Mercury - Unearthly Sounds from Hollywood's Secret Weapon

When blockbuster film composers need to score the awe-inspiring, the mystical, the mechanical, and the alien, they turn to Chas Smith. His creations painted the unearthly soundscapes of Dune and Interstellar, sang heroic anthems for Man of Steel and The Hunger Games, and textured terrors throughout the Saw film franchise.
In Mercury, we’re bringing his incomparable sound to your studio. We sampled 14 of Chas’ most celebrated acoustic instruments, then fused, warped, and reinvented them in Solar, our new eDNA-powered synthesiser. All told, this collection delivers 600+ textures, tones, and pads.
Unveil the impossible soundworlds of Mercury: bit.ly/3R99arV

[@ToeShimmel]

Hoping for Spongebob Squarepants Drama Toolkit: Sandy's Banjo Spongebobs noseflute Squidward's Clarinet Virtuoso Mr Crabs' Coin Shakers Jellyfish swarm ensemble Mr Crabs' Tiny Violin

[@spitfireaudiollp]

We are naming this Albion Bikini Bottom 🔥

[@ToeShimmel]

@@spitfireaudiollp You guys rock!

[@haikalabbas9539]

@@spitfireaudiollp Lmao pls do this for April fools next year it would be perfect

[@ZacTiessen]

and of course don't forget Patrick Star's Mayonnaise XD

[@ToeShimmel]

Patrick Star's Brain Monkey Percussion

[@rdpatterson2682]

I’m always one library away from sounding good.

[@WinItReigns]

How's the sound coming along

[@TomAndreen]

Oh man, I'm feeling this.

[@TimHouriganMusic]

Haha. Best comment by far. So true.

[@ClintDecker]

100% 😂

[@drew6524]

Naw that’s just self doubt. You’re better than you think.

[@thankyoumisterspell]

"What can I do stick out from the crowd?" "Buy a library to sound like this guy!" Anyways take my money.

[@itsmrcaine854]

Stg 😭

[@larrypoulton6401]

I couldn't work out which Hollywood blockbuster these sounds reminded me of. Then I figured it out: everyone of 'em. Unique meets generic.

[@idontgivea1769]

People back then used to work with the same old Casio and Roland synths. It’s not how you chose to record music, it’s the music itself. If all people can ear is Dune when listening to this, they severly lack creativity

[@bobfrode]

once you mentioned Chas Smith, Dune, interstellar i was sold £££ (edit) WOW...have been playing it for a bit now and besides the orchestral libraries this is the most organic i have heard from Spitfire. Its not "just another sample" but with all the controls and variations i can listen to 1 sound for 10 minutes just hearing it evolve... pluss combining Epic choir/EricW you got a Dune score..hehe

[@theboofin]

"A planet I've never been to"... That's a given!

[@BF-up5xw]

This was a very good walkthrough, your enjoyment of the instrument really came through. I'd love to hear more of the base samples, though, as - as good as the designed presets are - Chas Smith's original instruments are the real stars here.

[@Reeceline]

16:10 - 17:12 that moment was magical. Reminds me of the No Mans Sky sound track. Congrats on another amazing showcase.

[@aidanpilato]

No kidding! That sounds exactly like NMS.

[@synkrotron]

Dark Ambient Cheat Machine now in my collection............. I mean, this is damn friggin awesome

[@vaenom]

what a scoring cheat code this is!

[@tobythehatmusic]

This is bonkers amazing, endless possibilities, awesome job Dan and the Spitfire team🙌

[@EscathonEdits]

All i hear is Dune, and I love it!

[@trashculture]

Great demonstration! I have had the library for quite a while and never did much with it. That will change today :)

[@DonovanGG__]

Phenomenal! I also love this new user interface being used in this and Polaris!

[@lowpack8792]

damn, I was trying to replicate this sound with different synths now its a plug in. Im sold!

[@humanvibration4891]

A beautiful sound for the Dune movie

[@Indianabones007]

Anyone else hear the crackling when runs 3 instances at once about the 11mins mark!? Seems to be the pulse sound

[@setaihedron]

that's the destruct I think

[@spyderp8ntball7]

Yea it sounds like trash. When he plays all of them at once. Other then That it’s fire❤

[@oliverfrate]

Wow! Just bought it & I will give it a try this weekend.

[@Roan256]

Please record bagpipes for Albion Colossus. I would love Spitfire bagpipes and Colossus is the perfect opportunity.

[@MichaelNight]

Hi there! What’s Albion Colossus?

[@Roan256]

Hi @@MichaelNight! I don’t know many of the details but I heard speculation that it will be a loud / epic Albion that replaces Iceni to some degree. In contrast to Iceni, Iceni featured lots of low end (low Hz) content and I assume Colossus will feature both low and high end content performed in the FFF (gosh this is loud, we should have brought earplugs) range. I’ve not yet heard tell of a release date. Please note that everything written above is based on speculation.

[@paulatsydney]

@@MichaelNight it was spotted on Christians desktop in one of his videos. No one knows what it could be. Dave is a colossus. Could have been what became the stack.

[@scarletworeyellow]

@@Roan256 Celtic Era by Best Service has Highland Pipes (Scotland - Dune and Braveheart) and Uilleann Pipes (Ireland - Titanic) Multiple ornaments and fantastic legatos. I use them in most of my music because I love Celtic instruments. I’d highly recommend

[@Roan256]

Thanks @@scarletworeyellow! 😊 I appreciate your insight

[@4kfreelance]

The inspiration sounds like it came from the scene from 1917 with the lights. Or it certainly would be a good ideas to use Solar for blade speed/variable speed... whatever you wanna call it depending on the NLE app. Definitely a night thingy going on with the sounds.

[@Alchemedia]

RIP Chas Smith.

[@mackx]

Stunning… wish I had this 20 years ago. Great achievement Spitfire 😎

[@Cefshah]

Great demo, Dan!! 🙂👍 Definitely, a program worth getting my hands upon!!

[@123songsao]

Wow 200k subscribers, I'm waiting for your big thing =))

[@chrisw1462]

What keyboard are you playing??? I've never seen one with that much key showing in the front. Also, the Tech Specs don't include the size of the library or recommended free drive space. How much space do we need?

[@BrainLeisure]

That's a Doepfer LMK4+.

[@chadr2843]

How do you play multiple patches at the same time in this engine?

[@reyjuliand]

Great walkthrough, Dan 🔥

[@jcrogers3854]

Love Chas Smith so glad this has happened =)

[@Banquet...]

I'm not a fan of EDNA but these sounds are amazing.

[@cmdrbuzz7779]

John Foxx called. He wants his 1984 Cathedral Oceans patches back ; - ) Just kidding. This is WONDERFUL 💯

[@rubenofficialmusic]

aaaand there goes my chamber strings money 😂

[@MrMoviePhoneEx]

haha, no matter how many times I convice myself it's time to pick up chamber strings... I always find other distractions that are more my speed... And i already have some amazing string libraries from spitfire anyway ;) But these textural libraries are the literally the bread and butter of my score work, you can put just about any piano or string library against these kinds of sounds and make some thing that works, is unique, and full of flavor :)

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

Great walkthrough, Dan!

[@Kkidzz]

Really looking forward to using these Beds' to soundtrack my upcoming projects entailing tutorials for teaching the Heimlich maneuver, How-To auger a toilet and most importantly Potty Training your child.

[@monsieurd.]

JUST LOVE IT !

[@intrinsiccinema7374]

IM DONE IM GETTING THIS

[@antkn33]

I love the interface

[@n.k.turley2496]

Spectacular

[@johnhawkinshawkins1284]

Harry Parch???

[@rockumk]

After buying several Spitfire libraries I am taking a break from buying products from Spitfire until they welcome back Christian Henson with a public apology for the way they treated him.

[@johndean5860]

What happened?

[@rockumk]

@@johndean5860 Another politically-correct cancel job.

[@spyderp8ntball7]

Wait what??????

[@sandwich-breath]

He’s not coming back and neither are a lot of their customers. I don’t need to buy from politically woke brands because the grift and manipulation never stops…

[@JonesyTheCat]

Christian's freedom of speech is denied, what an irony in a society that prides itself on freedom.

[@MatthewSwasta]

goodness me this is great...and I'm not a film score composer. How long will this be at the introductory price?

[@1998Cebola]

15th of september according to the site

[@MatthewSwasta]

@@1998Cebola got it! no, literally got it 😉

[@1998Cebola]

@@MatthewSwasta me too, tons of fun!

[@pamelastorch]

Truly epic!

[@TheHorseValse]

Wow!

[@mc2_merlin]

Great sounds ... What controller does the author use? With poly-aftertouch?

[@studieslessonstheoryetc141]

Could be wrong but it looks like Dan is using a Doepfer lmk4+, but I’m not sure the aftertouch on those is polyphonic.

[@jammypockets606]

Does this library utilise after touch? As far as I know, only one of their libraries has ever offered that feature. Have I been wrong all this time? I've never been able to set it up as a normal cc.

[@studieslessonstheoryetc141]

@@jammypockets606 depending on your daw… many allow you to convert aftertouch to whatever parameter you want.

[@jammypockets606]

@@studieslessonstheoryetc141 Thank you for the advice 🙏🏻

[@SeriousTipStudio]

Sounds are good, if I didn't already have Ashlight, Arkhis, and Polaris I would get it.

[@alexplaysplaysplays]

Pop some chapters on guys. Thanks.

[@AKDanMusicMan]

How does this work with the Roli Seaboard Rise?

[@EvansAudio]

Nice Cong❤

[@larstinderholt7438]

Sounds lovely. Only problem is that the creativity is in the sounds themselves. And now everyone are gonna use them.

[@ZozillaThaGreat]

Sounds like Western countries this winter ....thks to Davos .... Beautyfull release ....can we expect ndNA Earth update to this engine ?

[@AlexCompozes]

Sounds a lot like Straylight from Native Instruments...but i think i will take it :)

[@Details-of-the-score]

wow

[@sviatoslav6427]

This is the top, just a must have!

[@psychosocial50able]

Wonder when the rest of the solar system will come out?

[@bryanhunt1695]

I don't think you changed the waveshape on anything. Shame we couldn't hear it.

[@DominicOliverMusic]

Wow🤩👍

[@lifeenvironments]

It appears as if your site to purchase is not working properly.

[@duyphamle3747]

Andorra

[@kamilslaby_]

06:40 is that melody from Dune? I recognize this progression - can anyone help?

[@justinbeamon6624]

Definitely similar for sure.

[@weschilton]

OK... serious question. IS THERE A BLASTER BEAM?????

[@BrunoBizarro]

Seriously! I have been waiting for that for a long time. Even tried to build something much smaller but that could kind of give me that sound using effects, but nothing

[@awpMusic1]

OK - sold - once I find the money!

[@lyravisionmusic]

Absolutely stunning. Immediate buy. Does anyone know the controller Dan is using to drive CC?

[@idontgivea1769]

Looks like a Control Freak

[@Dreamamine_THE_ONLY_REAL_ONE]

Well folks, it's almost Halloween and I'm thinking of a follow-up to my seminal CD "All Hallows" (by my Dreamamine project maybe 10 years ago) and this will be on it for sure.....

[@LordSneferu]

Oh well, that's another £99 I'll be spending later this evening!

[@mr.chisels729]

go ahead..take more of my money!!!...lol...

[@Closedgoodbye]

stop releasing the sauce, my bank account cant take it.

[@noice7381]

W

[@chrisrivas289]

The ending sounds sound like Mexican food farts, but I love the library. May have to get it.

[@jammypockets606]

When will the introductory price end?

[@sensumcommunem]

Christian did nothing wrong!

[@PendelSteven]

So Solar is quite a bit like the NI Play Series with the dual waves left & right. Interesting.

[@zachary963]

How come all your libraries, no matter the original timbre, end up being “cinematic pads”? I swear, one day y’all will sell pads made from a drum set. I’m sure it would sound cool, but still.

[@Emmanuel_Tuts-Schiemsky]

I like the sounds but again ,no microtonality is supported....... New plug in design could be the moment to implement this feature ........ Seems that the 'media'is not ready for this!!

[@lizardmilke]

Have you tried Entonal Studio from Node Audio? You can host plugins inside of it. (Not personally tried it with this specific library so forgive me if for some reason it doesn't work).

[@Emmanuel_Tuts-Schiemsky]

@@lizardmilke yes I have tried( not with this plug in) but not so rocksteady and a lot of try and error....... With MTS-ESP there is a very stable tuning format that works for a whole project with one click of your mouse....... It is already supported by many great vst's:pianoteq,plasmonic,zebra,quanta,generate,continua........Also a big company like arturia is upgrading and releasing vst's with support for this format..........but sample based vst 's don't follow......looks like media composers are not interested in microtonality.........native instruments,spitfire,pianobook......very little reaction on their forums or discussions about this topic....... they just ignore ethnical,historical or experimental intervals.......they looks just happy with that boring 100 cent interval.........

[@lizardmilke]

Aaah fair enough!

[@lizardmilke]

Totally agree would be amazing to have native support from the "biggies"

[@BaraMatahariPagi]

This one is gotta be Albion Colossus, right??

[@rbingraham]

my gut says no, that's end of the year at the earliest

[@Indianabones007]

Think Colossus will be about £399