MUSE SYMPHONY | Medley | Symphonic Wind Orchestra

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👋 Hello! Here is Miha – the arranger of “Symphonic MUSE”, my present to my favourite band out there and their fans.

I'd like to share some background facts.
It all started in 1998 when MTV was still a thing. I fell in love with the Muse song “Uno” in style of a “heavy Tango” and due to its originality it stuck in my heart forever. I bought their album “Showbiz” and listened to it like a maniac. (Back then I was still not acquainted with classical music, I couldn't even properly read music). I recorded it on tape for our family car so my whole family could listen to the album and soon we all became Muse fans! Especially my mom went nuts. :) Later in 2006 my family and our closest friends went to their concert in Vienna and it was unforgettable.

Soon after my discovery of Muse I joined the Symphonic wind orchestra Ravne (my hometown orchestra which you can see performing in this video and which made this project possible) and started playing in a band (with my buddies Blaz Mcsatler – Miki Maiden, Marko Pavlak and Tomaz Makan, all of them active members of the orchestra to this day. Thanx guys for everything). Furthermore I received 50 CDs of classical music as a gift and through them discovered a completely new world. I was about to become a devoted musician. So I could say: Thank you MUSE for helping MUSIC become my MUSE!

Today, 20 years later, I'm a professional classical saxophonist, grounding member of Trio Klavis, conductor, composer and arranger.

"Symphonic MUSE" was written in November 2018 and is dedicated to one of the biggest Muse fans I know – Mr. Marko Pavlak who helped enormously to make all this happen.

I actually can't believe that it took less than 3 months from the first written note to this recording being published. I spent November intensively working on the score, revising and improving it. Very little sleep. But great fun! I especially enjoyed arranging the song “Sing for absolution”, it is just made for big orchestra. I don't even want to think how it would sound with a full Symphonic Orchestra! Uff... :)

I'd also like to apologize to Muse for not using newer songs. There are just too many good ones and it was hard to pick! The new ones will come next time, I promise.

I hope you enjoy our performance and do check out our similar project from last year. Symphonic Iron Maiden. And if you have any questions, please be our guest and ask.

List of the songs:
0:00 Knights Of Cydonia
0:41 New Born
1:39 Time Is Running Out
4:43 Sing For Absolution
7:11 Starlight
9:20 Uprising
11:41 Knights Of Cydonia

Pihalni Orkester Zelezarjev Ravne
Wind Orchestra Zelezarjev Ravne

Arranger: Miha Ferk
Conductor: Gregor Kovačič
Video/Editing: Marko Pavlak

Recorded live 25.12.2018- Christmas - New Year's Concert
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MUSE are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon

MUSE band members:
Matt Bellamy ( lead vocals, guitar, keyboards )
Chris Wolstenholme ( bass guitar, backing vocals )
Dominic Howard ( drums )

MUSE Albums:
1999 Showbiz
2001 Origin of Symmetry
2003 Absolution
2006 Black Holes & Revelations
2008 H.A.A.R.P. Live from Wembley
2009 The Resistance
2012 The 2nd Law
2013 Live at Rome Olympic Stadium
2015 Drones
2018 Simulation Theory

MUSE Genres:
Alternative rock, progressive rock, hard rock, art rock, space rock, electronica, alternative music

#MUSE #MuseSymphony #MuseBand

[jennyvi]

Great performance! The orchestration really lets the Muse songs shine beautifully. And "Sing for absolution“ really is gorgeous ❤

[pihalniorkesterzelezarjevr]

*Hello! Here is Miha – the arranger of “Symphonic MUSE”, my present to my favourite band out there and their fans. I'd like to share some background facts* .

It all started in 1998 when MTV was still a thing. I fell in love with the Muse song “Uno” in style of a “heavy Tango” and due to its originality it stuck in my heart forever. I bought their album “Showbiz” and listened to it like a maniac. (Back then I was still not acquainted with classical music, I couldn't even properly read music). I recorded it on tape for our family car so my whole family could listen to the album and soon we all became Muse fans! Especially my mom went nuts. :) Later in 2006 my family and our closest friends went to their concert in Vienna and it was unforgettable.

Soon after my discovery of Muse I joined the Symphonic wind orchestra Ravne (my hometown orchestra which you can see performing in this video and which made this project possible) and started playing in a band (with my buddies Blaz Mcsatler – Miki Maiden, Marko Pavlak and Tomaz Makan, all of them active members of the orchestra to this day. Thanx guys for everything). Furthermore I received 50 CDs of classical music as a gift and through them discovered a completely new world. I was about to become a devoted musician. So I could say: Thank you MUSE for helping MUSIC become my MUSE!

Today, 20 years later, I'm a professional classical saxophonist, grounding member of Trio Klavis, conductor, composer and arranger.

"Symphonic MUSE" was written in November 2018 and is dedicated to one of the biggest Muse fans I know – Mr. Marko Pavlak who helped enormously to make all this happen.

I actually can't believe that it took less than 3 months from the first written note to this recording being published. I spent November intensively working on the score, revising and improving it. Very little sleep. But great fun! I especially enjoyed arranging the song “Sing for absolution”, it is just made for big orchestra. I don't even want to think how it would sound with a full Symphonic Orchestra! Uff... :)

I'd also like to apologize to Muse for not using newer songs. There are just too many good ones and it was hard to pick! The new ones will come next time, I promise.

I hope you enjoy our performance and do check out our similar project from last year. Symphonic Iron Maiden. And if you have any questions, please be our guest and ask.I'd like to share some background facts.

[nblucas]

Im convinced that there is not a single muse song that doesnt sound great as an orchestral piece

[NathanPortelli]

I love how the drummer just yeets his sheet music away instead of scrolling through it.
What a madlad

[rokja]

Oh God. We really need orchestra version of Algorithm or The Void.
P. S. It's extremely amazing!

[PaderBimmer]

Insane, just think about how many Instruments Matt Bellamy covers with his voice.

[АлександрСтаросельцев-из]

The most juiciest symphonic MUSE version i've ever heard. Rise a flag!

[brigitaferk]

I am a mother: very proud to be part of this story (so true - at that time we listened just the MUSE and only MUSE)

[mathias_leroy]

Muse should totally see and hear this. I'm secretly hoping for a symphonic tour... in space. Because they're Muse.

[MiloGlezArt]

Btw, I listened a small fragment of Showbiz at the end of song for absolution, good detail

[BlackJackLopez]

Wonderful. If you're a fan, you surely know Matt Bellamy gets enough inspiration from Classical Music. I loved this arrangements because there were parts that felt like something you'd listen from Tchaikowski, just to name one of my favorite composers. However, I was pleasently surprised to listen how much the 'first part' of Knights of Cydonia sounds like something John Williams might have composed. Thank you for sharing this! I simply loved it!

[Chico]

This is amazing especially because this starts off with the first 3 Muse songs I ever listened to.
New Born, then Knights of Cydonia and then Time is Running Out

[renofumi]

THAT TRANSITION BETWEEN TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SING FOR ABSOLUTIONS REALLY PUT SMILE ON MY FACE, ASTONISHINGLY GREAT 😭❤️

[psychomanband]

This is is so unfair... How can this video has only 2, 5 K Views ?

[stephenairey]

Surprised to see no comments about how brilliant the transition from Sing For Absolution to Showbiz was!! Seemless, subtle, superb!

[Sterky]

Well done guys! I am big Muse fan this is amazing!

[evagarcia.]

GREAT ORCHESTRA. NICE STORY. LOVE THE MUSIC🎶💗💙💜💜💙💗MUSE

[juanmanuelpaladino]

Im speechlees. Its been a while since i ever heard something this beautiful. What you guys did its just amazing.

[kylestyyle]

Superimposing the main riff of Showbiz overtop of Sing for Absolution was clever!

[sctrifelthadapitu]

Unfathomable respect from Indonesian Muser. You guys are beyond galactically musical.