masterful performance...simply brilliant ...keith Emmerson eat your heart out

A masterful improvisation with so many facettes! And masterly played

*** This extended version was not planned, rather, inspiration called for it, and I felt compelled to revisit this piece. I hope you will enjoy this new version. ***

A requiem for my sister Lisa, and 4th movement of a work I have planned to complete as I have time and inspiration for each part of my outline.

The title comes from my daughter, who heard me as I was playing with the initial melodic idea, and said it sounds like a mourning bird.

This piece is best heard through headphones or quality stereo speakers to hear all the details.

Special thanks to the following, in no particular order, for their feedback, support and kindness which helped me to make this piece what it is.
Loo(p)cy
Sara Di Paolo
Bruce Klepper
Jay Barbeau
Eileen Eaton

Instruments from Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 Professional Edition

Birds of Mourning: Extended Version

Lost castle

plotty.twizz (mental-instru)

Copyright 2024 Brian James McDonald (ASCAP)
Copyright 2024 Hoon Toons Publishing (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved Worldwide
Imagine a world where everyone around you seems out of place and out of time. Fortune may not smile, but the truth reveals itself if you can keep your heart open.

Walking through L A

Original track. Dean on all vocals and guitars. 

Carried Away

Not One Is Insignificant (Piano Improv)

  This song I wrote in collaboration with MiLu Lotus earlier this year. Check out her channel on YouTube and SoundCloud, she's super cool! We wrote it for Halloween 2024, MiLu wrote the music and I wrote the lyrics, I added some guitars and sang it. MiLu helped with the Demon vocals as well. It's my 6th song/video for Halloween 2024! We're getting almost there now! I produced the video several months ago and I worked hard on it too! As usual there is plenty of spooky stuff and eye-candy for the little goblins to enjoy but needless to say it's about Demons! It may be too scary for the wee little ones.

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/DriL6-e0i8Q

 I was married to one of them Demon's a long time ago for almost 20 years and let me tell you the scars never heal!😂 I was very young and very stupid!!  Well, I Hope all of you are enjoying my Spooktacular this year! I know I am! HaHaHaHaHa!!!😳🥺😱💀

“DEMON”

SHE CAME IN SHAPES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
VERY GHOSTLY SHE APPEARED TO ME,
THE ROOM WAS DARK AND I WAS CHILLED TO THE BONE,  
FELT LIKE A VICTIM IN A OLD MOVIE,               

THE SHADOWS DANCING ON MY BEDROOM WALLS,
I COULD HEAR THE WIND HOWLING OUTSIDE, 
WANTED TO SCREAM BUT I COULDN’T MOVE AT ALL, 
NO WHERE TO RUN BABY NO WHERE TO HIDE,

DEMON, DEMON

I COULD SMELL THE STENCH OF A THOUSAND HELLS,
BURNING IN HER RANCID ROTTING BREATH, 
I COULD FEEL HER ICY FINGERS ON MY FACE,
SILENTLY BECKONING ME TO DEATH,    
  
I WAS SWEATIN’ LIKE A TURKEY ON THANKSGIVING,
A FATE I COULDN’T COMPREHEND,       
STARTED TO SEE MY WHOLE LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES,
WAS I ASLEEP OR WAS THIS THE END?       
    
DEMON, DEMON,  
          
DEMON, SHE WHISPERED IN MY EAR, 
{THIS IS ALL ONLY IN YOUR TWISTED MIND}
DEMON, {DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT DEAR}
{JUST SIGN RIGHT HERE ON THE DOTTED LINE}

BE GONE, YOU WICKED DEMON, 
LEAVE ME BE, WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?
BE GONE, YOU SPAWN OF SATAN, 
AIN’T SIGNING SHIT SO TO HELL WITH YOU!

BY JIM VALDES & MILU LOTUS © 2024

"DEMON" (Feat. Music By MiLu Lotus) [Video - https://youtu.be/DriL6-e0i8Q]

The Time Has Come

This playlist is a randomly selected collection of my compositions and collaborations

Facades

Here’s my latest song written at my real acoustic piano. 

Thank you so much to my lovely Sander for mastering. 
@wane-of-summer 😊💕🎶❤️🎼🎵🎹🎤❤️

You’ve stolen my heart
Killed all my doubts
And now I’m falling
Head over heels

And now I’m wondering 
If you’ll be my partner in crime

You’ve robbed my soul
Set me aflame 
And now I’m burning
Just for you

Oh sentence me
Oh sentence me

PARTNER IN CRIME (acoustic piano)

Celebrate the Christmas holiday season with some familiar classics that are both nostalgic and easy to listen to! I hope this album brings as much joy to your holiday as recording it has brought to me.

Performed on a #Yamaha #NU1X. Recording rendered using #Pianoteq by #Modartt with the U4 Upright Piano preset. Lightly edited and mastered using #LogicPro 11.

Not One Is Insignificant (Piano Improv)

Brian James McDonald | Composer

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