Being one of those tracks you just can't get out of your head, and also a big Sherlock fan, I thought I'd have a bash at doing my own mix of 'The Game Is On', composed by David Arnold and Michael Price.  :-)

This is my first full-length remix, feedback/shares/likes/constructive criticism is always very welcome...as I'm just starting out and literally don't have much of a clue what I'm doing!  Produced this track with Garageband, a few months before I got my hands on Ableton Live.

Sherlock (BBC) - The Game Is On - OccamSHaver Remix

Delectation is my first solo composition.  Delectation means 'humorous', or 'pleasure and delight', which I thought went pretty well with the music.  

This track was composed entirely in Ableton Live Suite 9.
Cover photography Copyright Sarah Mackie 2008

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Delectation

Experimenting with putting orchestral strings with electro sounds and a heavy beat.  Obstinance is the definition for being stubborn.

Cover photography copyright Sarah Mackie 2010.

Obstinance

Again trying out orchestral music with a dance beat and melodic elements.  I'd really appreciate any feedback and comments/critique to help me improve! :-)  Thanks for listening :-D

Cover photography copyright Sarah Mackie 2015.

Steadfast

Still trying to improve on my orchestral/electro fusions...any and all critique or advice is welcome!

Cover Photograph Copyright Sarah Mackie 2015.

Orchestronic (Instrumental) - Work In Progress

Progress so far on my additions to Detlaff's Music Box from The Witcher 3 game.  Added second melody with the music box and tightened up the EQ on the strings...happy with the progress made so far :-)  Still very much a work in progress though!

Witcher 3 - Dettlaff's Music Box - Work In Progress

A day's project to compose a short ambient track, to try and express emotions stirred up by recent events.

Image copyright Sarah Mackie 2012.

Don't Give Up

The soundscape recorded during the launch of the hybrid fuel ferry Glen Sannox, at the Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow, Scotland. The initial sounds are the ferry being 'made ready' for launch, followed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon naming the ferry, and the launch itself.

The making ready phase has been edited down to make it shorter, as has the pause between the naming and the launch.

Recorded with a Zoom H4n portable recorder, using the built-in stereo condenser mics.

Picture copyright inverclydenow.com

Glen Sannox Ferry Launch - 21st November 2017

Ludovico Einaudi made the stems for 'Night' freely available to remix.  This is my interpretation so far, which remains a work in progress.  Some of the percussive sounds have been sampled from my soundscape recording of the Glen Sannox ferry launch.  Any constructive criticism or critiques are more than welcome!

Night (Remix Sample)

Background ambient noise recorded outside the Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife, Scotland at 1am on Sunday the 25th of March 2018.

Mossmorran Flaring - Ambient Noise

A soundscape recording of the birds' dawn chorus outside my house in Auchterarder at 5:50am this morning.  The air was perfectly still with no wind, and perfect for recording!  Recorded at 96kHz/24 bit - headphones recommended :-)

Dawn Chorus in Auchterarder

A soundscape recorded in Daliburgh, South Uist, on a windy day during a recent trip to the Outer Hebrides.

You can hear the wind whistling through the grass, and the local birds calling occasionally.

Wind Soundscape - South Uist

Like a landmark, a soundmark is a sound unique to a specific location. This is a Harris Tweed loom at the Gearrannan Village museum on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides.

Tweed Loom At Gearrannan Soundmark

During a crossing from Stornaway to Uig on the 17th of September 2018 aboard Caledonian MacBrayne's MV Hebrides, the weather closed in and reduced visibility, requiring the Hebrides to regularly sound the horn to warn other ships in the area of its location.

MV Hebrides Ferry Horn - 17th Sept 2018

Soay Sheep are one of the most primitive breeds of sheep, from which all domestic sheep are descended - originally found on the island of Soay, a flock was rounded up and moved to the nearby island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago. They are the subject of ongoing research primarily run by the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London.

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This is a brief soundscape recording of one of the Soay sheep calling out as a group moved to a different area of Hirta, during a trip to St Kilda on the 15th of September 2018.

Soay Sheep on St Kilda

Recorded with a Zoom H4n portable recorder, 48kHz sample rate/24 bit depth. Topped & tailed in Ableton Live 9.

Ticking Pocketwatch

Swimming In Circles

When I'm not creating videos, I faff about with music and record soundscapes.

I love many different genres of music, but I'm especially obsessed with orchestral film/game soundtracks, strings and a wee bit of EDM.

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