Composed in StaffPad on iPad.

A powerful sorceress named Scarlett has been living alone for years in Magick Bayou, isolated from the rest of the world.  She knew it would be only a matter of time before the Army of Dark Witches took over her land, so she gathers the courage to travel by broom with her feline companion to Forgotten City, a Safe Haven where all good magick users can live without persecution.  Little did she know how important she would become in the near future.  She would  eventually become the High Sorceress of Forgotten City and Gatekeeper of Safe Haven.

Magick Bayou

Into The Ruins

Exploring New Lands

Original Composition with selections from Running up that Hill by Kate Bush, composed in KORG Gadget on iPad.

Science Project - Feat. Running up that Hill

Shadow Storm

I wanted to create a piece using a style I wasn't too familiar with.  As I was writing it, the flute and the organ started to sound like two different people telling their stories, both stories ending at the same intersection.

Crossroads

With nowhere else to go but forward, I ventured deep into the blue forest.  There were spirits living here, but they seemed to be okay with my presence.  One of them helped guide me through the maze of trees, over rivers and through natural tunnels buried beneath the earth.  It never spoke to me, but It seemed to want to show me something, so I followed.  The light began to fade away.  Nightfall was coming.  I had to find a safe place to sleep.

Spirits of the Forest

The spirit brought me to an empty clearing in the forest with nothing around but a rough wooden sign that read “Welcome to Lamplight Village: Home for all Mages ”.  This was rather odd since there was nothing here but an empty field.  I went ahead and continued forward, and just as I passed the sign post a village illuminated with thousands of lamps began to materialize before me.  There was a river running through the town with multiple cobblestone bridges crossing over it.  People wearing dark cloaks were walking about, entering shops and restaurants, and keeping themselves very busy.  I was stunned by all of this.  I spotted two weary travelers entering an Inn across the bridge that was closest to me, and I recognized them.  I remembered seeing them from a distance back at the Mesa Settlement which seemed like ages ago.  I was curious what their story was, and I needed to rest anyway, so I headed on into the inn.

Lamplight Village

In a distant land far away from Lamplight Village, another story has been unfolding.  Dolores and her younger sister Katie have been running for days, escaping the soldiers that took away their family and friends back home.  It all started when the Army of the Dark Witches appeared and attacked the city they lived in, resulting in massive casualties.  Immediately after the coven’s attack, the government announced that they would purge all magic users from the city, which really meant execute.  Like their parents, the two sisters were born with magic in their blood, a curse which followed them their whole lives, and the catastrophe only amplified their shame.   Not all is hopeless though.  A secret radio transmission from a powerful sorceress named Scarlett is what brought them here today, to Forgotten City.  Scarlett promised a Safe Haven for all magic users if they could reach her.   The soldiers are closing in on the two.  Will they make it to Safe Haven?

Forgotten City

Composed entirely on iPad Pro in NanoStudio 2 using custom Obsidian patches created by sampling instruments from the expansion packs of various iOS apps such as Beathawk, iSymphonic, Garageband, Sampletank and Korg Module.

A Light In The Storm

Timegate

Machine World

Clocktower District

Composed in Staffpad for iPad with Cinesamples libraries

Adventure Awaits

Neon Phoenix

Composed in Staffpad for iPad with Cinesamples libraries.  Here is is the notation in Staffpad if you would like to follow along: https://youtu.be/wPgzP4gXCjQ

Daybreak

Composed in StaffPad for iPad.  Notation can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/YarHUk9HV50

Preparing for Battle

Composed in StaffPad for iPad.  Music notation can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/18vZ9HROSps

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