Great full orchestral sound, wonderful programming! Which parts were LASS in this piece if you don't mind me asking? 

This chord sequence A > G is very beautiful and nostalgic to me. By the way, how did you do those voices?

Woop

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

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One By One ft. Gloom Darkheart

This is an orchestrated version of Temple of Time 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.

Anyways - the choir. Meh, I am a bit of a perfectionist so I'm never ultimately happy, but they were a nightmare to work on with this. Hopefully they sound ok to everyone.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4, Spitfire Albion, Symphonic Strings, British WoodWinds, Great British Brass, Harp & Percussion, Cinesamples VOXOs, CineSnare, Project SAM Symphobia 2 & True Strike, Tonehammer Requiem, My awful chorally voice. Private strings library.

Zelda OoT - Temple of Time Orchestrated

A Human's Touch

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

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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

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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

NICE TRY!!!! NICE TRY!!! NICE TRY!!!!!!! 

Merry Mephisto

Neither in the street nor in death nor if you go some place where nobody can see you….

Rubio’s Lament

The rhythms of hip-hop provide a placemat for nervously melodic splendor and a melting pot of genres.  What are we to call this compellingly oddball mélange of rock, rap, jazz, reggae, and other influences, all in sway to some of the most mirthfully self-conscious streams of consciousness you’ve ever heard? We could call it attention-deficit-disorder rock. Or maybe we should just call it Forrest Day, the Bay-area bandleader who’s releasing his self-titled full-length debut on the Ninth Street Opus label. 

Cohorts include guitarist Terrell Liedstrand, a bandmate of Day’s since they were both 15, and bassist John Sankey, another high school buddy. Keyboard player Nick Wyner also came on board when the band was founded in 2006, and Jasper Skydecker joined up as their first full-time drummer a year later. When they went into the studio together for the first time, it was with several years of live performances under their belts and a chemistry that Day wanted to capture—and ever-so-slightly digitally tamper with.

“We hit analog tape with everything, but then dumped it into ProTools to manipulate it there,” says Day, who produced the album himself. “So a lot of it is like a big marriage between actual performance and then, in editing, turning some of the songs into loops—though it doesn’t really sound like it, because it’s so analog-sounding.” Day also points out that “there’s not a sample on the record. We brought in real violin players, who were in the room with real saxophones.”

Day’s amusingly confessional songwriting dabbles in social commentary about corporate greed (“Hoarders”) and our overmedicated society (“Meds”), among other concerns. But he returns again and again to everyday struggles common to itinerant musicians and non-musicians alike: bad bosses, lost jobs, debt collectors, and the girlfriend as muse or unwitting patron of the arts. There’s an elaborate work ethic apparent in these meticulously crafted tunes that would seem to put the lie to lyrics that talk about being dreamy, uncertain, and aimless. What we have on this striking debut, then, is a collection of incredibly focused anthems for an unfocused generation. 



Forrest Day - Sleepwalk

An orchestration of 'Space Storm' from Episode 2 of Duke Nukem 3D. This was mostly an experiment with some things but I figured I would post it for people who remember the Duke Nukem 3D soundtrack - this was from the space episode.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, FM8, Sonokinetic Vivace, Sample Modelling French Horn & Tuba, Cinematic Strings 2, Spitfire Albion, Harp, Percussion, Orchestral Grand Piano, British Woods & Great British Brass, 8dio Requiem Pro, Cinesamples CineBrass Pro, VOXOs, CineSnares & CineOrch, Heavyocity Evolve R2

Duke Nukem 3D - Space Storm Orchestra

An orchestrated version of the The Royal City of Light from the Tales of the Abyss soundtrack. This was Mostly to stress test some sample library updates and put my current setup to the test. This is the first track I've managed to get note drop outs on my machine with, though I was using 18gb of ram and crazy polyphony.

Used:
Kontakt, 8dio Liberis, Requiem Pro, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings 2, Cinematic Samples Cinematic Strings 2, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineBrass Pro, CineOrch, CineSnares, HollyWoodwinds, Piano in Blue, VOXOs, EWQL Symphonic Choir, Orchestral Tools Orchestral String Runs, Symphonic Sphere, Project Sam Symphobia, Symphobia II, Sonokinetic Vivace, SoundIron Venus, Spitfire Albion, British Woods, Chamber Strings, Great British Brass, Harp, Percussion, Piano, Solo Strings, Symphonic Strings

Tales of the Abyss - The Royal City of Light Orchestra

Previews from the upcoming Chrono Trigger Symphony album by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. Find out more over at http://thechronosympony.com or follow on facebook at http://facebook.com/chronosympony

Software Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion, Loegria, Solo Strings, Percussion, British Woods, Harp & Piano, Cinematic Strings 2, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineBells, Piano in Blue & VOXOs, Orchestral Tools Berlin Woodwinds & Orchestral String Tools, Project Sam Symphobia II, Orange Tree Samples Evolution Acoustic Guitar & Tiny Box, Various private orchestral libraries

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Chrono Trigger Symphony : Volume 2 : The Last Day of the World Orchestra (Full preview)

Previews from the upcoming Chrono Trigger Symphony album by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. Find out more over at http://thechronosymphony.com or follow on facebook at http://facebook.com/chronosymphony.

The full album will be released on August 22nd, 2013!. Want to be alerted as soon as the album has been released? Head over to the site's email signup page and pop in your details - http://thechronosymphony.com/email

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Loegria, Albion, Percussion & Symphonic Strings, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineBrass Pro, CineOrch, CineWinds, CineWinds Pro, HollyWoodwinds & CineSnare, Sonokinetic Vivace, Orchestral Tools Berlin Woodwinds & Symphonic Sphere, Project Sam Symphobia II, Various private orchestra libraries

Chrono Trigger Symphony : Volume 1 : Frog's Theme (Full Preview)

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.

Tales of the Abyss - The Royal City of Light Orchestra

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