Indus

Brotherhood

Run To The River

Ostinatum

American Steppes

Melodrama

Folklore, the 4th single from my upcoming album Provenance, was inspired by the darkly mystical, beautifully twisted mangrove forests of the American South, told through the lens of solo violins, string orchestra, mandolin and electronics. I wanted to capture the suspended magic of the hanging Spanish moss in the violin suspensions and flickers of light, narrated through with the melodic rattle of gnarled trunks and boughs.

Folklore

Omaha features purely string octet, performed by the wonderful Philharmonia chamber soloists. Capturing a feeling of the tall, windy grasses of the storied Midwest plains, I wanted to express this only with the sound of the chamber strings and nothing else.

The artwork here comes from one of my new favorite American visual artists, @alexandrafuller who’s powerful series ‘Participatory Universe’ explores the idea of human observation through massive physical frames, focusing our gaze towards the landscapes beneath our feet.

Omaha

Hexachordia for String Orchestra

Music is liquid architecture: Inspired by Iannis Xenakis’ drawings for Metastasis (1955) and architectural sketches for Le Corbusier, Hexachordia expands upon the concept of a constantly shifting tonal identity, with 6 chords at its foundation and the way they transfigure into each other forming the core principal of the track.
With 90 musicians (an ensemble of 30 recorded in 3 layers) independently bending away from each other in a giant symphonic organ, it was thrilling for me to try out a concept that couldn’t be demo’ed or expressed with any modern tools - something that could only work (or not work!) as an expression from mind and paper to performance. For me, this fully captures the sense of drama and scale that I experience in the vast mountainscapes of the west.

Artwork by Tim Navis

Mastering by Zino Mikorey

Hexachordia

Song of the Ancients, a sonic fever dream of cosmic timpani, synth choir and vaulting strings.

I imagined a vast ancestral plane, where time and space are fluid, and we are forever a part of those who came before and those still yet to come after us, where everything hangs in the great balance.

Song Of The Ancients

Featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra, Connor Vance (Mandolin), and Lara Somogyi (Harp)

Recorded in Abbey Road, London - January, 2022

Phantasm

Disquiet, an interlude for cello, one note marimba and string orchestra.

Disquiet

Rise!

Holland - Novo Amor (Cyrus Reynolds Remix)

Thanks to:
Mike Kaufman, Cello
Virginia Rockwell, Viola

Patterns - Steve Gibbs (Cyrus Reynolds Remix)

Patterns II - Steve Gibbs (Cyrus Reynolds Remix)

Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/2N2QQ7WR_pE

Vocals, Novo Amor --> https://soundcloud.com/novo-amor

Lyrics: 

All weighed on me,

Storm break on me,


Oh Brother, Brother stay, 

lead me through your veins.

Oh covered pain, 

keep me in your way.


All weighed on me,

Storm break on me,

All weighed on me.

YEARN

I. Oh Brother ft. Novo Amor

Cyrus Reynolds releases his new single ’Foraker’ featuring S. Carey on September 14th through Swedish label Dumont Dumont  (Ry X, Josin, Charlie Cunningham). ‘Foraker’ features Bon Iver member (backing vocals and drums) S. Carey on vocals.

Crafting a sound out of both love for the orchestra and for modern songwriting, Los Angeles-based artist and producer Cyrus Reynolds leans towards the cinematic and dramatic. A classically trained composer (Royal Academy of Music) turned electronic sound designer (Output, Kanye), he draws his own sound from familiar textures and twists them into new sonic landscapes, finally holding them together by threads of interwoven narratives and personal lyrics.

http://phonofile.link/cyrusreynoldsforaker

Cyrus explains ”Foraker, at its heart, is a love letter to my wife, harpist Lara Somogyi, and set in the Denali region of Alaska through the eyes of a wayward traveler. There’s this deep connection with the heart of the glacier (Foraker) and the outdoors and he keeps coming back to this same place to look for something that’s actually inside himself. It’s a harkening back to why I write music."

”S. Carey came on to the song through a mutual friend I’ve written a couple of orchestral songs with, Ivan Howard. He recorded the vocals and it immediately had all of this character; introspection and the kind of joy you want to shout off a cliff. I know Sean must have really connected with the message - because he really just got the song in every way. The song had a heart, and then S. Carey came in and gave it a pulse.”

Artist links:
instagram.com/cyrus_reynolds
www.facebook.com/cyrusreynoldsmusic
https://youtube.com/c/CyrusReynolds
https://cyrusreynoldsmusic.com

S. Carey:
http://scarey.org
https://www.instagram.com/scareypics/
https://soundcloud.com/scareymusic

Press contact:
UK – Charmfactory
US – Force Field PR
Germany – Snowhite PR
Sweden – Skiva Promotion
Norway – On It
Denmark – Tambourhinoceros
ROW – Dumont Dumont

Sync:
info@friendlyfirerecordings.com

Label:
www.dumontdumont.com

Foraker

Foraker ft. S. Carey

Stream/Buy

Love in a Perfect Vacuum

Finder

Buy/Stream

Finder ft. Folial

A special live, acoustic performance recorded with S. Carey (of Bon Iver) of my song Foraker, a single released in 2018 through the Swedish independent label Dumont Dumont.

https://orcd.co/foraker

"On a sweltering, California afternoon in September, I caught S. Carey on the middle of their Bon Iver Tour at The Forum and invited him over for tacos and we recorded a live version of our song together.

Even though it's a folk song at it's heart, we decided to avoid using any guitars, and instead opting for giving space to the vocal harmonies colored by glitched out Rhodes and Harp.

My wife, Lara Somogyi, who I wrote the song for, played the harp, and the vocal support was from Chamois who features on many of my songs (End of Days, New Ground) along with live electronic manipulations from Folial (Finder), who was able to create these swirling, organic loops out of the notes of the rhodes I was sending him.

It was a really special day and I'm really excited that we captured the essence of that moment in a completely raw way. It gives the song a whole new life when it exists in a physical space for a single moment."


Artist links:
instagram.com/cyrus_reynolds
www.facebook.com/cyrusreynoldsmusic
https://youtube.com/c/CyrusReynolds
https://cyrusreynoldsmusic.com

S. Carey:
http://scarey.org
https://www.instagram.com/scareypics/
https://soundcloud.com/scareymusic

Press contact:
UK – Charmfactory
US – Force Field PR
Germany – Snowhite PR
Sweden – Skiva Promotion
Norway – On It
Denmark – Tambourhinoceros
ROW – Dumont Dumont

Sync:
info@friendlyfirerecordings.com

Label:
www.dumontdumont.com

Foraker ft. S. Carey (Live Version)

Foraker ft. S. Carey (Live Session)

Cyrus Reynolds' first full length album, Night Phases, a heartfelt and placative journey into ambient orchestral music, released August 7th, 2020.

Stream it/download here:
https://songwhip.com/cyrus-reynolds/n...

'I wanted to make something this time purely with the orchestra, no words, synths, drums or anything programmed. In the end, everything was made from live orchestral recordings and the manipulation of them. 

The sound of the album is inspired by the majestic complexity of memories, how we can warmly try to recall their fragments and they can suddenly fade from our grasp into the air again, or take on entirely new meanings from a different perspective.

The artwork by Alon Isocianu is based on one of my favorite memories: walking in the darkness of a summer night and hearing a concert far way in a park, it's muffled accents and echos lighting up the hostile night sky with warmth and humanity. For me, this album is a loving recreation of that feeling.

Thank you for listening. Please share if you like, or drop me a line and tell me what you thought of it.'

-Cyrus

Night Phase III. Anamnesis

Night Phase II. Exposition

Night Phase I. Waves

Wildlight

Cyrus Reynolds is an American composer celebrated for his vivid orchestrations and emotive film scores. Blending symphonic tradition with contemporary electronica, his music is marked by a deep emotional resonance and a cinematic scope. His latest project, the upcoming solo album Provenance, showcases his collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra at historic Abbey Road Studios, further solidifying his place in the contemporary music landscape.

In addition to his work as a composer, Cyrus is a sought-after producer and orchestrator, collaborating with a diverse array of artists such as S. Cary of @BonIver and Novo Amor. In 2023, he gained notable acclaim for his orchestration work on the @M83 album "Fantasy," highlighting his versatility and innovative approach.  His unique sound and orchestration style have resonated with Decca artists including @LaraSomogyi, @Jean-MichelBlais, JOSIN, and Chad Lawson, contributing to multiple Billboard chart-topping releases in 2023 and 2024.

As 2024 unfolds, Cyrus is poised for a breakout year in film scoring. His latest score for the documentary biopic Better Angels, was an official selection at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. His symphonic score for Champions of the Golden Valley premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, while his original piece "Folklore" was featured in the Toronto International Film Festival selection One Day This Kid.

With a remarkable ability to blend orchestral depth and contemporary influences, Cyrus Reynolds continues to push the boundaries of composition, captivating audiences worldwide.

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