website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
-lsb- http://www.esposthumus.com www.esposthumus.com -rsb- 2000 -- 2010 wigshop records e.s. posthumus
 franz vonlichten helmut vonlichten group_or_band orchestral , ambient , modern classical , symphonic rock los angeles , california , usa e.s. posthumus
e.s. posthumus

e.s. posthumus was an independent music group that produced a form of 21st-century classical music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds .
their music is inspired by the pythagorean philosophy which states that `` music is the harmonization of opposites ; the conciliation of warring elements '' .
the `` e.s. '' is an acronym for `` experimental sounds '' while `` posthumus '' -lrb- latin : postumus , meaning `` after '' or `` end '' -rrb- is a word that is meant to represent `` all things past '' , suggesting the music was inspired by things that have ended , some time after they ended .
the group was formed in 2000 by brothers helmut and franz vonlichten .
helmut and franz studied piano with their mother .
after graduating from high school , franz worked in recording studios while helmut attended and graduated from ucla , with a degree in archaeology .
their music has been licensed by many movie and television production studios , being included in numerous movie trailers and television shows .
e.s. posthumus released three albums overall in their career .
on july 22 , 2010 , it was officially announced that franz had died about two months before .
after giving notice of his brother 's death , helmut stated that while there still may be one or two unreleased songs -lrb- one of them being their single `` christmas eve '' released in november 2010 -rrb- , the group would no longer be active .
in november 2011 , it was officially announced that helmut vonlichten had formed a new band called les friction , and released a preview of his new work with a track called `` torture '' .
