This recording is from a performance by me at Berklee College in 2010, singing this tune, "Love Manual", that I wrote sometime around 2009. More improvements are in store for this song as I get ready to re-record some old songs in preparation for an EP release soon.

Also I apologize for butchering 'coup-de-grace'. I know that's not how you pronounce it but the rhyme scheme demanded it. Also because I felt like it.

*folds arms defiantly*

© 2011 Anik Bhattacharya, All Rights Reserved

Love Manual - Live at Berklee

Nebula is a piece for choir in 8 voice parts. Colors and harmonies appear and disappear, symbolizing the sort of properties we perceive when looking at a nebula. In many cases, these aforementioned colors and shapes, a celestial counterpoint of stars, gas, dust, and plasma, may not actually exist as it seems to us, like the textures formed by different component voices of a choir.

This entire piece was recorded at my home studio in Austin. Special thanks to Clarissa Grayson, Megan Provost, and Molly Park for singing in this piece and helping make this possible.

Nebula

Here it is! A live version of my recent piece, Quartet for Piano and Wind Trio. Performed at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside for Fresh Inc Music Festival. You'll hear Eric Salazar on clarinet, Caitlin Phillips on Flute, Rebecca Dora on Oboe and Jani Parsons of Fifth House Ensemble on Piano.

Special thanks to the Fresh Inc Music Festival and the Fifth House Ensemble, without whom this performance would not have been possible, and the tireless efforts and incredible talent of all the composers and performers who made the festival such a memorable experience for me.

Quartet for Piano and Wind Trio - Live at Fresh Inc Music Festival - Kenosha, WI

I've had the honor and great pleasure of working with director Curtis McOsker on his new short film, "Bound". I'm attaching the final musical number in the film (and the main theme thereof) - "Isaac's Theme". 

We're expecting a screening very soon, so please stay tuned for updates, and a glimpse at some video excerpts of the film itself! Visit www.anikmusic.com to stay connected.

Isaac's Theme from "Bound" (Original Film Score)

As promised, here is the recording from the premiere of my new chamber piece for winds and percussion, SUBSTRATUM - Three Miniatures for Winds and Percussion.

Before anything else I'd like to thank the performers and the conductor, whose incredible musicianship and dedication to this piece made for an astounding performance that was widely acclaimed by those in attendance. Their names are listed below. I'd also like to thank Prof. Yevgeniy Sharlat of UT Austin, for his indispensable advice and mentorship during my writing of this piece.

Substratum was inspired by my readings of John Locke and his ideas regarding matter and the physical world, as outlined in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. To Locke, qualities we percieve in our senses may well be the result of other underlying qualities (which we do not perceive within an object) and how they interact with our brain. 

In this piece, I have attempted to analogize his views by arranging sets of tones in various combinations. In three sections, Crystal, Elixir, and Vapor, we encounter an unknown substance undergoing transformation. It is up to the listener, by ascertaining the qualities he or she perceives in this substance, to decide what exactly this object actually is, if not merely a collection of properties united by and tethered to some kind of invisible pincushion - a "substratum", as Locke would have it.

The full score for this piece, along with all parts, are available upon request and for a nominal fee.

Substratum - Three Miniatures for Winds and Percussion

The intro dance from my recent collaboration for theatre - Danya Gorel's production, "The Missing Element"!

This is the full version, which I've finally put on soundcloud after several hours of head-scratching and trying to figure out how to make the mix slightly less crappy :D

Missing Element - Intro - The Big Bang

Check out my latest collaboration (with the incredibly talented Miami-based singer-songwriter Leila Sunier) on her new song "Brooklyn Light"!

Lyrics and Melody .............................. Leila Sunier
Production and Mix ............................ Anik
Guitars ................................................... Ben Youngblood
Banjo, Dobro ........................................ Matthew Clinkenbeard
Studio / Rec. Assistance ................... Jacopo Trifone
Additional Assistance ........................ Randy Barlow

Special thanks to Randy Barlow, Camilo Rodriguez, and Chris Boardman, without whose counsel and help this undertaking would not have been possible.

This tune was produced as part of a project for a Studio Recording course, for my ongoing M. M. Media Writing and Production study at the University of Miami. This is essentially the first song I've ever really produced!

Please take a moment to check out Leila's channel to hear more of her work: soundcloud.com/leila-sunier



Brooklyn Light | by Leila Sunier | Produced by Anik

2017 Demo Reel of original works - including music from some of my film scores and recent collaborations!

Demo Reel 2017

Some excerpts from the Original Score for the short film, The Critic.

All tracks featured herein were composed and produced by Anik.

Excerpts from Original Score for The Critic

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