A yesterdays mix of nightly/dreamy trance with a little "bladerunnerish" twist. All patterns are mine, no samples used.

Thanks go to @VenusTheory and @spitfire-labs for LABS Foghorn pack.

Copyright R.U.R. All Rights Reserved.

Thumbnail gfx: AI briefed by @dariusz-poborski

Dreams Runner (RAW MIX)

R.U.R. - Dreams Runner (RAW MIX)

Another experience with @SpitfireAudio BBC SO Discovery and @Heavyocity Foundations Staccato Strings. Additionally I've used Spitfire LABS Choir.

Copyright by R.U.R. All Rights Reserved

The Hills of Scotland

A little quickie. I had fun testing Spitfire Originals!: Epic Strings, Epic Brass + Woodwinds and Cinematic Percussions.

© & ℗ R.U.R. 2022

Be Prepared

Lately I've been soaking up dub/neo-dub music thanks to @jonauversen and somehow it had to come out of me ;) A lot help with it I've received from @spitfire-labs and their amazing free LABS library Trumpet Fields which was the main impulse that this song was created at all.

Picture in thumbnail by DALL-E AI (https://openai.com/dall-e-2/)

Dub My Trumpets

Lamentation

Thank You for 1000 plays! ❤️

HAPPY EASTER everyone!

It's a happy one from me this time ;) It's really rare and I hope You'll enjoy :)

It's a tribute to old times (early '90 of 20th century) when Amiga was my main source of fun and my music creation tool. 

I created this piece on August 28, 2022 but I wasn't technically ready to release it. I was really green at the time in music production. So it was in my "drawer" until couple days ago. I've tweaked it a bit and here we are!

Thanks to Alexander Stratonov @ephtrackx for his patience and lots of mixing advices.

AMIGAzed

♥️ Thank You very much for over 1800 plays! ♥️

This track is a tribute to genre which flourish in 90's, a love letter to bands like US3, Jazzmatazz, Incognito, Brand New Heavies, Groove Collective and of course Miles Davies and his marvellous "Doo-Bop".

I started working on this piece around July 2022. I've stuck on my inability to do any advanced jazz solos/improvisation and embellishments so this track ended up in my "musical drawer".
Luckily, after finishing my previous piece "Vital Signs", where I used sax VST, I shyly approached Jörg aka @joerxworx with a request to evaluate my saxophone scribbles and a proposal to finish my unrealized piece.
Jörg turned out to be a nice, understanding guy who willingly joined this project. At this point, I would like to thank him very much for this wonderful contribution to this piece, a lot of advice he gave me and a lot of patience for my slow work.

If You like this piece You should definitely check Jörg's page, he created lot of amazing tracks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @joerxworx <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

@r-u-r-pl R.U.R.: Composition, Programming, Mix and Mastering, VST Sax, VST Muted Trumpet, VST Drums, VST Piano, VST Bass and VST Misty Sky Hit from Kontakt's Lo-Fi Glow Library.
@joerxworx Jörg S.: Tenor Saxophone – embellishments and solo, lots of advices on mix and mastering

I've used 1 sample loop: Jazz Brushes 70bpm from Ableton Live's Core Library.

Thanks for reading this, listening to our track, and I hope You will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed working on it!

Cover photo from Pexels by cottonbro studio.

The Two of Us

Thank You so much for over 1400 plays ❤️

This is a second part of my triptych "Memories From the City of Light", begun with "Vital Signs". A love theme, a story of my heroes love – full of uncertainty, unfulfillment and even danger... Creating this piece I had in mind two couples: Rachel and Rick Deckard from Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" and Irene and Driver from Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive".

This track is also a homage to one of the greatest composers - Ewangelos Odiseas Papathanasiu aka Vangelis.

In production again I've reach out for help to Jörg aka @joerxworx and his tenor saxophone on which he beautifully performed, catching the atmosphere of this track in couple of amazing sounds – thank You my friend for Your patience!

Jörg @joerxworx - tenor saxophone
R.U.R. @r-u-r-pl - composition, mix, mastering
DAW Ableton Live Standard
Spitfire Originals Media Toolkit - Piano
Vital free - synth
Massive - synth
Surge XT - synth

We thank You for listening and we're hoping You enjoyed it a bit.

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Story behind the scenes:

This track was created one day (about 4 weeks ago) when I had one beer that went hard to my head. I sat before my computer and tried to listen my previous tracks and I felt very unsatisfied by all that music. It felt like everything was... heartless.
In that moment I took all my feelings, all memories of happy and not so happy love to create this track.

In the process I got mad at my 2 octaves Novation LaunchKey mini keyboard, because my hands almost couldn't fit both on such a small device... and I understood it limits my creativity... Time to change... something ;)

Also it's a first time I played without metronome. This track is completely devoid of tempo. These are the pure emotions of playing live.

https://youtu.be/u2eNZMKa_Ok

The Space Between Us

Thank You for 1000 plays! ❤️

The inhabitants of a small town in the Wild West overcome their fears and join their sheriff to defend their homes from bandits.

Little miniature that I've conceived yesterday to welcome new Heavyocity free Foundations VST: Staccato Brass. I also first time used their Nylon Guitar from the same series, so it seems it's a welcome for it also :P

I've used:
DAW Ableton Live Standard
Kontakt Player: Heavyocity Foundations: Staccato Brass, Emotive Choir, Nylon Guitar
Kontakt Player: ProjectSAM: The Free Orchestra 1

Thank You kindly for listening and I hope You'll like it a bit :)

You Can Count on Us

Thank You for 1500 plays! ❤️

When exercise in mixing bass changes into track ;) It's a kind of medieval/celtic triphop track. I've again returned to Irish Harp. Now there are 3 of them ;)

Imagine.... A medieval castle town stretching around the defensive walls. The girl around 18, with long hair getting out from home. She grabs basket and a shawl and runs outside. It's an early morning, the light is cold and it is a bit misty... she goes down the street close to the wall, she has the tight dress with more open bottom. She begin to dance... This is modern dance. Something between classical and jazz with modern additions of head and hands movement. When she dance more and more girls join her dance with simultaneous movements...

It's an anachronism like in "The Knight's Tale" dance scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv_E86eJELE 

I've used
DAW Ableton Live Standard
Kontakt Player Irish Harp (free)
Soundpaint – 1928 Steinway Piano (free)
Ableton Live - Drift Synth - 808 Pure Bass
Spitfire Originals Epic Strings
Spitfire Originals Cinematic Percussion
Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Discovery FREE - Trumpets and Oboes
Spitfire LABS Cello Moods (free)

Two MIDI percussive loops were used:
from "Mood Reel" - Bins and Barrels Kit - 105 bpm
from Core Library - Shaker Chance 128 bpm

Thanks for reviewing and lot of good advice go to:
Nynke @wichita-nynke, wejfi @wejfi and kavvka @grzegorzkawka.
Also special thanks go to °Roach @dj-roach-1 for a lot of technical advice.

Thank You for listening and I hope You like it at least a little bit 😊

Picture from Freepik by stockgiu

Dance of Lonely Maidens

Thank You so much for over 1400 plays ♥️

My next track for Halloween 🎃
This time created using only free Spitfire LABS VSTi's.
I hope you will enjoy listening to it, and that it will even please you a little.

The story behind the music:
Devastated by the loss of his beloved, the Scientist, working on creating a brain-computer interface, desperately longs to return to those moments of happiness that defined their love. In an attempt to revive his memories and rekindle the feelings buried deep within his soul, he embarked on the creation of a system that would enable him to travel through time within his own mind, exploring those fleeting fragments of happiness.
After a successful initial attempt, however, a system overload occurred, causing a glitch that eluded his attention. In his subsequent endeavor, instead of immersing himself in blissful memories, the Scientist found himself in the dark labyrinth of his worst nightmares, lurking in the deepest recesses of his subconscious. He ended up as a shadow of a deranged soul, tormented by phantoms and obsessive fears, imprisoned within the macabre dreams he had inadvertently crafted.

Copyright for the story & music: R.U.R.

Picture: blackrabbitkdj from Pixabay

Dream Diver

Dream Diver 🎃

Thank You very much for 1300 plays! ❤️

This is little experiment for me - a revamp of an other persons track.
About 4 months ago I came across a song by Donak RV "Duo Melodica" https://soundcloud.com/donakrv/duo-melodica. I really liked it, and since I was working on the song "You Can Count on Us", I had a free nylon guitar from @heavyocitymedia Foundations on hand. I started improvising to it... and this remix/revamp was born ;) I sent Donak RV a sample and he agreed to let me perform this "devastation" of his track ;) This version is made on the basis of an MP3 file downloaded from the author's profile. A stem version is still in development.

I hope You'll like it at least a bit :)

Duo Melodica (R.U.R.'s Nylon Guitar MP3 Revamp)

Donak RV - Duo Melodica (R.U.R.'s Nylon Guitar MP3 Revamp)

WOW, Thank You so much! I didn't expect this song to reach 1000 plays. ❤️

Happy New Year Everyone! 
It's been a bit of a crazy and dark year, but...
It's a joy of being here listening to Your music and share with You mine for the entire 2023. I'm looking forward for Your next Year music. 

This is my newest, one evening project. I'm posting this as an experiment ;) This is me as I am, playing live in one take, then edited it a bit... It was a total improvisation... The piece developed as I played it. Apart from the background music, nothing was thought out. What came out is what came out ;)
It was a test of my new keyboard Nektar Impact GXP61 which I got for Christmas from my mom. Sorry, my left hand really feels like wood ;) But now I have a reason to make it move and play... And this was pure fun to make :) 

Thank You kindly for listening and I hope you like it at least a little bit!

This is small project in which I've used only 3 instruments: Spitfire Originals Epic Brass + Woodwinds - Woodwinds Live, Originals Media Tool Kit - Piano and VSL Free Celestial Strings.

On the photo is my "gear": old - on my desk and new - on the drawer shelf :)

Let's Rise the Glass Again

Let's Rise the Glass Again (improvisation)

Oh WOW! Over 2000 plays of this very personal track. To think I was hesitant to even post it... Thank you so much! ❤️

In our lives, we are granted the opportunity to witness the departure of our loved ones. Some depart through doors, never to return, yet still exist somewhere. Others leave suddenly, unexpectedly. Yet some depart when we are somewhat prepared, for their age predisposes them to it. However, there are also departures more challenging... when we observe the tree of the mind of a beloved, from which memories' leaves fall, and even the freshest, youngest cannot hold on to it. We cannot help, we can only watch how they fall...

Composing this little piece was very personal. It was combined with the realization of a fact from my immediate surroundings. I left all imperfections of my playing because of how I felt at that moment. It wasn't an improvisation, it was an interpretation of a theme that I've developed few minutes earlier. All done on Autograph Grand from Spitfire LABS free libraries collection @spitfire-labs
https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/packs/autograph-grand

Cover picture by A.I. Dall-E (through Microsoft Copilot)

The Last Falling Leaf

Free Download / Buy

Thank You so much for 1000 plays! 

No A.I. was used to create this track!

Around January 20th my friend from work asked me to prepare for him some music for his graphics reel project. And here is result. Mostly done in one evening. Original track has 36 seconds, however, for SoundCloud purposes, I extended this "track" and added a finish. Finally this track didn't find his way to final product, but I think it's a decent project to share ;)

Main hero of this track is still awesome, 18 years old, soft synth from Native Instruments - Massive. Beside that I've used heavily filtered Heavyocity Foundation Emotive Choir and couple of percussive samples from Ableton Live libraries.

Thumbnails background: Freepik by Garry Killian
https://www.freepik.com/author/garrykillian

Gimmie Some Energy!

Gimmie Some Energy! (Graphics Reel Background Music)

Thank You so much for over 1400 plays! ❤️

This time, I return to the realm of fantasy, where my characters, upon arriving in the North, found themselves in the dwarven mines. There, they are to meet with the Dwarf King's son, who will task them with aiding in uncovering the mystery surrounding his father's death, slain in a goblin ambush. However, before this occurs, they take part in a funeral ceremony.

To craft this piece, I utilized only the free VSTi's by ProjectSAM @projectsam: Free Orchestra 1 and 2. I've begun working on it 2 months ago... It's one of my over 30 projects in development ;)

Thanks goes to my friends and test drivers: kavvka @grzegorzkawka and Alexander Stratonov @ephtrackx

Picture generated by me in Leonardo.ai

Funeral of the Dwarven King

EDIT 23 April 2025 - I will not use any AI technology that interferes with the realm of creativity in human culture. And I will not support people who use such technology to deceive others by claiming authorship of compositions/songs/images created by generative AI.

WARNING - This is ENTIRELY A.I. generated song!!!

So... this is my first attempt at A.I. generated music. I tried this on www.udio.com. However, it is not completely created by me from scratch, but for this first time I've used it, I took a fragment of someone else's song, which stuck in my heart with its mood (I am an incurable romantic). I really regretted that it didn't have a beginning and an end, so... I generated my own. The track came out really awesome, so I've decided to share it with You. It really resonate with me... And now someone say that this A.I. generated music does not evoke emotions...

Here is the original from I've made my extension. 
https://www.udio.com/songs/qg79XfYiiHp2x8kgSyBkGa
Here is my extension on Udio, where You can see how in text field I've prompted A.I. to do what I wanted: 
https://www.udio.com/songs/smVu17fJngJTLVjdJLuUjf
And link to my alternative version which have I think really awesome ending: https://www.udio.com/songs/k6RtJUvcLzPtsNUcTUnTVi

Here is the list of songs I've found on Udio that are really great. It's worth to check out to have an idea, how good can be A.I. (guided by talented people) in music generation! 
https://www.udio.com/playlists/exHSspXpwQHSdce2rfA1QF

However, I still don't know what to do with this technology. There is no return to the state before it appeared, so we will have to live with it. But will I use it... I don't think so, at least not yet. For now I can't say its human influenced creation. Until they turn it into something like Crea or Leonardo, where a human influences every aspect of the work being created, or even gives A.I. directives on what it should look like, feeding it with your ideas, this is not the technology for me... Or maybe I don't know how to use it...

But time passes and sooner or later such technology will appear. Then we will be able to put aside our plugins and DAWs and create/generate whatever we dream of at the speed of thought  :)

Cover picture from Freepik - Author: wavebreakmedia-micro
https://www.freepik.com/author/wavebreakmedia-micro

Endless Nights (R.U.R.'s extension)

(UDIO - A.I. generated) mrbeast - Endless Nights (R.U.R.'s extension)

OK. I've reverted to unmastered file... In my opinion that what automatic mastering done was horrible... Nevertheless, you can listen to it here and form your own opinion:
https://on.soundcloud.com/4FZJcJWpyocL1aPx7

No A.I. involved. Only me, keyboard, recently bought sustain pedal, free Soundpaint Piano with built-in shimmer reverb, some compression and Ozone 9 Elements on master channel set to jazz.

Little theme I've conceived on evening May 27th after watching the last episode of "The Devil's Hour". Simple melody and chords... a draft. Let's say it's a version 0.5 ;) Half improvisation, half interpretation of something that came to my head 30 minutes earlier. Lots of hesitation, a bit mistakes, two edited notes on ending of first part... and the double ending ;) I'm still human, and a bad keyboard player ;) Recorded in one take.

Picture in thumbnail from Freepik
https://pl.freepik.com/autor/freepik

The Longing

The Longing (Unmastered)

❤️❤️❤️ Thank You all so much for over 2000 plays of this collab track! ❤️❤️❤️

On may 2024 (so it's passed 6 months...) @belial-pelegrim presented to the world Taffeta 189 which can be found here >> https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-189. A masterfully crafted piece from his unfinished story-driven musical series.
From the very beginning, this track fascinated me to such an extent that a melody immediately appeared in my head. In a burst of self-confidence, I asked the Master for the file of this song so that I could put my melodic ideas into it, just like I did with Donak RV's song https://soundcloud.com/r-u-r-pl/duo-melodica-rur-nylon-guitar-remix. And the strangest thing is, he willingly agreed to my idea!
So I tried it and here we are. It's been a while since then, but I think I've finally finished it. I sincerely hope that you will like the effect of this cooperation.

If you are intrigued by this song and you haven't heard the music of @belial-pelegrim yet, and you would like to listen to more (I assure you, it's really worth it!), please visit his profile for more!

To add my two cents to this track, I used the following plugins:
Free Spitfire LABS - Electric Piano - Chorus
Free Spitfire BBC SO Discover - Trumpets, Flutes and Oboes
Free Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player
Free Heavyocity Foundations - Staccato Strings
Replika XT effect
Free iZotope Ozone 11 EQ
ujam UFX Reverb - which I got for free during the promotion after the publication of this plugin
and also received for free from Novation for their 30th anniversary - iZotope Ozone 9 Elements

Taffeta 189 (R.U.R.'s Melodic Mix)

Thank You so much for over 1400 plays! ❤️

I needed some calming down after a stressful day. I just sat today and recorded this in 2 hours. While playing, I remembered Barry, the little hero of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", playing the glockenspiel... I invite You and Your inner child on a journey between the stars.

Humanity as a child of the Universe. First, it discover the "music" of the Universe within itself, it try to "play" it as best as it can, not being aware of the existence of the universe. Then it begins to "hear", notice the music of the Cosmos, get to know it. It is doing it better and better, but still, like a child, it "plays" clumsily, sometimes too loudly, sometimes harmoniously. Will it harmonize with it or will it disappear?

I hope you like this track at least a little bit. I made it thanks to four, free,  wonderful Fracture Sounds @fracture-sounds instruments from the Blueprint series: Gentle Brass, Gentle Strings, Textural Violin and main hero - Greenhead Chimes.
https://fracturesounds.com/product-category/free/

Picture from: NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/image-detail/stsci-01f3n9k6pr8b5y9cz2qd7asqpt-2/

Floating Between the Stars

I am very proud to announce that this track was part of @belial-pelegrim's podcast for Bricolage Records, and I really appreciate it. You can listen to this fantastic mix of musical art from many SoundCloud artists here: https://www.mixcloud.com/BricolageG5/bricolage-podcast-111-belial-pelegrim/

Thank You so much for over 1400 plays! ❤️

Something terrifying is coming to our house for dinner.
Will it eat WITH US or will it eat US? 😱😉

The spooky season has started and I took up the challenge of creating a slightly disturbing atmosphere in my music. It was another quick production. Here is the result. Certified A.I. Free production.

To craft this piece I've used mostly patches from built-in Ableton Live synth: Drift with little help of, also Live's, Instrument Rack's patches and (the premiere in my compositions) free plug-in from Sonuscore (@sonuscore), The Orchestra Elements - STRINGS Full Sustain patch.
https://www.sonuscore.com/shop/the-orchestra-elements/
Samples used:
Impact Layered Reversed, FX Dark Impact, Kick Reverse Bghn, E-Piano Reversed Cmin7, Crash Dry Session Hard 2, Crash Bluesbreak from Ableton Lives's Core Library.
Drum MIDI Loops:
709 Kit groove 11-128bpm
709 Kit groove 10-128bpm
both from Ableton Live's Pack "Singularities"

Thanks go to my friend/test driver/ideas giver: ꝁ𐌰v̷̷v̷̷ꝁ𐌰 @grzegorzkawka and my reviewer @bartosz-podborowski-179897410

I sincerely hope that You may like it at least a little bit. Let me know in the comments 😊 Thank You very much in advance for all Your plays, likes and shares 🙏💛

Picture in thumbnail: darksouls1 @ Pixabay

Something Scary is Coming for Dinner

A bit corrected version of this track now is online.
A little track that I've made today in couple hours for UJAM Discord contest https://www.ujam.com/blog/subcraft-remix-contest-waiting-for-a-sign/ for track remix with a use of SUBCRAFT - sub bass and kick drum synth. https://www.ujam.com/subcraft/
Of course NO AI INVOLVED.
You can listen to the original mix here: https://soundcloud.com/ujam-instruments/subcraft-audio-demo

Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get on the podium, but you can listen to the winners on this playlist: (I will link this playlist when it is officially released)

I've used:
Ableton Live 11 Standard
ujam USYNTH Drive (which I got for free)
ujam SUBCRAFT - trial version
ujam FX Finisher Micro (free)
ujam FX Reverb 1 (free)
Kontakt player 8:
Heavyocity Foundations Staccato Strings (free)
Project Sam Free Orchestra 2 - Bold Legato Brass (free)
iZotope Ozone 9 Elements (I got it for free)
iZotope Ozone 11 Elements (I got it for free)
Arturia Filter MS-20 (got it with my Audio Interface, I think)
Valhalla Supermassive (free)
Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Level compressor (got it on UA giveaway last year for free)
Analog Obsession BUSTERse classic console compressor (free)

Picture in thumbnail Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/portrait-humanitarian-volunteer_10855790.htm

Waiting for a Sign (R.U.R.'s REMIX with SUBCRAFT)

❤️❤️ Thank You so much for over 2000 plays! ❤️❤️

Little improvisation made after watching Fracture Sounds "Hemisphere" trailer and turned into track. The ad set the emotional state and choice of instruments. NO A.I. INVOLVED!

What I played sounded so melancholic that it reminded me of the thoughts I had while walking with my wife. Every playground we passed was empty. It contrasted with times when our son was little - finding a free swing for a toddler bordered on a miracle. Now it's a miracle to see children swinging on them. Could the "Universe 25" experiment have predicted everything that is happening now?

I played it in one take, then did some editing and added cello, harmonics, bass and ambient sounds. I used only three instruments: two from free Spitfire LABS libraries: Ambient Guitars and Cello Moods. Bass is sub patch from Native Instruments Massive.
I used one sample from the BBC Sound Effects library: Children: Playing - Fushun: Children playing in snow.

The genotype of this song definitely includes two of my favorite This Mortal Coil songs, "The Jeweller" and "Tarantula".

I secretly hope that You may like it. Let me know in the comments what You think about the music and what lies in its heart.

Thanks go to my testdriver kavvka ••ꝁ𐌰v̷̷v̷̷ꝁ𐌰•• @grzegorzkawka who always gives me courage and accurately points out the elements that need improvement.

Picture from Pexels by Robin McPherson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-metal-swing-908970/

A Miracle I'd Like to See

NO A.I. INVOLVED
It all started in late 2022 while driving. I heard a song on the radio that inspired me to create this piece. I only heard it once, I don't know the author(s) or the title of this song.

After creating the core/mockup of the song, I presented it to Brian Butts (@brian-butts-565934842), which is amazing multi instrumentalist, and asked if he would record a guitar solo similar in idea to the solo from "The Break in Tranquility" https://soundcloud.com/r-u-r-pl/the-break-in-tranquility, which I had previously asked him to review. He agreed to this willingly and that's how my first ever collab was created.

I actually regret a little that this song is a bit too slow, but trying to speed it up caused Brian's solo to fall apart, and my skills don't yet allow me to properly edit it.

This song was lying in my "drawer" for over 2 years. I wasn't fully satisfied with what I did and its sound. I wasn't able to come up with a good Bridge and make it a full-fledged song. In the end I decided to release it as is. I only modified some parts to maintain the feeling of the progression of the arrangement.

Sorry Brian, my friend, that it took so long, but my perfectionism https://w.wiki/9XhH makes me constantly dissatisfied with what I do and often prevents me from finishing the songs.

Thanks to my friend ••kavvka •• (@grzegorzkawka), for his constant support, patiently listening to subsequent versions and lots of good advice.

To craft this piece I used
Ableton Live Standard
Ableton Live's Simpler
NI Massive
Spitfire Originals Epic Strings
Spitfire Originals Epic Brass & Woodwinds
iZotope Ozone 9 Elements
Impact Soundworks Shreddage 3 Stratus Free (only when the guitar enters)
Arturia Filter MS-20
Valhalla Supermassive (Free)
iZotope Ozone Imager (Free)

I also used 3 MIDI drum loops from free libraries in Ableton LIVE.

Thanks for listening. I hope You'll enjoy.

Picture in thumbnail made by me in Photoshop using a source Designed by Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/still-life-with-scales-justice_33123996.htm

...And Justice for D-Punks

I did not use AI support at any stage in the creation of this piece.

When I started composing this piece in December, after buying Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings on sale, I had these thoughts: If this is what the future is going to look like, I didn't sign up for it. Although in my youth I read and watched a lot of SF films presenting both utopia and dystopia, I always preferred the bright future. However, what I see on TV, on YouTube and outside my window is starting to resemble the latter...

Despite this, I hope you like the piece at least a little bit

To make this track I used:
Ableton Live 11 Standard
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings
Spitfire Originals Cinematic Percussion
Spitfire BBC SO Discover (free)
Soundpaint 1928 Vintage Steinway Grand Piano (free)
Arturia Augmented Voices
Arturia Augmented Mallets Play (free)
Strezov Sampling Afflatus Minimalist Violins Legato Freebie (free for Kontakt Player)

Beside plug-ins I used 3 samples:
Two from BBC Sample Library:
- Rioting - Riot in Belfast - with breaking glass, rubber bullets, distant cries and chants
- Chatter - Club atmosphere, busy mixed chatter at mealtime (mid-distance) - 1981 (1C25,reprocessed)
and from Freesample.org
Real War - Marines in Firefight Gunbattle (Raw audio) by qubodup

Picture in cover: Freepik

Future Perfect?

EDIT 2025-07-16: I am very happy to announce that thanks to this piece I won first place in this competition! 😍🥂🥳

EDIT 2025-07-07: I reuploaded track because I've messed a little in "original" part. Now "my part" is much more different from the original

No AI was involved in creation of this track.

Track made for Spitfire LABS Discord competition.

At the beginning (up to 0:18) and at the end (from 2:23) – a short fragment of the theme song for the AppleTV+ series "Severance" by Theodore Shapiro which can be heard in its entirety at the link below. I highly recommend it! The opening credits of this series, as well as the entire series, are worth seeing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmS3m0OG-Ug
Yes, I know, I've bite off more than I can chew, but whatever... I guess it's worth tackling such a great and catchy musical theme ;)

The idea was to "Write a short piece (1-2 mins) that starts with a recognizable melody in it’s original form, and then take that melody and reinvent it in your own style. Use one or more of the first 10 LABS packs that were released for this, but feel free to incorporate any other tools you’d like."

To made this track I used:
Ableton Live 11 Standard
Spitfire LABS Libraries:
(Original Theme)
Soft Piano
(Reimagined Theme)
Amplified Chello Quartet
Strings
Electric Piano
Intimate Piano
Lap Steel
Wurli
Beside LABS I used:
Strezov Diamond Jazz Trio Freebie
and two MIDI loops (both from Ableton Live packs)
Gravity Werks Kit - 105 bpm and
Shaker Chance 126 bpm

Picture in thumbnail is a part of original poster from the show: http://www.impawards.com/tv/severance_ver2_xlg.html

Severed ("Severance" Theme Reimagined for Spitfire LABS competition)

So what now?

The pieces are set,
The board is occupied,
The main actors have taken their positions.

The inevitable is coming,
Fear fills hearts and minds.

Will what many predict come to pass,
Or will fate turn in our favor?

The core of our beings has been seized by the machine.
The art that defined us is being smothered by a flood of perfect artificiality.

Simulation of emotions, simulation of art, simulation of humanity.
Where do we belong?

Where is my place?

And what now?

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This is a piece I improvised on March 23, 2025. I was surprised at how well it turned out. However, I didn't know what to do with it. I couldn't think of anything more, so I'm publishing it as is, with minor tweaks (I literally added six notes in three places).

With this piece I am starting a series in which I will be posting rather uncomplicated, short pieces, created out of the need of the moment, under the impression of something specific.

To compose it I used only 3 plugins/sounds
Spitfire LABS Autograph Grand (piano) (free)
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings x2 (in octave)
And one patch from truly amazing synth from Arturia: Pigments

I hope you like it at least a little bit.

Picture Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/woman-portrait-with-blue-lights-visual-effects_26813733.htm

And What Now?

Fading lives,
Fading memories,
Fading senses,
All fades...

On All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, let us remember those who have passed away and surround with love those who are slowly leaving us.

Simple improvisation turned into track with only 6 instruments:
Arturia Analog Lab V – Mini V3/Stage-73
Arturia Pigments
Arturia Augumented Brass
Heavyocity Foundations Emotive Choir (NI Kontakt Player) (free)
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings

I hope You like it.

This piece was created by a human without the use of any generative A.I.

Cover photo from Freepik

As You Slowly Fade Away

A bit late for the end of summer, but I hope you enjoy this melancholic atmosphere.

This is a song I started composing in August 2024, with the idea of ​​featuring a real guitar solo, especially at the end. This summer, I approached Chris Grant @chris-grant-554540731 about joining the project. He loved the idea, and what I've included here is the result of that collaboration. His solo made a huge impression on me, and I'd like to thank him for his fantastic contribution. Without that guitar, this song wouldn't exist! Thank you so much, Chris!
If you want to listen to more of his amazing music, please visit his profile: @chris-grant-554540731!

I hope you enjoy his contribution and our song as a whole!

Composition, programming, production and mastering - R.U.R.
Guitar additions and solo at the end - Chris Grant @chris-grant-554540731

To make my part I've used:
DAW: Ableton Live 11 Standard
Instruments:
Spitfire LABS (free): Soft Piano, Bell Swarm, Expressive Strings, Bass Guitar
Impact Soundworks Sheddage 3.5 Stratus Free (NI Kontakt Player)
Drum Loop: 64 Pads Dub Techno Kit groove 01_105 bpm from Ableton's Drum Essentials Pack
Samples: Ambient Crash (Live's Factory Content)
Chris used: Yamaha Revstar guitar and the ToneX Mesa boogie reference signature collection – Mesa Boogie MKIV amp capture

This piece was created without the help of any generative AI.

Cover picture by me, at Grzybowo, Summer 2025

The Summer's End

Summer's End

That was assembled (put together from bricks of ready to use samples) for fun in DanceMachine software in late '90.

Free download enabled.

Dance Machine

Try to Dance (Free Download)

If you use generative AI in any form to create "your music", don't bother with my profile, you are not welcome here.
AI music generation detector: https://www.submithub.com/ai-song-checker
I do not support the use of generative AI in music creation. I will not support people who use such technologies nor will I use them. The two songs I posted only serve to raise awareness of the existence of such technologies and as a warning.

At the beginning I would like to sincerely apologize that I am responding to comments late and I am sometimes unable to keep up with listening to your work, but I still work full-time in a profession that has absolutely nothing to do with music and I have my duties towards family and home.

To everyone who flew into my corner on SoundCloud: I am grateful for your support with likes, shares and thank you for the great comments. Please don't hesitate to suggest changes to my music in them. Thanks to this, the next songs will be better and better.

All my music is MIDI (except some drum loops), played/created by me and edited in Ableton Live.

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Born in 1970. Music fan since 1985. Now heaving fun with making music. I'm self-taught, playing everything by ear. Started in 1990's but due to certain circumstances left in 1998 until April 2022. My music is created in Ableton Live 11 Intro (until december 2022) and 11 Standard with mostly free plug-ins. Fan of soundtracks (my personal heros are John Williams, Clint Mansell, Philip Glass, Thomas Newman, Hybrid, Hans Zimmer and much more), world music (Dead Can Dance), chillout (Bent, Zero7, Groove Armada, St. Germain, Air, Röyksopp, Kosheen and more), trip-hop (Massive Attack, Portishead), acid jazz (Us 3), fusion (Pat Metheny Group, Dirty Loops), progressive rock (Porcupine Tree), classical (Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Debussy, Orff, Mussorgsky) electronica (Imogen Heap), IDM/House (Moderat, Apparat, Plaid) and electronic music (Vangelis, Kraftwerk, Isao Tomita, Marek Biliński, J.J. Jarre).

Still learning how to produce music.

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