Lieber Jens, ich bin von dir ja musikalisch sehr verwöhnt, doch dieses Stück hier ist im wshrsten Sinne des Wortes "großes Kino". Ich liebe die Spannungsbögen in deinen Stücken  besonders die leisen Passagen begeistern mich. Die Harmonien der Streicher beispielsweise sind großartig. Ich gratuliere dir zu diesem wahrhaft großen Track! 👏💫

Wieder mal großartig inszeniert und orchestriert, so dass sich im Kopf direkt ein Film abspielt. Dieser ist in meiner individuellen Wahrnehmung aufgrund des doch eher positiven, heroischen Themas zwar weniger bedrückend und düster als die beschriebene Geschichte aber das ändert nichts an der Güte des durchweg gelungenen Stücks. Synths und die warmen Streicher fließen nahtlos ineinander und auch die Soundeffekte fügen sich super und unterstützend ein.

Wahnsinnig immersiv! Beeindruckend, wie du es schaffst, die Vielzahl an Elementen und Abschnitten schlüssig ineinander greifen zu lassen – sei es rhythmisch, harmonisch, stimmungsbezogen. Wie immer ein wahrer Genuss.

Wow – this has real cinematic power! Immediately reminded me of Two Steps from Hell. Powerful, heroic, and perfectly crafted. Epic sound storytelling, my friend! 🎶❤️🎶

Story:

Colonel Kidrick's squad disembarked from the dropship. Sent to secure a colony that had gone silent, they were prepared for insurrection or bandits — not what they found. Suddenly the sand erupted. Spindly, insect-like creatures the size of horses, their exoskeletons glinting in the light, attacked. Kidrick calls for reinforcement but nevertheless fought at the frontline with his team in a merciless combat. They fought through the night, holding their ground despite mounting casualties. Though their numbers dwindled, their spirit burned bright as Colonel Kidrick yelled the directive:

Surrender Is Not An Option


Music:

The tracks starts with some synths that melt into soft and slow string harmonies to express the calm trip to the colony. The encounter of the aliens is sonically expressed with synth braaams, low brass and a string ostinato. A bright horn melody and rhythmic short strings should match the heroic vibe. The following part with mainly minor chords show the loss and sorrow of fellow soldiers. The battle continues with even more intensity of the utilized instruments in full dynamics. Aggressive bass pulses support the string shorts, trumpets and horns play a strong melody passing their role to octaved strings. Choir shorts and a drumkit enforce the rhythm until the intro reoccurs at the end.

Video: https://youtu.be/bwDX-SBET7w

Surrender Is Not An Option

Lover of orchestral film scores and epic music.

I had started making music in the 90s with my Amiga 500 but it wasn't capable (me neither) of producing the sound of a whole orchestra.

The diverse musical expressions in filmscores have a bigger emotional impact than any other genre I can think of. My music is heavily inspired by the great composers around 1980-2000, like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Basil Poledouris and Hans Zimmer.

With synthesizers, a whole new world of sound has entered the arena and merges with the orchestra to a fantastic sonic experience.

I try to tell stories and convey emotions in my pieces to take you onto a journey into unknown territory.

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