Unable to find the right words for a friend in need, French film composer Anne Chmelewsky turns instead to music’s power to express the inexpressible. Here, in the unusual ensemble of trombone, strings, harp, vibraphone, and piano, she creates exquisite beauty, colored by a tender, almost otherworldly playfulness. Each instrument adds its magic: Harp, for instance, lends “Presque Valse” a beguiling innocence, while pulsing vibraphone gives an underlying urgency to “Ru.” In perhaps Chmelewsky’s most enticing track, “Jessica’s Escape,” lush strings and trombone inspire feelings of hope and warmth. In fact, you’ll find comfort and solace in every gorgeous track here.