String figures are a storytelling activity and an age old form of spiritual play. There are hundreds of them, from all over the world, often representing things from nature or day to day objects or activities. The long days of the Covid-19 pandemic UK lockdown and a bewildered mind led me to learning a number of them, picking at random for a welcome distraction. As the months went by and the lockdown continued, I began writing simple melodies to represent the simple, innocent and playful movements of two hands, a piece of string and the passing of time. There was so much uncertainty within the monotonous days and I think this also comes out in the pieces. 

My brilliant friends Mainly Two, a violin duo, recorded this collection of miniatures in the depths of the Black Forest in Germany 48°49'42.4"N 8°23’09.6”E. It had to be outside, everything had to be outside during that time, so you’ll also hear the soundscape of the forest, distant traffic and airplanes that surrounded them.

String Figures

Many Stars

The Time Is Now (Hypntc Remix)

Big Wide World (Reimagined for piano) by Roo Panes/Philip Daniel

Album 
Music Makes You Strong
Title: Reverie
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Composed by Florian Bur
Vocal by Basia Krol

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Reverie (feat. Basia Krol)

Bit of a longer one today. I managed to rescore this documentary short from The Cue Tube in a single session. Probably I'll want to redo it later: I don't have the spotting sheet yet and this version definitely favours speed of composition over narrative focus, which I've only painted in fairly broad strokes.

Penguins - Everyday544

Sunday, July 27, 2014: Standing ovations for the final performance of Mozart's "Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail" in Baden-Baden. Here is an exclusive excerpt from Belmonte's famous aria "Ich baue ganz auf Deine Staerke", recorded live in Baden-Baden and featuring Rolando, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the chamber Orchestra of Europe. The complete recording will be available on Deutsche Grammophon in 2015. 

"Ich baue ganz auf Deine Stärke" - "Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail"

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Yimes - Duets, Pt. 2

official demo for Orchestral Tools' "Nocturne Violin".

Violin Fantasy (official demo for Orchestral Tools' "Nocturne Violin")

Aikyo - Recuerdos

Experience the episode how we envisioned it:
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The second episode of Tales of the Forgotten, “Unexpected Guests” finds Aapo alone among an empty village and Rebourne Forest. After the pollution and downfall of civilization, Aapo is the only one left to nurture the ancient trees that can no longer sustain themselves. But when an unwelcomed group of humans arrives at the village, he has to decide which lives matter most: theirs, or the trees' to which he has dedicated his life's work.

Tales of the Forgotten [LORE SYNOPSIS]:

"2183. The machines had taken control. Human civilizations slowly fell during the 17 years prior. Forced into the shadows out of fear and total extinction, they slowly recouped their resources over the years, and eventually, struck back across the globe. Fooled by their own mindset of superiority, the empires of the machines began crumbling one by one, and man took back what was once theirs. By making a vow to abandon technologies, humans eventually returned to a more primitive lifestyle, a lifestyle that AI were no longer a part of.

Man was thriving once more. But what of the AI? And specifically, those of the original minority? The ones who sought for peace and harmony between races. Unfortunately, any effort to remedy the situation seemed futile; these creations were alone, scattered across the globe with no means of communication to the others who felt similar. Individually, each knew that there must be a way to regain the trust of humans and regress to the prosperity of coexistence, but the efforts of one would never make a difference. They had been forgotten not only by their own for not taking a stand, but also by their creators who deemed all AI to be a threat. All hope seemed lost. But determined, the brave would venture out of the shadows and into the very world that shattered all they once knew."

Reverie (feat. Basia Krol)

Florian Bur (Tunes of Fantasy)