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Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture
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Perfect for
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- ISRC
- ATL332609356
- Recorded
- Abbey Road Studios, 2019
- Tempo (BPM)
- 125
- Key
- D minor
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About this track
A bold brass theme erupts at 0:02 in D minor — epic, stormy, and adventurously dramatic from the very first note. The full orchestra erupts into a tempestuous frenzy of strings, horns, and timpani, then introduces a lyrical, yearning melody before building relentlessly to a powerful, triumphant climax that leaves nothing in reserve. Ominous, mighty, and overwhelmingly epic throughout.
Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture is an orchestral piece for full symphony orchestra in D minor at 125 BPM. Epically dramatic, stormily adventurous, and powerfully triumphant — energy at 9/10 — it is suited to epic movie trailers, historical drama battle scenes, fantasy video game cinematics, luxury car commercials, documentaries on exploration or war, sports championship montages, blockbuster film opening credits, theatrical production underscores, and any production where Wagner's stormy orchestral fury and yearning lyrical climax define the essential character.
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Rights at a glance: The Flying Dutchman (Overture)
- The composition
- Public domain — Richard Wagner died in 1883, beyond the usual life-plus-70-year term; territory-specific exceptions should be checked. Anyone may perform, arrange or re-record the work itself.
- This recording
- Protected in its own right (the related rights of its performers and producer) — Artyfile owns this recording and licenses it directly: €29.90 once for lifetime worldwide sync rights (with a licence certificate as documented proof), or own a numbered 1% share of the master from €69.90.
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