The Cinematic Orchestra is a British electronic nu-jazz collective from London, England. Formed of Jason Swinscoe, Phil France, Luke Flowers, Tom Chant, Nick Ramm and Stuart McCallum the group came into being in 1999.
The Cinematic Orchestra are known for mixing their live, improvisational recordings in with their polished production such that their fans are always questioning which elements are improvised genius and which are meticulously planned.
The band first came into being when founding member Jason Swinscoe was asked to live-score the Soviet classic film “Man With a Movie Camera” with his band Crabladder. The band that worked on the project enjoyed the live and improvisational nature of this experience so much that they formed The Cinematic Orchestra and ended up touring with the work and even releasing it as an album.
The Cinematic Orchestra has released three albums: 1999’s “Motion”, 2002’s “Every Day” and 2007’s “Ma Fleur”. While the albums failed to chart in the UK the group’s work is well known due to the many opportunities the group has had to write music or score for television shows and movies. The group recorded the soundtrack to the Disney film “The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos” and they were also invited to score a collection of avant-garde films what were shown at the Barbican Centre in London. In addition to this, the group’s work has appeared on numerous television shows including “One Tree Hill”, “Ugly Betty”, “Top Gear” and “Hollyoaks” amongst others.
Don Toliver
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