I feel educated just by listening to this :]

Very good orchestration, interesting story. Congratulations!

Beautiful orchestration. Very cinematic and epic sounding.

Beautiful clarinet solo, the strings are getting in to the picture with a  very bold and uplifting solo trumpet section! Congratulations this is very special to my heart. The orchestration is very well crafted and balanced! I could simply imagine this tracking a Hollywood Golden Age movie!

Outstanding work that is subtle and intricate in composition.

Orchestral Soundtrack Playlist
Here are the tracks consists of live recordings sessions to digitally produced mockups.

Orchestral Soundtracks

IRONCLAD DREADNOUGHT

Wet winds, Breathing waves, Open reef, Intimate skies, Random calmness, Ceaseless rhythm...
Much like your eyes, The ocean draws me in
I could drown in the deep indigo...
But I'm always going to try to swim. So that I can see you
Beyond the horizon... Across the Ocean...

The ocean — both wild and calm, dangerous and beautiful — is made up of majesty and mystery, and it is indeed a force of nature we stood in awe. While we may appear very small to such greatness of the ocean, human endeavors and emotions can be powerful. Beyond the horizon of the sea, we may have someone dear to one's heart. Especially during this stressful year, it's important to reflect on all of the kinship, blessings, and emotions you miss. So I wrote this piece of music and made this clip, dedicating it to all the people who love the ocean and miss their loved ones who may be missing you across the ocean. 

Music by Michael W. Choi
Orchestration by Dominik Svoboda
Hosted by Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive (LAFCI)
Conducted by William Ross
Supervised by Angele Velez and Conrad Pope
Audio Engineering by Scott Michael Smith
Recorded at FOX Studio Lot: Newman Scoring Stage
Sound Design & Mastering by Aidan Taehyun Koh

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LINK to "Across the Ocean" MV
https://youtu.be/rnH2Rt0jLhU

LINK to the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive
http://www.lafci.org/

To know more about Michael W. Choi
Visit Michael W. Choi's website.
www.michaelwchoi.com

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8904069/?ref_=nv_sr_1
SoundCloud: @mchoiarts
YouTube: youtube.com/mchoiarts
Vimeo: vimeo.com/mchoiarts
Twitter: @mchoiarts
Instagram: @mchoiarts
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Across the Ocean

Lyrics largely written while descending Helvellyn in the English Lake District amidst the buzz of ascending it via the challenging 'Striding Edge'. The music followed as soon as I got back to my guitar. Flanging out the chords on the piano felt a bit 'Lennon' and the arrangement came from there.

Left of Hardin

The Mountain Song

This piece is an updated version of a composition originally written in 2002 for the trailer of the independently produced film OLD SPARKY.

aliveness - Revisited 2025 -

Music by Michael W. Choi
Recorded at Synchron Stage, Vienna, Austria.
Collaborated with Hollywood Music Workshop 2017

Inspired by gameplay of Kingdom Hearts Series, the music was composed based on the narritive of the game. 
In the game, there is a main hero named, Sora, who is a keyblade master that travles to different world of fantasy and save them from the darkness.
In this piece, I tried to capture an essence of mystery, valiancy and unexpected danger.

What Lies Beneath

Music by Michael Wonyoung Choi
Score Recorded Live at Synchron Stage, Vienna, Austria
Recording Session organized by Hollywood Music Workshop 2018

"Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux" is a form of a trailer for a fantasy animation. 
An astray, young boy from the village of Giant Tree meets two unlikely companions who will help him to go back home. They go through many dangers and wonders together. Would they able to find a way to the Village of Giant Tree? Perhaps, there will be another great, and heroic tale to come.

With an approval by Gwenn Germain, the animator of the "Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux," the rescoring the animation project was one of the exciting projects that I have done so far.

Also, the Hollywood Music Workshop provided the amazing opportunity to record this project. The work was recorded in the Synchron Stage, one of the world-class studios for the scoring, along with a team of Hollywood experts and Vienna Musicians, the entire session was a success.

Finally, my deep gratitude to Mr. Germain for his permission, and the entire faculty of Hollywood Music Workshop and the Synchron Stage who supported and led the recording session successfully.

Music with the Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkeIasMc1zg&feature=youtu.be
https://vimeo.com/288448160

Original Video of the Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux by Gwenn Germain
youtube.com/watch?v=rD3oxP2pToI

Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux (Rescore)

This piece is inspired by series of the Korean folk music such as the Chestnut Song (군밤타령), Nyl-lee-lee-ya(늴리리야), and Arirang (아리랑). These songs have been practiced and sang for a long time, bringing people together, relishing a good harvest, and celebrating a harmonious nature and spirit.

However, Korea is now separated into two, communist North Korea, and republic South Korea, divided and victimized by the political and historical reasons, both nations share the pain of separation and broken families. 

However, it is my strong belief that our proud Korean spirit still remains, and it still on-going determination for both nations to be reunited and rejoice the harmony once we shared.

By composing Korean melody with the orchestral palette, it is my sincere hope for all Korean people, to honor the good spirit, cherish the heritage, and spread the goodwill which can influence people all around the world as well.

Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive (LAFCI) is a workshop to train art of conducting and provide an education and resources to help media composers succeed on the podium. A team of great faculties was there to teach such as Angeles Velez, Conrad Pope, William Ross, Jorge Mester, Emilie Bernstein, and Carl Rydlund, a Hollywood's best professionals who have a long history of film-music production experiences. Each one of them there to train, discipline, influence, and encourage for all of the LAFCI participants.

As a 2019 LAFCI fellow, I was privileged to compose, conduct, and record my personal work at the Eastwood Recording Stage, Burbank, USA. It will remain as one of my memorable experiences, and I would highly recommend this workshop for those who wish to improve their art of conducting and work ethics as a film, media, and game composer.

Roasted Chestnut Carnival

LAFCI Summer 2019: Hollywood Classics Concert
@ Sala Mester, Foro Boca, Boca del Rio, Mexico
Title: Brother Tiger (호랑이형님)

San-goon, a powerful tiger who swore to protect the children of his old master. Despite his prowess, he could not stop the imminent evil, threatening the balance and tranquility of the world. To ensure the safety of the children, and the new hope for peace, San-goon fights for the noble deeds, even if costs his life. 

Brother Tiger (호랑이형님) is a graphic novel written by Sang Gyu Lee (이상규) from South Korea. It presents many mythical creatures, deities, and demons which have an origin from Korea, Manchuria, China, and Mongal, narrates an epic tale of our heroes with an authentic cultural portrayal.

Inspired by this magnificent saga, my latest composition shaped around by the tale of San-goon, the noble and loyal tiger, where many of leitmotifs and musical texture have the oriental spirit. 

LINK to the Graphic Novel "Brother Tiger" (호랑이형님)
KOR: https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=650305&weekday=sat

LINK to the Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río
http://www.filarmonicadeboca.org.mx/

LINK to the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive
https://www.lafci.org/

To know more about Michael W. Choi
Visit Michael W. Choi's website.
https://www.michaelwchoi.com

IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm8904069/?ref_=nv_sr_1
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mchoiarts
YouTube: youtube.com/mchoiarts
Vimeo: vimeo.com/mchoiarts
Twitter: @mchoiarts
Instagram: @mchoiarts

Brother Tiger (호랑이형님)

This a live Jazz Ballad cover version by Annelise Molloy of the song "Get Lucky".  The pianist is Michael Molloy. The original is by French house music duo Daft Punk and featured vocals by Pharrell Williams and was co-written by the duo, Williams, and Nile Rodgers.

Get Lucky - Cover

Faith favors false answers as sham prophets sew errant seeds.
Confusion grows as a cancer, an unthinking anarchy breeds.
The masses pray for a deluge or for the fear to dissipate,
but nothing offers them refuge or a balm to alleviate
the symptoms of the condition, the soul's malnutrition
or man's response to creation: violence and stagnation.

Attention slaves, attention fools: poison in the well!
Reclaim the caves, lay down your tools (poison in the well).
And sulk in pain, broken and bruised (poison in the well),
For you must live with what you choose (poison in the well).

Learned words beg for attention under the din of sensation.
For the few blessed with retention, some small private elation.
But this is hardly salvation for the mob who howl and tear
apart their civilization and then puzzle at the smoke in the air
rising from the ruins and embers of a future dismembered.
The just desserts now tendered of a history not remembered.

The Quiet Earth Orchestra

History Ends Here (by John Ludi as The Quiet Earth Orchestra)

Infinite Midlife Crisis

Last Exit

Thursday
for Soprano and Piano
Duration: 12’
Text by Kenny Berkowitz and Bridget Meeds
Performers: American Modern Ensemble; Nancy Allen Lundy, Soprano, Blair McMillen, piano
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=889
Online Perusal Score: https://issuu.com/robertpaterson/docs/thursday.fs.all.bound
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/thursday

PROGRAM NOTES
The text for Thursday was conceived and written by two close friends, Bridget Meeds and Kenny Berkowitz, both excellent writers who possess an acute and often exquisitely wry sense of humor. Each movement attempts to paint a literary picture of the central character by introducing various people who are related to her. The work has six short movements, each one representing a different character.

Winter Songs

Thursday - 5. 6:05 pm

Beautiful World

Fluctuations

(c) 1999
Guitar, Vocals, Programming, Composing, Mixing, Producing and Mastering by Robert Grigg

Driftin'

Born in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, Michael W. Choi is a Korean-American composer, conductor, and filmmaker specialized in writing music for film, animation, games, and new media.

He graduated from the Berklee College of Music: Valencia Campus, receiving a Master's degree in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games. His skills include musical composition, arrangement, orchestration, conducting, mixing, and experience in film production skills. He worked with independent directors and artists in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He co-founded a student film production group called KUT Film Production, directing and producing short feature films.

He is currently based in Seoul, South Korea, working as a professional producer, music director, and composer for film, animation, video games, and new media.

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