Graue Wolken am Sommerhimmel

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpKNJFDUm4
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Someone once said that symphonic orchestra is the most sophisticated musical instrument humanity ever invented. And I always felt like this is an ultimate challenge for a composer to write music for such a giant. I started my first shy attempts to compose orchestral music a few years ago. Of course, at that time it was all done using digital libraries. I did dream that one day I may experience the thrill of hearing a live orchestra performing my compositions but that was truly an ephemeral dream, no actual plans to do it. Until now.

This summer my husband and I took a composing course (focusing on film composing). As a part of that course I had a homework: to compose a piece for a string orchestra. I chose the solo piano piece I wrote earlier this year as a foundation. It took a few evenings to come up with the orchestral arrangements - again, using digital libraries... at first! But then my husband said that he feels like this piece deserves to be recorded with live orchestra. And so it happened - two months ago we hired a session orchestra from Budapest. We only had half an hour session to record 2.5 minutes of this composition. Gosh, it was such an amazing experience! When I heard 40 musicians playing the harmony I burst in tears. Then I was shocked again to learn that my composition was nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

I called this piece "Distant Memories". It was written during one of the lockdowns when I was on the edge of breaking down. I devoted it to my mom, who lives on the other side of Atlantic but she used to come here every year.. until 2020.. and then 2021.. I hope we will see each other next year. But meanwhile all we have are those "distant memories".

The original piano solo version is coming next week!

"Distant Memories" (Orchestral) by Milana Zilnik

Inspired by the poem "Acquainted with the Night" by the American poet Robert Frost. 

Acquainted with the Night

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain—and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
One luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. 
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Acquainted with the Night

A calm and dreamy and melancholic piano track with additional cello sound... composed for a short movie... enjoy listening! 😊 If you like my music, please share, repost, like and comment it. Thank you so much! ❤️

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Seelentrost - Comfort of soul

Mari

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Listen also to the other songs in this trilogy ''Vibrations of Change"
Act 1:  The Arrival: https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/arrival
Act 2: Retrospection: https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/retrospection
Act 3: Time to Go:  https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/time-to-go

Composed, played and produced by Stan Leonard

The Arrival (Act 1)

A Magical Wonderland

"Besides being makers of music, the most compelling composers are also storytellers and “The Rainy Road” has certainly has the magic dust of an alluring narrative written all over it.

By Francesco’s own account, it sums up feelings associated with all of the traveling, leaving, loneliness, and relocation that have been constants in his life over the past ten years. [...]

Everything revolves around a recurring melody that was sketched on a piece of paper while staying in an apartment in Kraków (Poland) last year and which proved be the catalyst."

▼ Read more ▼
stationarytravels.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/premiere-the-rainy-road-by-francesco-berta/

The Rainy Road (Orchestral Version)

A composition in A minor in remembrance of the 22nd of March 2016 in Brussels.....

Le 22 mars 2016

I share with you the last song made with my partner Roberto Riccò, Between us!
Good listening!

Between Us Daniela Spadini - Roberto Riccò

Colours in the Dark

Welcome! I compose production music for film, TV, videos, ads, radio, etc. I also have music on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora and many other places. In addition, I custom compose music for clients. My music has been used by CBS, Discovery, The CW, Oxygen, Spike, NBC Sports, History Channel, Tennis Channel, Texas Dept of Transportation, Science Council of Canada, Piggy Paint TV ad and many other places. Feel free to email me. Thanks so much for listening!

Music placements:
"90's House" (MTV)
"The Elizabeth Smart Autobiography" (Lifetime)
"Daily Pop" (Entertainment)
"Relationshep" (Bravo)
"BTN Ten Big Years" (BTN)
"Big Ten Football and Beyond" (BTN)
"Ink Master" (Spike)
"First Family of Hip Hop" (Bravo)
"Mama June from Not to Hot" (WE Tv)
"Southern Charm" (Bravo)
"Hacking the Wild" (Science Channel)
"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" (VH1)
"World’s Toughest Mudder" (CBS Sports)
"Flipping Out" (Bravo)
"Dual Survival" (Discovery)
"Gangsters: America's Most Evil" (Reelz TV)
"My First Home" (TLC)
"Lucky Dog" (CBS)
"Familie" soap opera (Belgium)
"Nascar 18 Rising" (NBC Sports)
 NCAA Basketball Tournaments (NBC)
"Treasure King" (ReelZ)
"Beverly Hills Pawn (Reelz TV)
"Finding My father" (Oxygen)
"Return to Amish" (TLC)
"Billy Bob's Gags to Riches" (Discovery)
"Gunslingers" (American Heroes Channel)
"Demons in the City of Angels" (ReelZ)
"Save Our Shelter" (CW)
"Going Under" (History Channel)
"Cold Case Files" (A&E)
 Drive Kind Ride Kind (Texas DOT video)
 Unity Health Insurance TV ad
 Chuck Swindoll daily radio show
 Forbidden Truth Indie film web series
 Piggy Paint national TV ad

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