New piece for the Argyle Senior Concert Band. Composed April 16-23 in North Vancouver.

This mock up was produced in Sibelius 7.5 using NotePerformer and Logic Pro X. 

Copyright © D.I. Danny Choi 
All Rights Reserved 

CARPE DIEM (MIDI)

Small band doing Coldplay's "Yellow" at the Argyle Final Senior Concert. 

Look at the stars...

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Danny Choi - Vocals and Ac. Guitar
Allie Chen - Bass
Arthur Hall - Elec. Guitar
Daniel Lee - Drums 
Kelly Tang - Piano 


Yellow (Cover)

I. Up the Hill
II. The Final Hour
Composed by D.I.D. CHOI

Featured in this recording: 
   Tyler Song on Bb Clarinet
   Zeta Gesme on Violoncello
   Johnathan Chan on Piano

   Calvary is a new Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, reflecting on Jesus' Passion. The work is divided into three movements (only the first two are recorded here). The first is in the style of contemporary art music and it features sounds of mockery as Jesus struggles to take the cross up the hill. The movement goes attaca into the next as we move forward in time to the last hour. The second movement is in a Neo-Romantic style to reflect the emotions circulating around the final hour. The movement ends in serenity as Jesus takes his final breath. After a brief pause, the third movement would begin featuring a mixture of the two previous styles, portraying the earthquake and the tearing of the veil.

*Album Artwork by D.I.D. CHOI

Copyright © 2017 D.I.D. CHOI All Rights Reserved

Calvary

A Battle Story takes us through a (somewhat romanticized) war experience. Wars are often started over simple matters, which grow and develop into bigger problems; likewise, the piece features the simple motif of do-re-mi-mi, throughout in many renditions; becoming the backbone of the piece. 
	The piece starts on foggy plains. It's hard to distinguish what is to come, but whatever it is, we know it's there. Battle calls sound and chaos ensues. A disorienting melody rings out in 7/8, until calmness envelops the battlefield as the first wave ends. A glorious anthem, derived from the simple theme, rings out in a burst of patriotism, but soon enough, we are brought back onto the battlefield with the ominous, foreboding sense of war...

Composed over the summer of 2017. Selected for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 2018 Jean Coulthard Readings. 

Sibelius with NotePerformer mockup.

A BATTLE STORY

UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Conducted by Lauren Visel at the UBC SWE Composer Readings

A new work rooted in chromaticism, bitonality, and traditional harmony. It moves between Modernist traditions and Romantic gestures until eventually the piece ends with Romanticism taking the foreground. 

Note: the beginning aleatoric section (and the one in the middle) are not represented accurately with the playback of the MIDI in this recording. 
Playback from Sibelius and NotePerformer.

D.I.D. CHOI

DIVERGING TRAILS (UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble)

Credits: 

Vocals: Yeji Ryu, Kevin (JB) Lee, Danny Choi
Violin: Irene Jung
Piano: Danny
Acoustic Guitar: Danny
MIDI Drums: Danny
Bass Guitar: Kevin Lee
MIDI Strings: Danny
Mix and Mastering: Danny


Gear Used: 
Audio Technica AT2020
Behringer Uphoria UMC404HD
Yamaha S90ES with Native Instruments Giant Piano
Yamaha LL16 ARE

Software:
Logic Pro X
Valhalla VintageVerb
Spitfire Symphonic Strings
Giant Piano
Waves Plugins

No Copyright Infringement Intended

이 사랑 Cover (ASIA 327)

Winner of the 2019 Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition by the Canadian Band Association. 

In remembrance of what it took for us to be here. 

Recorded by the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble November 2018, conducted by Lauren Visel. 

Grade 3 Wind Ensemble.

Buy Score and Parts here: www.didchoi.com/remembrance

See the American Premiere at the International Music Camp here:
https://youtu.be/z6trVRCwpoI

REMEMBRANCE (Recorded by UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble)

This work depicts the last hours and the hours following the Crucifi􏰎xion. 

I. 
“So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!” (Mark 15:29)
The fi􏰎rst movement, "Up the Hill," features sporadic dissonant gestures, depicting the crowd mocking Christ. 

II. "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." (John 19:30)
The second movement, "The Final Hour," is a passionate and mournful movement, depicting the struggles on the cross, Christ's love, the darkness over Jerusalem, and the 􏰎final breaths after Christ's last words, "It is done." 

III.
"At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open." (Matthew 27: 51-52)
The third movement, "The Broken Veil," begins violently with the events corresponding to the death such as the rock-splitting earthquake and the Temple veil being torn in two. After a 􏰎final lament from the cello and the 􏰏flute, the clarinet enters in major, bringing hope. The piece ends with three rising and swelling gestures, representing the three days of the Cruci􏰎fixion and the Resurrection.

Calvary III. The Broken Veil

Calvary II. The Final Hour

Calvary I. Up The Hill

View Score Video: https://youtu.be/44r8ovBzADs

Written in the fall of 2019, this exhilarating piece for Symphonic Wind Ensemble portrays the heroism, along with the conflict—both external and internal—of peacekeepers around us. A keeper of the peace may be a soldier or a police officer, but more importantly, it is those around us, our family and friends who look out for us, our minds, and our bodies.

Score and Parts available at https://www.didchoi.com/peacekeeper

PEACEKEEPER

What a challenge it was to rescore such a popular scene scored by the Maestro himself, John Williams. Getting his beautiful themes out of my head to create my own thing was definitely difficult, but totally worth it and fun to do! 
Decided to keep it clean and go 100% #orchestral. 
3*3*3*3* 6331+Cimb Timp+1 Hp/Pno Strings


Composed in Sibelius Ultimate
Sequenced in Logic Pro X
Orchestral Tools Berlin Woodwinds, NotePerformer
Cinematic Studio Brass, Aaron Venture Infinite Brass, NotePerformer
Spitfire Joby Burgess Percussion
Native Instruments VSL Legacy Harp, Native Instruments Grandeur
Cinematic Studio Strings, Spitfire Solo Strings

Jurassic Park Rescore

Jurassic Park Rescore (Journey to the Island/Welcome to Jurassic Park)

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/tHuWHnRxjic
This is the soundtrack only

Proud to present my version of the music for the Blender Open Movie "SPRING." 



I made use of the opening 4-note motive throughout and filled the scene with beautiful fantasy music. I made sure not to over hype the dog chase scene and utilized extensive tempo mapping to create a rubato feel. 

Scored in Sibelius first for best orchestration.

Like the Northern Film Orchestra, I used the instrumentation of 1111 2110 Perc Hp Pno/Cel Strings

First time using Logic's Articulation sets, and I love this workflow! 

Composed in Sibelius
Mockup and Mix in Logic Pro 

Samples Used:
OT Berlin Woodwinds
Cinematic Studio Brass, Sample Modeling
Spitfire Joby Burgess Percussion
NI VSL Harp, Grandeur Piano
Cinematic Studio Strings, Cinesamples Tina Guo Legato Cello
Logic Stock Synths

#SCORERELIEF2021 SPRING | D.I.D. CHOI | Soundtrack only

A versatile composer, arranger, and orchestrator with a great passion for music based in Vancouver. Contact me at dannyc1105@hotmail.com for any inquiries.

D.I.D. CHOI

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