Emmy-winning sound designer Russell Brower teams with an Australian-based symphony to create this haunting overture for video game Diablo III. The piece starts with primal, ephemeral vocals that give way to theatrical string stabs. The tension builds and dissipates throughout the overture until evaporating, leaving listeners longing for more.
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If you saw the film La Vie en Rose, then you’ve heard Jil Aigrot. She was the singing voice of French vocal legend Edith Piaf in the film when Piaf’s original recordings weren’t used. Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard then lip-synced to Aigrot’s renditions. Aigrot’s uncanny approximation of Piaf’s phrasings and signature matieral is available on the album Word’s of Love, on which you’ll find this week’s free Discovery Download.
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