The acclaimed composer for film and television and frequent orchestra collaborator, the Italian artist Federico Ferrandina presents a beautifully swelling and majestic heart-on-its-sleeve composition with “Noirabesque”. According to the press release, “Arabesque: a pattern of curving lines layered with intertwined elements, like vines and leaves, and abstract forms that don't resemble anything found in nature. As an art element, the Arabesque is found in both Islamic and and in European art, creating a journey through cultures and ages.

In this music the Arabesque passage ventures into a dark Mediterranean seascape, where sailors resort to stars and myths to overcome disorientation.”

An apt description for the way these tendrils of melody and swelling strings interplay with heavy electronic percussion and the percussive piano lines held in constant motion. Lovely work.