Writing music

This was my first ever piano piece. Not my greatest work, but it does have a light and airy vibe that I like. Thanks for listening!

Clouds

しゅーず - Pianissimo 【歌ってみた】

**Note** I will be going back to rework this shortly. The composition should basically remain the same but since I've composed this I've learned a lot about sound engineering/music production and I can definitely use that knowledge to make this track a lot better! 

Atlantis

**This piece was actually played on FM radio in Seattle in July of 2016! It's the first (and so far only) time I was played on the radio ... but hopefully not the last :)

For more Celtic/Fantasy tracks, please check out the full "Into the Woods" album here:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/into-the-woods
~~~~~~~~~~
Track Notes
~~~~~~~~~~
My second cinematic Celtic track! Please enjoy with a good pair of headphones.

Image by Nicole Whittaker.

Celtic Dawn

For more tracks with an eastern ethnic fusion vibe, please check out the full "Jasmine" album here:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/jasmine
~~~~~~~~~~
Track Notes
~~~~~~~~~~
Never have I had a stronger desire to finish and upload a piece as I did with this track. Please enjoy with a good pair of headphones!! :)

Solstice

Please check out my full piano album:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/still-standing
~~~~~~~~~~
This song has been in the works for 2-3 months. I would work on it for little bits at a time but would always get distracted by other projects. This is only my second ever piano solo. I'm not entirely happy with the execution but nonetheless I feel like I've come a long way since starting to play the piano a year ago. Hope you guys enjoy! :)

Image credit: Shawn McNulty

Endless Blue

Please check out my full piano album:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/still-standing
~~~~~~~~~~
This song is dedicated to everyone who has had their heart broken.

My sincere thanks for listening.

(please use headphones)

Still Standing

For more Celtic/Fantasy tracks, please check out the full "Into the Woods" album here:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/into-the-woods
~~~~~~~~~~
Track Notes
~~~~~~~~~~
I hope you guys enjoy this latest voyage into the middle ages. This track was somewhat inspired by the BBC series bearing the same name, which is set in 800s England at a time when the Vikings invaded the then very shaky and segmented handful of warring kingdoms that made up the British Isles.

Please enjoy with headphones!!

The Last Kingdom

Please check out my full piano album:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/still-standing
~~~~~~~~~~
I composed the majority of this piece a while ago and subsequently forgot about it. I then happened to listen to it a few days ago and it hit me like a ton of bricks (particularly the piano segment at the end) ... and I knew at that point I needed to complete it. Hopefully you guys will connect with it as well. 

Image credit: "Lost Love" by Rave-Heart
http://rave-heart.deviantart.com/art/lost-love-329850720

Broken

Please check out my full piano album:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/still-standing
~~~~~~~~~~
Sometimes we don't see something for what it really was until it has faded from view. This piece is centered on that concept and explores themes ranging from loss and despair to acceptance and hope. My sincere thanks for listening!
~~~~~~~~~~
Image credit: "Orange Fall Sky" by Lilia D
(http://designerprints.com/profiles/lilia-dalamangas.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=318356)

Afterglow

For more Celtic/Fantasy tracks, please check out the full "Into the Woods" album here:
soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/into-the-woods
~~~~~~~~~~
Track Notes
~~~~~~~~~~
I hope you enjoy this magical little journey through an enchanted forest! I've composed a handful of Celtic pieces at this point, but this piece particularly follows in the footsteps of www.soundcloud.com/pianissimo/into-the-woods and www.soundcloud.com/pianissimo/kilgharrah ... so I encourage you to check out those tracks as well if you haven't yet :)

Please use headphones!!

Enchanted

Put on a good pair of headphones and float away ...

Please check out my full piano album:
https://soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/still-standing

Islands

Sometimes the tallest peaks are the ones we most need to climb.

For more tracks like this, check out my full piano album: soundcloud.com/pianissimo/sets/still-standing

Image by Amy Lighthall (https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmyLighthall?ref=l2-shopheader-name)

Writing music

Blake