SNDTRK curated by Scooter Holiday

Ascension

Check out the awesome YouTube video https://youtu.be/yIguT12jiGc
Visit my website for a free track www.danielatkins.co.uk

The original version by Hans Zimmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOYcbod5J0w
Finally after a lot of hard work my version of Hans Zimmers track 'Lost But Won' is out now on Soundcloud.  
If you havn't seen the movie 'RUSH' yet please see it now its directed by Ron Howard and the sound track is just amasing. The film tells the heart warming story of the 1976 Formula One session and the intense rivalry between English driver James Hunt and Austrian Niki Lauda, Who half way through the session experienced a life threatening accident at the Nurburgring, but returned back in the drivers seat only 6 weeks later in time for the Italian Grand Prix. Although he lost the title by just one point to James Hunt that year he won his second title the year later.. 

This track was recorded using Native Instruments Maschine Studio with the new CREMONA QUARTET plugin 
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/cinematic/cremona-quartet/

Hans Zimmer -Lost But Won- Cover  (from the film Rush)

Joshua M Norton's Album

The Ghost in Love II

I present to you something I had a lot of fun with. Peace !!!!
Artwork by Keuj - Illustrateur https://keju.net

Produced with:
Equipment - Akai MPK249 and Roli Seaboard Rise 25 with a Roland JU-06 and Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 with a Rode NT1A Condenser Mic
Software: Reaper DAW and Mastered in SEQUOIA 15 
Software instruments - Omnisphere , Trilian, Kontakt6, Addictive Drums, Hive2.1, Dronar Ultimate, Retrologue, SWAM Violin, Battery, Fabfilters,  Valhalla and Kaerhause FX

DaNaNaDumDum

Craving

A Path To The Meadow - part of the reworked cinematic musical suite based on my original theatrical Cirque style show: Regalia - The Enchanted Forest, which was initially performed at the Bali Safari and Marine Park in 2011. The new ethnic infused World music score has been crafted around sophisticated and powerful hybrid orchestral compositions by my friends at Anthology Records.

NEW 4K YouTube Video stories: 
https://youtu.be/o4_tk75JBlo (Part 1)
https://youtu.be/rqqJ3v-RAOo (Part 2)

These two video clips depict the opening scenes of the story as a prelude / backstory. It tells the tale of our heroes (two Final War survivors in a post-apocalyptic surrounding) on their strenuous and dangerous voyage to a magical place - Regalia - The Enchanted Forest.

My Soundtracks on Spotify - Playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/08YGQVTwWgP63WAovIYOvY

Music by Anthology Records and Peter Heckmann - featuring members of the Ethnic World Orchestra.

Arranged, produced, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann.

Album cover photo by andreiuc88, licensed through Envato Elements.

Regalia - The Enchanted Forest

A Path To The Meadow

Buy at Bandcamp

A Path To The Meadow (feat. Ethnic World Orchestra)

Music Composed/Produced by
Marco Turrini © 2021

DARK MOON....

"A musical vision of Winter and the silence deep within it's heart. But there is still beauty to be found and life goes on despite the dark and the cold."

Description

My first truly orchestral composition, Winter, finds me trying to express, in music, my feelings about this season. Below is a attempt at doing this  in words too. This is the first of hopefully four orchestral pieces that describe the four temperate seasons of the year.

If you want to hear other pieces from the series "The Wheel Turns" after listening to this piece, the links are here :-

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-wheel-turns

The Wheel Turns Orchestral Suite - YouTube playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQkE1sMc-t1sixu4RmJmjyFr0HF6dnUF2

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Winter 
As you travel deep into the heart of Winter, life slowly withdraws for a time. Not defeated, just resting for a while. New life will be reborn as the nights get shorter after the solstice.

But for now, you walk out into it's heart and reflect on the austere beauty this season brings. Water frozen over and castles made of ice. A fellow traveller hunched against the cold nods as you walk by.

The magic of Christmas quickly fades into the chill of the New Year. A time of renewal and vows of friendship and peace.

Nature is holding it's breath, ready to be be reborn with the light of the sun.
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Instrumentation
 
Shevannai vocal library (Eduardo Tarilonte)
Con Sordino and 8ve strings (Albion One - Spitfire)
Harp Harmonics (Garritan GP05)
Piano(Halion Sonic)
Cello (Halion Sonic)
English Horn / Cor Anglais (Chris Hein Winds)
Orchestral Chimes (Garritan GPO5)

Dynamics was a key part of this composition as was tempo. The tempo slowly decreases as the track goes on to give a feeing of everything slowing down as Winter moves on. Only very subtle but its there. 

I wanted a more delicate arpeggio sound later on so the piano was replaced with harp harmonics, that gives a change of sound when I needed it.

The Wheel Turns

Winter

If you want to use this composition for commercial purposes please contact JAGUAREC SP. Z O.O.
https://jaguarec.pl/en/contact/

Battle

Unhurried. Beautiful. Silent. Coaxed along along the surface of the pond on a cool fall day by the finger of God. This small quiet leaf inspired this song. A reminder that we need to slow down sometimes and just be. Savor the moments that are not tied to a man-made rhythm or schedule or deadline. Just...drift...and enjoy the ride. :) This song was created on the Yamaha Tyros 5 keyboard and polished up in Logic Pro X. The only other sound was the Zildian 17" medium crash cymbal used for cymbal rolls near the end. ENJOY!

Leaves on the Pond

01 Leaves on the Pond ℗2020

Music composed in 2014 only with native Music Studio 2 instruments.

Back then I only used MS2 and Alchemy.

One of the last compositions before using kv 331 and other synthesizers.

It is fully remixed and equalized.

Image by Kellepics  (Pixabay)

I have 7 new tracks, but due to the covid 19, I can't edit them properly in my "sound studio", which is no other than my car.

It’s an old theme, but I will appreciate your opinions.

Take care.

The ghost kingdom (TR)

"It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to collaborate with Julien, in this new experiment we tried to remember and represent in a musical moment the current condition of our planet, a living organism to take care of, our common home that must be safeguarded..."
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Music: Musicar @julien-morency, Fleursonseaux @fleursonseaux
All rights reserved - © Copyright

Pulsearth (feat. Musicar)

The Remaining Time

Accompanied by a strange mix of relief and sadness, it is with great pleasure that I am finally letting go and releasing my fourth and final movement to my Symphony No. 4. 

It is also my pleasure to announce that Liz Dicker @Liz-Dicker is simultaneously  releasing her beautiful and moving performance of a piano piece I wrote based in part on this final movement.  If you would like to listen to it, please click on this link: https://soundcloud.com/liz-dicker/evie-by-christopher-larkins

I wish it was not the case, but as a result of COVID19, I have been able to invest more time into writing this Symphony than any prior composition. Thus, I think it is only fitting that I dedicate the whole work to the recognition of how much suffering people throughout the world has had to endure as a result of this terrible virus.  

Within the journey of this movement and the Symphony as a whole, there are numerous twists and turns, and just like life, it is far from all smooth sailing. I hope though, that you feel as I do, that there are many passages throughout the Symphony that celebrate life.  But to me, even though this last movement does lament what is lost, it is within the last few bars where the journey finally releases an unequivocal affirmation of the beauty and majesty of life.  

Whatever you glean from the work, I hope its was worth listening to.

The picture for this movement is taken from the exact same place that the picture for the 3rd movement was taken.   The 3rd movement's picture was taken shortly after my neighborhood had been ravaged by wildfire.  This picture was taken a few months later after we had rejuvenating winter rains in Southern California.  As you can see, the hillsides came rushing back to life.  Hopefully, the world will rejuvenate and recover very soon from the ravages of COVID.

As always, thank you for listening and do stay healthy.  
Christopher

Larkins | Symphony No. 4, Movement 4

Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jbueyeYDuA

This track is inspired by the gigantic mountains all over the world. For realizing this project, i used the BBC Symphony Orchestra by Spitfire Audio and the great free Choir Library Winter Voices, which was a project by Christian Henson and his community.
Enjoy listening ;-)

Mountains

Lazare veni foras! was completed in August 2016 during the I-Park’s Composers and Musicians Collaborative Residency, with the Ensemble MISE-EN. It was premiered by Ensemble MISE-EN under the direction of Moon Young Ha on August 30 2016 at the National Opera Center in New York.

Lazare Veni Foras!

Mixed Feelings (composer Ad van Nederpelt)

Scooter Holiday is a story teller and community builder who writes original songs and sings them. Scooter also performs covers in his own style, and enjoys collaborating with other artists.  

"I'm a big freaking weirdo.  Come get weird with me."  -Scooter

SNDTRK curated by Scooter Holiday

Scooter Holiday - Singer Songwriter