New Releases: February 2022

Being the shortest month of the year, February certainly exceeded my expectations with the 39 new albums I discovered over its course. You'll find the usual mix of genres among them, as well as a few new names that I never wrote about in a previous post: Sybrid, World Beyond, and a solo album by Or Chausha, whom you might know as a composer for several different trailer music companies. Without further ado, here is the music you've been waiting for!

Amadea Music Productions

Awakening

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant drama
• Description: "Awakening, Amadea Music Productions' 73rd release features 9 enticing vocal orchestral tracks. These heroic, adventure tracks have a beautiful vocal presence complemented with powerful orchestration. The album has an epic dominance with the a [sic] subtle delicate vibe to awaken the senses. Awakening is perfect for adventure trailers and TV, and atmospheric games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Tihomir Hristozov, Megi Angelova
• Tracks: 9
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Goodbye

• Genre: emotive/reflective/period drama
• Description: "Goodbye, Amadea Music Productions' 74th release is a compilation of 10 emotional piano tracks accompanied by beautiful intimate strings. Melcancholic [sic] piano melodies are complemented by solo strings and small string ensembles to allow you to lose yourself in your emotions. This album is perfect for documentaries, emotional programs, and immersive, atmospheric games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Elna Bukvic
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Reborn

• Genre: epic/inspiring/reflective drama
• Description: "Reborn, Amadea Music Productions' 75th release features 10 emotional, orchestral tracks. This heart-warming music allows you to rethink your day and enjoy life.  With a subtle presence combined with epic power, this album, brings a unique auditory experience. Delicate pianos, serene vocals, epic brass and choirs let your mind be reborn. This album is perfect for emotional trailers and TV, and atmospheric games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Michael Schuller
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Atom Music Audio

Wind: World of Wonders

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant drama, epic adventure, docudrama
• Description: "Wind, Atom Music Audio's third Epic Nature Series release features 13 wonderfully refreshing, documentary, orchestral tracks. Soar above the clouds listening to perfect musical arrangements with gorgeous lush strings, airy organic woodwinds and subtle percussion which capture the essence of our World of Wonders. Unwind and relax with this glorious, invigorating music. This album is perfectly suited for atmospheric documentaries, nature trailers, and immersive games." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Lisa van Hal, Neil Myers, Markus Siegel
• Tracks: 13
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Imperium

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, epic action
• Description: "Imperium, features 10 massive, heroic, epic tracks. This majestic music has the power of legends. Transport to Ancient wars and fight on the battlefields with huge brass, stinging ostinato, enriched strings and thundering drums. This album is perfect for heroic, battle trailers, action TV and immersive battle games." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Alexandros Nikolaidis
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Brand X Music

Nightmares and Lullabies

• Genre: horror, sound design
• Description: "Your worst nightmares have come true! Nightmares and Lullabies from Brand X Music is the most twisted, scary, evil, and original treatment of classic nursery rhymes and children's songs that you've ever experienced. Live vocals processed as if the devil himself were engineering the mix! This album has strings from Hell, unsettling sound design, horror-filled hits, and blood-covered pulses dripping with dread! These 18 tracks plus incredible alts will chill you to the bone and make you cry for mercy!" (Brand X Music)
• Composer(s): Tom Gire, Christian Ugenti, Or Kribos, Or Chausha, Yaniv Barmeli, Kyle Kniceley, Randon Purcell, Eric Scott Price
• Tracks: 18
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Cézame

K-Drama Series

• Genre: investigative/suspense/reflective drama
• Description: "The "series phenomenon" is changing the face of film production around the globe. In this field, South Korea stands apart thanks to the sheer audacity of its productions and the originality of its music which seamlessly mixes traditional instruments with electronics. It is in this spirit that EE Hoon has conceived K-Drama Series." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Benoît Cimbé
• Tracks: 14
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Cézame Trailers

Stellar Force

• Genre: hybrid/epic/triumphant drama, hybrid/epic action
• Description: "In the pure tradition of Trailer Music, Stellar Force is dedicated to the worlds of science fiction films that evoke the modern mythology of space conquest." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Alexandros Nikolaidis
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Bad Burn

• Genre: hybrid action
• Description: "Biting riffs and relentless rhythms mix effortlessly with hybrid orchestra on this album dedicated to action and sport of all kinds." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Philippe Briand, Salvador Casais
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Golden Dynasty

• Genre: epic adventure, inspiring drama
• Description: "Imbued with martial arts and contemporary cinema of the Far East, Golden Dynasty blends traditional Chinese instruments with hybrid orchestra in an epic and legendary fresco." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Tian Bo, Gabriel Saban
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Directors Cuts

Psychological Drama

• Genre: tension/investigative/reflective drama
• Composer(s): Denise Santos, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 7
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

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Elbroar

The Shero's Journey

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant/reflective drama, epic/fantasy adventure, hybrid action
• Description: "This empowering, diverse collection - conceived, created and produced by top-notch female talent - celebrates the vast wonders of life through varying prisms. From angelic choirs to quietly majestic orchestra to edgy, pulsing hybrids, this cinematic and adventurous album pays homage to independent spirits united by the joys of a collaborative shared vision." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Felicia Farerre, Sophy Purnell, Jennifer Thomas, Celica Soldream, Zefora Alderman, Julie Elven, Emanate Music (Donna Gibbons), The Rogue Pianist (Kimberly StarKey), Aeralie Brighton, Iris Wallner, Lydia Davies, Alexa Ray, Ali "Axis" Sorensen, Abel Vegas, Phil Rey
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Dreamscape

• Genre: inspiring/uplifting/triumphant drama, post-rock
• Description: "These climactic, slowly ascending hybrid tracks are underscored with passion and emotion as ambient, shimmering synths and futuristic efx combine with rock elements, orchestra and powerful post rock drums to build to dramatic, sweeping finales." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Andreas Resch, Dominik Heer, Jonathan Altenmüller
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Glory Oath + Blood

Rhythm Goes Wild

• Genre: epic/hybrid action, action thriller, sound design
• Description: "Audacious rhythms of impactful slams, kicks, and combative hits drive these super-charged electronic trailer cues forward with gritty synth swells, industrial percussion and weaponized sound design that forge a high-energy path to frenetic and thrilling finales." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Igor Correia, Dmitriy Mityukhin, Martin Hasseldam, Andrii Yefymov, Flaviu Ciocan, Márton Horváth, Sebastian Jakoby, Norman Wille, Michael Hsiang Lee, Julián Prieto Montero, Georgios Lorantakis, Salvador Casais, Martin Cap
• Tracks: 21
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Warner/Chappell Production Music website.
  

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ICON

Iconic

• Genre: epic/triumphant/uplifting drama, epic action/adventure, epic hip-hop
• Description: "Celebrating 50 albums of epicness! An all-star roster of composers joins forces to create the quintessential ICON release: Powerful, epic, and uplifting cues in a variety of styles with relentless energy for a sound that's truly ICONIC." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Aaron Srdoc, Frederik Wiedmann, Amadeo Lopez, Zach Lemmon, Gareth Coker, Ariel Mann, David Bramfitt, Benjamin Krause, Dimitris Mann, Axel Tenner, David Scott Butler, Scott Goodman
• Tracks: 12
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Imagine Music

Haunted (EP)

• Genre: horror, sound design
• Description: "Haunted is a [sic] aggressive horror sound design tracks collection that considers [sic] 5 trailer cues with a scary strings shots [sic], creepy signature sounds, hook elements, and editors-friendly [sic] structure." (EMVN Music Licensing)
• Composer(s): Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, Irinel Ciucu
• Tracks: 5
• Industry-only release available for preview on Soundcloud and licensing on the Imagine Music website.
  

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Justement Music

Dark Super Heroes

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, dramatic thriller
• Description: "A cinematic, monumental and sombre album for super-heroes who have crossed over to the dark side. Brass, powerful percussions, tense strings and majestic vocals - epic!" (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Lucas Napoleone, François Rousselot, Robert Charles Mann
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Emotional Life

• Genre: reflective/emotive drama
• Description: "An orchestral, cinematic album visiting the whole palette of human emotions expressed with pure and gentle elegance - peaceful, dreamy, tender or nostalgic. The union of noble strings, romantic pianos, airborne harps and tender reed instruments." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Lucas Napoleone, Mylène Ballion
• Tracks: 11
  
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the MYMA website.
  

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Kings & Creatures

Command Vek

• Genre: epic drama/action
• Description: "Powerhouse composer Max Legend returns to the K&C imprint with another trailer release packed full of epic, cinematic delight. Command Vek is music to save the world to - urgent, grand, and emotional. Military brass, choir and interstellar synths combine with full orchestra in a way that's completely modern and fresh but with tonnes of classical gravitas." (Kings & Creatures)
• Composer(s): Max Legend
• Tracks: 7
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Muchas Music

Crime Drama

• Genre: investigative/tension drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "Investigative, tense & evocative underscores ideal for TV & Radio shows." (Muchas Music)
• Composer(s): Helen Mary Robertson
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Muchas Music website.
  

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Must Save Jane!

Gigantic Supernova

• Genre: epic/uplifting/triumphant drama
• Description: "Jane peers into the heart of an immense quasar manufacturing system, its sole purpose the creation of a Gigantic Supernova!" (BMG Production Music)
• Composer(s): André Oliveira, Jonathon Deering, Tom Evans, Jordan Rees
• Tracks: 9
• Favorite track(s): Dark Firmament
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Ninja Tracks

Exx

• Genre: suspense/dramatic thriller, hybrid action, horror, sound design
• Description: "Modern thriller suspense tracks created specifically for film advertising. " (BMG Production Music)
• Composer(s): Kaveh Cohen, Michael Nielsen, Rafael Frost, Tori Letzler
• Tracks: 13
• Industry-only release available for preview on Soundcloud and licensing on the Ninja Tracks website.
  

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Noise Refinery

Elegant and Refined

• Genre: period/suspense drama
• Description: "Sophisticated and Elegant Orchestral Instrumentals." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Nick DePinna, Ross Garren
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Universal Production Music website.
  

Modulating Synth Tension

• Genre: investigative drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "Dark and Evocative Synth Tension Instrumentals." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Matthew St. Laurent
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Dark Aura
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Universal Production Music website.
  

Evolving Beauty

• Genre: light/period/reflective/suspense drama
• Description: "Contemporary and Organic Instrumentals Featuring String Quintet." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Ken Belcher
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Universal Production Music website.
  

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Or Chausha

Dark Investigation

• Genre: investigative drama, suspense thriller
• Composer(s): Or Chausha
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Phil Rey

Dream the Impossible

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

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Power-Haus

Valkyrie (EP)

• Genre: epic/reflective/emotive drama, epic pop
• Composer(s): Sebastian Pecznik, Julie Elven, Peter Nordberg
• Tracks: 6
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Revolt Production Music

Oniric

• Genre: reflective/light/suspense/tension drama, magical/dark fantasy, fantasy/suspense adventure
• Description: "Oniric is a dramatic and immersive orchestral album with beautiful ethereal themes, subtle cinematic string arrangements, and intriguing sparse openings." (Revolt Production Music)
• Composer(s): Alexis Damien
• Tracks: 13
• Industry-only release available for preview on Soundcloud and licensing on the SyncStories website.
  

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Score Addiction

Trailers, Vol. 6: Operation Rampage

• Genre: dramatic/suspense thriller, hybrid/epic action
• Description: "Dark, menacing, tension-driven trailers. Audio-glue to keep eyes stuck to the screen and butts stuck to the seat." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Peter Nickalls, Luke Gordon, Samuel Griffiths
• Tracks: 12
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Seventh Sense

Edge of Elysium

• Genre: epic/triumphant/emotive drama, epic pop
• Description: "Epic cinematic drama with piano, orchestra and ethereal vocal textures. Ideal for trailers, dramas, storytelling & fantasy." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Michael Maas, IVVI, Andreas Ahlm, Tom Evans, Tom Samson
• Tracks: 7
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Songs To Your Eyes

Wonderment

• Genre: epic/triumphant/inspiring/uplifting drama
• Description: "Composer Mario Zeffiro's debut album with STYE is a fresh take on inspiring modern orchestral score. These cues will light up luxury ads, trailers and promos that are looking for a rich, inspiring, grand and emotional epic sound." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Mario Zeffiro
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Southern Crunch

• Genre: hybrid action, action thriller
• Description: "Southern Crunch fuses big, intense trailer drums with Blues, Southern Rock & Americana Twang for that rustic vibe. Cues that will light up stadium sports productions, trailers, promos and big events." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Dead Comrade (Opher Yisraeli, Roman Marin)
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Sybrid (ft. Don Unico & T.H.O.R.)

Way Up (EP)

• Genre: epic hip-hop
• Composer(s): Michael J. Elliott, David Carls
• Tracks: 5
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Sybrid (ft. ANA X & T.H.O.R.)

The Edge of Tomorrow

• Genre: epic pop
• Composer(s): Michael J. Elliott
• Tracks: 8
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Tony Tobolt Records

Tight Tension 2

• Genre: tension/investigative drama, suspense thriller
• Composer(s): Viggo Larsson
• Tracks: 9
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Twisted Jukebox

Intrigue

• Genre: dramatic thriller, suspense/period drama
• Description: "Neo-classical trailer music perfect for thrilling political plots, spycraft & clandestine affairs featuring wonderfully rich and vivid real strings." (Twisted Jukebox)
• Composer(s): Rolando Gori
• Tracks: 13
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Twisted Jukebox website.
  

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Whitesand

Destiny

• Genre: epic/reflective/triumphant/inspiring drama
• Composer(s): Martynas Laurinavicius
• Tracks: 7
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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World Beyond

Revolt (EP)

• Genre: epic pop, symphonic metal
• Description: "Revolt becomes vocal. Featuring three new songs: Nobody is Safe, Revolt and From Chaos, this is our first release of 2022. In the upcoming single dedicated to the final chapter of Mental Omega, we touch upon the subject of the freedom of thought and freedom of speech in modern age. With our privacy being slowly but surely taken away by forces we cannot control, as it gets harder to navigate in the never ending stream of information, one could raise a question: just how much of our thoughts come from our personal experience and how often our views are being swayed by public opinion and social media algorithms? Can we even discern between our natural desires and those forced upon us?" (World Beyond)
• Composer(s): Vladimir Kuznetsov
• Tracks: 3
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Well, well. Despite the number of new releases, I would be hard-pressed to name three songs that I actually liked in the above collection. But let's be honest, not every month is going to be full of bangers. Perhaps that wasn't the case for you though! Hopefully... Anyway, see you next month! Čau!

Jurik

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