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28th January 2023

95th Academy Award Nominations

The Oscar nominations are out and we’re proud to have been involved in the music and sound for some of this year’s nominees including 'Tár', 'The Banshees of Inisherin', 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio', 'The Sea Beast' and 'Avatar: The Way of ...

5th January 2023

Critics Choice Award Nominations 2023

Nominations for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced and we’re proud to list this year’s nominees that feature Abbey Road recordings or were engineered by Abbey Road staff. Best of luck to everyone involved in these incredible ...

10th November 2022

Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion - OUT NOW!

In collaboration with Spitfire Audio we bring you our most detailed sample library to date 'Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion'. Featuring drums from across the globe spanning different tones and ranges, played by the wonderful Joby Burgess (‘Black Panther’, ‘Mission: Impossible’) using a variety of striking positions, beaters and techniques. All within the unmistakable acoustic space of Studio One. ...

20th October 2022

Portico Quartet Ensemble - Terrain (Extended) – Live in Studio One: An Abbey Road 90th Session

Gondwana Records and Portico Quartet announce a concert film Terrain (Extended) - Live in Studio One - An Abbey Road 90th Session Featuring an expanded version of their long-form composition Terrain and re-arranged for the Portico Quartet Ensemble and recorded live in Studio ...

Abbey Road Studios x Spitfire Audio add Thematic Horns to the Abbey Road ONE series

Launching today! We’re proud to present ‘Thematic Horns’: A new collection part of @SpitfireAudio’s Abbey Road One Film Scoring Selections. ‘Thematic Horns’ captures the vivid and intense sound of an 8-piece horn section performed in the unmistakable acoustics of Abbey Road Studio One. With two distinct legatos - ‘performance’ and ‘lyrical’ - this cinematic treasure trove adds even more flavour to the Film Scoring Selections sample ...

3rd February 2022

Abbey Road One: Mysterious Reeds - OUT NOW!

This emotive new woodwind sample library in collaboration with Spitfire Audio brings reed techniques from masters like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Howard Shore, boundless recording knowledge from GRAMMY®-winning engineer Simon Rhodes (‘Avatar’, ‘Hugo’, ‘Harry Potter’) and sampling expertise from Spitfire together with our legendary gear and studios. ...

26th August 2021

Mark Kermode presents an Abbey Road 90th Anniversary Special on Scala Radio

Mark Kermode celebrates the 90th anniversary of the opening of Abbey Road Studios with a special, one-off show on Scala ...

Sneak Peek Into The Soundtrack For 'Cruella' Featuring Florence + The Machine

At the end of this month, the highly anticipated ‘Cruella’ is ready to debut in cinemas and on Disney+. But a week before the release, Disney will release the official ‘Cruella’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; which will feature an original score by Oscar-nominated composer Nicolas Britell that was recorded in-part at Abbey ...

Abbey Road Studios and Spitfire Audio adds Wondrous Flutes to the Abbey Road ONE series

Fast, flowing flute and piccolo performances combine with dazzling legato patches on Abbey Road ONE: Wondrous Flutes — the latest release in our collection with Spitfire Audio which is available now! Captured within the acoustics of Studio One by London’s first-call session players, this classic pairing of flutes and piccolo is showcased as pre-orchestrated patches giving you instant access to an immediately recognisable sound as heard in scores by John Williams, John Powell and countless others. ...