New Music: J Scott Williams – The Arrival

J Scott Williams returns to these pages with a piece of classical music like no other – prepare for The Arrival.

By Jane Howkins

The Arrival is J Scott Williams doing what he does best – it’s a cinematic piece of classical music that sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi film. It’s dramatic in all the right places, ebbing and flowing when necessary. The deep, low notes add something really eerie to the track with the tribal drums, as the rest of the orchestration plays nicely over the top, before the track breaks down again. You really need to hear The Arrival to believe it!