🔴 Recording "Take Flight" in the Studio


I'm really excited to share my latest composition "Take Flight" with you!

I'm grateful to the amazing team of artists I had the pleasure to work with bringing this piece to life.

🎼 Dom Sewell did the orchestration/arranging.

As a comparison, take a listen to my original synth mockup and you'll hear the energy and excitement that Dom brought to the piece (download the score to follow along).

🎺🎻 Simon Passmore did the orchestral programming.

If you can believe it, none of the orchestral instruments are played by real players, it's all mocked up by Simon. 🤯

You can learn more about this fascinating process by watching this interview.

🎸🥁🎤 Chris Rosser, River Guerguerian and Maggie Medlin contributed their instrumental/vocal talents in the studio. Below is a video showing the score along with footage from the recording session.

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🎚️🎛️ Chris Rosser and John Elleson-Hartley added the final polish with mixing and mastering respectively.

🙏🏼 Thank you for your support this year. It means a lot to me that you're here.

I've got a lot of great music projects lined up for 2025 and I look forward to sharing the process with you!

❤️⭐️ In the meantime, I'm sending you love and wishing you happy holidays and an exciting New Year!!


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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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