Atmospheric ... cinematic ... melodic

Just made a new track for a company video ... brief was to be "atmospheric ... cinematic ... melodic"
 
Not sure if I managed that, any feedback appreciated ... https://soundcloud.com/ambientindigo/vermillion-road
 
Made with a variety of soft synths, especially Zebra2 and Omnisphere.  

That long intro: when do the Orcs crash their way into this scene? ;)
 
Superb attention to detail.

I finally found some time to give this a good listen.  I knew I'd love it before I hit play.  Great work!  Silky smooth textures, oozing into and out of each other.  Very fluid.
 
As for your keywords "atmospheric ... cinematic ... melodic":

• Atmospheric - You certainly hit this in spades.
• Cinematic - Depending on the kind of movie/video I think you hit this one as well.  As long as it's something subdued and not too dramatic.
• Melodic - It's not until the end section (around 4:50 and beyond) that there's a strong lead melodic instrument to latch onto, giving it a more melodic feeling, and then the song seems to fade out just as the melody is establishing itself.

PS - I'd never heard of Zebra2 before, but just checked out the video and it looks awesome.  I now have a new thing on my wish list. ;)

Yes, I recently got Omnisphere, but so far it's not made it into any of my songs.  It doesn't "feel" like other VST synths.  It seems more about sample morphing and less about synthesis, so it's got a much longer (and more customized) learning curve, at least for me.  I'm still trying to wrap my head around an Omnisphere workflow/creative process.  It's obviously hugely powerful.  I'm just not (yet) getting how it all hangs together.
 
Thanks for the tip on Zebra3.  Zebra looks much more like the usual analog modeling synths I've been using (Massive, z3ta+2, etc.), so I think I could probably get it into my productions pretty quickly, once I do buy it.  I love the look of the modular patch creation page.
 
As far as your "Vermillion Road" soundtrack, yeah, I think the song could easily have gone on a bit longer to let it develop some more.

Hei John, thanks for your detailed feedback.  I understand what you mean by the lack of instrumentation - though (apart from the last part, the melodic ending), it was intentionally "ambient atmosphere" rather than "orchestral movie score".  But yes, there would be room to develop it in a different direction.  I often wish for some searing guitar riffs, but need to find myself a guitar player first :-)

Very nice.  Had a nice analog feel to many of the pads - the begining sorta Trangerine Dream (all those are good things).  Very floating and seamless.
 
I'd love to hear some crashing guitar against this sort of soundscape.  Tasteful crashing guitar, of course.
 
Very enjoyable.
 
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Love the build up and the textures. I agree that a melody should probably come sooner than it does, but this is a very pretty piece.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

I love this work.  I think you reached you goals quite well.  When I hear something like this, I want to try it myself.  That makes for an inspirational work!

Thanks all for your comments - much appreciated feedback.
@jamesg1213 -- nice one! How did yours sound?
@Lynn -- if you are inspired, then I'm honoured.
@theguitarplayer -- interesting - any of your soundtrack work out there we can listen too?

Wow, very nice ambient piece here!  I disagree with some of the comments above regarding the melody.  I think it's perfectly understated and progresses perfectly for this style.  Mix is nice as well.  I'm listening to The Sound of Snow now, and it's another gorgeous piece of work.  Consider me a fan.