Collaborations

Music fosters collaboration. We are fortunate to be able to work with visionaries and industry giants to create expressive, inspiring virtual instruments and sample libraries.

James Newton Howard seated at his piano

James Newton Howard

Hollywood composer, arranger, and songwriter James Newton Howard has worked on over 140 film and television projects. He worked closely with us to capture his personal grand piano, a Steinway Model D.  

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Rachel Portman

With a fluid sensibility for sound and instrumentation, Rachel Portman is revered by many composers as a true icon. We are very proud to have worked with her on Tides by Rachel Portman, an emotive chamber orchestra. 

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Composer Rachel Portman.
Composer Peteris Vasks stands on a tree stump in the woods in Latvia. Photo by Reinis Hofmanis.

Peteris Vasks

In 2023, we worked with legendary Latvian composer Peteris Vasks to create a collection of chamber strings and first chairs inspired by his piece Voices. In addition to standard articulations, the collection includes 'gestures'—special playing techniques either pioneered by Vasks or inspired by his work.

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Benjamin Wallfisch

Working across genres and disciplines, Benjamin Wallfisch made a name for himself as a multi award-winning composer with over 100 credits to his name. We collaborated with him for two strings collections that set new standards in realism and expression.

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Benjamin Wallfisch at his piano | © Sven Doornkaat
Mark Korven performing on his Apprhension Engine

Mark Korven

Toronto-based composer Mark Korven has become synonymous with hair-raising, suspenseful, and deeply unsettling sounds. We worked with him to create Korven, a collection of acoustic textures of terror.

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Tom Holkenborg

In the world of film composers, Tom Holkenborg (who formerly went by the moniker Junkie XL) is known for blockbuster sound. We worked with him to capture his signature superhero brass and percussion sounds. 

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Tom Holkenborg
Richard Harvey tuning an 8-string ukulele

Richard Harvey

In addition to being a sought-after composer and multi-instrumentalist, Richard Harvey is an avid instrument collector. He has over 700 instruments from all around the world alongside a passion for sharing their unique sounds.

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Harry Gregson-Williams

While composing for Disney’s live-action Mulan, Harry Gregson-Williams worked with us and Richard Harvey to create a sample library that could conjure elements of ancient China within a powerful contemporary score.

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Adam Lukas and Jacob Shea of Bleeding Fingers Music

Bleeding Fingers Music

Bleeding Fingers Music approached us to create Grimm, a collection of experimental medieval textures. Our in-house audio experts worked closely with Adam Lukas and Jacob Shea to develop its signature sound.

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Jeff Russo

Jeff Russo commissioned us to create Modus for his work on Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard. It's a set of tensions, transitions, tricks, and timesavers designed specifically for scoring to picture.

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Composer Jeff Russo conducting a recording session
Alexander Hacke recording electric guitar. Photo by Beto Ruiz Alonso.

Alexander Hacke

Best known for his music with Einstürzende Neubauten and hackedipicciotto, experimental guitarist Alexander Hacke collaborated with us on Drones—the loudest collection ever recorded in Teldex studios. 

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Dominik Eulberg

Electronic musician and conservationist Dominik Eulberg teamed up with us to create a wide selection of hybrid orchestral/synthesizer sounds inspired by natural landscapes.

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Dominik Eulberg with binoculars in a field. Photo by Larissa Matheus.
Aleksey Igudesman sits on a sofa holding his violin. Photo by Larissa Matheus.

Aleksey Igudesman

We joined forces with mischievous innovator and renegade virtuoso Aleksey Igudesman to capture an unconventional and experimental violin collection. 

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SLATE + ASH

We worked with renowned Bristol-based studio SLATE + ASH to create MIRRORS, a series of synthesized sounds and their re-orchestrated counterparts.

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