I'm excited to share my first song with live recorded violins and cello, thanks to the extremely talented duo at String Fever Studio.  

"The Music Box & Other Stories" is a poignant nod to my childhood and my mother's music box, which played "Waves of the Danube," and which I found completely mesmerizing.  That was my first realization that every song had a story to tell, and instilled a longing in me to tell my own musical tales.

The Music Box & Other Stories

The Music Box & Other Stories (ft. String Fever Studio)

Ultra Exceeder Do Nothing

Out of the Box August 2022
Top up anyone?..

Trip Out

Consumes Genres Scene Serum Song

Out of the Box September 2022
"Oh, My Goodness!"

Machine Head #3

MARS 21922 Remix Vox

O-Year of the Tiger

03 Gratia plena

2. Empty Chair by the Window

A cinematic orchestral theme featuring sweeping strings and soft piano accents. Emotional, dramatic, and elegant — perfect for film scores, trailers, or scenes of reflection and determination.

Whispers of Resolve

Pic. Filey Beach looking towards Flamborough Head.

Published on SC 1 September 2022

In the comfort of your own mind

A Walk on the beach in the direction of Flamborough Head

Music is a great unifier.  Through music, we bridge the gap between race, gender, age, etc., to raise our unified voice, the voice of the human race.  I am thankful for making friends from around the world through music, and I thank these friends for embracing me as I am.  We can't allow people to suffer oppression based on differences.  Instead, we should leverage our differences to make the world stronger and better, and build each other up instead of tearing each other down.  We are one people.  Love, not hate, is the answer.

Thanks for stopping by my page!  I compose music for all types of media in multiple genres, but favor cinematic orchestral or orchestral-synth hybrids with a strong melody.  I'm currently furthering my skills at Berklee College of Music Online, scored the end credits for the Indie film short "Sides," have music available in various film libraries, and have won awards in several film scoring contests, most notably the "Emerging Composer Diversity Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition" in the Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Competition 2018.  You can contact me via Soundcloud or my website listed below if you have need of some custom original or sync music from my library.  Happy listening!

The Music Box & Other Stories (ft. String Fever Studio)

Carolyn Barela