Played dozens of times. A true masterpiece. Please Mr. Hastings, I pray for that walkthrough video asked long time ago. Thanks.

is there a walkthrough video on the composing process of this piece?!

Best choral programming I've heard yet period.

Mike Hastings Compositions

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V8P 8W: "Lachesis - 8W Full Orchestra" by Mike Hastings

Resonance 

Butterfly Effect

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8Dio CAGE Brass & Strings: "Gigantes" by Mike Hastings

Moonkeeper

From Here to Eternity

The Crossroads of Life

ODYSSEY - Behind The Myth

The Sacrifice

Composed by Petteri Sainio.
Cello solo by Mariko Muranaka.

Behind The Myth (Main Theme)

The Butterfly Effect

Maze of Infinity

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8Dio The New Studio Sopranos: "Rolling Hills" by Mike Hastings

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
~ Romans 15:13 ~

Sanctus, My Little Friend
Dedicated to the Holy Spirit who graciously answered my prayer to send a dove companion.

The inspiration for my “Sanctus” poem began on 10 May 2008, Saturday morning, 9:41 a.m., the Vigil to the Solemnity of Pentecost. A dove arrived near my home. I named my new visitor, “Sanctus” and we cooed together from a distance. A delight! At first, Sanctus is lodged in a nearby deodar cedar tree. As time goes on, my little friend comes closer. One bright day, upon opening my front door, Sanctus is seated on my white balcony railing. After two years, Sanctus did not return and a new dove arrived. Sanctus had a distinctive cooing and to this day I miss my little friend, wondering if (s)he had passed away or traveled to a new destination. Each subsequent year a dove returns on or near the same date. I coo again but the connection is not the same as with my dear Sanctus.

My Sanctus chant~song is composed and sung by me in my 2015 recording at Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn, Colma, CA. The live dove sounds field recording is made by Mark Head and me in 2017. Sanctus was posted on SoundCloud on June 4, 2017, the Feast of Pentecost. The Nagra recording device clearly captured the doves cooings and flutterings. I am very grateful to Mark, whose long hours of arduous editing were truly invaluable.

Thank you to Elizabeth Young, the founder of the Palomacy non-profit in the San Francisco Bay Area which saves domestic (unreleasable) birds who would otherwise be eliminated. Elizabeth referred me to Dale Miller and her two daughters, Paloma Gifford and Vivia Gifford. To tie the Synchronicity and Connectivity of God even further, Paloma is a female name, derived from Latin “palumbus” which means ringdove, a symbol of peace. The name also can be associated with a white dove and The Holy Spirit. This caring family fosters nine ring-necked doves. These doves are now adopted and living in loving “forever” homes.

The eight doves heard in the “Sanctus” recordings are Cathy, Peaches, Dewey, Bailey, Rooster, Flitwick, Theo, and Liberty (Libby, who is blind). On the morning of our phone call to arrange our meeting, one of the original nine doves, Autumn, passed away. We remember their beloved dove and Cathy (his mate).

On the Feast of the Epiphany, January 4, 2009, I had the great pleasure to be present while the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Kühn Choir of Prague recorded Trilogy of Hope which comprises of three songs. Originally to be an ERMMedia 2010 album, the President and Conductor passed away, and the recording company closed.

PARMA Recordings was referred to me to continue the above project. Trilogy of Hope was accepted by PARMA. 

Years went by. A new PARMA Recordings Agreement as of August 2024! Trilogy of Hope opus will, at long last, be fulfilled! Elated and grateful that PARMA Recordings, a Grammy award-winning company, will produce the album.  Sanctus, is to be the Prelude song to Trilogy of Hope.

The recording for Sanctus took place at Studio Martínek in Prague on March 11, 2025. What a delight to work with the Kühn Choir of Prague once again, choirmaster Jakub Pilka, and the sessions music producer extraordinaire, Jan Košulič. 

And now, for the Most Important White Dove of all, the Holy Spirit.

May this song be more than music.
May it be a light, a prayer, a homecoming.
For in every flutter of wings, in every whispers “tu,”
we are reminded: we are never without You.
All Glory, Honor, and Praise to the Holy Spirit ~
the Eternal Dove, who sings through us,
guides us in Love,
and breathes life into all.

Sanctus ~ Trilogy of Hope album ~ Kühn Choir of Prague

Insolidus is a new-generation choral library dedicated to effortless, lyrical and expressive choral writing. It is the first to feature expressive polyphonic legato, so you can play advanced chord- and syllable progressions with a single patch.
Insolidus can be a soft, distant light of a silent snowy night. A contemporary scoring choir for epic and emotional pieces. Your gentle and sleepy sonic textures or the first pilot for any classical music composition.

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8Dio Insolidus Choir: "Mother's Threnody" by Mike Hastings

Bravestorm - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Bravestorm OST - 4m3 - Epilogue & End Credits

Notes: Cellos from early alpha stage. Violins B from early alpha stage. Both are only using the forte dynamic.

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Con Moto - Cellos & Violins B - Tech Demo: Cello Leg & Violin Active-Bow Sus - by Jasper Blunk

"Main Theme" from my score to "Black Mirror" (2017).

Composed & orchestrated by Benny Oschmann
Performed by the Sofia Session Orchestra
Conducted by George Strezov
Bagpipes Solos by Sandro Friedrich

Mixed by Peter Fuchs

Copyright 2017 by Benny Oschmann
"Black Mirror" Copyright 2017 by THQ Nordic AB, Sweden. Developed by KING Art Games.

Black Mirror - Main Theme

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The Atlas Fantasia Suite is a collection of music composed by Mike Hastings for Solo Piano and additionally arranged for String Quartet in early 2019. The Bela String Quartet performed the string arrangement at The Sonic Temple recording studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 1st, 2019.

Anna Wedlock from The Bela String Quartet crafted variations on these same themes in her release "Anna's Variations on a Theme from The Atlas Fantasia".
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released May 17, 2019

Performers:

1st Violin: Emilie Pare
2nd Violin: Anna Wedlock
Viola: Carrie VanSlyke
Cello: Catherine Little

Original Composition & Arrangement by Mike Hastings
Recording, Mixing & Mastering by Mike Hastings

The Atlas Fantasia Suite

Atlas Fantasia No.2 for String Quartet

Mike Hastings - Atlas Fantasia No.2 for String Quartet

Atlas Fantasia No. 1 for Solo Piano

Mike Hastings - Atlas Fantasia No.1 for Solo Piano

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