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Orchestral

Here are a collection of pieces where orchestral forces are used. These are often mixed with electronic elements and processed with FX. Some of these are 'live' and some sample generated.

Subterranean Worlds   audio/mpeg download 2.48 MB   At the bottom of the deepest oceans, another world exists that we can never fully know.
Nuclear Devastation   audio/mpeg download 1.31 MB   With solo cello and strings, this piece underscores the sad and terrifying events that preceded the race to create the atom bomb. From 'E=mc2', ('Einstein's Big Idea' - US).
The Dawn Comes   audio/mpeg download 1.31 MB   Strings, alto flute and harp. This cue was recorded for the ITN/C4 (WGBH/US) documentary 'The Battle of HMS Hood and Bismarck'.
Happy Campers   audio/mpeg download 0.75 MB   An upbeat, melodic piece with a comic element. Pizzicato strings and clarinet.
Memories of her father's love   audio/mpeg download 0.63 MB   A sad yet tender moment of reflection. A young woman looks at a photograph of her father - who has passed away a year ago.
The Wasteland   audio/mpeg download 3.69 MB   A place beyond life - an empty void - until a flicker of hellfire ignites the storm. This piece features a wonderful cellist, Jane Fenton.
Primordial Visitation   audio/mpeg download 1.78 MB   A beast from Hell rises again from the ashes - and gives chase! The darkness descends - under the cover of nightfall you escape.
Graves   audio/mpeg download 3.41 MB   Voices from beyond the grave call into the present, reminding us never to forget the sacrifices of brave soldiers who have fought and sacrificed their lives on our behalf.
Rising from the Abyss   audio/mpeg download 1.31 MB   From the depths of the Abyss, something evil awakens from it's slumber.
Into Battle   audio/mpeg download 2.07 MB   A dark, brooding beginning leading into a crashing, violent rising theme - building to a thunderous conclusion.

 

Contemporary

These pieces fuse a variety of idioms and approaches to create hybrid arrangements.

On the Run   audio/mpeg download 2.4 MB   Fast and furious, with an intense beat, chunky guitars and a relentless pace.
Mission Go   audio/mpeg download 2.07 MB   A forceful militaristic cue with a driving funk groove, synth FX, marcato strings and big brass melody.
Broken and Blue   audio/mpeg download 2.18 MB   A trip hop vibe with phat beats. Digitally manipulated, cut up, distorted, and remolded - with sombre strings, ethereal voices and mournful trumpet solo.

World/Folk

These pieces take a more organic approach to popular song form and demonstrate some of my guitar and mandolin playing.

Desert Dance   audio/mpeg download 1.66 MB   A percussion driven, middle-eastern influenced piece with strings and ney flute solo. Upbeat and invigorating (published by 615 Music Library).
Beautiful Ground of Being   audio/mpeg download 1.3 MB   Djembe, bongos, shakers, alto flute, harp and warm synth textures, this earthy piece was composed for a short environmental film, 'Baja Turtles', about the desperate plight of the Giant Sea Turtle.
Sarajevo Lament   audio/mpeg download 1.65 MB   A melancholic melody played on a mandolin with ethereal voices, strings and percussion, this piece was composed for the opening titles of 'Only by Chance', a short film about a refugee seeking asylum in the UK.
The Woodcutter's Dance   audio/mpeg download 0.75 MB   A Celtic influenced folk melody played by penny whistle with big drum accents, strings and contrasting piano counterpoint, used in a PSA campaign by WNPT (PBS) Nashville.
Dark Lone Star   audio/mpeg download 1.09 MB   Lurking in the shadows, a force of evil waits in the desert.
Hills and Horizons   audio/mpeg download 2.72 MB   A celtic influenced meditation, with Irish flute, harp, guitars, deep drums and drones.

Jazz/Pop

These tracks demonstrate some popular song form styles.

High Roller   audio/mpeg download 0.82 MB   An upbeat Jazz Big Band cue composed for an A&E/Travel Channel documentary called 'Secrets - The Ratpack in Las Vegas'.
Flameworthy   audio/mpeg download 0.55 MB   This funky little ol' country rock style music cue, with edgy guitar, bass and drums, is the title theme music for MTV's Country Music TV (CMT) video jukebox show 'Flameworthy'.

Music composed by Mike.
Produced by Mike.