Escape into Cinematic Piano | Marc Enfroy
by 
shankar on July 26th, 2008
Cinematic Piano - What’s it? If that name sounds uncommon, read on. Marc Enfroy is releasing his debut album Unbounded in the end of August 2008, in ‘Cinematic Piano’ style. I had the chance of listening to pre-release copy of the album and I’d say it’s a wonderful piece of art.
Marc is quite a new comer yet he takes you on for a pleasure ride like a maestro through his Unbounded. Composed of 12 tracks, the album feels like a fragrance of memories tuned to your memories. As Marc puts it on his video preview of his album, the album is an “Escape”, escape from this world of limited reality into unbounded world of thoughts.
I re-lived my whole life up until now, listening this beautiful album, some most joyful and some most painful. Particularly, listening to Night in the Seine and Solitary Journey, I felt like reading through the pages of In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson — the memories of a loved ones who are no more…
The track listing of the album:
- Forbidden Island
- Taken Away
- Unbounded
- On to Forever
- Moonlit Dreams
- Kalliope’s Courtyard
- Empire Bluff
- Memories in the Sand
- The Summit
- Mare Nostrum
- Night in the Seine
- Solitary Journey
I remember still, that I didn’t answer my own question. What’s cinematic piano, BTW? Listening to Unbounded, I felt there is some ‘new’ness… some harmony… I felt the depth of emotions contained in it but what’s ‘cinematic’ about it? Video preview is quite helpful to understand it. I felt like taken to Titanic and then through the misty clouds of DreamWorks. But still, it doesnt answer fully. Well, I’m no better to explain that than Marc himself. I had a few ‘email’ chat with Marc on his music and here he answers…
Marc: Cinematic piano is a blend of beautiful piano melodies with touching orchestral arrangements to create emotionally charged themes like those heard in dramatic film scenes.
Shankar: Are you bringing in a new genre (sub-genre) by your music, which you call Cinematic Piano?
Marc: Yes I would like to. I have found a few artists with a similar style but not many. I would like to create a new category of music in this style so it becomes a recognized sub-genre. Not sure if it will happen but that would be very nice.
Shankar: What will be your future albums like…. Can one expect “Cinematic piano” style?
Marc:Yes…you can expect Cinematic Piano for the next album.
Shankar: Where do you draw inspiration for your music?
Marc: Musical influences include Jim Brickman, Yanni, 2002, Tim Janis, James Horner (film composer).
Shankar: Do you practice any kind of meditation or intend your music to help listeners to meditate or relax deeply?
Marc: The music has helped many listeners relax, become calm, deal with pain management, enjoy a massage, perform yoga, etc. So yes, it has that side benefit.
Shankar: Whom do you thank for your wonderful music talent?
Marc: My mother and grandfather. My mom is very musical (sings and plays piano) and her father was a country music radio pioneer (you can read about this at http://MarcEnfroy.com/about.html )
That’s all for the brief chat we had. Marc also gives a free mp3 music when you join his newsletter. And he ‘talks’ with you really, hears your voice and doesn’t make you feel like your emails go to his spam bucket. I think that’s very cool to feel like being a close group.
Where to buy Unbounded? Unbounded goes on sale on August 26, 2008 at http://MarcEnfroy.com. CD’s can be pre-ordered at MarcEnfroy.com between August 1 and August 25, 2008 (buy 1 CD, get a 2nd CD for half off during the pre-sale promotion). Once the CD is officially released on August 26, it will be available for purchase at MarcEnfroy.com, CDfreedom.com, iTunes, Napster.com, eMusic.com, Rhapsody.com and AmazonMP3.com.
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