Piano Quintet No 1 - 3rd Movement Drums of Thunder (Virtual Pre-Premiere)

This music was inspired by the recent premiere and CANNES 2023 OFFICIAL SELECTION:  CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT.  You can see the film September 24th at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX and late September at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, CA.

While this track is not in the movie, the instrumentation, sound palette and feel is directly inspired by the film.  

I composed the film score with a hybrid palette in mind, using organic instruments, percussion as well as found sound, audio manipulation and vintage analog synthesizers.   I was posed with the question - what would the score sound like if they composed it in 1979-1980 using the above sound palette with modern-listener and viewer sensibilities?

Absolute Power Corrupts

Aala belli

#afrobeat #amapiano #afrofusion #indie #pop #country #africa

Down town

I'll be your dog. 

I ain't gonna work on your farm no more.
I ain't gonna drive round your town no more.
You ain't gonna waste all my time no more.
I ain't gonna work on no farm no more.

I can't decide between left and right.
I climb the fence between the fight.
Get pelted by eggs from both sides.
Look towards the greying skies.

Oh, now that I am lonely.
I guess they are lonely, too.
I can not work for anyone.
I can not work for you.  

I'll be your dog. 

I ain't gonna work on your farm no more.
I ain't gonna set my alarm no more.
I will not be seeing your dawn no more.
I ain't gonna dig in your ground no more.

You go to work. You can not win. 
You earn your pay. To spend on things.
A million ways. To pass the day. 
Some money for your holidays.

Well, everyone is lovely.
So I guess I'm lovely too.
But now i am so lost.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.

I'll be your dog. 


I'll Be Your Dog

Rockstar

All Music By Me, except “Voodoo Taboo” and “Is Killing Me” written by Me and Whitney Porter  .

Special thanks to Kahlan Davis, Whitney Porter, John Moreland, and the Toxic Brothers.  

Art by krivitskly (Pixabay)

Titanic

2024 09 02 Song 981

Voice
Cyber Songman II (Vocaloid)

Lyrics
Lyrics created in collaboration with an AI assistant

I lost something, but I don’t know what (feat. Cyber Songman II)

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Call It Home

An arrangement of the orchestral suite of the same name

04 Chwedl y Llyn, deuawd piano - Ysbryd y Llyn

News Intro

For Jonathon Brandmeier's morning show.

Written by: Ron Snyder 
1990
Remastered 2021

http://www.youtube.com/user/SnyderRon

Ron Snyder - Newsman, Bluesman, Buzz Kilman (1990)

Simon Alami is a Canadian composer with a passion for blending different musical styles and traditions. He draws inspiration from master composers. Simon's compositional style is characterized by a fusion of diverse elements and a willingness to experiment with new forms of expression. He currently lives in Montreal, Canada and is a proud member of the Canadian League of Composers (CLC), Canadian Music Center CMC and SOCAN.

Piano Quintet No 1 - 3rd Movement Drums of Thunder (Virtual Pre-Premiere)

Simon Alami Composer