New Releases: April 2023

This April's post features 45 new releases, spanning the entire spectrum of trailer music genres, from epic/hybrid action, to inspiring/reflective/emotive drama, to fantasy adventure, with some albums offering a fusion of cinematic music with synthwave, Nordic neofolk or world music. This time around I only have Florian Bur to introduce, a Swiss pianist and composer, who previously also produced cinematic music under the pseudonym Tunes of Fantasy. He released his first couple of albums back in 2013, but his newest release, I'm a Dreamer, comes after a 4-and-a-half-year hiatus. Glad to see you back, Florian! That's it for the intro, have fun exploring new music!

Amadea Music Productions

Reflections

• Genre: reflective/emotive drama, docudrama
• Description: "Reflections, Amadea Music Productions' 136th release is a compilation of 10 TV music tracks. Featuring sombre, yet delightfully playful themes which are perfect for all underscore soundtracks in all marketing campaigns." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Sotiris Kastanis
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Catharsis

• Genre: epic/hybrid drama/action
• Description: "Catharsis, Amadea Music Productions' 137th album features 10 epic hybrid tracks. Blazing orchestral power and scorching sound design bring this action music to life. Listen to epic percussion, pulsating synths and sweeping heroic themes. Catharsis is perfect for modern trailers and action sci-fi video games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Alex Thomen
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): The Fall of the Empire
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Human Condition

• Genre: reflective/tension/investigative drama, synthwave
• Description: "Human Condition, Amadea Music Productions' 138th album features 12 modern emotional underscore tracks for intriguing conspiracies, mysteries and investigative drama." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Julien Ober
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): What Will Be Left of Us
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Waves of Emotion

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant/emotive drama
• Description: "Waves of Emotion, Amadea Music Productions' 139th album features 10 epic, emotional hybrid tracks with a hint of world instrument use and synths. Waves of Emotion will fit perfectly for timeless trailers, emotional TV, and video games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Caroline-Jayne Gleave, Chris Paterson
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Ridge Rider

• Genre: epic/suspense/americana adventure, epic/suspense/inspiring drama
• Description: "Ridge Rider, Amadea Music Productions' 140th album features 10 orchestral and percussion driven underscore tracks for tension building, urgency and action suspense. This album is perfect for suspense TV series, games, or trailers." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Marco Madia
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

A New World

• Genre: epic/fantasy adventure, epic/triumphant/inspiring drama
• Description: "A New World, Amadea Music Productions' 141st album delivers 10 sweeping adventure tracks. Featuring triumphant brass, heartfelt woodwinds and romantic ensembles. This album is perfect for documentaries, adventure programs, and immersive games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): J.H.Kulberg
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Atom Music Audio

Miracle

• Genre: epic/fantasy adventure, epic/inspiring/triumphant drama
• Description: "Miracle, features 10 exciting epic fantasy tracks. Featuring triumphant brass, stabbing ostinato, driving strings, harps and action drums. This album is perfect for documentaries, fantasy TV, and immersive games." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Francesco Cerrato
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Spellbound

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant drama, epic/fantasy adventure
• Description: "Atom Music Audio presents Spellbound featuring 17 magical, fantasy tracks with both an uplifting and powerful feel. Enchanting strings, glorious brass, rich woodwinds, and divine choirs will add magic to your day. Spellbound is perfect for fantasy soundtracks, magical trailers, and adventure games." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Christoffer Isefält, David Michael Tardy, Lee Armbrust, Matt Payne, Ollie Lloyd, Vincent Zaalberg, Chris Shutt, Gareth Thomas, Danny Rayel, Edu Jimenez, Caroline-Jayne Gleave
• Tracks: 17
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Antagonist

• Genre: epic/hybrid action/drama
• Description: "Atom Music Audio presents our next epic album, Antagonist. 10 driving hybrid orchestral trailer tracks await you. Prepare for thundering drums, devastating bass, storming brass, and organic orchestral power combined with unique synths and guitars. These battle-ready masterpieces are perfect for blockbuster trailers, action games, and epic TV shows." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Kjordahn Owen
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Audio Attack

Vikings

• Genre: dramatic thriller, epic action, cinematic neofolk
• Description: "These epic, evocative scoring cues are steeped in Viking lore with hand drums, flutes, hurdy gurdy, celtic pipes, ethnic vocal fx and orchestral drama underscoring a world fraught with the turmoil of battle and primal passions." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Alexandre Guiraud, Jeanne Dalbard
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): The Wild Hunt, Ravenswood, White Wolf, Land of the Celts
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Audiomachine

Mirage

• Genre: epic/inspiring/reflective drama
• Description: "From the vastness of space to the depths of the ocean, Mirage is an ode to wonders that escape our comprehension and capture our imagination. With awe-inspiring piano, swirling strings, textured synth and crashing cymbal, be swept away by symphonic landscapes that blur the lines between dream and reality." (Audiomachine)
• Composer(s): Paul Dinletir, Andrés Gutiérrez Moreno, Daniel Tauber, Noah Putrich
• Tracks: 12
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Audiomachine website.
  

Polyhedron

• Genre: epic/hybrid action/drama
• Description: "Like lightning tearing across the night sky, Polyhedron is an electrifying collision of light and dark. In a retro-futuristic take on epic hybrid, this action-packed album is a seamless blend of organic and electronic elements. Supercharged with crackling synth, pulse-pounding percussion, imposing choir and colossal orchestra, these are the anthems of the fierce and the fearless." (Audiomachine)
• Composer(s): Paul Dinletir, Andrés Gutiérrez Moreno, Nicholas Steinbach
• Tracks: 12
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Audiomachine website.
  

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Cézame

Reflective Guitar

• Genre: reflective/investigative/ambient drama
• Description: "Contemplating, picturing... This instrumental album led by a narrative guitar provides peaceful, but also melancholic & fragile panoramas over the horizon." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Andreas Suttner, Citokid
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): By Hills and Valleys, Contemplative Hours, Moving Vision, Natural Pulsation Energy
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Cézame Music Agency website.
  

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Cézame Trailers

Enigma

• Genre: epic/hybrid drama/action
• Description: "Start the greatest space adventures with Enigma: mysterious introductions, glorious build-ups and epic climaxes serving science fiction scores & trailers." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Brian Delgado, Dan Thiessen, David Eman, Zoltán Zádori, Timothy Shortell, Alexandros Nikolaidis, Garrett Weyenberg, Kyle Booth, Emmanuel Rousseau, Martin E. Insaurgarat, Benjamin Koehn, Filip Lacković
• Tracks: 16
• Favorite track(s): Pi Protocol
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Directors Cuts

Reflective Drama 4

• Genre: reflective/inspiring/triumphant drama
• Composer(s): Adam Lukas, James Everingham, Kara Talve, Ethan Cohen, Francis James Ralls, Giovanni Rios, Ian Shi, Romain Paillot, Ho-Ling Tang, Austin Hammonds, Joshua Hendricks, Kyle Hnedak, Sylvia Navarro, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 15
• Favorite track(s): Lifeboat, Reflection Point
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

Epic Industrial 2

• Genre: dramatic/suspense thriller, investigative/tension drama
• Composer(s): Giovanni Rios, Andrew James Christie, Adam Schiff, Janine Eser, Andy Marsh, Francis James Ralls, Nathan Marek Glaser, Jim Davies, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 14
• Favorite track(s): Lure and Order
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

WW2: Fallen Heroes

• Genre: emotive/reflective/triumphant drama
• Composer(s): Todd Carlon
• Tracks: 8
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

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Earth Tones

Rainforests

• Genre: reflective/inspiring/triumphant drama, fantasy adventure, docudrama
• Composer(s): Kara Talve, Sami Goldberg, Anže Rozman, Enzo Hwang, Laurentia Editha, Adam Lukas, Ricky Corona, Christian Lundberg, Joaquin Lichtle, Jarrod Royles-Atkins, Ian Shi, Giovanni Rios, Tuomas Norjanen, Romain Paillot, Kyle Hnedak, Dylan Price, Austin Hammonds, Jonathan Shanes, James McWilliam, Sam Fuller, Daniel Suett, Jack McKenzie, Max Lombardo, Tim Schmalz, Alex Palmer, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 27
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Elbroar

Passage of Time

• Genre: emotive/reflective drama
• Description: "This collection of neo-classical compositions evokes palpable emotions of love, heartache, and hope as stirring strings and sentimental keys accompany delicate synth atmospheres." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Maria Salamon, Martin Laschober, Richard Lauw
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): Inevitability of Life
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Empire of Excellence

Beast

• Genre: hybrid action
• Description: "This dynamic album combines chunky, heavy metal guitars with searing synths, pumping bass, industrial loops and processed drums to deliver a driving, dystopian view of the future." (BMG Production Music)
• Composer(s): Alex Besss, Alex Frost
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Epic Hooks

Epic Spirituals 2

• Genre: epic pop/hip-hop/gospel
• Composer(s): Andrew James Christie, Giovanni Rios, Tuomas Norjanen, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

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Epic Music World

Aether (EP)

• Genre: epic drama/adventure
• Composer(s): Ioannis Gutevas
• Tracks: 4
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Wings of Our Warriors (EP)

• Genre: epic/inspiring drama
• Composer(s): Alexander Richstein
• Tracks: 3
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Florian Bur

I'm a Dreamer

• Genre: romantic/emotive/reflective/inspiring/light drama, celtic folk, world music
• Composer(s): Florian Bur
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Forza Trailer & Sound Design

Prodigy

• Genre: epic pop
• Description: "Epic trailer cues with female vocals. Themes on destiny, legacy and prodigy." (Atomica Music)
• Composer(s): Ian Osborne, Katie Oliveras
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Gothic Storm

Primal Spirit

• Genre: epic drama/action
• Description: "Evocative female vocals, live strings and ancient instruments build with primal force like calls from the dawn of time. Incredible uplifting cinematic grandeur from master trailer composer Andrii Yefymov." (Gothic Storm)
• Composer(s): Andrii Yefymov
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Shattered Realm, Inherited Force, Going Beyond, Icarus, Spirit Uncaged, Begotten by the Sun, Extinct, Rise and Fall, Heritage
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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History Tones

Gauls

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant drama, epic adventure
• Composer(s): Laurentia Editha, Kara Talve, Sami Goldberg, Andrew James Christie, Anže Rozman, Enzo Hwang, Robert Hicks, Giovanni Rios, James Everingham, Stewart Mitchell, Jeremy Katz, James Gordon, Ethan Cohen, Ian Shi, Adam Lukas, Ricky Corona, Kyle Hartman, Jonathan Zuniga, Jacob Shea, Rendra Zawawi, Jonathan Shanes, Dylan Price, Wil Brumbach, Sara Brumbach, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 21
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Bedouins

• Genre: epic/suspense adventure/drama, dramatic thriller
• Composer(s): Amadeus Indetzki, Andrew James Christie, James Gordon, Anže Rozman, Enzo Hwang, James Everingham, Stewart Mitchell, Austin Hammonds, Joseph S. Djafar, Ian Shi, Christian Lundberg, Giovanni Rios, Ethan Cohen, David Robson, Hendric Buenck, Ricky Corona, Dylan Price, Josy Svajda, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 19
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Joseph William Morgan

Metal Trap (EP)

• Genre: hybrid action
• Composer(s): Jose Villanueva, Matthew Morgan
• Tracks: 6
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Mama Dance!

AFROdrama: Crime & Investigation 3

• Genre: investigative drama
• Description: "Vol 3 of our African flavoured Crime & Investigation drama series with plenty more tracks full of suspenseful, brooding, questioning, tense and uneasy moods. An ideal fit for corruption, murder, unsolved cases, ongoing investigations, political plotting scenes and much more." (Mama Dance!)
• Composer(s): Andy Innes
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): Tracking Suspects
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Mama Dance! website.
  

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Ninja Tracks

Pathfinders (EP)

• Genre: epic/hybrid drama/action
• Description: "Epic Hybrid Orchestral created specifically for film advertising." (Ninja Tracks)
• Composer(s): HYRVLR (Abderraouf Djeffel)
• Tracks: 6
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Non-Stop Producer Series

Everlight

• Genre: epic/triumphant/inspiring drama
• Description: "Gentle, thoughtful intros expand into sweeping, awe-inspiring orchestral cues that tug at the heart with majestic brass, soaring strings, nuanced choir and momentous percussion creating grand, joyous finales." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Mark Dennis Moore
• Tracks: 8
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Warner/Chappell Production Music website.
  

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Phil Rey

We Are Legions

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, epic adventure, epic/hybrid action, dark fantasy
• Composer(s): Phil Rey
• Tracks: 20
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Position Music

Rise & Fight

• Genre: epic/triumphant/inspiring drama
• Composer(s): Nick Tzios, Anton Levin
• Tracks: 7
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Power-Haus

Kalahari

• Genre: epic drama/action
• Composer(s): Robin Hall, Axel Tenner, Sebastián Pecznik, Andreas Gajewski, Sergiu-Dan Muresan
• Tracks: 9
• Favorite track(s): Glisten, Destiny
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Score Addiction

The Disappeared

• Genre: investigative/tension/reflective/ambient drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "This tense and gripping album is perfect for crime and investigation scenes. With haunting drones and dramatic strings & percussions, it sets the stage for a tense drama, evoking feelings of ominous anticipation and mystery." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Ben Beiny, Samuel Griffiths
• Tracks: 13
• Favorite track(s): Missing Person, Calculated Risk
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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SEE Trailer Tracks

Hybrid Trailer Beats

• Genre: epic hip-hop/drama, dramatic thriller
• Description: "Dramatic and bold orchestral / hip-hop hybrid beats. Perfect for TV promos, news, and movie trailers. Live strings recorded at Bastyr University." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Alexander Hitchens, Josh Duplessis
• Tracks: 12
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Seventh Sense

Neo

• Genre: dramatic thriller, epic drama
• Description: "Neoclassical inspired trailerised string drama. Featuring virtuosic lead violin and string ensemble with massive hits, full scale trailerised percussion and epic endings." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Ros Stephen, Andrii Yefymov
• Tracks: 7
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Songs To Your Eyes

Standing Still (EP)

• Genre: reflective/emotive/ambient drama
• Description: "Calm cinematic neoclassical score. Hopeful, inspiring, angelic cues." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Mike Marino
• Tracks: 5
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Fatima (EP)

• Genre: suspense adventure, dramatic thriller, tension drama
• Description: "Suspenseful Middle Eastern underscores recorded with live instruments, including the Oud, Santoor, Frame Drums, Violin and vocals. The perfect tension setters for shows such as Fauda and Tehran." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Yaniv Barmeli
• Tracks: 5
• Favorite track(s): Secret Agent
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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The Hit House

Skyline 2 (EP)

• Genre: uplifting/inspiring/light drama
• Description: "Introducing The Hit House's newest Album, “Skyline 2," of Cutting Edge EDM & Lush Modern Orchestral tracks! From Feel-Good Hybrid & Futurebass to Poetic & Reflective with subtle Electric Guitar… These 6 new pieces launch Electronic Score to the stratosphere & beyond." (The Hit House)
• Composer(s): Ethan Rose, William August Hunt, Kate Diaz
• Tracks: 6
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Thomas Bergersen

Humanity, Chapter 5

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant/reflective/emotive drama, epic adventure/pop
• Description: "Chapter V is all about the adventure of life. It opens with “Aventura”, a theme written to represent the spirit of life’s adventures, trials and tribulations. It is purposefully subdued, starting with a simple piano setting the mood, slowly evolving into a blanket of warmth and love. I tried to write a piece of music that captures the feeling of standing at the beginning of a journey, leaving a part of your comfortable life behind, and plunging into an unknown future..." (Thomas Bergersen)
• Composer(s): Thomas Bergersen
• Tracks: 13
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Tony Tobolt Records

String Theory

• Genre: reflective/suspense/inspiring/emotive/ambient drama
• Composer(s): Owen Devlin
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Twisted Jukebox

Contemporary Piano

• Genre: reflective/investigative/emotive/light drama
• Description: "Emotive and hypnotic contemporary piano pieces with modern strings and determined percussive momentum." (Twisted Jukebox)
• Composer(s): Chris Tolley
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Twisted Jukebox website.
  

Fantastical

• Genre: epic/fantasy adventure, epic/inspiring/triumphant drama
• Description: "Welcome to the Land of your Imagination. Adventurous, extravagant and magical all captured in epic orchestral trailer music." (Twisted Jukebox)
• Composer(s): Marco Andrea Pes
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

A lot of wonderful songs among all these albums! Primal Spirit by Gothic Storm, in particular, I thoroughly enjoyed from the beginning to the end, which happens very rarely. I loved the mysterious yet soaring female vocals with a hint of Slavic folk influence. Definitely a candidate for the album of the year for me! What was your favorite album? Let me know in the comments below, if you feel like sharing! Keep it real! Čau.

Jurik

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