Floating Points, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra - Mere Mortals

Release Date 28/08/2026 Format 2LP Black/ CD Label Deutsche Grammophon / Mercury KX Catalogue Number 4867283/ 4868279 Composer-producer-musician-DJ Floating Points, aka Sam Shepherd, presents Mere Mortals, his first full-length ballet score. Commissioned and directed by the San Francisco Ballet’s Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, with choreography by Aszure Barton and design and visuals by Hamill Industries, the ballet reimagines the story of Pandora in a fusion of myth, music and movement. Recorded with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, the 14-track album is a potent mix of elegiac strings, apocalyptic brass and pulsing electronics. From the lyrical solo violin of Hope to the dissonance and pummelling percussion of Rage of the Gods, and the exquisite harp melody of Her Gift before the eeriness of Opening of the Jar, the score is rich in texture and effect. Orchestral music emerges from an electronic haze, mirroring the ballet’s central question: where does the human end and the machine begin? Tracklist 01 Movement 1 - Fire 02 Movement 2 - Hope 03 Movement 3 - Rage of the Gods 04 Movement 4 - Zeus’ Command 05 Movement 5 - Pandora’s Creation 06 Movement 6 - Pandora’s Theme 07 Movement 7 - Gift from the Gods 08 Movement 8 - Falling to Earth 09 Movement 9 - Prometheus’ Warning 10 Movement 10 - Her Gift 11 Movement 11 - Opening of the Jar 12 Movement 12 - A Plea 13 Movement 13 - Hope Taking Flight 14 Movement 14 - Nowhere to Land