Eric blends composition with spiritual inquiry. His cinematic music is emotional, immersive, and alive—crafted to be felt. Each piece invites reflection, bridging sound and spirit, the seen and unseen.
1st Time with an Orchestra Contest Winner's Performance
Hi Reader,
It's been a while! I hope you're doing well :)
I'm really excited to share the final performance of the contest winner's piece! We recorded Andrés Hernández's winning composition "Village of Lumina" with the 34-piece ensemble of the Northern Film Orchestra on May 27th, 2023.
Check out the video on YouTube where I share the final performance of his piece followed by an interview where we talk about his experience recording with an orchestra for the first time. Finally, I’ll share a "fly on the wall" perspective of the 15 minute recording session. In this segment you’ll see how the conductor works with the musicians to record a piece of music they've never seen before from start to finish.
You can listen to the mastered recording of Village of Lumina on Spotify.
I also recorded a few pieces on the same day and have uploaded both performance videos as well as full behind-the-scenes videos of the recording session. Here are the performance videos. On the end screen of these you'll find links to the behind-the-scenes videos: Eskimo Bob Overture, Snow-Covered Earth, Spring Bloom.
All the best,
Eric
Eric Turnnessen | The Orchestral Mystic
Eric blends composition with spiritual inquiry. His cinematic music is emotional, immersive, and alive—crafted to be felt. Each piece invites reflection, bridging sound and spirit, the seen and unseen.
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