Remembering the hype that flared up across composers (including myself) when Metropolis Ark 1 was released, I’m sure plenty of people working in the trailer, film and games music business will be extremely excited for this new release. Although it seems like we can expect the range of Metropolis Ark 2’s instruments to be in the low to medium dynamics, the overall sound will probably still be noble and grandiose – given the audio demo for the teaser is done with a pre-release version of the upcoming library. Having a good listen to the teaser’s underscore hints that the library will cover the brooding, quieter end of orchestral colors, complementing the first edition perfectly. “Low Dynamic Epicness” is a slogan that can be found on one of the early promo pictures of Metropolis Ark 2.

This seems to reflect the sonic route, Orchestral Tools is taking with Metropolis Ark 2. In the teaser for Orchestral Tools’ second rendition of Metropolis Ark however, we’re taken down below the classy buildings and led into some sort of urban underworld. If you’ve seen the original trailer for Metropolis Ark 1, you may recall that the visual scenery of the animation was centered on stately skyscrapers with the imaginery camera climbing up the facades. Orchestral Tools – Metropolis Ark 2 Teaser Now with the announcement of Metropolis Ark 2, Orchestral Tools released a product teaser that leaves much room for interpretation. The library was recorded in Berlin’s iconic Teldex Scoring Stage and features only the most intense dynamics possible.

The Metropolis Ark series is a cinematic collection of orchestral instruments, choir and electric guitars, all geared towards a bold and epic trailer sound. Today, German sample library developer Orchestral Tools announced a sequel to their critically acclaimed monumental orchestral library Metropolis Ark 1.

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