Tides by Rachel Portman

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Emotive chamber orchestra

Inspired by Rachel Portman's work and created together with her, Tides gives you a carefully curated orchestra to navigate the waves of human emotion and expression. Chamber strings combine with a cast of special character instruments, and everything is designed to soar and sing—recorded in a musical context with a very special lyrical legato. Tides encourages you to write what you feel. Ideal for scores beyond the mainstream, where subtlety, nuance, and ingenuity combine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV6nZrGA-ss

Highlights

• Curated chamber orchestra for arthouse film music.
• String ensembles and soloists.
• Selected woodwind and brass soloists.
• Mandolin, dulcimer, accordion, soprano saxophone, and more.
• Lyrical legatos on strings, solo woodwinds, and brass.
• Synced rhythmic patterns.
• Measured trills in multiple variants.
• 7 mic positions.
• Recorded at Teldex Scoring Stage, Berlin.

Lyrical legato lets the instruments sing

Tides utilizes extraordinary, long transitions on its lyrical legatos to offer unparalleled expression and musicality. For the soloists, we've used a single dynamic layer to ensure the pure sound of an expressive performance without any crossfading or layering artifacts. To achieve all of this, we recorded the legato intervals within a musical context, staging the performance in a curated dynamic designed to let the soloists' instruments sing.