@sunnidayz: :) Aw, thank you Sandy! All the credit for the arrangement goes to Ray :)

I had to hear this piece again, it's so beautiful, and it didn't let me loose, which means you really did so well Milana it's a fav for sure :-)

fabolous expanse of sounds - great at every level

Feels like an summer morning on the meadow, not dark to me :P Well done!

@randy-jackson-1: :) Thank you very much Randy!!

really beautiful, Milana...it made me want to close my eyes...well done to you and Ray on this one :)

As usual, Milana, lovely playing and deeply atmospheric - great mood music

just listening again to this wonderful piece, bravo, great collab!

Love those rich and crunchy harmonic layers created.

This set contains all my collaborations with other soundclouders made in 2013.

Important remark :) Some tracks in this set may contain piano, which is not played by me :) I feel rather uncomfortable when I receive warm comments for the piano, which I can't take credit for, so, please, pay attention to the track description :)

Collaboration map

Collaborations with other SoundClouders (2013)

A composition for just piano and strings. A journey through a magical forest.

Piano Concerto No.1

An original composition titled Apologies, expressing regret and the longing for reconciliation. The tender melodies weave a story of vulnerability and heal. 

#Apology #OriginalPiano #EmotionalMusic #ReflectiveMusic #InstrumentalPiece #PianoMusic #SoundCloudOriginals #HealingMusic

Apologies

Lyrics:

Memory's a haunted gallery
Everything you've thought 
And where you've been
Maybe I was wrong to say goodbye
Nothing I can do change your mind
Was it all a dream?

Oh, the memory fades away
Oh, the memory fades away
Where did the time go?
Where did my mind go?
Started to slip
And then it crumbled
Oh, the memory fades away

I'm in trouble, I'm in trouble
If I toe the line, I know I'll forget you
I need something
Waking up, I feel it all around
I fall to pieces
Coming up to breathe the sun in
Turn around and make it right
Come around to say I'm sorry
But I don't know you
I don't know your face

Oh, the memory fades away
Oh, the memory fades away
Where did the time go?
Where did my mind go?
Started to slip
And then it crumbled
Oh, the memory fades away

Memory

Written, Arranged, Performed, and Produced by Kyle Bolan
Art by Kyle Bolan

Take in fire - liquid fire
Scream like dragon - world knows your name
But there is no more power over you
There is no power greater than you

Hands tied back and trapped
Hot breath is in my face
You think I am hurt
But I am prepared
I am prepared

Take in fire - liquid fire
And take in breath no more
There wasn't any to be had before
Now I am all I am
Now I am all me

Grass between your toes
In the prints, the paths of tigers
But they are extinct
They don't come around here no more
There is no more food
So no need to come this way no more
              August 15, 2024

Taking Fire

Shock & panic (remaster)

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''can’t Let You Go ''

valse2

Vanished

Havoc (Extended Remix)

Truly loved this piece composed by http://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking and thought I'd give it a try and play myself :) Though, it was rather short and I felt like I want to make it a little bit longer so I took the liberty of improvising on the theme.

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Picture: Albrecht Dürer, Junger Hase, 1502

Petit reve bizarre #14 by Stephan Beneking - Variation on the theme by Milana

There was a long story behind this cover :) Steve offered to sing it together about a month ago but then lots of stuff happened, bad and good, and finally here is the result of hard work of four people :)
Thank you Steve for offering this and singing it with me!
Thank you Dave for adding your magical sax and redoing my dilettantish bass line :))
... well, thank you Arty for mixing it together :P
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Music by Burt Bacharach 
Lyrics by Hal David
Piano and Vocal by Milana
Vocal by @steveferguson
Sax and Bass by @dave-mckeown
Production by @artyom-tchebotaryov

The look of love - Milana (vocal, piano), Steve Ferguson (vocal), Dave McKeown (sax, bass)

I was asked by Chris (@nu-ionmusic) if I can sing this song for him about a week ago but because of the accident with my son I didn't really have much time for collaborations. So, today I got some time to sing some collabs but  saw a lovely version sung by @emma-shanley :). I asked Chris if he still wants me to sing another version of the same song and got his approval. So here it is, something unusual for me :)

Long goodbye - nu-ionmusic (music, lyrics), Milana (vocal)

Milana's playing on this is just so good ... and her husband Arty did a great job on the mixing front.

Bridge Over Troubled Water (Milana Zilnik piano: Simon & Garfunkel cover)

When Andreas (http://soundcloud.com/Shoemansky) wrote me and asked if I am open for a collaboration it was like a big "wow" cause I'm a huge fan of his songs! So we chose the motif of one of my piano improvisations for the start (http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/on-the-other-side-milana) and used the words I wrote myself when I was thinking to turn that impro into a song. And here is the result :)

Llyrics, vocals and piano by Milana
Vocal, arrangement and production by @Shoemansky

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You lay and wonder, if it is the end, 
And if there is a way  to escape this ending... 
Your tried your best, you made your final stand... 
An empty heart can't deal with no more pain!

Stop the scene, I want a ticket out. 
It makes no sense to keep this engine going... 
You bleed and scream and fill yourself with doubt, 
Your self defense is falling, falling.

On the other side.... on the other side there is hope, there is light..
Can we make it?

I search the ruins for survivals left. 
The grief is burning, but the fear is freezing. 
I'm scared to death to meet the living dead.
These dead are us, if we're afraid of living.

Stop the scene, I want a ticket out. 
It makes no sense to keep this engine going... 
You bleed and scream and fill yourself with doubt, 
Your self defense is falling, falling.

Burn this place, it can be saved by light. 
I rip and crash, until my hands are bleeding. 
If words were blades then I could win this fight, 
But all that's left in me is leaving, leaving...

Stop the scene, I want a ticket out. 
It makes no sense to keep this engine going... 
You bleed and scream and fill yourself with doubt, 
Your self defense is falling, falling.

Is it the end - Milana (lyrics, vox, piano), Shoemansky (vox, arrangement, prod.)

After making a beautiful version of "Marching pumpkins" (http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/marching-pumpkins-open-collaboration) @ray-mcginnis asked me if he can use another improvisation of mine to work on :) The choice was made to use one of my old improvisations: http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/running-on-a-dark-meadow  .... and this is the masterpiece that Ray created out of it :)

All the credit for arrangement, production and the photo goes to Ray :) 
http://soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis/running-on-a-dark-meadow

Running on a dark meadow - Milana (composition, piano), Ray McGinnis (arrangement, production)

Playing piano since I was four and studied in a musical school for ten years. Though, I always felt that playing by notes and singing in a choir is not enough to become a musician. I needed to be able to play anything I want by ear so, by starting improvising, I've found my own style of playing. When I teach children to play piano or sing, I offer them improvisation right from the beginning. I wish I was taught that way, since until my mid-30s I had hard times to relax and believe in my ability to create my own music. Twelve years ago my husband (@arty-sandler) finally convinced me to record some of my improvisations and we opened this account on SoundCloud - it happened in July, 2012.

You won't find a single particular genre on my cloud: my musical tastes are rather eclectic. Jazz and soft rock are my favorites but I also play blues, classical, folk, middle-eastern, New Age, ambient and others. Piano and vocal are my main instruments but together with my husband we also experiment a lot with different arrangements and orchestrations. 

When we started uploading our music to SoundCloud back in 2012, it was first shy attempts to record my improvisations straight from a keyboard. Many things have evolved since then. Over the years we've grown into a professional recording and composing studio, with a conservatory grand piano in an acoustically treated room and a bunch of microphones and other recording equipment. We scored a few documentaries, short films and animations. This year my orchestral and piano solo works were performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for Bryan Arias’s ballet show based on “The Little Prince” story. We've published three books with my original scores for solo piano and released twenty original full-length albums (solo piano, multi-instrumental and original songs in various genres) and numerous singles that have been streamed over 70 million times across multiple platforms.

I am glad you stepped by into my musical world and appreciate your comments and following me.

Running on a dark meadow - Milana (composition, piano), Ray McGinnis (arrangement, production)

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