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http://antisample.com/cinematic-grand/

Composed to demonstrate a new virtual piano by Antisample - Cinematic Grand, a deep sampled Yamaha C2 concert grand piano for Native Instrument's Kontakt 5.

In my opinion, amazing value ($49 intro price, $69 regular price).

Cinematic Grand

Winged Beasts — Original Demo for Cinematic Grand

Four months after the first, The Muse returns with new life.

This is the first piece to come out of my new standalone studio, and includes live recorded piano.

One of three:
The Muse: https://soundcloud.com/oliversadie/the-muse
The Muse III: https://soundcloud.com/oliversadie/the-muse-iii


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Photograph © 2012-2013 <a href=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=532762340073690&set=pb.156806751002586.-2207520000.1370912183.&type=3&theater>Cap Photography</A>.

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The Muse II

After a long silence, Im happy to share my new track, using Ample Sound's most amazing guitar sample library - AGL(Alhambra Luthier Classic Guitar). http://www.amplesound.net/en/pro-pd.asp?id=8
Check out their amazing instruments - http://www.amplesound.net/en/index.asp
The entire guitar performance was made live on the keyboard. 

Dedicated to my beloved Allly, for being there no matter what.

Goodbye Ponyo - Ample AGL demo

It was seemingly a late Autumn season this year and the leaves held on to their branches a little longer than average this turn of the wheel. I watched as the final remaining members of the deciduous resistance proudly held their ground and clung to their branches, while the wind tried to seduce them to give up their futile attempt at immortality and surrender to the inevitable.  In bold defiance they refused and proudly flew their colorful flags of deep crimson, rust orange, and a shade of yellow so ineffably deep it does not even bare a name. They danced gallantly and gracefully with the wind as they moved in asymmetrical rhythms and flowing tempos - the mathematics of which seemingly beyond human intelligence, boarding on the divine. The eb and flow of the motion together with the beams of sunlight that would burst through the branches and cast a glimmering shimmer onto everything was truly an epically cinematic sight to behold! If I were a cinematographer this is what I would film.  As I am only a composer, I did the best I could with the tools available to my disposal...  I hope you may enjoy it...

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"Autumn Rains" is the second installment in a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This trio represents Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may help you on your journey, as it has us...

"Autumn Rains" is music inspired by the spirit of Agape. It is an album dedicated to the concept of spiritual love and universal compassion clothed in the metaphor of transcendental natural beauty. It is an album that simultaneously expresses deep love for both the creator as well as the creation. It is said God gave us music so that we could pray without words. It could be added that nature was provided as an example of exactly how to do this effectively. In this spirit, Autumn Rains is a prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the natural beauty of this world, and an expression of a sense of respect for the inescapable universal equality that nature imposes. It humbly attempts to capture deep feelings of awe, granduer, idealism, and a belief in the innate goodness of the world even when we all face exceptionally hard lessons.

Andrew Souter -- The Wind Whispers To The Trees

In existence there are ideal forms and there are imperfect manifestations of these forms.  It is a matter of philosophy which is more real to us in our experience of the world:  the perfect idealized form of an apple, or the imperfect manifestation of this form that is said to "participate in apple-ness".  In fact we don't ever see the real idealized form of an object or an idea. It is as if, as Plato said, we are prisoners of a cave, where the objective form sits outside the cave and casts shadows on the interior wall of the cave.  We see only these shadows that are subject to the limitations of our perception and influenced by the collection of our emotional beliefs and past experiences.  More abstractly, these shadows may represet a potential relationship, any of our desires or goals, our self image, or a myriad of any possible other more mundane things. We reach towards these shadows trying to understand as best we can, trying to refine them to be one step closer to perfection.  Sometimes magic happens here. Other times it does not.  Sometimes we fail to realize when it has happened.  Other times we fool ourselves into believing it has happened when it has not. The best we can hope for is to remain humble and patient, and continue to believe our perception will eventually converge with reality if we continue growing and reaching for shadows...

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"Autumn Rains" is the second installment in a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This trio represents Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may help you on your journey, as it has us...

"Autumn Rains" is music inspired by the spirit of Agape. It is an album dedicated to the concept of spiritual love and universal compassion clothed in the metaphor of transcendental natural beauty. It is an album that simultaneously expresses deep love for both the creator as well as the creation. It is said God gave us music so that we could pray without words. It could be added that nature was provided as an example of exactly how to do this effectively. In this spirit, Autumn Rains is a prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the natural beauty of this world, and an expression of a sense of respect for the inescapable universal equality that nature imposes. It humbly attempts to capture deep feelings of awe, granduer, idealism, and a belief in the innate goodness of the world even when we all face exceptionally hard lessons.

Andrew Souter -- Reaching For Shadows

4 Years - Falling In Love

Returning back to my "jazzy roots" but not quite: here is a blend of jazz and something neoclassical.

Jazz in blue

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Jazz in blue - Milana

About a month ago I listened to and left some comments on this beautiful piece by Fivos Valachis: http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/nocturnes-22-nov-promenades-en

Fivos asked if I can play it and I gave it a try. This is my interpretation of Fivos's original composition: first half I played it following the note sheet, second half I improvised on the same theme. 

Original composition by Fivos Valachis (http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis)
Photo by Pascal Durif (www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9).

Promenades En Campagne - Fivos Valachis (composition), Milana (piano, impro)

To have a muse, in person or in spirit, is an artist's greatest yet most fickle gift. This closes the loop, completing a set of 3. 

The Muse: http://soundcloud.com/oliversadie/the-muse
The Muse II: http://soundcloud.com/oliversadie/the-muse-ii

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Photograph © 2012-2013 <a href=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=532762340073690&set=pb.156806751002586.-2207520000.1370912183.&type=3&theater>Cap Photography</A>.

The Muse III

We got a couple of warm days, everything is melting... and in a couple of days, when everything is going to freeze back, we will get a "nice" rink on our front yard. The good thing is that weather always inspires for improvising in different moods :)

And some small video of this meltdown :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-XsoZaAVAM

Meltdown

Meltdown - Milana - on iTunes!

Oliver Sadie was kind enough to let me add my own musings to this wonderful song.  You can hear the original here:  https://soundcloud.com/oliversadie/the-muse-ii  
Check out his EP on Bandcamp and please consider supporting his talent!  http://download.oliversad.ie/album/the-muse

Support Oliver!

Oliver Sadie - The Muse II (Zefora's Vocal Version)

Spotify: sptfy.com/93U
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/album/id1064667349
Facebook: fb.me/ZilnikMilana

Many people noticed that I love dissonances in my music. Here is the surreal piece that is even more dissonant than the usual me :)

I am happy to announce the release of my new piano album "Spirit of Journey". The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, BandCamp, CDBaby, Spotify and other major online stores and streaming services. Your support is very much appreciated, all the earnings from album sales go back into the creation of music: new and better recording equipment, new and better composing tools and sound libraries and so on.

Review by Kathy Parsons from MainlyPiano: http://mainlypiano.com/2015_Reviews/Milana-Spirit_of_Journey.html


In The Maze Of Surreal Dreams

In The Maze Of Surreal Dreams - Milana - on iTunes, Spotify

Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano no.1 - Canzone D'Amore

To my Ally. 

Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano no.1 - Canzone D'Amore

You can purchase the entire album "Winds Of Winter" - http://freddiehangoler.bandcamp.com/album/winds-of-winter

Winter Breeze

Thanks for Miranda Shvangiradze for the inspiration...

Art by - Nino Chakvetadze

Little Girl, White Flower

Made with the amazing samples by Ample Sound - http://www.amplesound.net

Spring Sundown - Ample AGM Guitar demo

"Satyagraha - A March for Peace, artists united by a melody"

I'm very happy to announce the amazing tracks that will take part in my peace album. 

1. Elegia - Julie Elven - https://soundcloud.com/elvenlied
2. Coming Home - Stephan Fischer - https://soundcloud.com/stephanfischer-1
3. Svenevig - Oddrun Eikli & Axel Weiss - https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli, https://soundcloud.com/axelweis
4. Peace - Atuin - https://soundcloud.com/atuin
5. Entmoot - Navid gohari - https://soundcloud.com/navidgohari
6. Kindness - MLucas - https://soundcloud.com/mlucas
7. Raftam Ke Raftam - MANDANA - https://soundcloud.com/mandana-3
8. Where is your love - Martin L - https://soundcloud.com/martinmusic-1
9. UniverSouLove - Asking for Peace - https://soundcloud.com/universoulove
10.I lie awake - vapmok -https://soundcloud.com/vapmok
11. Echo - Lyod - https://soundcloud.com/lyod
12. Miriams-Love-Theme - Franco Forconi - https://soundcloud.com/worksandexperiments

I would like to thank all the others, who submitted their wonderful tracks yet did not get into the album. It was really hard to choose from all your glorious creations. I really appreciate the overwhelming support and creations that was you sent me past 2 months. thank you, and I wish our world, love & some peace of mind.  


Elegia - By Julie Elven and freddiehangoler - A March For Peace Album

A melancholy orchestral trinket featuring Pascale Scarabin, vocalist from Montpellier, France.

https://soundcloud.com/pascale-scarabin

Original melody written and sung by Pascale Scarabin.
Original production by Oliver Sadie, composed, performed and recorded in London.

Photograph in track art by Pascale Scarabin.

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Oliver Sadie & Pascale Scarabin — Un Jour Sans Vent ("A day without wind")

New Video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-GfCM5-zk

If You Would Only Let Me:

I would put you first; I would never be too busy. I would tell you daily how important you are to me. I would hold you every night and kiss you every morning. I would explore every inch of your soul and still long to know more. I would hold your hand on long walks. I would break patterns of ineffective communication, admit my own weaknesses, and let go of male pride which deludes me into mistakingly believing I need to know everything about everything. I would listen more actively to any frustrations you may be experiencing and avoid feeling blamed for them. I would avoid offering solutions when all you really need is empathy and friendship, not a super-hero who thinks he has to fix everything. I would learn to work together effectively as a team and value deeply your strengths without feeling threatened by our differences. I would learn to forgo power and choose grace. I would forgive us both for all of the clumsy mistakes we made along the way. I would learn to value what is important. I would give thanks to the universe for the gift of your presence in my life. I would help you become all you are destined to be. I would learn how to love selflessly, and be of service, both to you, as well as to whatever higher power wished to use our example.

ALBUM INFO:

"The Idea Of You" is the first of a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may it help you on your journey, as it has us...

The Idea Of You Cover Art "The Idea Of You" is music inspired by the spirit of Eros and all of its blessings as well as its tribulations. It explores the vicissitudes of romantic love, the delicate seasons and contour of life, and all the lessons learned along the way. Themes of desire, passion, limerence, romantic love, idolatry, jealousy, envy, loss, regret, forgiveness, acknowledgment, appreciation, acceptance, and eventually glimpses of true understanding permeate the work. It attempts to communicate that which so many of us can never quite communicate properly with words. It is an open apology for the clumsy mistakes we all make when coming to maturity in learning how to care selflessly for another human being. It is a gentle reminder as to what is most important in life, as well as an invocation to continuously seek self-improvement regarding our understanding of such matters.

Andrew Souter -- If You Would Only Let Me (Part)

"Unless you love, your life will flash before you."

-Terrence Malick, The Tree Of Life

ALBUM INFO:

"The Idea Of You" is the first of a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may it help you on your journey, as it has us...

The Idea Of You Cover Art "The Idea Of You" is music inspired by the spirit of Eros and all of its blessings as well as its tribulations. It explores the vicissitudes of romantic love, the delicate seasons and contour of life, and all the lessons learned along the way. Themes of desire, passion, limerence, romantic love, idolatry, jealousy, envy, loss, regret, forgiveness, acknowledgment, appreciation, acceptance, and eventually glimpses of true understanding permeate the work. It attempts to communicate that which so many of us can never quite communicate properly with words. It is an open apology for the clumsy mistakes we all make when coming to maturity in learning how to care selflessly for another human being. It is a gentle reminder as to what is most important in life, as well as an invocation to continuously seek self-improvement regarding our understanding of such matters.

Unless You Love

Andrew Souter -- Unless You Love

This beat will be laud, I can get loud heartbeat
music is my life all about live music in me ticking

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