String Orchestra and Piano. Reverie: The Importance of Standing Still Daydreaming is an important part of my creative process. I am at my most creative when I am lost in my thoughts in complete solitude. It allows for planning, reflection and the opportunity to invent a parallel existence contrived from a series of what ifs. Alas a Utopia, my favourite part of being lost in ones own reverie.more

Watch the movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1MCtvwb-s After having completed the reasonably violent project 'Lindisfarne 793 AD' (to be found here and on Youtube as well), about the first recorded Viking raid, I felt the need to use the theme in a totally different setting. One of reconciliation and hope, both so much more needed in the grim times we're in right now. Lindisfarne Epilogue is part 2 of a yet to complete series featuring this wonderful VST. Perhaps I will be orchestrating this one in the near future! I once again used that terrific piano VST: Alicia's Keys, by Native Instruments. A piano VST allready well-dyed-in-the-wool but still very current in terms of warmth, clarity and technical approach. I've been using it for years and will probably continue to do so for many years to come. Set up: Alicia Keys' (virtual) Yamaha, by Native instruments! Plugins by Waves (delay, reverb+predelay, compression), Fabfilter (compression) and Izotope (EQ and limiter). native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/alicias-keys/ "The instrument samples come from Alicia Keys' very own Yamaha­™ C3 Neo grand piano. This unique and highly-sought after instrument was built to celebrate Yamaha's 100th anniversary in 2002 and represents the very top of the Conservatory Collection line. [...] ALICIA'S KEYS was sampled from her own playing, recorded in the artist's own studio under the supervision of her trusted engineer, Ann Mincieli." - Please note that I'm not a filmmaker, nor do I wish to be one. I use video and images solely for the purpose of sustaining the communicativity of my music. As far as I could check, I used royalty-free material only -more

Watch the movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtlCv7lNzXU This is my tribute to one of the most iconic car chase scenes in all of film history. This one is from 'Short Time', a hilarious movie starring Dabney Coleman, dating from 1990. It struck me that the scene was working so well, even without one note of scoring. Sure, I could (should?) have left it at simply establishing that as a fact, but somehow I had to give it a try - and here it is. Scoring only the last, climaxing bit of the scene here. Kept things orchestral, added virtual percussion and just a few fx. Production in Cubase Pro, using mainly libs by Spitfire and East West, mixed & mastered with Waves, Fabfilter and Izotope. Enjoy! Movie: Short Time (1990) Director: Gregg Champion Writers: John Blumenthal, Michael Berry Stars: Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr etc. Copyrighted material was noticed during the upload, but usage is approved (for now)more