@petraleksander's second entry in their Triptych piano series is painted with a delicate blend of dark and light shades, the whole infused with a nostalgic beauty that gives it an immediate sense of familiarity. 

Triptych II appears in our Piano Day collection 'Splices', and you can find the recording anywhere you listen to music: https://orcd.co/triptychii

https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/splices

Triptych II for Piano

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Pêtr Aleksänder - Triptych II for Piano

Following an exclusive video premiere of Sylvain Texier‘s project as Ô Lake back in 2018, I have praised his debut release, titled Refuge, highlighting it in my Best of the Year lists a year later. This summer, Texier is back with a new release, Gerry, subtitled Music inspired by the motion picture from the eponymous film of director Gus Van Sant, following a story of two men (both named Gerry) who are tested in the California desert on their friendship and a will to survive. Originally commissioned by Travelling film festival, this work was designed to be performed as a cine-concert. “Singular, poetic and contemplative, the film offers immense musical possibilities, due to the length of its shots and its near absence of dialogues,” says Texier of the project. Although not an official soundtrack, the music follows the film and its aesthetics closely every step of the way. Just as the director experiments with the artistic approach on the duration of each visual shot, Texier focuses on the space between the notes, the atmosphere and silence. On the surface, “Death Valley” is a simple, lovely piece, but listen deeper, with the aid of closely placed microphones, follow the melody walk upwards into the light, bathe in the soft resonance produced by the natural reverberation of the piano board, and you will surely unveil all its beauty. I love everything about this project, especially the idea of writing music for an inspiring visual piece. Perhaps I shall try my hand at it also…

"From the very beginning of the creative process, I wanted my music and the film to be one and the same, for this new soundtrack to be as close as possible to the director's intentions and to be considered the real soundtrack."

Gerry

Death Valley

TRACK PREMIERE : Ô Lake - Death Valley

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Something i made for the Piano Day 2016, held on 28th March.
For more informations: www.pianoday.org

This is a plugin-instrument recording.
I rerecorded it with some minor changes on a Steinway D a few month later.
You can hear this version here:  
https://soundcloud.com/tom-blankenberg/london-fields-rerecorded

London Fields

American and Swedish composers Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist came together in 2011 under the name From the Mouth of the Sun. Their first album "Woven Tide" was released by Experimedia in 2012 and they returned in 2015 for their second album "Into the Well." In 2016, three pieces from Woven Tide played an integral role in David Wingo's score for Jeff Nichols's Warner Bros. feature "Midnight Special." Their third album "Hymn Binding" will be released by Lost Tribe Sound in 2017.

Using a vast array of acoustic and electric instruments, including cello, piano, banjo, pump organ, and guitar, while utilizing analog equipment, Aaron and Dag craft unique musical landscapes full of contrasts, where melodies and ominous textures intertwine.

Released by Wayfind Records, the music for "Menashe" marks the first original score for a full-length narrative film by Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist.

All music by Aaron Martin & Dag Rosenqvist.

Mastered by Matthew Collings.

www.wayfindrecords.com/menashe

a24films.com/films/menashe

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Winter's gone, Spring is in Greyscale.

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--This track is a b-side from my upcoming work, "Late Winter Tales"--

Halo - Spring in Greyscale

Recorded for Nils Frahm's Piano Day on 29th March 2018

Polaroid Notes - Oh Dear Heart

Lost in Translation is my diversion from a career as a film composer. Having worked on films like Green Book, Dear White People, and other Netflix shows, I wanted create a solo album with musicians that I admired, in spaces that inspired me. The project was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London. The violin soloist on this track is from the highly-acclaimed Calder Quartet in Los Angeles.

Lost in Translation reflects my efforts in this project to translate my musical thoughts into sonic audio. On film projects, I'm consistently inspired by breathtaking visuals and amazing performances; these visual cues inspire the music in my head. For this project I had none of that. Only abstract concepts and experimentations that gradually came together by piecing together fragments of audio and discovering what aspects of music I was drawn to, and how to bridge the gap between classical, commercial, and film music.

all music composed and produced by Logan Nelson

recorded by Pete Min at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles
mix by Nick Taylor at Air Edel Studios, London
master by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios, London

Lavender Echoes

Lost in Translation

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RIVER PATH: The Faun’s Dream

Feeling grateful to be collaborating with pianist, composer and founder of Schole Records @akirakosemura. His solo piano piece 'Mirrors Crossing' is entry no. 6 in our summer single series.

s t r e a m --- > orcd.co/mirrors-crossing

Artwork by Mikhail Mishin / Mastered by Martyn Heyne

Mirrors Crossing

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Akira Kosemura - Mirrors Crossing

say hello / licensing / demos 
modernarecords@gmail.com

We're here to trace a line from electronic sound designers to classical composers, connecting them through the realms of ambient & cinematic music.

Akira Kosemura - Mirrors Crossing

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