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Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Music by Christopher Tin, Geoff Knorr, and Roland Rizzo
3 hours and 41 minutes of music featuring hundreds of musicians recorded around the world including:
The FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir Prague, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Ensemble I Fedeli, Mongolian State Morin Khuur Ensemble, Southern Pine Drum Group, Wong Pleng Khmer, Jigjiddorj Nanzaddorj, Munkhbaatar Bat-Ulzii, Munkhbat Myagmarjav, Karim Nagi, Naeif Rafeh, Brandon Acker, Masayo Ishigure, James Nyoraku Schlefer, Niccolo Seligmann, Sandro Friedrich, Deepak Ram, Amadou Kouyate, Chamni Sripraram, Bei Bei Monter, Zhiming Shu, Liu Yang, Celia Liu, Aiko Kyo, Zhe Song, Steve Chieh-Wei Chiu, Victor Ghannam, Amir Vahab, Ashley Jarmack, Andy Lowings, Vinay Sharma, Karthik Krishnan, Vinay Somashekar, Rajasekhar Ayala, Vivek Thyagarajan, Anand Sankar Vemuri, Sanket Naik, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Vani Ramamurthi, Ananya Ashok, Hrishikesh Chary, Rohan Krishnamurthy, Brett Barnes, Joel Barnes, Trenton Stand, John Rugolo, Nathan Egloff, AJ Block, Jared Denhard, Luana Haraguchi, Masue Suzuki, Daniela Valtová, Martin Levický, Miloš Jahoda, Josef Hřebík, David Temple, Andy Brick, Lukáš Vasilek
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Christopher Tin's Main Theme "Live Gloriously"
Two-time Grammy-winning composer, Christopher Tin, returned to the series to compose the main theme for the game, “Live Gloriously,” based on lyrics from The Iliad, Beowulf, the Popol Vuh, and Ramayana.
Performed by the Crouch End Festival Chorus and FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague.
Read more about the main theme on Christopher Tin’s site here.
The In-Game Score
Series veterans, Geoff Knorr and Roland Rizzo, composed and arranged the in-game score.
Recorded around the world with world-class musicians, the in-game score underscores each playable civilization, and includes musicians, instruments, musical styles, and melodies specific to each corresponding musical tradition.
The final result is a diverse range of music that samples the unique music that has spanned the age of human civilization.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII composers, from left to right, Christopher Tin, Geoff Knorr, and Roland Rizzo
About the Game
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is a 4X (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) turn-based strategy game in which the player selects a civilization and develops it from a single early settlement at the dawn of human civilization through history to become a modern world power. Many different victory conditions are possible, from the hard power of dominating military strength to the soft power of cultural influence.
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Mexico (Modern Age)”
an orchestral arrangement of the folk song “El Son de la Negra”
Arrangement Composed by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, Conductor
Recorded in Rudolfinum Dvořák Hall
Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Best Global Music Performance
“The Mongol Empire (Exploration Age)”
Featuring long song singer Munkhbaatar Bat-Ulzii, throat singer Munkhbat Myagmarjav, and musicians of the Mongolian State Morin Khuur Ensemble
Jigjiddorj Nanzaddorj, Conductor
An arrangement of the long song “Ancient Splendid” and Mongolian folk song, “Ser Ser Salhi” composed by Geoff Knorr
Recorded in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia at White Arch Studios
Recording Engineers: Geoff Knorr & Bayarkhuu Nyamkhuu
Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Best Immersive Audio Album
Mixed in surround for the game, and released in Dolby Atmos for streaming where available.
Immersive Audio Mixing and Mastering Engineers: Rich Breen and Geoff Knorr
Track by Track Album Details
Disc 1 - Opening Menu and Cinematic Music
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Composed by Christopher Tin
Performed by the Crouch End Festival Chorus and FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
David Temple, choir conductor
Andy Brick, orchestra conductor
Produced by Christopher Tin
Choir Recorded at AIR Studios
Choir Recording Engineer: Rupert Coulson
Choir Pro Tools Operator: Gianluca Massimo
Choir Assistant Engineer: Alex Ferguson
Choir Session Producer: Claire LongOrchestra Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Jakub Hadraba
Orchestra Assistant Recording Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Orchestra Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Orchestra Contractor and Recording Manager: Petr Pýcha
Orchestra Librarian: Tomáš KirschnerOrchestra Session Producer: Geoff Knorr
Music Prep: Theo Schmitt
Mixing Engineer: Rich Breen
Mastering Engineer: Geoff KnorrLyrics:
From THE ILIAD
Original Ancient Greek:
me man aspoudi ge kai askleios apoloimen
mega rhexas ti kai essomenoisi puthesthai
English Translation:
Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle,
but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter.
From BEOWULF
Original Old English:
Ure æghwylc sceal ende
gebidan worolde lifes;
wyrce se þe mote
domes ær deaþe
English Translation:
Each of us shall endure
this world’s life until the end;
let he who is able
achieve fame before death.
From the POPOL VUH
Original K’iche’:
Nab'e chel iwe,
Nab'e nay puch kixq'ijiloxik
Rumal saqil al,
Saqil k'ajol.
Ta chuxoq.
Mawi chisachik i b'i'.
English Translation:
You shall be the first to arise,
and you shall be the first to be worshiped
by the sons of the noblemen,
by the civilized vassals.
So it shall be!
Your names shall not be lost.
From the RAMAYANA
Original Sanskrit:
ihaiva nidhanam yamaah
mahaa prasthaanam eva vaa
English Translation:
Here let us all for death prepare,
Or on the last great journey fare. -
Composed by Christopher Tin
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, PragueAndy Brick, conductor
Miloš Jahoda, solo cello
Sandro Friedrich. solo zurna
Produced by Christopher Tin
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Recording Engineer: Jakub Hadraba
Assistant Recording Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Orchestra Contractor and Recording Manager: Petr Pýcha
Orchestra Librarian: Tomáš Kirschner
Orchestra Session Producer: Geoff Knorr
Music Prep: Theo Schmitt
Mixing Engineer: Rich Breen
Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Disc 2 - The Antiquity Age
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Composed by Geoff Knorr
Sandro Friedrich, ney, duduk
Geoff Knorr, 9-string golden lyre of Erato
Produced by Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Sandro Friedrich, ney, aulos, duduk, shofar, conch
Geoff Knorr, 9-string golden lyre of EratoProduced by Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Andy Lowings, The Gold Lyre of Ur, ancient Egyptian lyre, sistrums
Geoff Knorr, 9-string golden lyre of Erato
Sandro Friedrich, jiexiao, occorsofluteProduced by Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Andy Lowings, The Gold Lyre of Ur, ancient Egyptian lyre, sistrums
Geoff Knorr, 9-string golden lyre of Erato
Sandro Friedrich, aulos, duduk, jiexiao, occorsofluteProduced by Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Roland Rizzo
Sandro Friedrich, washint
Geoff Knorr, masenqo, lyreProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Naeif Rafeh, ney
Victor Ghannam, oud
Karim Nagi, riq, daf, tanbur, sistrum, clappingProduced by Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Roland Rizzo, based on a work by Athenaios Athenaiou
Performed by the FILMharmonic Choir, PragueLukáš Vasilek, choir conductor
Sandro Friedrich, aulos, bone flute, ney
Produced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Choir Recorded at Smecky Music Studios
Recording Engineer: Jan Holzner
Assistant Engineer and Pro Tools Operator: Michael Hradiský
Music Contractor and Recording Manager: Petr Pýcha
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Lyrics:Delphic Paean by Athenaios Athenaiou
Original Greek:
ΚΕΚΛΥΘ ΕΛΙΚΩΩΝΑ ΒΑΘΥΔΕΝΔΡΟΝ
ΑΙ ΛΑΧΕΤΕ ΔΙΟΣ ΕΡΙΒΡΟΜΟΥΟΥ
ΘΥΓΑΤΡΕΣ ΕΥΩΛΕΝΟΙ
ΜΟΛΕΤΕ ΣΥΝΟΜΑΙΜΟΝ ΙΝΑ ΦΟΙΟΙΒΟΝ
ΩΙΔΑΕΙΣΙ ΜΕΛΨΗΤΕ ΧΡΥΣΕΟΚΟΜΑΝ
ΟΣ ΑΝΑ ΔΙΚΟΡΥΝΒΑ ΠΑΡΝΑΣΣΙΔΟΣ
ΤΑΑΣΔΕ ΠΕΤΕΡΑΣ ΕΔΡΑΝ ΑΜ ΑΓΑΚΛΥΤΑΙΕIΣ
ΔΕΕΛΦIΣΙΙΝ ΚΑΣΤΑΛIΔΟΣ ΕΟYYΔΡΟΥ
ΝAΜΑΤ EΠΙΝIΣΕΤΑΙ ΔΕΛΦOΝ AΝA ΠΡΩΩΝΑ
ΜΑΑΝΤΕΙΕΙΟΝ ΕΦΕΠΩΝ ΠΑΓΟΝEnglish (literal):
Listen to Helicon deep forested
who belong of Zeus the thunderer
Daughters fair armed
Come your brother so that Phoebus
with songs you may hymn golden haired
who on the twin peak of Parnassus
this mountain’s throne, with far famed
Delphic- ‐maidens, of Castalia flowing
streams alights on Delphi to headland
Oracle visiting the crag.English Prose Translation by Armand D’Angour:
Hark, you whose domain is deep-forested Helicon, loud-thundering Zeus’ fair-armed daughters: come with songs to celebrate your brother Phoebus of the golden hair, who over the twin peaks of this mountain, Parnassus, accompanied by the far-famed Delphic maidens, comes to the streams of the flowing Castalian spring as he visits his mountain oracle. -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Bei Bei Monter, guzheng
Zhiming Shu, sheng
Ashley Jarmack, xiao
Geoff Knorr, conductor, sampled bianzhong & drum
Produced by Geoff KnorrRecorded at The Nest, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineer: Chris Sorem
Assistant Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Chinese Instruments Music Contractor: Bei Bei Monter
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Wong Pleng Khmer & Geoff Knorr
Wong Pleng Khmer
Sophy Theam, vocals
Sayon Soeun, vocals
Sovann Khon, vocals
Sovann-Thida Loeung, vocals
Navy Chhim, sralai thom
Song Heng, roneat ek
Christian Rivera, roneat thung
Samrith Rivera, kong vong thom
Rorthanakdara Run, skor samphor, skor thom
Peter Tham, chheng
Produced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at The Richard & Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center Recital Hall, Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA
Recording Engineer, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff KnorrOriginal Khmer:
ថ្ងៃនេះប្អូនសប្បាយ អឺអឺងអើយ(ៗ) (ៗ) ក្នុងចិន្តា អឺអឺងអឺយ។ឃើញជាតិអឺអើយអើយបុប្ផា អឺអឺងអឺយ (ៗ) ដុះក្នុងសួន អឺអឺងអឺយ (ៗ)។
នឹងធ្វើភួងផ្កា អឺអឺងអឺយ (ៗ) (ៗ) ច្រើនចំនួន អឺអឺងអឺយ។
ដាក់ជិតអឺអឺងអឺយខាងខ្លួន អឺអឺងអឺយ(ៗ) ទែនស័យនា អឺអឺងអើយ(ៗ)។
ភិលៀងបេះផ្កា អឺអឺងអឺយ… ថ្វាយយ៉ាវម៉ាន អឺអឺងអឺយ...
អឺយកំសាន្តហរទ័យ អឺអឺងអឺយ (៦ដង)... ក្នុងសួនច្បារ។
រ័ត្ននារីមានឆោម អឺអឺងអឺយ… វិល័យលក្ខណ៍ អឺៗអឺងអឺយ…
អាចទាញទាក់ចិត្តប្រុស អឺអឺងអឺយ (៦ដង)… ជក់ជាប់អឺយ។
English Translation:
Today, I feel happy
Seeing all the flowers in the garden.
I am going to make many flower bouquets
And keep them next to me
The attendees pick flowers for the princess
And entertain in the garden
The ladies are full of grace and beauty
And beloved by everyone. -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Vinay Sharma, vocals
Karthik Krishnan, vocals
Vinay Somashekar, vocals
Rajasekhar Ayala, vocals
Vivek Thyagarajan, vocals
Anand Sankar Vemuri, vocals
Sanket Naik, percussion
Deepak Ram, bansuriProduced by Geoff Knorr
Vocals Recorded at The Village, Los Angeles, CA
Vocal Session Producer: Gaayatri Kaundinya
Recording Engineer: Peter Hanaman
Assistant Engineer: Nick Hodges
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Research, consultation, transcriptions, and translations: Gaayatri KaundinyaLyrics:
“Jain Navkar Mantra” ChantOriginal Sanskrit:
नमो अरिहंताणम
नमो सिद्धाणं
नमो आयरियाणं
नमो उवज्जायाणम
नमो लोए सव्व साहूणम
एसो पंच नमुक्कारो
सव्व पावप्पणासणों
मंगलाणम च सव्वेसिं
पढमं हवई मंगलंTranslation:
I bow to the Lord who have annihilated all the inner enemies of anger, pride, attachment and greed.
I bow to all the Lords who have attained final liberation.
I bow to all the Self-realized Masters who unfold the path of liberation.
I bow to the Self-realized Teachers of the path of liberation.
I bow to all who have attained the Self and are progressing on this path in the universe.These five salutations.
Destroy all the sins.
Of all that is auspicious mantras.
This is the highest.“Buddha Three Refuges” Chant
Original Sanskrit:
नमो तस्स भगवतो अरहतो सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स
बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि।
धर्मं शरणं गच्छामि।
संघं शरणं गच्छामि।Translation:
Homage to the Blessed, Noble, and Perfectly Enlightened One.
To the Buddha I go for refuge.
To the Dhamma I go for refuge.
To the Sangha I go for refuge.For the second time, to the Buddha I go for refuge.
For the second time, to the Dhamma I go for refuge.
For the second time, to the Sangha I go for refuge.For the third time, to the Buddha I go for refuge.
For the third time, to the Dhamma I go for refuge.
For the third time, to the Sangha I go for refuge.“Ganapathi Invocation”
Original Sanskrit:
गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे
कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् ।
ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत
आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम् ॥Translation:
Among the Ganas (Group of Prayers), to You Who are the Ganapati (Lord of Prayers), we Offer our Sacrificial Oblations,
You are the Wisdom of the Wise and Uppermost in Glory,
You are the foremost King of the Prayers, presiding as the Lord of the Prayers (Brahmanaspati),
Please come to us by Listening to our Invocation and be Present in the Seat of this Sacred Sacrificial Altar (to charge our Prayers with Your Power and Wisdom). -
Composed by Roland Rizzo
AJ Block, didgeridoo, conch
Jared Denhard, didgeridoo
Sandro Friedrich, pinkillu, ocarina, pan fluteProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Southern Pine Drum Group:
Roland S. Billy
Donald Cotton
Bonifacio Hernandez
Jacob Hickman
Celia Isaac
Hugh R. Isaac
Leda Isaac
William D. Isaac
Zaiah Isaac
Kirk Mcmillan
Sandro Friedrich, breckenridge fluteProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded in Choctaw, Mississippi
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Amir Vahab, tonbek, daf, tar, setar, Persian ney
Sandro Friedrichk, Persian neyProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Roland Rizzo, based on a work by Euripides
Performed by the FILMharmonic Choir, PragueLukáš Vasilek, conductor
Sandro Friedrich, aulos, bamboo flute, bone flute, ney
Jared Denhard, trombone & tubaProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Choir Recorded at Smecky Music Studios
Recording Engineer: Jan Holzner
Assistant Engineer and Pro Tools Operator: Michael Hradiský
Music Contractor and Recording Manager: Petr Pýcha
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Ancient Latin literature consultant and translation: Ian HochbergLyrics:
From Publius Vergilius Maro’s The Aeneid Book 6, lines 851-853Latin:
tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento
(hae tibi erunt artes), pacique imponere morem,
parcere subiectis et debellare superbos.'English:
You remember to rule the people with your power, Roman, (these will be your skills), and to impose custom upon peace, to spare the subjected and to crush the proud.From Euripides Orestes Chorus
Original Greek:
Κατολοφύρομαι
ματέρος αἷμα σᾶς
μόνιμος ἐν βροτοῖς,
ἀνὰ δὲ λαῖφος ὥς τις ἀκάτου θοᾶς
τινάξας δαίμων
τις ἀκάτου θοᾶς τινάξας δαίμωνEnglish:
I grieve, I grieve…your mother’s blood that drives you wild.
Great prosperity among mortals is not lasting:
upsetting it like the sail of a swift sloop,
some higher power swamps it
in the rough doom-waves of fearful toils,
as of the sea.
Disc 3 - The Exploration Age
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Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by Ensemble I Fedeli
Produced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Germany
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Recording Engineer: BJ Hernandez
The Musicians of Ensemble I Fedeli:
Josue Melendez Palaez, period instrument consultation, cornetto
Nora Hansen, ensemble contractor & logistics, dulcian, and baroque bassoon
Teodoro Baù, treble viol & contrabass
Leonardo Bortolotto, tenor viol
Stephen Moran, bass viol
Christoph Prendl, G violone & baroque bass
Caroline Ritchie, tenor viol
Catherine Motuz, trombone
Henry van Engen, trombone
Maximillian Brisson, trombone
Clément Gester, cornetto & recorder
Tabea Schwartz, recorder
Carla Escuerdo, recorder
Eleonora Biscevic, recorder & baroque flute
Vicente Parrilla, recorder
Johannes Frisch, baroque violin
Michèle Party, baroque violin
Liane Erlich, baroque flute
Hanna Geisel, baroque oboe
Johannes Knoll, baroque oboe
Hiram Santos, percussion
Matteo Rabolini, percussion
Ivàn Garcìa, lute & vihuela -
Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by Ensemble I Fedeli
Produced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Germany
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Recording Engineer: BJ Hernandez
The Musicians of Ensemble I Fedeli:
Josue Melendez Palaez, period instrument consultation, cornetto
Nora Hansen, ensemble contractor & logistics, dulcian, and baroque bassoon
Teodoro Baù, treble viol & contrabass
Leonardo Bortolotto, tenor viol
Stephen Moran, bass viol
Christoph Prendl, G violone & baroque bass
Caroline Ritchie, tenor viol
Catherine Motuz, trombone
Henry van Engen, trombone
Maximillian Brisson, trombone
Clément Gester, cornetto & recorder
Tabea Schwartz, recorder
Carla Escuerdo, recorder
Eleonora Biscevic, recorder & baroque flute
Vicente Parrilla, recorder
Johannes Frisch, baroque violin
Michèle Party, baroque violin
Liane Erlich, baroque flute
Hanna Geisel, baroque oboe
Johannes Knoll, baroque oboe
Hiram Santos, percussion
Matteo Rabolini, percussion
Ivàn Garcìa, lute & vihuela -
Composed by Ludwig Senfl, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by Ensemble I Fedeli
Brandon Acker, lute & theorboProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Germany
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Recording Engineer: BJ HernandezThe Musicians of Ensemble I Fedeli:
Josue Melendez Palaez, period instrument consultation, cornetto
Nora Hansen, ensemble contractor & logistics, dulcian, and baroque bassoon
Teodoro Baù, treble viol & contrabass
Leonardo Bortolotto, tenor viol
Stephen Moran, bass viol
Christoph Prendl, G violone & baroque bass
Caroline Ritchie, tenor viol
Catherine Motuz, trombone
Henry van Engen, trombone
Maximillian Brisson, trombone
Clément Gester, cornetto & recorder
Tabea Schwartz, recorder
Carla Escuerdo, recorder
Eleonora Biscevic, recorder & baroque flute
Vicente Parrilla, recorder
Johannes Frisch, baroque violin
Michèle Party, baroque violin
Liane Erlich, baroque flute
Hanna Geisel, baroque oboe
Johannes Knoll, baroque oboe
Hiram Santos, percussion
Matteo Rabolini, percussion
Ivàn Garcìa, lute & vihuela -
Composed by Ludwig Senfl, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by Ensemble I Fedeli
Brandon Acker, lute & theorboProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Germany
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Recording Engineer: BJ HernandezThe Musicians of Ensemble I Fedeli:
Josue Melendez Palaez, period instrument consultation, cornetto
Nora Hansen, ensemble contractor & logistics, dulcian, and baroque bassoon
Teodoro Baù, treble viol & contrabass
Leonardo Bortolotto, tenor viol
Stephen Moran, bass viol
Christoph Prendl, G violone & baroque bass
Caroline Ritchie, tenor viol
Catherine Motuz, trombone
Henry van Engen, trombone
Maximillian Brisson, trombone
Clément Gester, cornetto & recorder
Tabea Schwartz, recorder
Carla Escuerdo, recorder
Eleonora Biscevic, recorder & baroque flute
Vicente Parrilla, recorder
Johannes Frisch, baroque violin
Michèle Party, baroque violin
Liane Erlich, baroque flute
Hanna Geisel, baroque oboe
Johannes Knoll, baroque oboe
Hiram Santos, percussion
Matteo Rabolini, percussion
Ivàn Garcìa, lute & vihuela -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Victor Ghannam, oud & qanun
Naeif Rafeh, ney
Karim Nagi, riq, daf, darbuka, oud
Niccolo Seligmann, vielle, bass violProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Vani Ramamurthi, Ananya Ashok, Hrishikesh Chary, & Rohan Krishnamurthy
Anirudh Bharadwaj, carnatic flute
Vani Ramamurthi, carnatic vocals
Ananya Ashok, carnatic vocals
Hrishikesh Chary, veena
Rohan Krishnamurthy, mridangam, kanjira & ghatamProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Airship Laboratories, Richmond, CA
Recording Engineer: Neil Godbole
Assistant Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Studio assistant: Andreas Pichardo
Research, consultation, transcriptions, and translations: Gaayatri KaundinyaLyrics:
“Pitha Pirai Soodi” by SundararOriginal Tamil:
Pittāpiṟai cūṭīperu
māṉē aruḷāḷā
ettāṉmaṟa vātēniṉaik
kiṉṟēṉmaṉat tuṉṉaivaittāypeṇṇait teṉpāl veṇṇey
nallūr aruṭṭuṟaiyuḷ
attā'uṉak kāḷāyiṉi
allēṉeṉal āmē."Nāyēṉpala nāḷumniṉaip
piṉṟimaṉat tuṉṉaip
pēyāyttirin teyttēṉpeṟa
lākāvaruḷ peṟṟēṉvēyārpeṇṇait teṉpālveṇṇey
nallūr aruṭṭuṟaiyuḷ
āyā'uṉak kāḷāyiṉi
allēṉeṉal āmē.Muṭiyēṉiṉip piṟavēṉpeṟiṉ
mūvēṉpeṟṟam ūrtī
koṭiyēṉpala poyyē'uraip
pēṉaikkuṟik koḷnīceṭiyārpeṇṇait teṉpālveṇṇey
nallūr aruṭṭuṟaiyuḷ
aṭikēḷuṉak kāḷāyiṉi
allēṉeṉal āmē."Pātampaṇi vārkaḷpeṟum
paṇṭam'matu paṇiyāy
ātaṉporuḷ āṉēṉaṟi
villēṉ aruḷāḷātātārpeṇṇait teṉpālveṇṇey
nallūr aruṭṭuṟaiyuḷ
ātī'uṉak kāḷāyiṉi
allēṉeṉal āmē"Kārūrpuṉal eytikkarai
kallittiraik kaiyāl
pārūrpukaḻ eytittikaḻ
paṉmāmaṇi unticcīrūrpeṇṇait teṉpālveṇṇey
nallūr aruṭṭuṟaiyuḷ
ārūraṉem perumāṟkāḷ
allēṉeṉal āmē."English Translation:
The intoxication of the moon, falls short of your wild untamed ecstasy
I am overwhelmed by your compassion!
Not a single breath passes,
without you in my heart!As I see you by the banks of the mighty river Pennai,
dwelling in the Thiruvennainallur temple
O Lord, How can I say I am not yours?
I am blissfully enslaved to you!My ignorance has left me wandering for eons
in the rudimentary cycles of life
Yet you have brought this frivolous being,
to the lap of your grace
As I see you by the banks of the mighty river Pennai,
dwelling in your holy abode,
O Lord! How can I say I am not yours?
I am blissfully enslaved to you!Beyond age, beyond life,
beyond the realm of death I ride!
Your compassion has blessed
this incomplete piece of life
As I see you dwell by the
exuberant flowing waters of the river
O Lord, How can I say I am not yours?
I am blissfully enslaved to you!Not just to those that
bow down and pray to you
You have made yourself available
even to an ignorant one like me!
I see you by the river…
that nourishes and nurtures life
O Lord, How can I say I am not yours?
I am blissfully enslaved to you!She brings us the black thunderous clouds
in the crevices of her gentle hands
I am ever grateful to this glorious river
who has brought glory and riches to this land
You dwell in the holy temple by
the banks of river Pennai
O Lord, How can I say I am not yours?
I am blissfully enslaved to you! -
Traditional, arrangement composed by Geoff Knorr
Luana Haraguchi, vocals & ipu heke
Masue Suzuki, additional vocals
Geoff Knorr, ʻohe hano ihu (Hawaiian nose flute)
Sandro Friedrich, conchProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff KnorrLyrics:
Ua nani Hā’ena (Beautiful is Hā’ena)Original Hawaiian:
Ua nani Hā’ena i ka ‘ehu kai
Kai 'ehu i ke kulaloa 'o Halele'a
He hale ali'i no Lohi'auipo
Ma ke kai ne'e mai o Ke'e lā
Ke oni nei Ka'īlio 'au i ke kai
‘O ke kai kua au 'āpipi i ke one wela
Welawela e ka lā, kaʻu poʻohiwi
O ke kuahiwi kū kila 'o Maunapulu'o
Ha'a kūlou mai nā niu i ka Limahuli
He makani hōʻolu i ka 'āina nei
Pā aheahe mai he 'ala laua'e
'O au lei onaona he kupa kaulana
He pali kū 'o Makana Pōhaka la'i lani
I ka welowelo o ka 'au hau i ka papa
Kiani mālie me he manu ala
'Akahi nō au a 'ike maka iā 'oe
Mana'o a'ela o ka paepae hula kapu
'O ka hō'ea 'ana mai o ka wahine
He wahine hoʻokipa 'ia i ke aha lā
E hui pauna pū me Lohi’auipo
Hoʻi nō i ka nani o kēia moku
Pumehana ke aloha no Kaua'i
Ua nani Hā'ena i ka 'chu kai
Kai 'ehu i ke kulaloa 'o Halele'aEnglish Translation:
Beautiful is Hā’ena in the sea spray
The waves wash on the shore of Halele’a
The royal house of Lohi’auipo
As the ocean stirs over Ke’e
Ka’ilio reaches out towards the ocean
The sun joined with the ocean
The burning sun is felt upon my shoulders
High above stands strong Maunapulu’o
The coconut trees bend in the winds of Limahuli
The cool winds blows upon the land
Thru this wind comes forth the fragrance of laua’e
A famous lei indeed
As Makana stands above the heavens
Like a fireball from one end to another
Gliding like a bird in the winds
It’s the first time my eyes met thee
Recalling the sacred school platform
The arrival of the woman
Come this woman who will entertain
As she is met with Lohi’auipo
Come forth this beauty of the land
Beloved and cherish is Kaua’i
Beautiful is Hā’ena in the sea spray
The waves wash on the shore of Halele’a -
Composed by Roland Rizzo
Sandro Friedrich, fujara, pan flute, quena, recorder
Niccolo Seligman, bass violProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Roland Rizzo
Sandro Friedrich, bamboo flute & recorder
Niccolo Seligman, vielle, tenor viol & bass violProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Bei Bei Monter, guzheng
Liu Yang, erhu
Celia Liu, pipa
Aiko Kyo, yangqin
Zhiming Shu, dizi
Zhe Song, guban, Chinese cymbal
Geoff Knorr, conductorProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at The Nest, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineer: Chris Sorem
Assistant Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Chinese Instruments Music Contractor: Bei Bei Monter -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Performed by musicians of the Mongolian State Morin Khuur Ensemble
Jigjiddorj Nanzaddorj, conductor
Munkhbaatar Bat-Ulzii, long song singer
Munkhbat Myagmarjav, throat singer & tovshuur
Tumurkhuyag Ochirbat, 1st morin khuur
Orgil Dariimaa, 2nd morin khuur
Batzaya Khadkhuu, 3rd morin khuur
Purev-Ochir Lhagvajav, ikh khuur
Oyuntuya Enkhbat, yatga
Badamdari Chuluunbaatar, yochin
Gantulga Ganbat, percussionProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at White Arch Studios, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Recording Engineers: Geoff Knorr & Bayarkhuu Nyamkhuu
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff KnorrLyrics:
Эртний сайхан (Ancient Spendid)
Original Mongolian:
Эртний сайхан ерөөлөөр
Энэ сайхан оронд нь
Эзэн Богд Чингис хааныхааEnglish Translation:
With good ancient blessings
In this beautiful place
Lord Bogd Genghis KhanСэр сэр салхи (Awake Wind)
Original Mongolian:
Сэр сэр жавар салхи нь
Салхилаад байна аа хө
Цэн цэнгийн хур бороо нь
Дуслаад л байна аа хө
Ургаж гардаг улаан нар нь
Умард зүгээс ээ дээ хө
Уртаж гардаг жавар салхи нь
Доод зүгээс ээ дээ хөEnglish Translation:
Awake, awake wind
the frosty wind is blowing
The heavy rains
are pouring
The departing frosty wind
is from the north
The arriving frosty wind
is from the south -
Composed by Claude Gervaise & Adrian Willaert, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by Ensemble I Fedeli
Brandon Acker, lute & theorboProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Germany
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Recording Engineer: BJ HernandezThe Musicians of Ensemble I Fedeli:
Josue Melendez Palaez, period instrument consultation, cornetto
Nora Hansen, ensemble contractor & logistics, dulcian, and baroque bassoon
Teodoro Baù, treble viol & contrabass
Leonardo Bortolotto, tenor viol
Stephen Moran, bass viol
Christoph Prendl, G violone & baroque bass
Caroline Ritchie, tenor viol
Catherine Motuz, trombone
Henry van Engen, trombone
Maximillian Brisson, trombone
Clément Gester, cornetto & recorder
Tabea Schwartz, recorder
Carla Escuerdo, recorder
Eleonora Biscevic, recorder & baroque flute
Vicente Parrilla, recorder
Johannes Frisch, baroque violin
Michèle Party, baroque violin
Liane Erlich, baroque flute
Hanna Geisel, baroque oboe
Johannes Knoll, baroque oboe
Hiram Santos, percussion
Matteo Rabolini, percussion
Ivàn Garcìa, lute & vihuela -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Brett Barnes, vocals & drum
Joel Barnes, vocals & shaker
Trenton Stand, vocals & shakerProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Amadou Kouyate, percussion & kora
Sandro Friedrich, bone flute & recorder
Niccolo Seligmann, vielle & tenor violProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, arrangement composed by Roland Rizzo
Performed by Ensemble I Fedeli
Brandon Acker, lute, theorbo & baroque guitarProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Germany
Recording, Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Recording Engineer: BJ HernandezThe Musicians of Ensemble I Fedeli:
Josue Melendez Palaez, period instrument consultation, cornetto
Nora Hansen, ensemble contractor & logistics, dulcian, and baroque bassoon
Teodoro Baù, treble viol & contrabass
Leonardo Bortolotto, tenor viol
Stephen Moran, bass viol
Christoph Prendl, G violone & baroque bass
Caroline Ritchie, tenor viol
Catherine Motuz, trombone
Henry van Engen, trombone
Maximillian Brisson, trombone
Clément Gester, cornetto & recorder
Tabea Schwartz, recorder
Carla Escuerdo, recorder
Eleonora Biscevic, recorder & baroque flute
Vicente Parrilla, recorder
Johannes Frisch, baroque violin
Michèle Party, baroque violin
Liane Erlich, baroque flute
Hanna Geisel, baroque oboe
Johannes Knoll, baroque oboe
Hiram Santos, percussion
Matteo Rabolini, percussion
Ivàn Garcìa, lute & vihuela
Disc 4 - The Modern Age
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Composed by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Daniela Valtová, organistProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Daniela Valtová, organistProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Martin Levický, solo pianoProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Martin Levický, solo pianoProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arrangement composed by Roland Rizzo
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Geoff Knorr, orchestratorProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional & William Billings, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
John Rugolo, colonial snare drum and bass drum
Nathan Egloff, colonial snare drum
Sandro Friedrich, fife
Andy Brick, conductorProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Colonial snare and bass drums recorded at Central Presbyterian Church, Towson, MD
Recording Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Josef Hřebík, accordion
Andy Brick, conductor
Geoff Knorr, orchestratorProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Additional Orchestra Recording Engineer: Jakub Hadraba
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Masayo Ishigure, koto
James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi
Andy Brick, conductor
Geoff Knorr, orchestrator
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Solos Recorded at Pinch Recording, Long Island City, NY
Recording Engineer: Geoff Knorr
Assistant Engineer: Christian Pace
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductorProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Deepak Ram, bansuri & tabla
Andy Brick, conductorProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Research, consultation, transcriptions, and translations: Gaayatri Kaundinya
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Geoff Knorr, orchestratorProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Roland Rizzo
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Ashley Jarmack, dizi
Steve Chieh-Wei Chiu, erhu
Bei Bei Monter, guzheng
Andy Brick, conductor
Geoff Knorr, orchestratorProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Recording Engineer: Jakub Hadraba
Assistant Recording Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Music Contractor and Recording Manager: Petr Pýcha
Orchestra Librarian: Tomáš KirschnerChinese Instruments Music Contractor: Bei Bei Monter
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Composed by Roland Rizzo
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Andy Brick, conductor
Geoff Knorr, orchestratorProduced by Geoff Knorr & Roland Rizzo
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr -
Traditional, arranged by Geoff Knorr
Performed by the FILMHarmonic Orchestra, Prague
Chamni Sripraram, ranat ek, ranat thum, taphon, ching, khlui, khong wong yai
Andy Brick, conductorProduced by Geoff Knorr
Recorded at Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Orchestra Recording Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
Orchestra Assistant Engineers: Čeněk Kotzmann, Jan Krček, Ivan Zbíral
Pro Tools Operator: Čeněk Kotzmann
Tomáš Kirschner: Orchestra Librarian
Editing, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Geoff Knorr
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