Orchestral Trance
Trance · 2002 · 132 to 140 BPM · also known as Symphonic Trance, Epic Orchestral Trance
Trance written like a score: sampled strings, classical harmonic progressions, breakdowns that unfold like a symphonic movement. Tiesto carried it to stadiums with Elements of Life, and Andy Blueman turned it into fine craftsmanship. This is the point where uplifting trance meets film music, with all the grandeur and unashamed kitsch that implies, sitting somewhere between a club anthem and a concert hall score.
5 reference tracks
- Ferry Corsten: Punk (2002)
- Above and Beyond: Alone Tonight (2004)
- Daniel Kandi: Breathe (2007)
- Tiesto: Elements of Life (2007)
- Andy Blueman: Sea Tides (2009)
At a glance
- Tempo: 132 to 140 BPM
- First appeared: around 2002
- Machines: Banques orchestrales EastWest, Harpe
- The sound: Cordes en ostinato, Harpes et cuivres samplés, Supersaw en renfort
- Labels: Perceptive Recordings, Black Hole Recordings, FSOE Recordings, Abora, Anjunabeats
- Key artists: Andy Blueman, Tiesto (période Elements), Daniel Kandi, Ferry Tayle
Producing Orchestral Trance
Play at 136 to 140 BPM, the uplifting tempo, but think in movements rather than blocks, as if writing a score, over a straight grid. A breakdown can run three minutes and include a key change, a slowing of the harmony, or a section built entirely in whole notes, with full tracks stretching to ten or twelve minutes. Count in eight bar phrases that match melodic lines, and plan a key change up a tone for the final drop. On the drop, use uplifting style drums, a clean kick, clap and snare on two and four, and add orchestral percussion on top, timbales on the first beats of eight bar blocks, a big bass drum reinforcing the kick, and a fanfare snare roll. The bass is an offbeat sawtooth doubled by sampled cellos and double basses for warmth.
The full production course, in French: tempo, drums, bass, sounds, arrangement, mix, plugins and machines, and a step by step start.
Frequently asked
What is Orchestral Trance?
Trance written like a score: sampled strings, classical harmonic progressions, breakdowns that unfold like a symphonic movement. Tiesto carried it to stadiums with Elements of Life, and Andy Blueman turned it into fine craftsmanship. This is the point where uplifting trance meets film music, with…
What tempo is Orchestral Trance played at?
Between 132 and 140 BPM.
Who are the key Orchestral Trance artists?
Andy Blueman, Tiesto (période Elements), Daniel Kandi, Ferry Tayle.
In the same family
- Trance
- Acid Trance
- Balearic Trance
- Dream Trance
- Ibiza Trance
- Progressive Trance
- Tech Trance
- Uplifting Trance
- Vocal Trance
- Euro Trance
- Anthem Trance
- German Trance
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