Waltz with Slavic sonorities inspired by the Russian romantic repertoire of the late 19th century.
Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Léo Beaumier Perras
Check out the score on my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBxoII9HL1U

Copyright 2020

La Volga - Dance & Waltz

We Are Humans (short Film)

A music I wrote for a fight scene.
Orchestra, choir, electric guitar

One Last Fight

Apocalypse(short-film)

(0:00)Prologue

In the days of yore, the Celtic people were almost everywhere in western Europe, but lost most of their territories over the centuries. The only regions where they managed to continue to live are the British islands. But they still have to deal with foreign invasions, including the romans in Britannia(today England) during the first century A.D. The romans found Londinium(London) in 43. The celts must face romanization, but are not completely assimilated. As for the romans, they don’t venture higher than the Antonine Wall and never set foot in Ireland, too hostile and too far away from Rome. During the overall collapse of the empire in the 5th century, the roman army leaves the province in 410. What was left of the Celtic culture in Britannia, after centuries of roman domination, is immediately submerged by germanic tribes, including the Angles and Saxons. They unite at the end of the 9th century to form England. The celts from Ireland, that had been spared until then, must, like those in Scotland, face centuries of Viking and Norman invasions, which modifies the culture. The christianization that started in the 5th century in Ireland, particularly by Padraig(That'll become St-Patrick), puts an end to pagan rites; the druids become monks. All this ends with a major setback for Celtic languages in favour of English(French in the case of Brittany). Even if they are very different from what they once were, 6 nations still consider themselves to be Celtic, and music is a wonderful way to express it. 

(1:32)CHAPTER 1: Brittany(Celtic name: Breizh)

(1:32)’’Hymn of the sailors’’
Solo instrument: celtic harp

(2:58)’’Breton dance’’
Solo instruments: bagpipes, bombard, celtic harp
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(3:36)CHAPTER 2: Ireland(Eire)

(3:36)’’Eire’s reel’’
Solo instruments: Uilleann pipe, bodhran, celtic guitar, celtic harp

(4:41)’’The monastery of Skellig’’
Solo Instrument: celtic guitar
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(5:30)CHAPTER 3: Isle of Man(Ellen Vannin)

’’Douglas jig’’
Solo instruments: tin whistle, hammered dulcimer

The jig is recognizable by its 3 pulses rhythm. To make sure a melody is really a jig, one has to be able to say Straw-ber-ry on the beat.
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(6:39)CHAPTER 4: Scotland(Alba) 

’’The Highlands’’
Solo instruments: bagpipes, tin whistle, celtic harp
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(8:35)CHAPTER 5: Wales(Cymru)

’’Cardiff road’’
Solo instruments: celtic harp, bodhran
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(9:51)CHAPTER 6: Cornwall(Kernow)

’’In the cornish winds/the journey’s end’’
Solo instruments: bagpipes, celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, uilleann pipe

THE END
Music composed and arranged by Léo Beaumier Perras
Montréal
August 2017

Celtic Odyssey

Ad Aeternam

It was -36°C(-32°F) in Montréal. Since the cold was keeping me trapped in my apartment, I decided to make some hot tea, and some music.

Cold Winds

Smiley is a short-film from 2018.
Those who smile are not always those who are happy...

Composed and arranged by Léo Beaumier Perras
Piano solo by Léo Beaumier Perras

Smiley

Deux simples mélodies

Solos de piano par Léo Beaumier Perras

Deux mélodies

(English below)

0:00 Grèce(336 avant JC)
Les rues bondées de Pella, capitale du Royaume de Macédoine.

0:45 Couronnement d’Alexandre III, fils de Philipp II, comme roi de Macédoine et de Grèce.

1:09 Mais pour Alexandre, ca ne suffit pas. Il rassemble ses armées pour l’objectif le plus ambitieux: la conquête de l’Empire Achéménide de Perse.

2:00 Le vent chaud du Moyen-Orient.
Alexandre envahit les provinces achéménides d’Anatolie, au nord. Les grecs traversent la Phénicie et se dirigent vers le sud.

3:19 Alexandre conquiert l’Égypte et est couronné Pharaon dans le Temple de Ptah à Memphis. Les richesses de l’Égypte sont à lui.

3:55 Le roi de Macédoine et son armée se dirige maintenant vers l’est, vers l’Irak et le coeur de l’Empire Perse.

4:18 La Bataille de Gaugamèles.
Une bataille épique ultime entre grecs et perses, menés par le roi Darius lui-même.

6:27 Victoire.
Les perses sont vaincus. Darius a fuit. Alexandre pointe son épée au ciel et traverse le champs de bataille à cheval, acclamé par des milliers d’hommes.

7:10 Alexandre et ses généraux entrent dans le palais royal de Babylone, dont le luxe et l’architecture oriental impressionne les grecs.

7:35 Alexandre et son armée continue de s’enfoncer à l’est, pendant des jours, des semaines, des mois… Jusqu’aux confins du colossal Empire Achéménide.

8:19 L’Inde et la fin.
Alexandre défait les dernières armées perses à l’extrême Est et atteint la fin du monde connu, sur les rives de la rivière Beas en Inde. 

8:46 Des tensions montent alors que les soldats s’opposent à Alexandre qui serait tenté d’attaquer l’Inde. Ses soldats le convainquent de faire demi-tour.

9:07 La fin. Alexandre meurt à l’âge de 32 ans, laissant derrière lui un empire de 10 millions de kilomètres carrés, qui durera 300 ans jusqu’à ce que son dernier monarque, Cléopâtre VII, se suicide face aux romains.

Musique, arrangements, voix, ney, duduk: Léo Beaumier Perras
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0:00 Greece(336 B.C.)
The crowded streets of Pella, capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia.

0:45 Coronation of Alexander III, son of Philipp II as King of Macedonia and Greece.

1:09 But for Alexander, it’s not enough. He gathers his armies for the most ambitious purpose: the conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

2:00 The hot wind of Middle-East. 
Alexander invades the northernmost Achaemenid provinces in Anatolia. The Greek cross Phoenicia and head to the south.

3:19 Alexander conquers Egypt and is crowned Pharaoh in the Temple of Ptah in Memphis. The rich Egypt is now his.

3:55 The Macedonian king and his army head now to the east, towards Irak and the heart of the Persian Empire.

4:18 The Battle of Gaugamela. 
An ultimate and epic battle between Alexander and the Persians, lead by king Darius himself. 

6:27 Victory. 
The Persians are defeated. Darius has fled. Alexander points his sword to the sky and crosses the battlefield on his horse, hailed by thousands of men. 

7:10 Alexander and his generals enter the royal palace of Babylonia, which luxury and oriental architecture impress the greeks.

7:35 Alexander and his army keep pushing always more to the east, for days, weeks, months… To the very end of the colossal Achaemenid Empire. 

8:19 India and the end of the journey.
Alexander defeats the last Persian armies in the far east and reaches the end of the known world, on the shores of the Beas River in India. 

8:46 Tension rises as the soldiers strongly oppose Alexander who would be tempted to attack India. His soldiers convince him to head back to Greece.

9:07 The end. Alexander dies at the age of 32, leaving behind him a 10 million square kilometer empire, which lasts 300 years until its last monarch, Cleopatra VII, commits suicide after the roman invasion.
Music, arrangements, voice, ney, duduk: Léo Beaumier Perras

Alexandre (see description)

A friend challenged me to write something like this, so here we are!

The Dragon's flight

Hi!
I'm a composer based in Berlin, mostly into film music. I particularly like orchestral music, traditional music, world music and ancient music. I love mixing all those styles together! For more music, check out my Spotify.

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