Under Lock and Key4288/1Quivering, tremolo strings create an anxious intro with quick stabs, driving with urgency, sophistication and tension, building with pounding taikos and ticking perc to a frantic climax2:14
Album ANW 4288Another Sky
Harry Lightfoot (PRS)Lush, sophisticated tracks from acclaimed composer Harry Lightfoot, recorded with a live orchestra. Explores themes of scandal, urgency, passion and redemption, balancing detailed, intricate performances with a grand, powerful scope.
18 tracks
- The Crimson Drawing Room4288/2Repeating piano notes and ticking mark time passing as tense, raw violins with disorienting bending accents build with dramatic intensity and driving urgency1:57
- Brocket Hall4288/3Dark, pulsing cello with tense staccato, raw strings march forward as time passes with a dangerous, anticipatory build, transitions with high emotional stakes, building with long strings, important brass and piano to a dramatic, emotional back end2:43
- Persecution4288/4Fast, urgent strings drive an immediate, dangerous tension, a sophisticated thriller cue led by cello, builds with huge, pounding drums and a massive orchestral climax2:24
- Until Death Do Us Part4288/5Ethereal, angelic vocals drift over somber string swells and rhythmic piano notes swell to raw cello and pounding drums, propelling an urgent back half with anticipation, fast, string-driven back end urgency builds into a sophisticated frenzy3:03
- The Stars Align4288/7Plucked harp, bells and short strings craft a mysterious intro, leading to an emotional theme by a violin solo; a sophisticated piano break swells to a lush, fantastical orchestral back half with sweeping, dramatic brass, and bold, pounding drums3:21
- Evergreen4288/9Lush, anticipatory strings lead to a lightly dramatic piano motif; as woodwinds, harp and more orchestra sweeps in, the cue builds to a very emotional violin solo, with pounding drums, brass and tragic choir1:39
- Vindication4288/11Serene organ ostinatos and minimal emotional piano motif create a cinematic intro as lush strings give way to a slow brass theme, which swells to a tragic build with drum accents and short strings drive a climax with a stripped back percussion button2:34
- In the Conservatory With the Revolver4288/12Period drama-friendly formal strings and a neoclassical piano motif layer with subtle, yet quirky harpsichord accents, sweeping up to a bold back end with important brass, full orchestra and pounding drums, layered with operatic choir for a massive climax2:13
- Kneel Before The Crown4288/14Elizabethan baroque period drama with harpsichord stabs, builds with full orchestral stabs, wailing high violin solo; stops down for driving piano arpeggios but swells with brass and string ostinatos leading to a sweeping, emotional build and climax2:33
- Highlander's Hymn4288/16Celtic fiddle over mournful string drones create a warm, ethereal intro, like sunrise on a foggy morning, strings swell with an emotional piano motif and heroic brass for an uplifting, emotional back end with subtle bagpipe and military snares2:29
- The Light Between Us4288/17Warm piano ostinatos, waltz-like motif, emotional & sweet drama, melancholy strings, touching, slightly magical, period drama back end sweeps up with big drums and driving strings, uplifting brass climbs up to a massive outro with choir2:44
- Chenonceau4288/19Piano motif layers with warm strings, twinkling bells and acoustic guitar, for a tender, family friendly intro; builds with anticipatory strings, swelling up to a big, celebratory back end with triumphant brass, crashing cymbals and rich percussion2:29
- Loved Against Reason4288/20A piano twinkles a lightly mysterious intro, with quick string arpeggios and pulsing bass, sweeps up with brass swells leading to a dramatic violin solo/quartet, sweeps up to a dramatic build with huge, important brass and big, crashing drums2:33
- To Dwell on Dreams4288/21Dramatic, minimal piano chords and low, ominous strings build with anticipatory, emotional tension with dark brass as a beautiful piano solo swells with the full orchestra to a sweepingly tragic back end2:46
- Hill House4288/22Fast-moving cello races over light strings and dreamy piano chords; angelic choir drifts with a swelling orchestra build and dramatic anticipation; sophisticated, cinematic theme carries a lush, orchestral climax with soaring choir and pounding drums2:14
- Scandalous Secrets4288/24Tense cello drives urgently over a dark, menacing low synth drone and pounding drum accents; ticking percussion layers in with a full orchestra to build even more deadly urgency for a dangerous yet sophisticated psychological drama build2:00
- Once Was All There Was4288/25A dark, dangerous low bass and raw cello drone creates a tense, minimal intro which builds the anticipation and high drama with driving cello, important strings, regal brass and serious choir, building to a massively sweeping back end climax2:44
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