Epic Orchestral/Cinematic Music

[AngelCityOutlaw]

So I can't recall a thread around here about orchestral music with a cinematic edge. Like trailer music composers and the like. I thought we should have a thread to discuss "epic" kinds of orchestral music and orchestral hybrids, specifically focusing on under-rated composers. We've all heard Two Steps From Hell and Audiomachine in a million commercials and trailers, but there are a lot more people out there making music like this and I'd argue doing it better. 

 

I've been addicted to Ivan Torrent's music since I first discovered it about a year ago. I can't say I've heard his music in any trailers, but I do know he's done a number of sample library demos.

 

 

Well, who and what do you have to share? Any composers who you really think stand out from the rest in this genre?

[timaeus222]

For sure! I really like Maxim Zhdanov's apocalyptic cinematic music. These are some of my favorite tracks from him:

https://soundcloud.com/apeocalypsemusic/musterion

https://soundcloud.com/apeocalypsemusic/xaoc

https://soundcloud.com/apeocalypsemusic/equilibrium

 

And Stephen Anderson writes some pretty crazy/emotional stuff, ranging from spirituals to LoTR-like film scores to huge dubstep. The first one below is probably my favorite, but the third one down is a close second.

https://soundcloud.com/stephen-anderson/turn-my-crimson-into-white

https://soundcloud.com/stephen-anderson/sephiroths-violin-01-liberi-fatali

https://soundcloud.com/stephen-anderson/i-am-the-sentinel-credits

[CelestialSonata]

Sephiroth's Violin is very well done.  Sounds like he used samples from the original track.  I'm curious if the violins were recorded or from a plugin.

[timaeus222]

The solo violin was Lindsey Stirling.