Happy 35th Anniversary to Sanch Electronix!
Happy 35th Anniversary to Sanch Electronix, one of our first and oldest distributors, and our good friend, owner Simeon Sandiford!
The Banner Saga — Strewn Across A Bridge
We aren’t the only ones with a particular liking to the Strewn Across a Bridge track from The Banner Saga! Stream it here via YouTube: Pre-Order the official Soundtrack CD for the newly released, highly touted video game THE BANNER SAGA! GRAMMY-nominated, composer Austin Wintory created an earthy, multi-layered orchestral score for the single player role-playing tactical game from Stoic Studios, currently available on PC and Mac. The soundtrack score features the Dallas Wind Symphony,…
Classical Music Sentinel Raves for Miraculous Mandarin
Classical Music Sentinel with an absolute rave for the Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern, and the new Miraculous Metamorphoses recording: “Rarely have I heard the multiple and varied orchestral colours of Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber exposed and exhibited as well as they are in this new recording by the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Michael Stern. … It’s just that in this particular case,…
Classical CD Choice Review of Miraculous Metamorphoses
Few can match our new Kansas City Symphony recording, Miraculous Metamorphoses, according to Classical CD Choice: “Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony are on something of a roll in terms of recordings for the label, as this latest collection matches (in sheer energy and authority) earlier recordings, but the Bartok suite in particular is given a reading that points up all the barbarity and violence of the score – and few recordings match this…
The Banner Saga Available for Pre-Order
Pre-Order the official Soundtrack CD for the newly released, highly touted video game THE BANNER SAGA! GRAMMY-nominated, composer Austin Wintory created an earthy, multi-layered orchestral score for the single player role-playing tactical game from Stoic Studios, currently available on PC and Mac. The soundtrack score features the Dallas Wind Symphony, recorded by GRAMMY-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson and the Reference Recordings team at the Meyerson Symphony Center,in Dallas, TX. In addition the score features a…
Austin Wintory Takes You Through the Process of Creating a Piece for a Video Game
Ever wondered how Austin Wintory’s process works? Ben Kuchera of Polygon asks Mr. Wintory the same question: “I became taken with the 16th track on the soundtrack, called “Three Days to Cross,” and Wintory agreed to walk me through the process of taking a piece of music for a game and bringing it to a soundtrack. Video game soundtracks, and how music is written for games in general, is a complex, often unsung part of development.”…
Gamespot puts Austin Wintory in Good Company
High praise for the upcoming Fresh! From Reference Recording CD release, The Banner Saga, featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony and music by composer Austin Wintory: “As I played The Banner Saga, I was swept away by its chilled tapestry of brass harmonies and meandering woodwind melodies. It was as if the musical score had been woven together of shimmering mithril, evoking both the bleakness of the frozen landscape and the stubbornness of the varl race.…
Videos of Charles Denler’s “Take the Field”
Check out some of the videos that are circulating after the premiere of Charles Denler’s new work, Take the Field!
Audiophile Audition — Miraculous Metamorphoses a “fine trio”
Audiohpile Audition‘s John Sunier calls says the new Kansas City Symphony’s Miraculous Metamorphoses is a “fine trio of modern masterpieces.” “This is a fine trio of modern masterpieces, and the first recorded in the new Helzberg Hall in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO, which reminds one of the Sydney Opera House building in Australia. Grammy-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson has created a superb HDCD-encoded disc…” —John Sunier, Audiophile Audition…
Charles Denler “Takes the Field” with the Rockies this Friday!
This year’s Colorado Rockies Opening Day (April 4th), will feature RR composer, Charles Denler conducting the Colorado Symphony in the national anthem, and his new work, Take The Field! Stream an excerpt from Take The Field courtesy of Colorado Public Radio, and read the full story on how the piece took shape! Charles Denler’s Portraits of Colorado An American Symphony No. 1 and Six Variations for violin and piano The Colorado Symphony and Chorus Scott…
Stream a track from The Banner Saga
Your first “official” listen to the upcoming Fresh! From Reference Recordings CD, The Banner Saga, featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony and music by composer Austin Wintory:
Classical Candor Reviews Miraculous Metamorphoses
Classical Candor‘s John J. Puccio gives a thorough look through the new Kansas City Symphony Miraculous Metamorphoses recording: “It’s always a pleasure listening to an album made by the Reference Recordings team of producer David Frost, recording wizard Keith Johnson, and executive producers Tam Henderson and Marcia Martin. They never attempt to attain the kind of absolute transparency so beloved of the audiophile community but instead capture something closer to the actual sound of a…
Film Music Blog Recommends Miraculous Metamorphoses
Thomas Kiefner’s Film Music: The Neglected Art blog has a new review for the Kansas City Symphony’s latest release, Miraculous Metamorphoses: “The Kansas City Symphony which is fast beginning to grow on me performs the suite with all of the necessary emotion. This is a must have for your collection if it has somehow avoided you. … Reference Recordings offer a little bit extra to the listener in terms of clarity, recording (Prof. Johnson), and…
Behind the Scenes of The Banner Saga
Take a look behind the scenes of the Dallas Wind Symphony recording sessions for the Austin Wintory Banner Saga soundtrack: