Demo Reel

Original Soundtrack for film The Mother of Beauty.

Directed by Nick Meunier.
Produced by Jessica W. Cole, Nick Meunier, and Lonnie Nadler.
Written by Lonnie Nadler.

Music Department:
Rhyan D'Errico - orchestrator and music prep.
Simon Jay - recording engineer.
Nolan Markey - music prep.
Daniel Ciurlizza - music assistant

Musicians:
Hanna Helgegren Wareborn - violin
Jordan Ann Martone: violin
Marta Sofia Honer - viola
Max Mueller - cello

The Mother of Beauty

First Kiss Orchestral

Luna Park Orchestral

Light Theme

Short and Sweet

Sun Rays

Cue from film "Walk-Ons". Directed by Andrew Kadikian and produced by Ryan Stockstad.

Solo clarinet performance by Simon Jay. 
Synthesizer programming by @danielciurlizza. 

©2014 Nestor Estrada Music

Kiss Me Again and I'll Tell You

The Mother of Beauty Original Soundtrack

Something's Wrong

Nature Montage

Mother of Beauty

Death Visions

A Moment

Dreams and Sleep

A cue I wrote for the movie A Reckoning. 

Original themes by Jared Forman.

The Journey Ahead

The Long Road

Original music by Nestor Estrada (Chewie)
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nestor-estrada1001
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2qdIkYI
Personal Website: https://www.nestorestrada.com/

Black Stars Above is a story by Lonnie Nadler, art by Jenna Cha, colors by Brad Simpson and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

Music composed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Nestor Estrada (Chewie).

Featuring:
Joni Fuller (Violin and Cello): http://yourstringsattached.com/

Hello, friends! This is something new and different from what I normally post on this channel. I wrote this music specifically for a comic book called Black Stars Above. Lonnie Nadler, who I've worked with on several film projects in the past, reached out to me a few months back and asked me to write a mood piece for his comic. Of course, I said yes. 

My general approach to writing music for Black Stars Above was no different than writing for a film. The only differences are I have more liberty with the length of certain musical ideas and I used sound effects along with the musical elements to add to the aural experience - something that a composer typically does not do for a film. The flow of the whole piece follows the same timeline as the comic; it’s meant to be played as you’re reading the book.

So I first laid out the main beats of the story and wrote 2 motifs. The first one is a sonic texture that you hear at the very beginning as well as throughout. I wanted it to have an uneasy, otherworldly feeling (cosmic even) that sets the tone of the comic. The 2nd motif is more straightforward and melodic. It’s first heard about 2 minutes in. I wanted the melody to feel of the time period (the 1800s) as well as be connected to Eulalie (the main character of this story). We’re experiencing this world through Eulalie’s eyes and I wanted the melody to reflect that.

In addition to being inspired by the amazing writing, the artwork played a huge role in how I shaped the music. Once I started writing, it was very easy for the music to come out because of the great story and artwork. Lonnie and Jenna both did an amazing job. It’s the type of project I love to be a part of!

Black Stars Above will be available on November 13th, 2019. You can read more about it here: https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-preview-vault-nightfall-black-stars-above-1/

Black Stars Above (The Original Score)

I had originally wrote this as a demo for a big feature film. Long story short, I missed my shot. But I'm never one to look at the negative side of things for long. It's still a short piece I'm still very proud of. This is part 2 of the demo. Check out the first part called "Wooden Boy Theme."

I want to thank @danielciurlizza. Without his guidance, these demos would not have been as good as they are now. 

Special thanks to @rvchlmusic for getting out of her comfort zone to do the vocal performances. She captured the tone and vibe I was looking for!

Dead Girl's Spirit

I had originally written this as a demo for a big feature film. Long story short, I missed my shot. But I'm never one to look at the negative side of things for long. It's still a short piece I'm still very proud of. This is part 1 of the demo. Check out the second part called "Dead Girl's Spirit."

I want to thank @danielciurlizza. Without his guidance, these demos would not have been as good as they are now. I also used a good amount of custom sounds created by the Outlier Studios team for this.

Special thanks to @rvchlmusic for getting out of her comfort zone to do the vocal performances. She captured the tone and vibe I was looking for!

Wooden Boy Theme

Nestor Estrada is an LA-based film composer. He's part of the Outlier Studios team: a film scoring house that works side by side with filmmakers to craft unique, immersive, visceral experiences. 

He also works at Output, Inc as a sound designer and helps develops innovative software instruments for musicians, composers, producers and sound designers across all genres.

Nestor received his Bachelors of Music at Cal State University, Northridge for Film Scoring. 

Make sure to check out Nestor's side project: Tune in with Chewie. Link below!

nestorestrada.music@gmail.com

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