Secret Soundtracks

13 min rough cut of Under the Glacier for the U of Edinburgh Viking in the Sun project - featuring Supriya Nagarajan (vocals)

UnderTheGlacier13minversionROUGHCUT

SecretSoundtracks: 2 - Ghost Harp (V 1.0)

A 'Mahlerian pop song' inspired by the shapeshifting raven from the Norse sagas. The bird becomes a metaphor for grief amongst other things...

Lyrics/Music/Vocals: James Cave

'Last night I lay in bed/I couldn't sleep
Tap tap tapping away
A shapeshifter into my room did creep 
Tap tap tapping away
Some tell of shapeshifting souls who still roam the earth
Are they just stories?
This mocking bird will sing
This shapeshifter takes wing
Tap tap tapping away
This broken bird still sings
Don't want to live in your cage...'

Secret Soundtracks: 4 - ShapeShifterV1.0

Work-in-progress string textures for a new 'multimedia opera' as part of the U of Edinburgh Viking in the Sun Project. (This creative work is part of my Knowledge Exchange Fellowship.) The aim here is to create an ethereal, otherworldy atmosphere for the opening of the piece.

Secret Soundtracks 5: Harald Strings (WorkInProgress)

Sketch for texture for Field for Broken Ice - Vocals: James Cave

BrokenGlass - (Sketch for Field of Broken Ice)

SecretSoundtracks:Nosferatu

SecretSoundtracks: Vanitas1and2

Secret Soundtracks: Paragliding (Final Version)

Piano only live version of Another Road from 2020

Secret Soundtracks: Another Road To The Heart

A few wonky moments that need sorting, but getting there...another one from a 2020 demo...

Secret Soundtracks: Popera

Song I wrote with Illuminations c. 2004! (Vocals: James Cave Guitars: Chris Tutton/Matt Bowmer Keyboards: Ewan King Drums: Andy Tutton) Original recording produced by Tutton and Bowmer. New 2024 version and arrangement: James Cave

Secret Soundtracks: Marathon Man (with Illuminations)

Still need to fix some distortion but otherwise works well!

Secret Soundtracks: Counting

Secret Soundtracks: Counting (Alternative Version With Drums)

(Artwork is by Milan Ivanic - ivanic.uk)

Composer/singer/ based in York, UK. Passionate about new music and collaborative projects