EDITORS’ NOTES

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Choir bring five of former Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks’ sweeping, cinematic scores to life. Epic opening track “Prelude to a Million Years” bears the influences of film composer Ennio Morricone’s lavish soundscapes, while the Michael Nyman-esque “Ebb and Flow” possesses a sunny, rhythmic drive. There are hints of Joby Talbot’s work with orchestral-pop specialists The Divine Comedy in “Autumn Sonata” while the final track, “Renaissance,” with its filmic use of wordless chorus, brings Five to a kaleidoscopic close. The orchestrations, by veteran arranger Nick Ingman, are full of textural color and depth.