The first song that I had produced for me. 

Song and text:  Hilmar
Singer:  Guðrún Árný

  

Don't You Know (feat. Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir)

A melody that never got a lyric. So the saxaphone does the work.

Arranged and Produced by Hilmar and Guðni-hljodheimar
Mastered by @Siggidori skonrokk studio
2015

Deo sax

A song about a girl that was bullied as a girl and the strength she had to talk about.  Real story.  The beautiful girl in the picture (Selma) is the subject of my writing.  She has a cleft lip and told her story to the public about the bullying she endured over the years.
Þórunn Clausen wrote the english lyric for me and Guðrún Árný does the vocals.

Note that this is a demo,,,, not finished ;-)

Lyrics
Behind my smile I try to hide,
The scars your words have burnt inside. 
 I dream of a place beyond my pain
Where noone can break my soul again…….

why do you say the things you say
is it your fear that leads the way?
I need to turn my life around,
Or else I never will be found.

My wall is breaking, I am shaking, I won’t cry!
Can’t hurt no longer, I must be stronger, I will try.

I wonder what will lie ahead?
Will I have feelings of regret? 
We all have a choice, to set ourselves free
I’m gonna decide to stand up for me 

My wall is breaking, I am shaking, I won’t cry!
Can’t hurt no longer, I must be stronger, I will try.

Stronger (feat. Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir)

A song written by my sisters.
An EXCELENT song if I may say so ;-)


Nothing In Return - Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir

Build a round a jazz chord progression that I was playing the other day on the piano....  loved the feel of the chords
Csus2  Bb/Eb   C7sus4/G  C  
Csus2  Bb/Eb  F   C  
....
Quite happy with this "demo"

Feel Good Chords

I song I wrote this year about what matters in a relationship. My sister Guðrún Árný sings it with her band.  One take in the studio and then added some vocals and strings at home.
Pointers on my mix and production appreciated ;-)

It's what we are (Take a chance)

CPEM1 - 04 - sophisticated

DnB assignment second song from same sound project. Created from the same template using the same instruments plus some new effects. 

CPEM1 - 04 - Shake me up

Been playing the piano and enjoying music all my life, at home and mostly alone ;-)
Now I am determined to write, produce and publish my own music and make it an even more time consuming hobby.
My goal is release at least 10 songs this year, in various genres :-)  not practical but I love so many genres.

H. Karls

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