love this one Norman, some very warm bass end work with def conversational vibe in the treble domain

Wow, what a creative and inspiring work, Norman! I don't understand a word on the scale inscription but feel the intention :) Nice!

Yamaha Tenor Saxophone
Mahalo Flying V Ukelele
Addictive Drums
Kontakt
Komplete Kontrol
Xpand2!
Mercury 4
Quadra

Chuck a ey

Chuck a uey

This is my soundtrack for the short film "Hagstone" by the skilled and passionate filmmaker Jamie Hawkins (Side Owl Productions):
https://youtu.be/rkEFSkEAOBM?si=7iHl64RgSro5IUY3

As always this is supposed to blend with the images, sounds and dialog. Hence the best experience will be to watch the film as a whole.

For all the composers and sound nerds out there: You might want to have a look at my YouTube shorts where I show a lot of "behind the scenes" material, especially the recorded instruments:
https://www.youtube.com/@TorbenFugger/shorts

Hagstone (Original Short Film Soundtrack)

Title:
Whipbird Bowerbird and Lyrebird Meet In A Pub

Dates:
20-Jun-2025 (inception), 20-Jun-2025 (finalised), 21-Jun-2025 (released)

Artists:
Music composed, performed, produced by Norman Freund
Artwork by Norman Freund

BandCamp Purchase:
https://normanfreund.bandcamp.com/track/whipbird-bowerbird-and-lyrebird-meet-in-a-pub

Description:

DUE TO SOUNDCOULD SPACE LIMITATIONS, A BRIEF OUTLINE IS PROVIDED HERE.
See my BandCamp or FaceBook page for the full story.

A Whipbird, Bowerbird and Lyrebird walk into a pub ... the Austinmer Headlands Hotel. They share their ideas about the songs and sounds that interest them. The Whipbird reckons a high pitched crack in the sound is needed, the Bowerbird is distracted by the blue wrapping on the counter and the Lyrebird was busy imitating the Juke box. But soon, the conversation began to be musically more serious and they decided to have a music jam.

I spent most of my youth on the Eastern sea board on the state of NSW, Australia, walking in the forests (or the bush as it's known in Australia) and listening to the natural sounds of the trees and the birds that inhabited them. If you listen carefully, and are familiar with the calls of the Whipbird, Bowerbird and Lyrebird, you will hear where I got some of my inspiration from for this piece. Sure this is electronic music, but it is still played by a human with an organic feel and input.

Instruments featured in this piece are the PulseRectOsc, Soma Enner, Soma Pipe and the Soma Cosmos. Midi input comes from the Ableton Push2.

Read the full story on my BandCamp site or my FaceBook page.

The signal chain was as follows:
Audio:
Soma Enner or Soma Pipe -> Soma Cosmos -> Analogue to Digital Interface -> PulseRectOsc Audio Looper
Digital Synthesis:
Ableton Push2 midi hardware -> USB -> PulseRectOsc synthesiser -> PulseRectOsc Audio Looper

The scale used:
The Tuning is microtonal, combining two one dimensional frequency ratio vectors. The inner most frequency ratio vector defines the basic tuning, a untonal harmonic sequence of eight notes (fits nicely on the 8x8 pads of the Push2):

10/10
10/9
10/8
10/6
10/5
10/4
10/3
10/2

and the outer most tuning vector which transposes the first vector by increasing powers:

1/1
3/2

This is equivalent to tuning an eight string instrument in perfect fifths where each string has this untonal harmonic series.

See my BandCamp or FaceBook page for the final tuning system.


References:
[1] Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus, native to the east coast of Australia, link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_whipbird
[2] Satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, endemic to eastern Australia, link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin_bowerbird
[3] Lyrebird, Superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae, south-eastern Australia, from southern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland, link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird 
[4] Austinmer Hotel, AUSTINMER Headlands Hotel, 1932, Samuel Wood, Wollongong City Library, link: https://wollongong.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/ALLENQ/95517605/17538511,4

Whipbird Bowerbird and Lyrebird Meet In A Pub

My cover of The Funeral Party by The Cure

From the album “Newer Unknown Breeds”

https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/newer-unknown-breeds-expanded-edition

Newer Unknown Breeds was at the time a further development in sound for Blink Twice. The album expanded on the techno and electro genre much more than Blink Twice's debut "Other Locations". There was an increase usage of sampling on this collection of material, often with looped effects incorporated to add further density. With the blend of tribal and industrial elements remaining, it serves as an adventurous concoction of experimental rhythmic and darker ambient electronic music.

The underlying theme of "Newer Unknown Breeds" was the observance of mutations (both deliberate and natural) within organisms. Evolutionary results of obscure creatures and their advancement and place in the biological field.
credits


Blink Twice - Finding the Niche

This is an alternate version of this song which was originally released by The Eclectic Collective in October of 2024. Thank you for giving it another listen!! 

Cast of Characters:

Cgmaness – @user-419254289-15129531 – Chris – bass, guitar, synth, main drums, percussion, composition, production and mix

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen–  electric sitar

Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ and electric piano

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken– percussion, additional drums

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – traditional gourd form body sitar and lap steel



New String Theory (The Eclectic Collective) - alternate mix to the original

Paroliers : Lucien Morisse - André Michel Charles Salvet
Musique : Jacques Dutronc \ ASCAP : 884349551
Label : Disques Vogue
Sortie : 1962

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English translation below the French

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Hommage à Françoise Hardy disparue le 11 juin 2024
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Je fais honneur à la chanson française et aussi aux Followers "Français" 😊

Petite parenthèse : Je suis d'origine Vietnamienne, née au Laos 
où j'ai vécu pendant 10 ans étant petite.
Je vis en France depuis un certain temps et un temps certain...
Et mes goûts musicaux sont anglo-saxons. (Compliqué !... 😩)

Je suis navrée de ne pas faire beaucoup de reprises de chansons françaises...
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Cette chanson était connue dans le monde, même au Laos. 😁
(Le Laos faisait parti de l'Indochine Française)

Il y avait même une version italienne "L'Età Dell'amore"

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Tribute to Françoise Hardy, who passed away on June 11, 2024

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I honor French music and also my “French” followers 😊

A little aside: I am of Vietnamese origin, born in Laos 
where I lived for 10 years as a child.
I have been living in France for quite some time now...
And my musical tastes are Anglo-Saxon. (Complicated!... 😩)

I'm sorry I don't do many French covers...
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This song was known around the world, even in Laos. 😁
(Laos was part of French Indochina)

There was even an Italian version, “L'Età Dell'amore.”
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Vocal : Anh
Arrangement (Yamaha PSR-SX900) : Phong
Recorded : July 24, 2025
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Le Temps De L'Amour - Cover (Françoise Hardy)

Fragmented

wArden Knocks it out of the park with this riff 

ROCK ON MOTHER FUCKERS

GLOOMY SHNAPZ A1 Project

Fighters is an epic cinematic work that transforms intensity, inner struggle, and the power of rising again into sound. The track begins with a dark foundation and gradually builds to monumental climaxes, carrying both hope and determination.

To create this atmosphere, I combined several orchestral libraries:

Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One – providing the orchestral foundation, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Long notes, staccatos, and orchestral swells are featured here.

Spitfire Originals Epic Choir – with soprano and alto voices delivering long “Ahh” phrases that heighten the epic and hymn-like moments.

Spitfire LABS (BBC Symphony Orchestra) – delivering warm, soft viola layers that add emotional depth and a classical foundation.

EastWest Hollywood Orchestrator – bringing in powerful brass sections, driving percussion, and orchestral unison parts that push the track forward cinematically.

Each library contributes its own character:
The Abbey Road Strings add vastness and a majestic tone.
The Epic Choir creates spine-tingling moments, reaching beyond the fight into the spiritual.
The BBC violins & violas bring warmth and melancholy into the heart of the piece.
The Hollywood Orchestrator Brass & Percussion release raw, combative energy.

The result is a composition that feels like the soundtrack to an epic movie – a musical companion for battles fought both within and without. Fighters is not just a track, but an experience: dark, powerful, vulnerable, yet full of hope.

Fighters ist ein episch-cineastisches Werk, das die Intensität des Kampfes, die innere Zerrissenheit und die Kraft des Aufstehens in Klang verwandelt. Der Track beginnt mit einem düsteren Fundament und steigert sich stetig zu monumentalen Höhepunkten, die Hoffnung und Entschlossenheit gleichermaßen transportieren.

Um diese Atmosphäre zu erschaffen, habe ich verschiedene Orchester-Libraries kombiniert:

Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One – für die große orchestrale Basis, aufgenommen in den legendären Abbey Road Studios in London. Hier kommen vor allem die langen und staccato gespielten Streicher sowie die orchestralen Swells zum Einsatz.

Spitfire Originals Epic Choir – Sopran- und Altstimmen, die mit langgezogenen „Ahh“-Phrasen die epischen und hymnischen Passagen verstärken.

Spitfire LABS (BBC Symphony Orchestra) – für warme und weiche Violaklänge, die dem Track emotionale Tiefe und ein klassisches Fundament verleihen.

EastWest Hollywood Orchestrator – für kraftvolle Brass-Sektionen, markante Percussion-Elemente und orchestrale Unisono-Parts, die den Track filmisch vorantreiben.

Jede dieser Libraries trägt ihren eigenen Charakter bei:
Die Abbey Road Strings verleihen Weite und majestätische Klangräume.
Der Epic Choir schafft Gänsehaut-Momente, die über den Kampf hinaus in das Spirituelle reichen.
Die BBC Violinen & Violas bringen Wärme und Melancholie ins Zentrum des Stückes.
Die Hollywood Orchestrator Brass & Percussion setzen die kämpferische, rohe Energie frei.

So entsteht eine Komposition, die sich wie ein Soundtrack zu einem epischen Film anfühlt – ein musikalischer Begleiter für innere und äußere Schlachten. Fighters ist damit nicht nur ein Track, sondern ein Erlebnis: dunkel, mächtig, verletzlich und dennoch voller Hoffnung.

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Welcome to my place of musical experiments and my endless journey of exploring new sound textures, rhythms and melodic ideas. I am a multi-instrumentalist coming from a background of having actively played, harmonica, recorder, piano, organ, clarinet, tin whistle, pan pipes, guitar, violin, Shakuhachi, jaw harp, didgeridoo and accordion. My genre is mostly a fusion of Jazz and Soundscape, however I often seek inspiration from a wide variety of music, Celtic, Rock, Heavy Metal, Classical, Folk, Micro-tonal, just to name a few. I also build my own instruments, various Shakuhachi using them either directly in recordings or sample the sounds to incorporate in pitch shifting tools in Ableton Live. I often set myself a music challenge, taking every day sounds not considered musical, sampling, transforming and moulding them into a virtual musical instrument. Experimenting with evolving polymeters is a favourite feature of my works. I have been classically trained but soon ventured into free improvisation, which is my happy place.

I am based on the South Island of New Zealand, enjoying the great outdoors there. I often take inspiration from this for my music and associated cover art.

I have a no cover’s policy, all my works being original compositions, the only exception would be the odd jazz interpretation of a Bach piece from the Baroque era. My percussion sections do not use any artificial intelligence drum machines, nor do I use auto tuners for my violin playing. Paid likes and plays — none of that either. 

I also participate in musical collaborations, from accepting sound samples to see what I can do with them, to instrumental collaborations. Send me a message if interested.

Please join me on this wonderful journey of music exploration.

Whipbird Bowerbird and Lyrebird Meet In A Pub

Norman Freund

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