Can our pads sound like this?

Have a listen to the beginning of these two tracks:

"Wish You Didn't Have to Go" https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-e/id210716036?albumPage=2#albumPage

"Monsoon" https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/voyager/id521795579

Do you know what instruments can be used to reproduce similar pads or string sounds at the beginning of these two tracks in LE 8?

What are these instruments? Thanks.