New Releases: May 2022

I discovered 39 new albums and EPs in May that may be of interest to trailer music fans. From this month onward, I will challenge myself to include in each post at least one new release by a trailer/production music company, library, or composer that I have never written about before. This will encourage me to broaden my horizons and keep exploring even more sources of cinematic music which, in turn, I will share with you!

Okay, so, what you will find in this post is not one but three May releases by Lovely Music, a label under Harmony Music Libraries founded in 2015 by Dan Graham, the creator of Gothic Storm. According to their website, "Lovely Music makes uplifting, high-end music for TV and film featuring world-class performers and highly respected composers." Make sure to check them out!

Amadea Music Productions

Renegade

• Genre: hybrid action, action thriller, uplifting drama
• Description: "Renegade, Amadea Music Productions' 81st album is a collection of 12 epic, rock tracks. Catchy guitar riffs, melodic guitar solos and rock style drums paired with epic progression give this album a driving action presence. Featuring suitable cut-down edits perfect for promotional campaigns and jingles." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Tihomir Hristozov, Ace Vaptsarov
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Continuum

• Genre: epic/fantasy adventure, epic drama, dark fantasy
• Description: "Continuum, Amadea Music Productions' 82nd album delivers 10 heroic adventure tracks. Featuring powerful brass, stabbing ostinato, soaring strings, and mighty drums. Journey through banished lands and battle mystical creatures with these dark bold anthems. This album is perfect for action documentaries, adventure programs, and immersive games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): David Donges
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): The Adventures
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Atom Music Audio

Immortals 3

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, epic action
• Description: "Immortals III is the third part of Atom Music Audio's Immortals series. Composed by various artists, it contains 17 epic, dark, and hybrid tracks. Prepare the battlefields for this mighty album featuring powerful percussion, soaring strings and brutal brass paired with devastating sound design. Let this heroic music inspire you to a triumphant victory. This album is perfectly suited to blockbuster trailers and heroic soundtracks." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Matthias Heider, Randall Jermaine, Simon Finley, Kevin Simon, BaltaZzar, Lisa Van Hal, Greg Mahaud, Michael Frankenberger, Hugo Ferreira, Benjamin T. Jackson, Gareth Thomas, Samarth Bellur, Martin Hataš, Ján Kuba, Murat Nagoev
• Tracks: 17
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Solstice

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant/reflective/emotive drama
• Description: "Solstice, an emotionally delicate, yet epic album from Atom Music Audio. Beautiful melancholic themes destined to pull on your heart strings. Sublime melodies paired with a cinematic sound brings gorgeous textured string ensembles, enchanting vocals, gentle pianos, sombre choirs, light synths, and strong percussion. This album is perfect for emotional documentaries, cinematic trailers, and immersive games." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Dmitry Ustinov
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Bound by Silence, Promises in the Wind, Solstice Hymn, Midnight Interlude
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Audiomachine

Prototype: Blood Machines

• Genre: hybrid action/drama, horror, sound design
• Description: "On the battlefield of tomorrow, electric hunters stalk human prey. We created their existence. Now they seek to destroy ours. Heralded by ice cold synths, imposing percussion, merciless strings and commanding brass, the reign of the Blood Machines has begun. Fight for survival or face annihilation." (Audiomachine)
• Composer(s): Kevin Rix, Harry Lightfoot
• Tracks: 12
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Audiomachine website.
  

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Cavendish Music

Vistas

• Genre: light/reflective/inspiring/investigative drama, classical crossover
• Description: "A bright, optimistic album of cinematic electronic orchestral hybrid cues with contemporary beats, lush strings and moving piano motifs perfect for drama, documentaries and TV advertising." (Cavendish Music)
• Composer(s): Ben McAvoy, William Featherby, Michael Sajic, Jake Shillingford, Nick Evans, Samuel Pegg
• Tracks: 13
• Favorite track(s): Lost and Found, Burning Brighter
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Cavendish Music website.
  

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Cézame Trailers

History 2

• Genre: epic/triumphant/period drama, dramatic thriller
• Description: "With History, Gabriel Saban signs a second album dedicated to historical trailer music: baroque and classical markers remain, as does the strong epic dimension. A new orchestral journey in the time machine, to meet with singular destinies." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Gabriel Saban
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): A Mighty Empire
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Duality

• Genre: hybrid action/drama, dramatic thriller
• Description: "With Duality, Kyle Booth presents a series of determined orchestral compositions for trailers. The prophecy has come true: drawn into a final battle with the elements, the universe is moving towards chaos. Made for epic sci-fi and thriller movies." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Kyle Booth
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Fatal Premonition
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Directors Cuts

Epic Christmas 3

• Genre: fantasy/family adventure, magical/dark fantasy, epic/triumphant drama
• Composer(s): Anže Rozman, Enzo Hwang, Andrew James Christie, Adam Schiff, Janine Eser, Adam Lukas, Bruno Carvalho de Oliveira, Romain Paillot, Ian Shi, James Gordon, Laurentia Editha, Harsha Thangirala, Sylvia Navarro, Alessandro Saini, Austin Hammonds, Dylan Price, Forest Christenson, Jason Akers, Devin Jay Hoffman, Gordon Christopher Smith, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 22
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Elbroar

Superplanet

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, epic action
• Description: "These epic, steamrolling trailer cues bring an intergalactic flair that rouses the senses and beckons the spirit with outsized, heroic brass themes, passionate strings and ground-shaking low-end punctuated by hits and call-to-action rhythms that heat up the tension as tracks build to all-powerful climaxes." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Ric Mills
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Masters of the Earth

• Genre: suspense adventure, dramatic/suspense thriller, reflective drama
• Description: "Haunting, siren-like female vocals embolden these hybrid trailer cues that elegantly combine cinematic orchestral layers with modern electronic textures, rhythms and sound design to create emotive worlds ranging from the sensual and exotic to the dark and dangerous." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Jelle Dittmar
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Inner Strength

• Genre: epic pop
• Description: "Angelic vocal ballads charged with emotional lyrics, warm piano chords and epic orchestral violins undergo a powerful transformation, becoming vigorous, building with fury and ardor, illuminating inner strength. Mystic worlds arise with grace." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Caroline-Jayne Gleave, Ash Cutler, Rachael Hawnt, Hillel Teplitzki
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Portraits of Blood

• Genre: reflective/tension/suspense drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "Blossoming in noir-like style from lush string motifs and textures accompanied by intriguing electronic rhythms, this nuanced, moody underscore lingers in the shadows with moods ranging from melancholy to wistful to threatening. Live strings are craftily manipulated to create edgy harmonies and overtones that add an extra chill." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Jakob Balogh
• Tracks: 13
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Epic Music World

Legacy of Hope (EP)

• Genre: epic/inspiring drama
• Composer(s): Ioannis Gutevas
• Tracks: 4
• Favorite track(s): Desert Voice
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Time to Change the World (EP)

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

Heart of Strings (EP)

• Genre: epic/hybrid/inspiring drama, dramatic thriller
• Composer(s): Alexander Richstein
• Tracks: 3
• Favorite track(s): Valkyrie
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Epic Score

Alien Battlefield

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, epic/hybrid action
• Description: "Orchestral elements and sound design combined with powerful percussion and strong emotions." (Epic Score)
• Composer(s): Tim Stoney
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): Wasteland Wars
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Gothic Hybrid

Smoldering

• Genre: epic pop
• Description: "Dark cinematic songs for modern villains and anti-heroes. Created for smoldering, building trailers with powerful male and female vocal versions." (Gothic Storm)
• Composer(s): Andrii Yefymov, Tom Evans, JEM, Lionel Schmitt, João Gabriel Rodrigues, Brooke Mitchell, Wan Ying Chan
• Tracks: 18
• Favorite track(s): When Did My Days Turn Bad, Fever Dreams, Armed to Their Teeth, Coming to Get Ya
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Jo Blankenburg

Clandestine 2: Vespertine

• Genre: suspense/reflective/light drama, classical crossover
• Composer(s): Jo Blankenburg
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Justement Music

Ethnic Trailers

• Genre: epic/suspense adventure, world music
• Description: "Ethnic orchestral hybrid cinematic trailers with African, Middle Eastern (Arabic) & Eastern countries (Asia, India). Tribal, shamanistic & percussive soundscapes from relaxation to martial arts or even wildlife chases, feat exotic instruments." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Michael Maas, Sandro Friedrich, Michel-Yves Kochmann
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): African Mountains, The Great Wall, Asian Punch, Spirit of Africa, Desert War Wedding
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Cinerama

• Genre: epic/triumphant/inspiring/suspense/reflective drama, dramatic/action thriller
• Description: "An orchestral, cinematic album alternating between moods that are powerful, mysterious, emotional and pensive, yet always depicting majestic and wide-ranging soundscapes." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Vincent Carlo
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Super Heroes

• Genre: epic/family/fantasy adventure, epic/triumphant drama
• Description: "An orchestral film score album to illustrate heroic rescue scenes, driven by victorious themes & riding orchestra gestures. Often coupled by dramatic progression with epic drums, it offers a bright & triumphant issue, sometimes to wondrous happy end." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Francisco Becker, Lucas Napoleone, François Rousselot, Thomas Kubler
• Tracks: 11
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Real Human Story

• Genre: reflective/light/ambient drama
• Description: "A delicate and sentimental album meandering through the waves of human expression. Arrangements combining classical and synthetic instruments for intimate, deep and pensive pieces - the ideal illustration of a life story." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Lucas Napoleone, François Rousselot
• Tracks: 14
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the MYMA website.

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Lovely Music

UFO Hunters

• Genre: suspense/tension/investigative drama, suspense/dramatic thriller
• Description: "Incredible alien mystery textures for UFO TV shows and other awe-inspiring explorations of the unexplained." (Harmony Music Libraries)
• Composer(s): Lionel Schmitt
• Tracks: 14
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Cop Action TV

• Genre: dramatic/action/suspense thriller
• Description: "Pulsing excitement for brave cops keeping the streets safe." (Harmony Music Libraries)
• Composer(s): Alessandro Mastroianni, Johnny Moutzouris, Alberto Sueri
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Business Sharks TV Shows

• Genre: investigative drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "Modern tense underscores for nervous candidates under scrutiny from fearsome judges." (Harmony Music Libraries)
• Composer(s): Lionel Schmitt
• Tracks: 12
• Favorite track(s): One Right Way, Minutes and Hours
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Max Schad

Gravity + Graves

• Genre: epic/hybrid/suspense drama, dramatic thriller
• Composer(s): Max Schad
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Mirror Touch
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Muchas Music

Oceans

• Genre: epic/inspiring drama, epic adventure, docudrama
• Description: "A compilation of ocean-inspired pieces encapsulating the life and breath of the great unknown. Our composers have brought their own sonic interpretations to this album, capturing different aspects of the oceans, from tidal waves to majestic trenches." (Engrave Production Music)
• Composer(s): Toon Habraken, James Jarvis, James Tearne, Jia Lee, Rafael Abranches, Ross Baillie-Eames, Samuel Stalder
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Muchas Music website.
  

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Ninja Tracks

Resonance

• Genre: epic/hybrid/suspense/inspiring/reflective drama, dramatic thriller
• Description: "Modern dramatic piano hybrid percussion design specifically for film & videogame advertising." (BMG Production Music)
• Composer(s): Alexander David Norman, Kaveh Cohen, Michael Nielsen, James Joshua Otto, Sergey Azbel, David Eman, Caleb Hannan, Andrew Whyte, Gianfranco Pedroli, Emanuele Misuraca, Martí Noguer, Eric Tannery, Sam Woodford, Sebastian Haas
• Tracks: 17
• Favorite track(s): Discover, Redemption
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Phil Rey

Dominion

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

A Dream of Unity

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

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Power-Haus

Quest

• Genre: epic/triumphant/inspiring/uplifting drama, fantasy adventure, epic pop
• Composer(s): Christian Reindl, Jonathon Deering, Greg Dombrowski
• Tracks: 12
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Score Addiction

Trouble in Suburbia

• Genre: dramedy, investigative drama
• Description: "Dramedy-style tension, mystery, and anticipation for documentary, news, and drama." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Ben Beiny, Brian Goral, Christof Larsson, Michael Edwards, Luke Gordon
• Tracks: 12
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Score Production Music

Dark Nordic

• Genre: tension/reflective drama, dramatic thriller, neofolk
• Description: "Epic, dark underscores with an organic, twisted and rustic atmosphere, inspired by ancient Viking civilisations and featuring live nyckelharp." (Score Production Music)
• Composer(s): Derek Jasnoch
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Raven Sky, I Fear Not My Death, Becalmed, Hex My Enemies
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Seventh Sense

Predator

• Genre: dramatic/suspense thriller, hybrid action, horror
• Description: "Orchestral-hybrid trailer cues inspired by animals of prey. Fused with skin crawling sound design and underwater soundscapes - ideal for adrenaline fuelled entertainment & thrillers, wildlife/natural history programmes, survivor reality TV trials and high impact chase scenes." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Baxter Jervis, Steffen Thum
• Tracks: 7
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Songs To Your Eyes

Hacker Paradox

• Genre: investigative/suspense/tension drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "A collection of modern tension based cues best suited for reality shows, crime drama and other programming looking for pristine sounding tension beds." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Tito Manzur
• Tracks: 13
• Favorite track(s): Breakthrough
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Across the Plateau (EP)

• Genre: reflective/ambient drama
• Description: "British composer Tom Parmiter blends dramatic Neoclassical underscore with hints of electronic music production to create a modern, cinematic soundscape that's moody and emotional." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Tom James Parmiter
• Tracks: 5
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Fire Punch

• Genre: epic/hybrid action, epic/triumphant drama
• Description: "A powerful, energetic collection of hybrid, epic trailer score ideal for action & sports promos and trailers. Explosive cues that will drive hard and build to huge back-ends." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Alexandros Nikolaidis
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Game On
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Tony Tobolt Records

Revelations 2

• Genre: reflective/suspense/investigative/emotive/ambient drama
• Composer(s): Owen Devlin
• Tracks: 11
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Whoa, what a wonderful month, packed with so many new instant favorites! As if the composers knew it was my birthday month! I hope you too will be expanding your music library after listening to these new albums. And the good news is that the vast majority of them are available for streaming on all the popular platforms. With the summer around the corner, I hope you get to spend more time outdoors, go on a vacation, and of course listen to plenty of epic music! Čau!

Jurik

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