Composed as one the major pieces for my PhD portfolio in 2021,  Now for Orchestra is an autobiographical piece which explores intuitive vs formalist approaches to composition, including algorithmic and computer-assisted compositional techniques.

Now for Orchestra

No.3 in a series of Piano Études written in 2012

Piano Etude No.3

This a piece I wrote in 2014 for chamber choir (SATB) and organ being sung here by the choir from Metropolis Ark 1 sample library by Orchestral Tools.  It uses only one articulation in all voices: Marcato Long

Prayer

This was a pitch for a movie called David and Fatima in 2009 which unfortunately I didn't get but always liked the mood of it :)

D&F Main Title (2009)

Night Circus for Orchestra

1st Violins played using 8DIO's Adagio.  All other strings are CS2

The Well Adagio

The Well CS2

Ominous

Main Title from Christmas Hear Kids written and directed by Chris Purnell.

Christmas Hear Kids - Main Title

Spitfire Audio's BBCSO mockup of Mahler's Adagietto from Symphony No.5

Mahler's Adagietto

Main title for short film entitled A Stately Suicide directed by Matt Cameron and produced by Flyboy Films 2012

A Stately Suicide - Main Title

Composer based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Originally a rock band drummer, Brian decided to put away the sticks for a while to pursue a music degree with the ultimate aim of composing music for film. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music Honours Degree (1999) and PhD in Musical Composition (2022) from the University of Edinburgh and for the past 26 years has been working as a composer, music educator and consultant.

His composition work spans a wide range of activities including composing for concert hall,  film, multi-media installation and theatre.

His credits include scoring music for a variety of film projects including the award winning animation Nocturne in Sea Shark, Beginning Ending, Ten Dead Men, Conversations with Dead Men, Salt of the Earth, A Stately Suicide and Christmas Hear Kids.

Dr Brian Cope

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