New recording of "Orbit: A Symphonic Fantasy"

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Hello,

Some of you might have an interest in my orchestral work, “Orbit: A Symphonic Fantasy” which was released and is available from online retailers.



The work is inspired by the spirit of exploration throughout the ages as typified by this quote from the sixteenth century explorer, Ferdinand Magellan: "It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors ... to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown."

ORBIT - A Symphonic Fantasy is also being played at the California Science Center (the permanent home of the Space Shuttle Endeavour) as part of their IMAX productions on space exploration. This is a huge honor for me and I'm thrilled with the support and excitement they have given me and my music.

A nice review from Musicweb International:
"…it is no surprise that Karim's music, as evidenced by this rather enjoyable CD, bears the grand DNA of the epic film score. Orbit, with its inspiration from the final NASA space flight, lacks nothing in braggadocio and unstoppable confidence borne on high by the huge orchestral dynamism of John Williams and Howard Shore. The melodic material is inevitably bound at times to recall Star Wars, Superman and ET but the later pages take a tincture from Bernard Herrmann at his most subtle. Thus the music fades into a rainbow shimmer of strings underpinned by a deeply brooding bass. At the end Elmahmoudi cannot resist the epic valedictory full stop with the orchestra at full stretch. This could easily be seen as music to James Michener’s fine novel: Space (1982)."  - http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2013/Mar13/Elmahmoudi_Orbit.htm

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/orbit-a-symphonic-fantasy/id594693872
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B6N4V8C
Amazon Europe: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Orbit-A-Symphonic-Fantasy/dp/B00B6KS0UK

Thank you.