Shortly after publishing the pure piano piece, I got a message from Philip Bridle (http://soundcloud.com/philipbridle). Philip wrote that the moment he heard the music, he rushed for pen and paper and the words just fell out of the pen. I truly admire Philip's songwriting skills, what was initially just a mere piano improvisation, turned into a song.

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Lyrics by Philip Bridle

The days fading out ....before our eyes....
After believing.... that we were so wise,
Shadows are playing upon the walls,
Seems too soon..to lose it all.....

Flickering candle... there was magic in the air,
But now a stillness..... you are not there,
It's burning ever lower.. 'till night meets the dawn,
Fading dreams waver... as hearts are now torn.

Deepening shadows... therein we find,
Images so hidden, so deep in the mind...
The candle burns lower... a vanishing flame...
The light in your eyes... reflecting the same.

Awakening sun... painting dawn in the sky...
While morning stars... fading and die,
As the silent candle, with nothing to say,
The dancing shadows... are slipping away.

Impatient days fade before our eyes,
They all thought.. that we were so wise...
The light from the candle.. waltzes no more...
Only the distant echo... of a closing door.

Waltz of a Dying Candle (Song)

Waltz of a dying candle - Milana (music, piano, vox), Philip Bridle (lyrics)

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.

Waltz of a dying candle - Milana (music, piano, vox), Philip Bridle (lyrics)

Milana Zilnik