Forgotten Moons seems like a soundtrack in search of a movie.

The instrumental recording from Dursey Sound Connection is a highly polished production, very evocative of mood and story -- although none is defined. There are very traditional Irish elements to the music, but it's all brought together in a new, glossy studio package.

The band is led by Eckie Krupp on flute and bouzouki; the rest of the musicians, oddly, aren't listed in the liner notes or, as of this writing, on the band's website. The instrumentation is uniformly excellent, precisely played, keeping the flute and bouzouki square in the spotlight for most of the album. While much of the music is traditional, Krupp wrote most of the rest -- and a few of the arrangements are decidedly non-traditional.

Initially inspired by a trip in a suspended cable car across the Dursey Sound in West Cork, the music is alternatively lively and reflective. At times, sound effects and distant voices add to the atmospheric tension. Primarily, Forgotten Moons seems content to rest in the background, grabbing my full attention only occasionally. And yet, the music is quite good throughout.

This isn't the band you'd want to invite to a lively pub session, but if you're scoring a movie, these are the folks you're looking for. And, while movie fame might not be in their future, the Dursey Sound Connection has found a niche with this music -- as the soundtrack to a Celtic-themed computer game, The Druid's Epic. Can Hollywood be far behind?