The Cinematic Orchestra
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Artist

The Cinematic Orchestra

Type
Band
Styles
downtempo, jazz, electronica, nu jazz
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The Cinematic Orchestra is a British group formed in London in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe, blending downtempo, jazz and electronica. Its tracks, often instrumental, have drawn on film-music forms since the debut album 'Motion'.

Next date in London: 30 April 2027 at Koko.

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Popular tracks by The Cinematic Orchestra on Spotify

Most-streamed tracks

The Cinematic Orchestra’s most-streamed tracks on Deezer. This is not a concert setlist, but a good idea of the songs the audience knows. 30-second previews.

  1. That Home Ma Fleur
  2. Wait For Now To Believe (Remixes)
  3. Breathe Ma Fleur
  4. To Build A Home To Build A Home (Versions)
  5. All Things To All Men Every Day (20th Anniversary Edition)

Source: The Cinematic Orchestra on Deezer

Profile

Latest album
To Believe (2019)
Formed
1999 · London
Label
Domino Records

About — The artist

The Cinematic Orchestra is a British nu jazz and downtempo group founded in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe, then working at London record label Ninja Tune.

The group's name alludes to a musical form close to that of film music. The tracks are often instrumental, but sometimes feature singers, such as Fontella Bass and Roots Manuva on the album Everyday, or Patrick Watson on the album Ma fleur.

Discography

  • Motion 1999
  • Live, London, 24th September 2000 2000
  • Live at Vancouver Jazz Festival 2001 2001
  • Every Day 2002
  • Man With a Movie Camera 2003
  • Ma fleur Live at the Barbican 2007
  • Ma fleur 2007
  • Live at the Big Chill 2007
  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2008
  • Live at the Roundhouse 2008
  • The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos 2008
  • In Motion #1 2012
  • To Believe 2019

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