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orchestra
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Orchestra refers to music featuring large ensembles of acoustic instruments across strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion sections, creating rich, layered soundscapes. This tag encompasses classical symphonies, film scores, and modern pop productions that incorporate orchestral arrangements for dramatic depth and emotional grandeur. The sound ranges from intimate chamber pieces to sweeping cinematic compositions that blend traditional and contemporary styles.
100 chronological releases
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1956 | Elvis Presley | If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| 39 |
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1961 | Arvo Pärt | Pärt: Symphony No.4 "Los Angeles" (DG Concerts LA 2008/2009) |
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| 88 |
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1966 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Beethoven: The Piano Concertos |
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| 62 |
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1970-01 | Quincy Jones | Big Band Bossa Nova (Originals International Version) |
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| 22 |
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1971 | Blue Effect | Nová syntéza |
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| 45 |
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1972 | George Bruns | Sleeping Beauty |
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| 84 |
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1974 | Leopold Stokowski | Fantasia | ||
| 24 | 1976 | Wiener Philharmoniker | Karajan, Peer Gynt: Till Eulenspiegel |
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| 57 |
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1977 | Bedřich Smetana | Má Vlast (My Fatherland) |
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| 87 |
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1978 | Los Tigres Del Norte | Tr3s Presents MTV Unplugged Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends |
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| 37 |
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1978 | Paul Mauriat | Love is Blue The very best of Paul Mauriat |
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| 59 | 1979 | Bob James | Lucky Seven | |||
| 42 | 1981 | Carla Bley | Social Studies |
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| 73 |
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1981 | John Williams | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
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| 31 | 1982 | The New American Orchestra | Blade Runner |
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| 38 |
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1982 | Quincy Jones | Finest Hour |
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| 90 | 1983 | Philip Glass | The Photographer |
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| 35 |
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1984 | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Love Songs Vol. 2 |
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| 64 |
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1985 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | A Calendar Of Classics - A 12 CD Set Of Romantic Classics For Every Month Of The Year |
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| 55 |
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1987 | London Symphony Orchestra | The London Symphony Orchestra Performs Favorite Movie Classics |
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| 72 |
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1989 | John Williams | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Original Soundtrack) |
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| 52 |
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1989 | Einojuhani Rautavaara | Cantus Arcticus, Piano Concerto No 1, Symphony No 3 |
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| 17 | 1989-08-25 | 久石譲 | 魔女の宅急便 |
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| 47 |
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1991-01-25 | Joe Hisaishi | The Best Of Cinema Music |
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| 65 | 1992 | Leroy Anderson | Greatest Hits |
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| 91 |
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1992 | Yanni | Yanni Live At The Acropolis |
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| 49 |
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1992-10-05 | Rondò Veneziano | Venezia Romantica |
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| 21 |
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1993 | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Plays ABBA |
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| 74 |
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1993 | John Williams | The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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| 97 |
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1994 | Gustav Mahler | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 |
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| 10 |
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1994 | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Symphonic Rock |
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| 23 | 1994 | London Symphony Orchestra | Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones |
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| 94 |
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1995 | Richard Wagner | Great Overtures |
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| 4 |
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1995 | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Best of Broadway |
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| 29 |
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1995 | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Music of Genesis |
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| 71 |
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1995-10-10 | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd |
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| 44 |
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1996 | Mighty Blue Kings | Meet Me In Uptown |
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| 26 |
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1996-08-12 | My Life Story | 12 Reasons Why |
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| 34 |
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1997 | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Kashmir: The Symphonic Led Zeppelin |
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| 46 |
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1997 | Billie Holiday | Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition |
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| 56 | 1997-03-10 | The Divine Comedy | Everybody Knows (Except You) |
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| 81 |
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1999 | Joe Williams | Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra |
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| 50 | 1999-01-27 | 近藤浩治 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Hyrule Symphony |
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| 60 | 2000 | Sanja Ilić & Balkanika | Balkan 2000 |
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| 67 |
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2000 | Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra | Love Is Blue |
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| 75 | 2001-10-02 | Béla Fleck | Perpetual Motion |
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| 58 | 2002-05-29 | Capcom | Gyakuten Meets Orchestra |
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| 85 |
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2004 | Juan Gabriel | En El Palacio De Bellas Artes |
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| 5 | 2004-09-21 | Helmut Lotti | From Russia With Love |
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| 66 |
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2005-03-23 | Yoshiki | Eternal Melody II |
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| 92 | 2006-09-25 | 久石譲 | Hisaishi Meets Miyazaki Films |
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| 2 |
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2006-11-24 | Erwin Gutawa | Rockestra |
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| 9 |
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2007-01 | Leo Ornstein | Leo Ornstein: Complete Works for Cello and Piano |
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| 41 |
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2008 | The Scorched Earth Orchestra | Performs Slipknot |
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| 12 | 2008-09-26 | Peter Fox | Stadtaffe | |||
| 48 | 2008-09-26 | Viktoria Tolstoy | My Russian Soul |
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| 70 | 2008-09-26 | Nino Katamadze & Insight | Blue |
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| 28 |
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2009-09-09 | KK & The Steampunk Orchestra | The Magic Lantern |
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| 36 | 2010 | Би-2 | Би-2 и симфонический оркестр мвд россии |
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| 11 | 2010-03-10 | 澤野弘之 | 機動戦士ガンダムUC オリジナルサウンドトラック |
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| 25 | 2010-11-15 | Alexandre Desplat | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 |
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| 20 |
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2011 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple Taking Over the World (MK 1 & MK 2) |
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| 27 | 2011-07-11 | Alexandre Desplat | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 |
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| 83 |
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2011-10-21 | Hilary Hahn | Higdon / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos |
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| 93 | 2011-11-07 | London Philharmonic Orchestra | The Greatest Video Game Music |
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| 78 | 2011-11-11 | Jeremy Soule | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Original Game Soundtrack |
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| 32 | 2011-11-14 | Tina Dico | Live With The Danish National Chamber Orchestra | |||
| 30 |
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2012 | The Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra | The In Utero Sessions |
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| 40 |
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2012-05-23 | Chris Christodoulou | The Sea Will Claim Everything |
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| 61 | 2012-09-07 | Hybrid | Orchestral |
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| 98 |
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2013-09-12 | Madison Beer | dANgERoUs |
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| 95 | 2013-10-14 | Fink | Fink Meets The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
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| 100 |
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2015-02-17 | London Music Works | Requiem for a Tower | Dream |
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| 77 |
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2017 | Mew | Mew with Copenhagen Philharmonic |
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| 51 |
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2017-02-28 | The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra | Donkey Kong 64 Symphony |
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| 86 |
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2017-06-02 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall |
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| 63 |
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2017-12-20 | Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert |
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| 3 |
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2018-09-19 | Keigo Hoashi | NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack |
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| 53 |
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2019-01-30 | Paul Mauriat | Blooming Hits |
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| 54 |
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2019-02-11 | OPIUO | Opiuo X Syzygy Orchestra Live at Red Rocks |
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| 18 |
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2019-04-12 | Various Artists | The Great Songs Of George Gershwin |
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| 79 |
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2019-04-22 | Florence + the Machine | Symphony of Lungs - BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall |
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| 89 |
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2019-11-29 | YonKaGor | Paper Alibis |
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2021 | The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | The Music of Hans Zimmer: The Definitive Collection |
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| 69 |
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2022-11-01 | Sault | AIIR |
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| 8 |
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2023-05-23 | Kuniyuki Takahashi | NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack |
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| 96 |
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2023-11-16 | Raye | My 21st Century Symphony. (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) |
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| 16 | A2Z's | NoAev |
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| 19 | A2Z's | Party in the Sky |
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| 33 | Nathan Johnson (with The Cinematic Underground) | The Brothers Bloom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
| 76 | 浜渦正志 | Final Fantasy XIII |
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| 82 | Orchestra de Blonde | Navidad | ||||
| 15 | 久石譲 | Melodyphony |
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| 43 | FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague | Mafia II Official Orchestral Score |
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| 68 | The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra | Barbarella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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| 80 | 光田康典 | Chrono Trigger Orchestra Extra Soundtrack |
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| Alexandre Desplat | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
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| 6 | L.V. Beethoven | Symphony No.1 in C-dur, Op.21 |
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| 7 | L.v. Beethoven | Symphony No.1 in C-dur, Op.21 |
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| 13 | L.v. Beethoven | Symphony No.9 in d-moll, Op.125 |
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| 14 | L.V. Beethoven | Symphony No.9 in d-moll, Op.125 |
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