UJAM has announced Symphonic Elements CHOOIR, a new choir plugin built from material in Hans Zimmer’s personal orchestral library. The instrument is available for preorder now, with the full release set for May 13, 2026, and it joins UJAM’s Symphonic Elements series alongside STRIIIINGS, DRUMS, BRAASS, and PERRCS.
CHOOIR fills an obvious gap in that lineup. UJAM has already covered strings, drums, brass, and percussion inside the Symphonic Elements format, so a dedicated vocal instrument feels like the missing piece for producers working on cinematic cues, trailer music, ambient material, game scores, and electronic tracks that need choir texture without the usual programming process.
The main angle here is speed. Traditional choir libraries can require detailed arrangement work, phrase construction, key switching, and word programming, which can slow down the writing process fast. CHOOIR takes a phrase-based approach, with ready-arranged male, female, and boys choir ensembles that cover bass, tenor, alto, soprano, and boys sections across vowel and consonant articulations.
A Choir Plugin Built For Faster Cinematic Writing
CHOOIR looks designed for producers who want the emotional scale of choir recordings without building every part from the ground up. That is where UJAM tends to sit best as a developer. The company usually aims at fast musical results, and this plugin follows that same format with pre-arranged textures that can be dropped into a cue, reshaped, and pushed into place quickly.
The plugin includes 100 presets across nine categories, including basic, epic, and atmospheric textures. It also includes 70 styles across nine categories, which gives users several starting points depending on the cue or production. Those preset and style counts matter because a choir plugin like this succeeds when it can move quickly from sketching to a usable part.
The instrument also includes UJAM’s Motion, Character, and Finisher controls, which gives producers a familiar way to alter movement, tone, and processing without opening a long chain of additional plugins. That should make CHOOIR useful for fast deadline work, especially for composers and producers who need to audition ideas quickly before committing to a full arrangement.
Hans Zimmer’s Source Material Meets UJAM’s Accessible Workflow
The Hans Zimmer connection is the clearest headline, but the practical part is how UJAM has packaged that source material. CHOOIR uses choir ensembles drawn from Zimmer’s orchestral library, then places them inside a workflow meant to reduce friction for the user. That combination gives the plugin its appeal: recognizable cinematic source material with a simplified performance system.
Peter Gorges, Co-Founder of UJAM, said a choir instrument had become the top request from the company’s users, and CHOOIR now closes that gap in the Symphonic Elements family. He also noted that users should hear a familiar cinematic palette due to the Zimmer source material.
CHOOIR supports VST2, VST3, AU2, and AAX formats on macOS and Windows. Preorder pricing runs from April 28 through May 12 at $149. Introductory pricing begins May 13 and runs through June 28 at $189, with a loyalty price of $169. MSRP is listed at $249, with a loyalty MSRP of $229. Source details drawn from the submitted announcement.
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