Scardust have unleashed a rendition of Clean Bandit’s ‘Symphony’ in their own inimitable progressive symphonic metal style, and it features appearances by electric violinist Mia Asano and Noa Gruman’s Hellscore Choir.
“‘Symphony’ by Clean Bandit has always felt like such a beautiful and emotional song, and we immediately felt it had the potential to become something very Scardust, combining prog metal, the Hellscore choir, and Mia’s incredible violin playing. Sharing the adventure of Sabaton’s Legendary tour this last winter with Mia made us want to create something together again, and this song felt like the perfect opportunity,” said the band.
“While the original song is a love song, we connected with it from a more bittersweet perspective: that deep longing to belong, to be together with someone, or to be part of something, while feeling that there is a barrier keeping you apart. We wanted that feeling to run through the entire interpretation, from the arrangement and performances to Mia’s breathtaking violin solo, and into the cinematic world of the video and artwork.
“Working with the legendary Joost van den Broek on the production and orchestration was a huge part of bringing this vision to life. It feels like a very natural meeting point between everything we love about Scardust and everything Mia brings as a musician: dramatic, emotional, cinematic, and deeply human.”
A graduate of the Berklee College of Music and a recipient of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Best Violin Performance Award in 2020, Los Angeles-based Mia Asano fuses classical virtuosity with rock, metal, Celtic and electronic influences. She has built a global following of more than six million across social media, with her viral performances generating over 500 million views.
Her career has included collaborations with artists including Ministry, DragonForce, Lindsey Stirling, Tina Guo and Taylor Davis, as well as a European arena tour with Two Steps From Hell, that began with a performance in front of 75,000 people at Wacken Open Air.
Founded in Israel, Scardust’s core lineup is Noa Gruman (Vocals), Gal Gabriel Israel (Guitar), Aaron Friedland (Keyboards), Bar Sasson (Bass) and Yoav Weinberg (Drums).
‘Symphony (feat. Mia Asano)’ is out now via Frontiers Music Srl.
Scardust will donate proceeds received from the release to the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research.
