A Kyrie I wrote for Lent this year, accompanied by the Mississippi Brass and Percussion.

Palm Sunday Kyrie

This is a song I wrote about 20 years ago. It's gone through various arrangements/versions, this being the most recent. Arranged for Flute, Violin, and Vibraphone for Easter services this year.

Epiphany Hymne

The Fourth Word, from "The Seven Last Words of Christ," by Theodore Dubois. Recorded live at Centenary UMC on Good Friday. 
Christopher Hart, Baritone
Bob Raborn, Piano

God, My Father

Let's begin!

A track I began several years ago & finally decided to finish.

Rainy Friday

Song For Ukraine

The last phrase of the "Largo al factotum" from Rossini's Barber of Seville. At the end of a 45 minute lesson.

Sono Il Factotum. . .

Phrase from "Largo al factotum." Not 62 just yet!

Fortunatissimo. . .

Music from the original movie soundtrack of “Heart of the Gun,” to be released on all streaming platforms December 7th.

Music from Heart of the Gun.wav

This is a track I've been working on for some time. Experimenting with a hybrid approach.

Contention  #2

I'd Kiss You (But Your Mouth Is Full Of Toothpaste)

This is a new setting of the classic hymn.

What Wondrous Love Is This?

What Wondrous Love Is This

This is an arrangement for 5-7 octave handbells of "The Bank Robbery Rag," from the short film "The Bank Robbery."

The Bank Robbery Rag

The Bank Robbery Rag (for 5-7 oct. handbells)

A revision of a track I wrote, "McComb City Christmas."

Mississippi Christmas (2023)

This is the beginning of a much longer track.

DEMO #2 Sine Nomine

An excerpt from the Prologue to I Pagliacci, from a lesson on January 5, 2024.

Lesson Excerpt 20240105

A track I wrote several years ago & decided to refresh & remaster it.

Deluge (Retraograde)

Deluge Retrograde REMASTERED

Two versions of an action cue I wrote this week, one with drum kit, one without. This is with the Drum kit.

Incoming (Version 1)

Piano piece, written for a short film. Most of it was written around 9/11, hence the title "Remembering."

Remembering

A new track I wrote, using EW Composers Cloud for the first time. Named for a trip we took with the grandkids to Ship Island, off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.

Ship Island - Updated

A hybrid track I've been toying with, putting some finishing touches on it today.

A song about my adopted hometown, written for Pike County Little Theater's Christmas musical of the same name. Half the proceeds of this track go the the Pike County Little Theatre.

McComb City Christmas

This was written about a trip to the trainer, getting ready to ride at the Dixie Nationals a few years ago. Hiram started feeding me lines about his time ata the trainer, and this is the result.

Too Tired to Stop

Too Tired to Stop - REMIX

Inspired by a parking garage construction project on a trip to New Orleans recently

Post-Apocalyptic Stomp

Originally scored for 5-octave Handbells and finger cymbals, this is a simple piano reduction (probably 4 hands).

Giants in the Land - Piano Reduction

Opening Fanfare

I started working on this track Monday for my horse (lost him on Wednesday).

Requiem

This was written during a children's message at church. The live performance is of the handbell choir I direct.

Giants In The Land

Slow dance tune composed for an independent film.

Slow Dance #1

Piano: John Nilsen
Bass: John F. Hall
Guitars: Zach Dickerson
B3, Drums, Horns programming: Christopher Hart

This track is part of “The Quarantine Project, Vol. 1,” from Swingfest Records.

The Quarantine Project

Bare Mid-Riff

Christopher Hart is an acclaimed musician and composer with a rich foundation in classical and contemporary music.

Christopher's love for composition took flight in 1990, and he has since established himself as a highly regarded film score composer, delivering five critically acclaimed scores for the 12 Westerns in 12 Months project. His score for "Counting Bullets" earned Festival Director’s Choice for Best Score at the Cowpokes International Film Festival in 2022, and the soundtrack for “Heart of the Gun" topped 40,000 streams on Amazon Music in a mere two months.

Encouraged by his mother, a church pianist, he began singing and playing instruments at a young age. He honed his skills through piano and trumpet lessons, choir performances, and college bands, eventually discovering a passion for opera during grad school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

In addition to his composing, Christopher is a versatile performer, singing with Opera Mississippi and arranging music for stage bands, concert bands, and choirs. With a vision to develop his hybrid film soundtrack style, blending orchestral and synth elements, he is dedicated to collaborating with film directors and bringing new life to each film. Christopher is driven to compose full-time and is eager to work with more directors, continually evolving his musical style. Born in Ottumwa, Iowa and now residing in McComb, Mississippi, Christopher Hart works as a director of music, arts, and media at a local church, inspired by his mother and encouraged by his wife, an artist in her own right.

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