The Orchestral II is an excellent complement to the original SR-JV80-02 Orchestral board, because it expands greatly on a few sections of the symphonic orchestra - string and brass sections - but also adds a generous amount of Celtic sounds.

This was without doubt due to the fact that around the time this board was produced (1999), one of the most popular movies in the history of cinema was also made - Titanic - and of course, the main song (Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On")  featured Celtic/Irish instruments.  All of a sudden every composer started using Celtic instruments in their soundtracks, and Roland took note :-)  by adding these types of instruments to this board.  My suspicion is particularly evident in the name of a preset on this board:  "121 Sinking Duo"  - an obvious reference to the movie.

Check out the audio demos below to see what this expansion board can do.