural, Sable, BML Sable Ensembles, BML Woods, Albion, Loegria, Percussion, Harp & Piano, Great British Brass, British Woods, Various private libraries

Team Fortress 2 - Rocket Jump Waltz Orchestra

We dropped back into the booths and rerecorded another cult classic, "Mania". As always, thanks to the autonomous crime-scene-vacuuming machine, Gloomba. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://gloomdarkheart.com and  @gloom.darkheart  

Which is your favourite? the classic version, or the brand-new Halloween Edition? Hit us up in the comments and let your opinion be known!

Grab it from my Bandcamp here http://blake.so/maniaf31
  YouTube Music  http://blake.so/maniaf31youtube
  iTunes: http://blake.so/maniaf31itunes 
  and Spotify: https://blake.so/maniaf31spotify
  as well as many other places soon!

Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Blake Robinson,
Vocals & Accompaniment: Blake Robinson, Gloom Darkheart,
Drums: S'mee the drummer

Lyrics:
I'll give you water if you'll scream my name for me
Or even better, tell me that you'll play my game
I'll leave the chains off, take off all of the duct-tape
I'll let you run free, please scream, give a little chase
I'll give you freedom, please don't go disappoint me
I've got an itch for you that just won't let me be
You look so pretty, baby, through this scope I see
But when I take your kneecaps out and watch you bleed

It's like time slows down
But the world keeps spinning round
I'll drag you way back down
To my corpse-filled underground

You can take a break if you just tell me that it hurts
A little deeper cut, yeah, show me what you're worth
I'll leave the chains off, take off all of the duct-tape
I'll let you run free, please scream, give a little chase
I've got a sharpened edge with a yearning for your flesh
Amphetamines to keep your consciousness so fresh
Electric stimulation, turn the voltage on
Locked in this game together - darkness until dawn

It's like time slows down
But the world keeps spinning round
I'll drag you way back down
To my corpse-filled underground
Until you're gone
Until you're gone

I've got a secret, listen, I won't tell you again
I've got a special evening planned for you, my friend
I've dug a hole six feet out back next to the fence
It looks so cosy, really, you're one lucky man
I've got arsenic and lye I got today
I've sharpened all my knives and brought a new IV
We're gonna have a special moment here alone
I wanna see what you look like as Blood and Bones
And with a buzz of a saw
Oh baby we'll be playing God
I'll hold your heart inside
And have it beat out every cry
Until you're gone
Until you're gone
Until you're gone

Mania: Friday the 31st Edition

Part of the #10days set of livestreams. Join each day, 8pm GMT @ http://blake.so/live for a new live-stream for the next 10 days to celebrate this YouTube channel being 10 years old!

Here's an orchestration of But the Earth Refused to Die from Undertale's soundtrack.

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Undertale - But The Earth Refused To Die Orchestra

My take on the Blood Theme from the TV series 'Dexter'. I've done quite a few happy bouncy tracks lately so I wanted to try something a little different.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion, Solo Strings, British Woodwinds, Harp & Percussion, Cinesamples VOXOs, CineBrass & HollyWoodwinds, Evolve Mutations I, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Tonehammer Emotional Piano, My voice overlayed in random bits, Various private libraries

Dexter - Blood Theme Orchestra

Each season of KonoSuba has had a little song at the end sung by the main characters. Here's an oompaey-orchestrated version of the ending from the second season of the show. This is a variation with the character's vocals.

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Used:
FL studio 12, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Chamber Strings, Symphonic Strings, Symphonic Brass, Albion, Percussion, Piano, Sonokinetic Maximo,  Fablesounds Broadway Lites, My voice, my whistleage, various private libraries

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KonoSuba - Wanna Go Home Orchestra (with vocals)

An orchestrated version of the Subwoofer Lullaby track from the Minecraft Soundtrack by C418. I like how peaceful this piece is and wanted to do something a little less epic after my recent pieces.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Cinesamples VOXOs, Drums of War, CineOrch, CineBrass & CineBrass Pro, 8dio Glass Marimba & Liberis, Spitfire Piano, Albion, Harp, British Woodwinds & Percussion, Project Sam Symphobia II, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, Orchestral Tools Symphonic Sphere, Vienna Symphonic Library & Performance set, Zero-G spiritoso

Minecraft - Subwoofer Lullaby Orchestra

An orchestral cover of Zelda's Lullaby from Zelda Ocarina of Time. I'd never paid much attention to the Zelda music until recently. I wish I had gotten into it much earlier as there's so many good pieces of music hidden behind 8bit blips and blops. I tried to keep faithful while adding a little of my own style. 

Used: FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion, Solo Strings, Percussion & Harp, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineBrass Pro, HollyWoodwinds, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings 2, Orange Tree Samples Evolution Guitar & Mesa Winds, Project Sam Symphobia II, Orchestral Tools Symphonic Sphere, VSL Orchestral Cube & Performance set, EWQL Symphonic Choir, Various Private Orchestral Libraries

Zelda OoT - Zelda's Lullaby Orchestra

An orchestrated version of Mice on Venus from the Minecraft Soundtrack. Another attempt at using Adagio that just didn't go to plan - CS2 and Albion saved the day.

Used:
Spitfire Albion, Percussion, Harp & Solo Strings, Cinematic Strings 2, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineBrass Pro, VOXOs & Piano in Blue, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, Orange Tree Samples Evolution Acoustic Guitar

Minecraft - Mice on Venus Orchestra

An orchestration of 'Sweden' from the Minecraft soundtrack by C418. It was made a while back and I never posted it as I wasn't completely satisfied with how it came out. The seagulls woke me up and I was listening to it again and it's growing on me so I figured I'd share.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion, Solo Strings, Percussion, Harp, & Piano, Project Sam Symphobia II, Orange Tree Samples Tinybox, Cinesamples CineBrass & HollyWoodwinds, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, Various private libraries

Minecraft - Sweden Orchestra

This is an original piece by Blake Robinson. It's a wiggly little original composition written almost exclusively with Orchestral Tool's fantastic 'Symphonic Sphere' library. It features some Spitfire percussion and some percussive bell things at the end. Posted as a thanks for 20,000 subscribers on my YouTube! Not a subscriber yet? Feel free to drop by http://youtube.com/dummeh

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Sytrus, Spitfire Percussion, Orchestral Tools Symphonic Sphere, Cinesamples CineBells, Various private orchestra libraries

Imaginary Friends

This is the instrumental from a collaboration between Brentalfloss and myself. He pitched me the awesome idea of Bioshock themed 30s/40s tune and pinged me an awesome piano track and I diddled about and came up with this. 

You can find the finished YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIwC9_VCZCY which features vocals from Brent, Andrew Dobson drew the cartoon stills, and Joe Skinner mixed and mastered this song to give it an old timey feel.

Used:
FL Studio, Kontakt, Fablesounds Broadway Lites, Sample Modelling Tuba & French Horns, Orange Tree Samples Core Bass Pear, Cinesamples Piano in Blue, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Various private libraries

Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea

This is an original piece by Blake Robinson. It's a wobbly little original composition written to test out some ideas and experiment with some sounds. It started off as a medieval/ye olden days oom pa pa oom pa pa thing but turned into something else.

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Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5 & library, Massive, FM8, Spitfire Albion, Harpsichord, Percussion & British Woods, Sonokinetic Toccata

Wizards and Wubwubs

A new piece of singy original music about life, love and restraining orders. Thanks to the Fenni for writing half of, and featuring on this song. If you like the track please, please, please share it with as many people as you think that would also enjoy! Lets get this song out there and mass listened to!

Some call it stalkin', I say walking... just extremely close behind.

An unhealthy obsession

An orchestration of Song of Healing from The Legend Of Zelda - Majora's Mask. I'd never paid much attention to the Zelda music until recently. I wish I had gotten into it much earlier as there's so many good pieces of music hidden behind 8bit blips and blops. I have a 'making of' video for this piece of music that's coming as soon as I chop it up!

Zelda Majoras Mask - Song Of Healing

In the middle of the action

A wiggly orchestration of 'Oh Bubblegum' from Adventure Time. Rebecca Sugar's song was too catchy not to orchestrate. I might tackle the other half of the demo in a later release.

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Lyrics:
Slime Princess you're alright,
Flame Princess you're okay
Wildberry Princess could be better
All of the princesses are pretty alright but...
Oh Bubblegum... You look like a lot of fun
I'm right outside, and that is how I know
Hey Princess did you get my text?
With the picture of my awesome gun show.
I'm also working on my pecs,
If you'd like I'll send a picture of that too
Oh Bubblegum... I really need someone
or anyone... Pretty much anyone
I'm so alone.
Will somebody tell me what's wrong with me?
Anybody?!
Anybody?!
Anybody?!

Find Rebecca Sugar's other Adventure Time music:
http://www.youtube.com/robsugar

Used Software:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, ymVST, Massive, Spitfire Loegria, Albion, Percussion, Harp, Harpsichord, Symphonic Strings & Solo Strings, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineBrass Pro, VOXOs, Piano in Blue & HollyWoodwinds, Orange Tree Samples Pineapple Ukalele, Evolution Acoustic Guitar & Tiny Music Box, Sample Modeling Horns & Tuba, Fablesounds Broadway Lites, Project Sam Symphobia II, Various private libraries

Adventure Time - Oh Bubblegum Orchestra

Here's a little orchestration of Isabella's Song from the amazing anime, The Promised Neverland. 

You can find more anime covers, as well as video-game orchestrations on my YouTube channel.

The Promised Neverland

Isabella's Lullaby

Just a little remake of Lullaby of Resembool from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood's awesome soundtrack. I've been working on a sample library recently and not had any time to compose so I figured I'd have a quick play with it. Made in roughly an hour or so from start to finish.

Didn't think I'd have to put this, but ::Disclaimer:: This is not a demo of Sable and is not made to demonstrate it's capabilities - there will be plenty of demos on the Spitfire site showing what it can do. This is simply me playing about with a new toy I helped make to recreate a piece of music I love.

You can find more of my FMA:Brotherhood orchestrations here: http://syntheticorchestra.com/all/?search=fullmetal

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Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Lullaby of Resembool (Re)Orchestra

This is the full album 'Super Metroid Symphony' that I released March 19th, 2013. You can now listen to the entire thing here, or download yourself a copy. 

Thanks to everyone that supported this project and picked up the album over the past couple of years. Your support was appreciated and helped to make the other Synthetic Orchestra albums possible.

Science Academy Research Station

The Super Metroid Prologue

Deserted Ceres Space Colony

Ridley / Draygon Encounter

To Planet Zebes

I've been tinkering with music since I was a kid, composing tunes for fun. Nowadays, I mainly write orchestral scores for video games. Alongside this, with an extensive career in the games industry as a tools programmer I've now focused my skills on developing next-generation sample libraries and music software.

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