ProjectSAM

ProjectSAM

Also known as: Project SAM, ProjectSAM B.V., Cinematic Sampling

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ProjectSAM is a Dutch sample library developer based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, founded in 2001 by composers Maarten Spruijt, Vincent Beijer, and Marco Deegenaars. The company specializes in orchestral and cinematic virtual instruments designed for film, television, and game composers, with libraries built around recordings of full symphony orchestras captured in concert halls.

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ProjectSAM is a Dutch sample library developer based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, founded in 2001 by composers Maarten Spruijt, Vincent Beijer, and Marco Deegenaars. The company specializes in orchestral and cinematic virtual instruments designed for film, television, and game composers, with libraries built around recordings of full symphony orchestras captured in concert halls.

The company is best known for its Symphobia Series, a multi-volume collection of orchestral ensemble libraries that helped popularize the use of pre-recorded orchestral phrases and clusters in cinematic scoring. Other notable releases include Orchestral Essentials, True Strike (orchestral percussion), Swing! and Swing More! (big band and jazz instruments), and the Colours series, which covers tools such as Adaptive Runs, Animator, and Orchestrator. ProjectSAM also distributes free libraries including The Free Orchestra and The Free Orchestra 2.

Most ProjectSAM libraries run in Native Instruments Kontakt and are positioned toward composers working on scoring assignments rather than general production. The developer's sounds have been used in blockbuster films, television series, and video game soundtracks, and the company is recognized within the sample library community as a long-standing specialist in orchestral ensemble sampling.

ProjectSAM has 18 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Virtual Instrument, Kontakt Instrument, and Strings. Their gear is featured by 16 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Stage & Screen, and Orchestra. Notable users include John Powell, KSHMR, and BT.

Artists Who Use ProjectSAM

John Powell uses 4 ProjectSAM products

John Powell

Composer

KSHMR uses 2 ProjectSAM products

KSHMR

Composer, Music Producer

BT uses 2 ProjectSAM products

BT

Music Producer · BT and Tommy Stinson

Richard Caddock uses 2 ProjectSAM products

Richard Caddock

Singer, Guitarist

Rod Abernethy uses 2 ProjectSAM products

Rod Abernethy

Composer

Varien uses 2 ProjectSAM products

Varien

Music Producer

Hiroyuki Sawano uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Hiroyuki Sawano

Composer, Music Producer

Mark Isham uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Mark Isham

Composer

Jake "Virt" Kaufman uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Jake "Virt" Kaufman

Guitarist, Bassist

Brian Tyler uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Brian Tyler

Keyboardist, Composer · ARE WE DREAMING

Sascha Dikiciyan uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Sascha Dikiciyan

Composer

Alex Ball uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Alex Ball

Singer, Keyboardist

!llmind uses 1 ProjectSAM product

!llmind

Music Producer, DJ

David Newman uses 1 ProjectSAM product

David Newman

Composer

Joe Buras uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Joe Buras

Singer, Keyboardist · Born of Osiris

Mebitek uses 1 ProjectSAM product

Mebitek

Composer, Music Producer

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