This was originally made back in 2011 for the NG CD competition for charity - unfortunately, the project suffered some pretty serious issues in its later stages. As a result, it was finally deemed unsalvageable and scrapped earlier this year.

This track was to be featured on the CD. The original purpose was to raise money for charity, so if you're reading this, I encourage you to make a donation to Music as Therapy International (musicastherapy.org), which was the chosen charity for the original project.

Anyways, since I had this still sitting on my computer, and the CD will never see the light of day, I've uploaded the track for your enjoyment.

Stephanie

A composition project for my theory class back in 2010.

I can provide sheet music for anyone who's interested.

[OS] A Serenade to Song

This song was written in October 2009, about a friend of mine I thought I'd lost.

It's about thoughts and transcience in meanings, and everything we are.

The snow is a symbolism - her eyes always looked like snowflakes to me... Of course, in this case, "The Snow" refers not just to her, but to everyone.

[OS] Beyond The Snow

The first of my Orchestral Themes series, designed to provide samples of how my custom music might sound in a film, animation, game, etc.

This one is a light theme, pretty happy and carefree - also kind of peaceful. Reminds me a little of LoZ: Windwaker, right at the beginning of the game.

If you're a developer, producer, etc. and you like these samples, feel free to ask me if I'd be willing to do some custom music for your project.

If you're just a listener, then all I can say is this:

Enjoy!

[OS] Orchestral Themes Pt 1

The second of my Orchestral Themes series, designed to provide samples of how my custom music might sound in a film, animation, game, etc.

This one has a slightly more adventurous feel to it. It feels like it would be good for some light tension buildup... for some reason, it also makes me think of riding on a train. I find this odd, because I've never been on a train (LRTs don't count. I'm talking real trains, here), but hey.

If you're a developer, producer, etc. and you like these samples, feel free to ask me if I'd be willing to do some custom music for your project.

If you're just a listener, then all I can say is this:

Enjoy!

[OS] Orchestral Themes Pt 2

The third of my Orchestral Themes series, designed to provide samples of how my custom music might sound in a film, animation, game, etc.

...Epic. Really, I like this one a lot. That's all I've got on this one.

If you're a developer, producer, etc. and you like these samples, feel free to ask me if I'd be willing to do some custom music for your project.

If you're just a listener, then all I can say is this:

Enjoy!

[OS] Orchestral Themes Pt 3

I've been playing around with this theme for a while, trying to make it into something more...

I just up and decided to record this tonight for the sake of trying it this way. I've never played it this slowly, but it came out pretty nice.

This was recorded in one take, with no edits to the MIDI.

Enjoy!

[OS] Madeleine's Theme

Another solo piano piece, mostly improvised - recorded in one take, with minimal edits to the original. Vastly imperfect, but perfectly human. Just the way all music should be.

As I was playing this, I got this image stuck in my head, of a child with a dream. Fighting brutally every step of the way, but with support from someone close to them. Then, just before they take the final step toward realizing their dream, the person who's supported all this time suddenly dies. With no source of support, and the pain of losing someone so close, they fall short of the dream, living out the rest of their days forever wounded by what they almost had.

It's a very sad story, but it's what occurred to me, and defines the feeling I was trying to express.

Nonetheless, enjoy.

[OS] Restraint

This was an experiment - I wanted to try writing something using only sine waves. I did my best to keep it simple and subtle.

Sit back, put those headphones on, bring the volume to a nice subtle level, and relax.

I think this came out pretty nice, and I hope you'll agree.

Enjoy.

[OS] Sinestream

*(tips to freesound.org user sazman for the audio sample of the children - link: "freesound.org/people/sazman/sounds/28500/")*

I got home today, sat down at the keyboard, and hit the record button on a whim. This just sort of flowed out.

I won't tell you what I was trying to say, why I called the piece "Hold", or why I added children in the background. I want you to find out for yourself, to experience it in your own way. To me, that's what music is really about.

We often forget to stop and appreciate the little things. I hope that you can stop for a moment and experience this the way it was meant to be heard.

- IVXJ

[OS] Hold

I'm a composer and musician from Alberta, Canada.

I've composed music for games, animations, short films, and charity. Between 2005 and 2014, I released dozens of free tracks under the Creative Commons license for the benefit of the community. 11 years later I decided it was time to quit my job, start my own electronics design company, and start releasing music again.

I'm very pleased to be back, and I can't wait to share what I've been working on with you.

Thanks for being here!

Cheers,
OS

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