This is a piano solo composition I began writing about a year ago. I decided to finish it to add to my college music portfolios. Unfortunately, I did not have time to record myself playing it, so this was written in with MIDI in my music software by using the plugin "EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Silver". Enjoy!

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Lydian River Sonatina

A cool song I've been working on intermittently  for a while now. Support on iTunes if you feel so inclined! Thanks!

Lyrics:
Verse 1:
Memories
Of seasons used to be.
Oh we try
To bring back history.
Never thought we'd get so far
Far out on thin ice,
But the cold isn't what we expected,
And the pain isn't worth the price.
Worth the price.

Chorus:
I can close my eyes and feel the world turn
With the beat in you.
I can shut the world off and sleep sound
'Cause now I dream in you.

Verse 2:
Those were the days
When we were safe.
Those were times
Then we crossed the line.
We found our dreams,
We rolled the dice.
We climbed those cliffs
But we're afraid of heights.

Chorus

Verse 3:
There's a higher call.
It speaks of ahead.
Tired of the night?
Well, come chase the light instead.
I gave my my heart
To the world I thought I knew.
I used to dream for it
Now I dream in you.
Dream in you.

Chorus

Dream In You

After serious procrastination, I finally finished this track. It uses orchestral elements common in film scores, as well as popular dance music techniques to make a totally unique and very catchy song. Enjoy!

Lyrics:
I can see the dust clearing all around me.
Can you feel the stars calling us tonight?
I can hear a supernova breaking.
Can you say the same for you tonight?
Can you hear the heart beat loud if it could kill us now
We'd be like fireworks in the sky.
Say if you can touch the ground, oh, we're flying now.
At this point it's do or die.
I feel it calling us.

I can feel the winds of change around me.
Can you see the galaxy we roam tonight?
I can hear a supernova breaking.
Can you say the same for you tonight?
I feel it calling us.

Supernova

This is the music I composed for a promotional ad shot by Matt Hoff for the fitness company, Dare U Fitness. The finished ad is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljvn0DZUQPQ

Check out Matt's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ItsMattHoff

Dare U Fitness Promo Score

Some big room house song I made over Labor Day Weekend. I felt inspired, having been in NYC, so I turned this one out quickly. It features a fat, stable bass drop and some big pads to fill stuff out.  Good fun. Enjoy!

Werk (Original Mix)

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY! Decided to go the pop route. The vocals and guitars were nuts on this one. Enjoy!

Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/3WQabT7ogo3Zeltdrn4tsI
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Lyrics:
I could remember the summer,
Before the leaves came down,
Like flint and stone we were together,
But then the cold came around.

So days like this I joke and shrug and laugh it off.
(oh)
So days like this I look for a spark
A light in the dark is how I set it off.

I’ll never ever let the fire die.
I can’t resist playing with matches
I’ll never ever know if sparks will fly,
But I can know it when it catches.

I've had a hard time just accepting this.
But that’s the least of all my crimes.
You know I never could resist
The flame of careless summertimes.

So days like this I joke and shrug and laugh it off.
(oh)
So days like this I look for a spark
A light in the dark is how I set it off.

(Oh)
We did what we had to do.
(Oh)
I left a part of me with you.
My dreams and memories
Are blurring at the seams
as the summers now fade from view.
I know somehow I’ll find
The burning fire I had
In this city without you
Because you left a part of you
with me too.

Fire

I'm working on producing a new song. This time around, in an effort to really make a vulnerable piece of music, I wrote the entire song before I even attempted to produce it. Here's that version. I'd say these are my favorite lyrics yet; I tried to communicate a highly visual story while still leaving it in some sort of dream-like representative space. Enjoy!

Sometimes I sit in highest branches,
And catch a glimpse of the sea beyond.
I'm not of these woods at all,
But for now I think this is where we belong.

Did these roots grow here before?
Or was I dreaming all my life?
I always thought I knew the folklore
But now the words are twisting in the light

chorus:
Let's rewrite old canopy songs,
Canopy songs.
Sing them like they've never been sung,
Never been sung.
Then let's see how the old pages burn,
Old pages burn.
Oh these new trees, and new words hold the mysteries my eyes could never learn.

Into these jars we'd put fireflies.
The glow they gave became our song.
Melodies so pure they felt like breathing.
We danced under the moon til dawn.

When did the forest get so dense, love?
Did I wander too far this time?
I swear I heard your wind beside me;
Perhaps just breeze through the tops of trees we could not climb.

(chorus)

Please tell me your name.
All night we've wrestled, now the dawn breaks.
With her wind gone, my hip is broken.
Still I won't leave until I see your face.

(chorus)

Sometimes I sit in highest branches,
And catch a glimpse of the sea beyond.
I'm not of these woods at all,
But for now I think this is where we belong.

Canopy Song [Working Title] (Very Acoustic Version)

Best listened with headphones! The organ is very low.

I composed this piece for a Christmas Eve service. Organ and voice duet, alto and baritone. It was lots of fun to write for "the mother of all instruments", or "the monster that never breathes". Although in this case, due to it accompanying two voices, the "monster" had to be quite tame.

text:
Bethlehem tonight you host, 
God's voice, God's song.
Shepherd bring your flocks with haste, 
Now your God, walks with you. 
I hear the same angel chorus
Whisp'ring, before dawn. 
Before the glow of morn, can you, 
hear them, singing?

baritone; Faber de cælo , venit.
alto; Puer natus est nobis,
Et filius datus est nobis.

Bethlehem you lay under, 
God's night, God's light. 
Wise men do you know your earthly
Gifts are, for heaven?
I see all the same stars and gal-
axies, tonight. 
Within the chill of night, 
Can you see them, guiding?

baritone; Faber de cælo , venit.
alto; Puer natus est nobis,
Et filius datus est nobis.
baritone; Smith of the heavens, come.
alto; A child is born to us,
And a son is given to us.

The same prince,
The same peace,
In Bethlehem
Is with us
Tonight.

(Alro, Baritone, Organ) Puer Natus (A Child is Born to Us)

Suite created from reading script of pilot episode.

(Drama/Sci-Fi) "Mr. Robot" Suite

A fan-made suite I wrote for the Titanfall 2 video game. It is written for the three dominant "moments" I experienced during the game.

Part 1 (00:00-01:32): moments of rest; talking to BT and exploring.
Part 2 (01:32-03:08): puzzles and platforming.
Part 3 (03:08-04:48): action and narrative climax

(Action/Sci-Fi) Jack and BT: a Suite for Titanfall 2

This is a piano arrangement I wrote and performed based off of a hymn written by Anne Steele.

(Piano Solo) Dear Refuge of my Weary Soul

Hey! I make music. Electronic, acoustic, rock. It's all good. Expect all sorts of stuff here. Contact me at chrisowen777@gmail.com if you'd like me to compose something for you, or if you'd like to purchase an intro. Most if not all of the pictures I have for the songs are my own photography. Credits to the logo go to Marianna Sardella!

Christian Owen

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