The Ad Ombra project is a solo concept/performance composed and played by George D. Stanciulescu with the help of Maximilian Lupu for what concerns orchestration. Even if it's symphonic music, it's probably played via computer or with keyboards, I'm not such a great fan of this kind of things but that's just a personal opinion. The orchestral result of these seven movements pays indirectly (or directly...who knows) tribute to many great composers like Morricone, Bryars or Nyman, but since I don't want to be misunderstood consider I'm referring just to their soundtrack works and above remember this' symphonic. "Smaragdine" is undeniably filmic, I think it's a pity it hasn't been recorded with a real orchestra (or that's what it seems to me) 'cause the whole suite is affected by a low-quality sound. Ludwig Van Beethoven influences mixed with Tchaikovsky? For what I know I'd say: yesss...some samples coming from Bresson, Greenway and the divine Pasolini add an extra filmic feel to the music. Sad, emphatic and well structured, I think Stanciulescu should work with movie directors, but this record is a bit weak, sorry.