arrangement

Throw(way) back whatever day it is

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Heartache

This is an arrangement/VGMix based, loosely, on Zelda’s Lullabye. I made this in 2004 on I think the first version of Garageband which contained nothing more specific for orchestral stylings than “Strings” and “Horns” sounds, couldn’t yet use soundfonts, and had no facility to adjust tempi during a piece!  worked around all that, and loved doing it.  Bits of recorder and oboe and extremely reverby vocal “aaahs” by yours truly.

I think I submitted this as part of uni applications?

It’s all about feeling emotional and nostalgic about video games, hee.

‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

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2019 Christmas website
Sing Clifton concert last Saturday
‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (The Huron Carol)

We had a brilliant concert last week. This is my arrangement/direction of The Huron Carol — it was in the second half of a concert with a lot of small children soo it’s also got a fair amount of background noise especially at the start, but I hope you enjoy anyway:)

This arrangement is one that’s available to buy on SMP press…

Periwinkle Wreath

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Orchestral piece based on a Polish folk song, Mój Wionecku z Barwinecku

I was inspired by Weinberg’s pieces on Polish folk themes 🙂

Periwinkle wreath, I had thee hung
on a wooden peg in the cottage wall
When people came and took thee down

Leap up, vine, climb higher
Climb aloft, poor thing

Wreath of seven herbs, I had thee hidden
for wedding time in a casket new
When people came and took thee away

King of Figaro Castle

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What if FFVI’s Edgar and Sabin’s Figaro Castle/Coin Song in the style of Lord of the Rings, particularly The King of the Golden Hall?

Bit of a self-indulgent film orchestration exercise 😀  With a little of Terra’s Theme in there too.  The instrument is a Hardanger fiddle (hardingfele), though I’m afraid I haven’t worried about writing particularly idiomatically for it.