Crimson Skies3195/1Strong, regal orchestra & choir perform heroic melody with heavy, pounding drums. Builds throughout to epic climax3:14
Album ANW 3195War
Robert Northcott (PRS)Heroic melodies and thunderous driving percussion build to epic climaxes. Furious orchestra, mixed with demonic strings and brass, backs a hellish choir and epic choral chanting worthy of Olympian gods.
7 tracks
- King's Field3195/2Mysterious opening builds with intense string ostinato to inspiring orchestral theme with heavy drums & grandiose choir section3:37
- War Cry3195/4Frantic orchestra with shouting choir & thunderous percussion. Builds to dramatic climax2:23
- An Honourable Death3195/5Solemn choir & strings combine in tense opening before brass & percussion enter, driving the orchestra into battle3:12
- Warring Spartans3195/6Demonic strings & pounding war drums joined by furious brass & intense choir chanting2:25
- Hades' Breath3195/7Dramatic orchestra with pounding percussion, exotic cimbalom & epic choral chanting worthy of Olympian gods2:38
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The Five BoroughsNail-biting thrills with intriguing strings and sinister percussion, pulses and ominous orchestra.
Candid RealityPlayful pizzicato & mischievous dramedy strings, electrobeat grooves, marimba & quirky synths.
Forged In BrassBrass takes centre stage, from medieval-style fanfares to a mischievous quintet, noble to fearsome.
TranscendentMenace & tension with ominous drones & dark textures, eerie bowed marimba & driving percussion.
Forgotten LandsMelancholy piano and ominous orchestral join wistful clarinet, percussion and heartrending cello.
Greyscape ExpanseHypnotic electronic sequences & ominous electronic textures, with menacing drums & epic synths.
TheologyAtmospheric, undulating bass drones, celestial textures & ominous percussion for otherworldly moods.
NordscapesDark, mysterious string ostinatos and brooding synths with driving electronic beats.
Panglossian PatternsPiano moods, from mysterious to optimistic, are accompanied by strings, percussion, quirky motifs.