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Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 14 2007, 17:30 The Q&A forum seems to have disappeared , so I'll try asking these in here... 1) What is the orchestra performing on MotS? The Royal Philarmonic, the London Phil. or another one? 2) Is there actually a choir on MotS, or are the choir parts just multi-tracked recordings of Hayley Westenra? [Considering Karl Jenkins' previous work, that doesn't sound unlikely to me. ] And if it is really a choir, who are they? 3) Where/which parts does Lang Lang actually play? Thanks in advance to anyone who answers. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 16 2007, 17:12 78 views & no replies? I must've asked really difficult questions to answer. Or maybe the answers are way too obvious? -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Sep. 16 2007, 17:21 You will probably get more People replying when its legally released -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Sep. 16 2007, 19:02 The orchestra's just a bunch of session musicians; they seem to have called it the Sinfonia Sfera orchestra, but hired session players is all they are. It's a common thing to do for film soundtracks and other kinds of commissioned recordings. I believe the same goes for the choir. I currently have no information on the extent of Lang Lang's involvement. Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 17 2007, 09:18 Thanks, Richard. Yes, using session players to play orchestral parts on 'pop' and soundtrack recordings is indeed very common, it happens all the time also here in Italy. I was just imagining that, MotS being a "classical" recording, an estabilished, well-known orchestra (& choir) would have been commissioned to perform on it. Karl Jenkins has always used the LPO on his Adiemus recordings, so I thought that his involvement in this might have led to something similar... -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Clodomir Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Sep. 17 2007, 09:44 Quote (Ugo @ Sep. 14 2007, 17:30) 3) Where/which parts does Lang Lang actually play? Before your question, I would have said that Lang Lang play all the piano lines (I don't remember there are so many...), just because that seems logical, but now that you've asked, it's not as obvious to me... -------------- Mike Oldfield - Blog d'une passion http://www.mike-oldfield.net Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 17 2007, 10:03 @ Clodomir: in the official presentation on the Universal Classics website, some time ago, Mike O. stated that he would be playing guitar and piano on the album. (Lang Lang and Karl Jenkins weren't mentioned anywhere in that presentation.) He also stated the same thing when originally presenting the album's concept in early interviews [when it was supposed to be about Hallowe'en... luckily it isn't! ]: he said he wouldn't be playing electric guitars, but just classical guitar and grand piano. From what I've heard of MotS, the classical guitar is very clearly played by him, but I'm very uncertain about who played the piano! Before knowing that Lang Lang was involved, I figured out that Mike O. played it all by himself  - even complicated parts may have been very easily played by him, using heavy editing techniques (as in the ending of Sunjammer, on TBII). But then I learnt about the involvement of another pianist, and a virtuoso classical one too... that's where my Lang Lang question came from. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

arron11196 Group: Members Posts: 826 Joined: April 2005 Posted: Sep. 17 2007, 15:18 Quote (jonnyw @ Sep. 16 2007, 22:21) You will probably get more People replying when its legally released Yeah... funny eh?   -------------- Arron J Eagling Everyone's interpretation is different, and everyone has a right to that opinion. There is no "right" one, I am adding this post to communicate my thoughts to share them with like-minded souls who will be able to comment in good nature. (insert the last 5 mins of Crises here) Back to top

manintherain Group: Members. Posts: 545 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Sep. 18 2007, 15:11 The Sinfonia Sfera Orchestra was conducted by Karl Jenkins. The Sinfonia Sfera Orchestra are: 1st Violins: Richard Stutt (leader) Judith Temppleman Tom Piggott-Smith Harriott McKenzie Tristan Gurney Jemma McCrisken Amy Cardigan Joanna McWeeney Gillan Cameron Louisa Adridge Kotono Sato Jeremy Morris Miriam Teppich Vladimir Naumov 2nd Violins: Peter Camble-Kelly Emma Parker Sophie Appleton Jenny Chang Holly Maleham David Lyon Nicholas Levy Joanna Watts Lucy Hartley Jo West Sarah Carter Elizabeth Neil Violas: John Thorn Rachel Robson Edward Vancerspar Emma Owens Vincent Green Olly Burton Rachel Dyker Sarah Chapman Fay Sweet Holly Butler Cellos: Sally Pendlebury Jonny Byers Chris Worsey Verity Harding Chris Fish Lucy Payne Morwenna Del Mar Ben Trigg Basses: Sian Hicks Hugh Sparrow Jeremy Watt Kylie Davis Frances Casey Ben Griffis Flute: Gareth Davis Juliette Bausor Oboe: Roy Carter Rosie Jenkins Clarinet: Chris Richards Nick Ellis Bassoon: Steven Reay Louise Chapman Horn: Peter Francomb Dave Tollington Joe Walters Evgeny Chebykin Trumpet: Gareth Small Edward Pascal Tom Watson Trombone: Simon Willis James Adams Bass Trombone: Rob Collinson Tuba: Alex Kidston Timpani: Steve Henderson Percussion: Gary Kettel Paul Clarvis Sam Walton Neil Percy Lang Lang is featured on the following tracks: 1. Harbinger 2. Animus 3. Silhouette 5. The Tempest 6. Harbinger Reprise 9. Prophecy That leads to the conclusion that Mike also plays piano as you can tell by listening to tracks like Musica Universalis. The Background Vocals on 1. Harbinger 2. Animus 4. Shabda 5. The Tempest 6. Harbinger Reprise 7. On My Heart 8. Aurora 9. Prophecy 14. Musica Universalis are: Mary Carewe Jacqueline Barron Nicole Tibbels Mae McKenna Heather Cairncross Sarah Eyden Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 18 2007, 16:28 Thanks a lot for everything, manintherain. [BTW, where did you get all the info? ] Ms. Carewe and Ms. McKenna AFAIR are regular Jenkins collaborators... it kind-of surprises me that Miram Stockley isn't in the choir as well. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

David® Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: Jan. 2007 Posted: Sep. 20 2007, 07:16 Fantastic and complete info, manintherain Thanks! Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 20 2007, 16:26 @ David: he still didn't say how he got all that info. Is he an 'inside man' ? -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Sep. 25 2007, 09:36 oh, so Lang Lang isn't Langdana?   -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

manintherain Group: Members. Posts: 545 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Sep. 25 2007, 13:06 Quote (Ugo @ Sep. 20 2007, 22:26) @ David: he still didn't say how he got all that info. Is he an 'inside man' ? Who knows? Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: April 28 2008, 17:05 @ Ben - no, Lang Lang and Langdana aren't the same person, though they're equally good in their respective genres. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

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