‘The Alchemist’ combines the Greek myth, "King Midas" with medieval alchemy. Really it's a cute love‐song about a boy that changes a girl for the better through their relationship, using the metaphor of "turning the girl into gold".

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The Alchemist

Laura Somerville has spent the past few years independently composing, recording and producing the seven contemporary pop songs for her CINEMATIC EP. This new EP draws inspiration from a number of artists, including The Temper Trap, Adele, and Florence and The Machine. She has worked with a variety of talented young Australian singers, from the jazzy Miranda Daisy Hayman , to the finale song Playing With Fire honeyed folk vocals of Darby.

The result is a beautifully eclectic Debut EP that showcases versatility as a composer. CINEMATIC features songs from across the Contemporary Pop spectrum, from the upbeat pop, (featuring Meri Amber), the dramatic, orchestral (featuring Darby) and the hauntingly beautiful ballad (featuring Laura Somerville herself). All the while Laura keeps her artistic personality at the forefront and her cinematic, ethereal undertones can be heard throughout.

Cinematic EP Sampler

Electric Hearts is a lightning themed love song. It explores the idea of a love so 'charged' and exciting that you can see the sparks fly between you.

Electric Hearts Demo

'Enlighten Me' is a song that questions the value of knowing everything as you cannot truly be omniscient until you know all the lies as well the truth. ~ "If you know it all then tell me is it worth it".

Enlighten Me Demo

This song describes the moments before great city of Atlantis is swallowed by the sea. The question "Will you sink or will you swim?" is asked ironically for the historically setting but is still applicable to modern day issues.

Atlantis Demo

Seeing stars is about the head spinning, giddy feeling you get when you're in love. It's also about the "light in the dark" and how your troubles are so much less daunting when you don't have to face them alone.

~"The stars, they shine brighter when it's darker"~

Seeing Stars Demo

This song is a social commentary on the imagined Utopia that we define by celebrity culture. If we are living in a Distopia then it is up to us to fight for a better world.

Distopia Demo

~"Though you hide behind black lace / Your eyes give you away."


Masquerade Demo

End Of The Word Demo

Laura Somerville is a cinematic songwriter, a screen composer and a music producer from Sydney, Australia. Her versatile musical style has been described as cinematic, reflective and ethereal. However, through her experiences in film music, and by working to meet the varied briefs of multiple directors, she has had the opportunity to experiment in a wide range of genres and musical moods while keeping her artistic personality at the forefront.

Laura Somerville has spent the past few years independently composing, recording and producing the seven contemporary pop songs for her CINEMATIC EP. This new EP draws inspiration from a number of artists, including The Temper Trap, Adele, and Florence and The Machine. She has worked with a variety of talented young Australian singers, from the jazzy Miranda Daisy Hayman , to the finale song Playing With Fire honeyed folk vocals of Darby.

The result is a beautifully eclectic Debut EP that showcases versatility as a composer. CINEMATIC features songs from across the Contemporary Pop spectrum, from the upbeat pop, (featuring Meri Amber), the dramatic, orchestral (featuring Darby) and the hauntingly beautiful ballad (featuring Laura Somerville herself). 

Laura has a fondness for wide-open melodies with a filmic feel, and personal, introspective lyrics. Her classical background combined with her contemporary music degree, have allowed her to combine an eclectic range of techniques from classical orchestration to modern synthesised soundscapes. She draws inspiration from a variety of musicians, including timeless composers like Chopin (a personal favorite), the film music of Hans Zimmer, as well as the modern pop artists Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Florence and The Machine.

Laura’s growing list of accomplishments includes completing Suzuki Method Piano, and in 2012, Laura won Best Original Score at Macquarie University’s Focus Awards for her minimalist piano score for the short film, Spin. Shortly after, in 2013, Laura received her first feature film credit when her original composition was selected for Participate Film Academy’s feature, Torn Devotions.

In 2012, Laura completed her Bachelor of Arts in Media and Contemporary Music at Macquarie University, where she specialised in film production and music production. During this time, she gained an overview of both the music industry and the film industry, determined to get the best out of both worlds.

Through music studies, Laura has been trained in music production techniques and the use of professional studio equipment, effectively becoming her own producer. At the same time, she practised cinematography while working as the Director of Photography for multiple short films, dabbling in the postproduction and building valuable relationships within the film industry.

Laura Somerville has come a long way since the clumsy first song she wrote as a child and is well on her way to making a lasting impression on the industry.

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