Working on the next track 'I'm currently working on 'The Rescue' in the studio. Working through the string sections, V1 V2, viola and cello at the moment with the beautiful Spitfire Mural string symphony and 8Dio's Agitato Legato Arpeggio strings. This track is about a rescue mission and SAR & RNLI crews being scrambled to a stricken sailing boat that is taking on water in a Gale Force 10 storm. The family on board are fighting for their lives against the monstrous waves and the ferocious wind. After several knockdowns, they make the call. Mayday. Mayday. Mayday…. The Sea King helicopter is scrambled and the highly trained crew are in the air within 2 minutes heading to the last known co-ordinates. A Severn Class lifeboat launches in to the rough seas motoring up huge walls of water and crashing through the breaking crests of these monster waves only to slam down hard in to the trough burying the bow in to the wave in front. It’s a rough ride, but there is a job to do and time is running out……..and so the story unfolds along with the music. The Sea King is one of my favourite helicopters and I've read so many stories of brave rescues by the crews of these awesome helicopters. It’s perhaps not the prettiest of helicopters but it must be the most beautiful thing on the planet if you are in trouble out at sea, fighting for your life and one of these appears overhead! The familiar red and grey Search & Rescue helicopters were once a common sight in the skies over Cornwall but Squadron 771 has recently been decommissioned. During its 42 years of rescue operations, 15,000 lives have been helped or saved with over 9,000 sorties. Simply amazing. Total respect for these crews. There are some great books written by Sea King pilots and Search & Rescue divers: Here are a few that I've read that are absolutely excellent:
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Tim HardwickI'm a composer, producer and author. I've been creating music for many years now and over the last 8 years, I've been focused on the fusion of electronic, orchestral and acoustic music that tells a story. Archives
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