When they left Earth in the S.S. Nerika, Captain Enders didn't look back. As they cleared the atmosphere, Enders looked down at the photograph gripped tightly in his hand.

His true love.

Enders thought back to when they first met. Long conversations about the discovery of habitable worlds in the galaxy. Intimate discussion of their future lives on distant planets. She always bragged that she would be the one to take him there, carrying him on her back. She was his cure to the mundane and brain splitting military life that pushed his brain past its boundaries. 

She was his all.

Nerika sailed smoothly out of the Milky Way with Enders on board. Enders glanced down at his photograph one last time before gazing out at the sight of vast, beautiful space. Stars were visible throughout the void, each with their own dozen planets hypnotically spinning in circles. 

The space seemed to call out to him, sucking his mind into its chaotic clarity. His brain spun like the planets and his vision blurred as the endless openness claimed him and the military chatter droned from behind. 

Nerika carried him on.

Nerika

This is a piece I did for the closing credits of "The Jo March Vlog", an upcoming web series by Candace Kaw. It's a modern take on Little Women, and I did my best to fit this in with that sort of vibe. I'll be scoring the entire series and am having a blast with it. Look for more tracks soon!

You can check out the Kickstarter for the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951021105/the-jo-march-vlog

I'd Rather Take Coffee Than Compliments

Strategies is a piece I wrote with an entirely digitally programmed string quartet and a recorded mandolin. I then took the piece and wrote out a full sheet music score for it in Finale -- sort of a backwards process but an incredibly fun one.

I hope you like it. 

Strategies for String Quartet

This piece was my final project for my Spring 2014 semester. The theme of the piece is pretty self explanatory, with the first half detailing the attack on Pearl Harbor and the last half displaying America's response.

All tracks except for the audio and solo violin are programmed in Logic. The first audio clip is an old broadcast from an American news report on the attack on Pearl Harbor, the second is an air raid siren, and the third is the Japanese Imperial surrender transmission broadcast towards the end of the Pacific conflict. 

Hope you enjoy it. 

Interest / In Trust

Fallin' Down (ft. Nate Head)

Hey everyone! I recorded and produced my own version of the Christmas tune "I Wander As I Wander" and would love to share it with you. I had a lot of fun doing this, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed making. You can stream or download for free from here and on my Bandcamp page here: https://jakehandy.bandcamp.com

Merry Christmas!



Wonder / Wander

If you gave me an instrument this year (or MIDI controller), it's in (or used in) this song! Whipped up with some love added and extra Christmas cheer.

Merry Christmas everybody! 

(Yes, there's an Otamatone in here. Don't know what an Otamatone is?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxLB70G-tRY&spfreload=10)

Christmas Morning

"If I Didn't Have You" from the Disney/Pixar flick Monsters. Inc. arranged for Jazz Big Band.

Full score and parts available on request!

Performance by Belmont University Jazz Band I
Composer: Randy Newman
Arranger: Jake Handy
Soloist: Emmanuel Echem
Conductor: Dr. Robert Kirk 


If I Didn't Have You (Arr. for Jazz Big Band)

Life, uh, finds a way. 

Audio clips (c) Universal Pictures

Jurassic

Credits music from the short film Into the Darkness by Jennifer Hartsel.

Into the Darkness (Original Score)- Credits

Prufrock

Jake Handy is a composer based out of Nashville, TN. Trained as a commercial & classical violinist, Jake's tunes focus primarily on minimalism in the instrumentals and immense ambience, creating a song that both relaxes and inspires. Jake Handy is also a traditional media composer, combining both his extensive electronic experience with his acoustic skills on violin and various other instruments. As a founding member of Thematic Studios, Jake is hard at work each day stirring up fantastical music to provide to those who need it.

To contact Jake about composing for you, send an email to jakehandymusic@gmail.com or ThematicStudios@gmail.com

To contact Jake about his Machinotic projects, shoot an email to machinotic@gmail.com 

Jake Handy

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