Summary:
a portrayal of a person whose mind has snapped and slowly ends up dysfunctional

Differentiation: 
Instead of the normal sound good and relatable 'depression' kinda song, I wanted to make this piece be able to make audiences feel exactly the chaos that is portrayed in the dysfunctional person’s mind.
I want audience to feel uncomfortable, distressed and tortured by what they hear, just like what the person in the song was going through.

Delivery:
How I tried to make this piece work was with the help of atonalism. I tried to use clashing notes to make people feel uncomfortable. I used a lot of both the high and Low registers so that it can revoke a sense of panic and anxiety in the listener.

I came up with this whole concept because I was really fretting over what to do for prow. It bothered me so much I nearly just snapped, and that was what inspired me to do this piece.

Credits:
Composer: Koh Shiao Han
Arranger: Koh Shiao Han
Mixer: Koh Shiao Han

MIDI Keys, Drummer Track: Koh Shiao Han

Unmistakable

summary: my concept is vanilla scented candles. something that's very subtle, but brings out a lot of warmth and cosiness. I wanted to venture into the genre of ambient music with this concept. 

differentiation: this piece doesn't have a story line. it is made solely to help people unwind, reflect on their day and bring the pleasant scent of vanilla scented candles to them

delivery: I wanted to use a ukelele as the base instrument because it has a really laid back and chill quality to it. I also tried to give it more of a simple tune because its supposed to be something that can help others think and maybe clear out their mind.

I think what inspired me to come up with this instrumental is that i realised that people around me have been so stressed out and uptight lately and i feel that it is time for them to take care of themselves and unwind a little. I hope this ambient music could bring comfort and cosiness to the people around me.

Credits:
Ukelele: Koh Shiao Han 
Piano: Koh Shiao Han
Mixing: Koh Shiao Han
Composer: Koh Shiao Han

Mic:
- Iphone (Ukelele)

vanilla scented candles

My piece this time, It's a very simple piece. Basically, the whole summary of the storyline is the process of a cat chasing a mouse. It starts with the mouse hiding from the cat, the mouse is found, and there's a whole series of the cat chasing the mouse, at the end its when the mouse gets caught by the cat and its like 'RIP'. 
What's different about my piece is that I wanted to put a more 'humorous' and a 'jokester' kinda vibe to it. I wanted this piece to be like a 1990s kinda silent film where there's just the video flashing with the music in the background. The way I tried to deliver the 'humorous' factor was with like small snippets of musical phrases that try to portray the character's dialogue like, 'where is he?' 'oh shit he got away'

This piece was inspired by my childhood cartoon Tom & Jerry, hence, the tittle.I hope this piece brought some fun in your life. :)

Instruments: MIDI 
Producer: Koh Shiao Han
Composer: Koh Shiao Han

jerry's tom

Summary:
'snail mails to the west' is set in times where there isn’t any mobile phones, computers and internet. The only way people far away from each other could communicate was through snail mails.
Two good old friends who live miles apart from each other communicate through snail mails occasionally. (One - who shall be nameless, will be referred to as ‘she’ in this summary and the other is named ‘suzetta’)
One day, the friend ‘suzetta’ passes away. ‘She’ doesn’t know what has happened, so ‘she’ just continues to anticipate and wait for Suzetta’s reply as per normal. However as time passes by, ‘she’ hasn’t receive any replies and ‘she’ hears from other people that 'suzetta' has passed away. 
‘She’ is in denial. ‘She’ doesn’t want to believe that 'Suzette' has passed away. 'She' writes another letter to 'Suzetta', hoping that 'Suzetta' will write back. However, ‘She’ doesn’t receives any letters back. Because of that… 'She' finally believes that 'Suzetta' has passed on. 

The whole idea of this song is to remind others not to take their current technology advancements (i.e phones, computers) for granted. What inspired me to come out with this song was because I had to live without my phone for 24hrs. I realised how reliant I was to my phone. I had a hard time contacting people without my phone. Everything took so much longer. I felt the desperation to reach others. 

Differentiation & Delivery:
What makes this piece different from others is its delivery, the lyrics are wrote kinda in a form of a letter. Like how a new verse is always opened with ‘Dear Suzetta’. Another difference is that while most songs tend to resolve on their last note/ chord, mine was unresolved, so as to give an effect to make others think and reflect one the message of this song.

Lyrics:
Dear Suzetta,
How have you been?
I’ve been missing you,
Have you missed me?
I know it’s been a while
since I wrote to you
But you know that doesn’t matter 
Cos I’m still missing you.

I’ve missed your smile,
Your big blue eyes,
The way we make jokes
Of the people we dislike.
I’ve missed being with you
On a Saturday night.

 Dear suzetta,
How have you been?
I’ve been missing you,
Have you missed me?
I know it’s been a while
Since the last time we talked our hearts out
But you know that doesn’t matter 
Cos I’ve still been thinking of you,

I’ve missed your smile
Your big blue eyes
The way we make jokes
Of the people we dislike
I’ve missed being with you
On a Ssturday night

Dear Suzetta
Where have you been?
I haven’t heard from you
Since the day we left that room          
I heard that you passed on
And I hope this isn’t true
Would you please write back to me 
So that I’ll stop missing you

Dear suzetta
I guess it’s true.
I really miss you.
I’ll always miss you...

Credits:
I just want to thank everyone listed below. Someway or another, they have also help made this song happen by having their own input on it other than just playing/performing the parts I showed to them.

Producer: Koh Shiao Han
Composer: Koh Shiao Han
Lyriclist: Koh Shiao Han
Arranger: Koh Shiao Han
Mixing Engineer: Joel Lim

Vocalist: Raizel
-AKG 420
-Studio F2

Piano Instrumental: Martina
- 2 AT 4021
- 1 Share Beta 87A
- Studio A

Violin MIDI: Koh Shiao Han

Snail Mails to the West

I wish I could turn back time. rewind. delete all my bad decisions, do over everything again. but sadly, I can't. That's what this song is about.

Verse 1:       
If only I could 
Rewind, stop time
Will things go right? 

if only you could 
Behave, sit straight
will things be fine? 

Chorus:
I keep thinking about the what if’s
just to realise it’s too late
to change the fate of this story 
and rewrite the ending           
so I’ll just keep on thinking away 

Verse 2:   
If only I could 
comprehend, it's the end
will things go right? 

If only you could
stay away, from my head
Will things be fine? 

I keep thinking about the what if’s
just to realise it’s too late      
to change the fate of this story 
and rewrite the ending
so I’ll just keep on thinking away 

INSTRUMENTAL

Chorus
I keep thinking about the what if’s
just to realise it’s too late        
to change the fate of this story 
and rewrite the ending
so I’ll just keep on thinking away 

OUTRO
rewind, stop time
comprehend, it's the end

behave, sit straight        
stay away, from my head

CREDITS TIME!!!
Thank you people for helping me out so much!!! Couldn't have done it without u guys!!

Vocals: Lara
Pianist: Martina 
Guitarist: Anjelo Larioza

Producer, Composer, Arranger: Hanni Koh Shiao Han
Mixing, Recording Engineer: Joel Lim Jun Yi
Advisor: Martina, Faith (lol hehe)

If Only I Could ft. Lara

I'm just calling to say... I lava u xD pls hold me tight cos that's what I love! I hope you guys like this track! I hope this track make u guys feel things teehee!!

Producer, Composer, Arranger: Hanni Koh Shiao Han
Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Joel Lim Jun Yi

I'm Just Calling To Say

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