This is part of the soundtrack I was writing many years ago for our videogame Cardhalia. Dwundur was a main city in the game. We were making the game with friends as kids, unfortunately it was never released. I have written the first 40 seconds of this piece when I was 16yo and then couldn't figure out how to continue with it. It was a nice challenge to return to this piece and "finish" it after almost 30 years later. With nowadays tools it is so much easier, with proper DAW and instrument libraries (and skills and experience). This is Spitfire Symphony Orchestra and PianoTeq. I mean, I'm no master, just a plain amateur, but it is such a fun to play with all the instruments of the full orchestra!

Trumpets of Dwundur

Of course, it's not Halloween yet, but here's a sneak preview 😀
The choice of title reveals that this is a traditional folk song with elements of neoclassical music.

Samhain, which is pronounced “Sauwen” (with a breathy “w”), marks the beginning, end and new beginning. While the time of summer has finally come to an end, a new year is already beginning...

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Samhain

Composed and orchestrated by Gareth Coker 
Solos by Aeralie Brighton 
Performed by Nashville Music Scoring Orchestra 
Conducted by Alexander Rudd 
Concertmaster: Alan Umstead 
Score Coordinator: Zach Lemmon 
Recording Engineer: Nick Spezia 
Assistant Recording Engineer: Jasper LeMaster 
Mixing Engineer: Steve Kempster 
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Jeff Gartenbaum

© 2016 Microsoft Corporation.

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17 Restoring the Light, Facing the Dark

13 The Ancestral Trees

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