classical

Classical

meditation music

This Life...

¡Los Bins Vol. 20!

modernclassical[contemporary]_tracklist

Composed & Produced by www.StanLeonard.com
Some improvisations are embedded in an electronic soundscape

(Artwork by Kadinsky)

Playlist Solo Guitar Compositions

This piece: 'Conquest of Paradise' is a cover from Vangelis, and most people would know it as a theme track for the movie “1492”.

In 2002, John Styles and his former co-writer / composer Jaap, began to create another arrangement for this song in Germany, but were never able to complete and release it, as Jaap became very ill. From the moment this song was released by Vangelis (1992), Jaap and I wanted to convert it as a duet Orchestral / Band effort, and we even wanted to create solo guitar tracks for it, to run along with The Orchestra at the end. However, John and Jaap were unable to completely finish it.

This song thus stayed on the shelf to be re-discovered and picked up again, and in 2013, because Jaap is no longer with us, both John and Matt started building on the very first ideas / tracks which had been started in 2002 in Germany.

As a result of this new beginning, 'The Orchestra' felt inspired and wanted to play this song as a part of their curriculum, entailing a rebirth and rearrangement of what had already been started by John and Jaap in 2002.  We hoped to join forces so that the band 'Euphoriqa' and 'The Orchestra' could play together as one, utilising the skills and techniques of orchestral and synth-style music. We hope that we have managed to achieve this in the way intended.

In the beginning of this song, 'Euphoriqa' keeps the lead of the song, and 'The Orchestra' is supposed to come in (at around 2:20), and they both join together again as one at the end part in a wonderful crescendo. The volumes of this version, were deliberately premastered on a massive scale, because we did not want this song to end up sounding like and released by others like a remix.

Unfortunately, due to little studio availability and practise time for members of  'The Orchestra', we all decided only last Friday (6-9-13), to pre-release this song to share with you, as a 'Euphoriqa' release, and then to continue this duet further at a later stage.  Thus, what you are listening to now is still a WIP [Work in Progress], and other members of 'Euphoriqa' will also contribute more with additional guitar solos.

Irrespective, what you hear now brings us great pride and inspiration to continue working on it further and to share with you. Because this version is still a WIP, and may not be of the quality that many have come to expect from us, or perhaps what we even aimed for, we achieved this in such a small amount of time, that we are very proud of what we have accomplished so far.   

I only wish that my former co-writer / composer, Jaap, was here now to enjoy working further on this latest version, but I know he would have loved it very much. Thus,  I would also like to dedicate this piece, 'Conquest of Paradise' to my dear friend Jaap. 

We all hope that you will enjoy our first duet version of 'Conquest of Paradise', and we would like to thank the members and the director of “http://soundcloud.com/the-orchestra” for inspiring us to finish this piece. We had a lot of fun making it.

Again, any feedback is more than appreciated as we continue on this journey as this song evolves.

Composer: Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou)
Arrangements: John Styles
Orchestral movements: John Styles, Matt Baker & The Orchestra
Synth, Percussion, Brass section, Piano and Choir: Matt Baker & John Styles
Guitars (WIP): Ralf Reichelt & John Styles
Producer and mastering: John Styles

Euphoriqa - Conquest of Paradise

This track is based upon the melody I have lately in my mind that was inspired by some classical concerts I have seen recently in Concert Hall "Lisinski".
Written especially for the G-technology Driven Creativity Competition 2013 and it took me about 3 weeks to finish it.
Update: Poseidon was shortlisted among best 15 composition and one of the most listened on competition.

Composing: Mario Mauer
Orchestrating: Mario Mauer

©2013 All rights reserved

Donate - Thank You!

Poseidon

Live improvisation featuring Chris Lane on guitar, looper and effects & Joakim Lartey on percussion in Red Hook NY, Fall 2013

A Short Journey...[Chris Lane - guitar, efx; Joakim Lartey - percussion]

A work of indeterminate length for piano, percussion, and choir. It is repetitive and soft, and makes me think of a warm, dark night.

Purchase here: http://jasontaurins.wordpress.com/music#meditation

Meditation: Music For Sleep (2011)

EXO - 12월의 기적 (Miracles in December) Orchestra + Piano

Produced by www.StanLeonard.com
Free Download, thanks in advance for your like, share & respost

I'll Be There

That's amore - ROCCO GRANATA

Ship of Freedom

Streaming links below.

“But even so, every now and then I would feel a violent stab of loneliness. The very water I drink, the very air I breathe, would feel like long, sharp needles. The pages of a book in my hands would take on the threatening metallic gleam of razor blades. I could hear the roots of loneliness creeping through me when the world was hushed at four o'clock in the morning.”

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/3sw1uTM24diXP9HzEdh6kq
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/album/a-violent-stab-of-loneliness-single/1577107293
Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/song/1024360990
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/album/245412352

A Violent Stab Of Loneliness

&nbsp;
&nbsp;
                                                                                                             
                                   ▲▼   <b>IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR CLICK THE REPOST BUTTON!</b>    ▲▼ 
     
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xKGjMgu6a4
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Thank you all SO MUCH for the support you guys have given us this year.
We would be nothing without you all.

Today we want to give you a small Christmas Gift that we have been working on for some time. We hope you can enjoy some of the best DUSTLA tracks in one orchestral piece!

We wish you a merry Christmas and lots of happiness in 2014!
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
1. Rocket Pimp ft. Marie L - Out My Way
2. Nishin Verdiano & ak9 - Bitch Please
3. Let's Pretend - FUKDUP
4. Geezy - Hashtag ft. Egoraptor
5. ak9 & Tyler Hunt - Shadow ft. Bombs & Bottles
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Special Thanks to Artur Merge & Mike Yakovlev for their involvement on this project.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
www.dustla.com

Download

DUSTLA Unleashed Orchestra

A Day In Venice - Piano Solo - on spotify http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

TOO MUCH TIME

Raga Jaijaivanti also spelled as Jaijaiwanti is a rāga in Hindustani classical music in Khamaj thaat. According to the Guru Granth Sahib, this raga is a mixture of two other ragas - Bilaval and Sorath. This raga has not been mentioned in any ancient Indian classical scriptures on music. It is also not mentioned in the ragamalas at the end of Granth Sahib.

Raga Jaijaivanti is sung during the first prahar of the night - from six to nine in the evening. Its season of recitation is summer or grishma. It is noted to have been composed by Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Aaroha: Re ga re sa, re ga, ma pa dha pa, ni sa
Avroha: Sa ni dha pa, dha ma ga re, re ga re sa

Know Your Ragas 2.0 - Jaijaiwanti

When I first heard Lungi dance from the movie Chennai express, it's incredible peppy catchiness only meant one obvious thing - someone needed to make a Western classical remix version. Imagine frilly dresses, wigs, Austrian nobility and state-of-the-art Erode lungis. 

The Violin and Cello were recorded on the really impressive Yeti Blue microphone, which is so sensitive that if you listen really hard, you can occasionally hear the pigeon on my window sill making enquiries about the local availability of pretty single pigeonesses. 

In addition to the tracks I recorded on my instruments, some software layers were used to expand the soundscape to do justice to this most excellent song. 

Danse Macabre De Lungi

Positive Flow - My Prediction feat. Omar (Opolopo Remix) preview

This set contains sounds from 8Dio Claire Oboe Virtuoso - a music software (VST) symphonic instrument featuring a highly playable and expressive solo Oboe - exclusively available at www.8dio.com

Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/8dio.productions
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/8dio 
Follow us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/8dioproductions

8Dio Claire Oboe Virtuoso: "Old Pictures From Europe" by Mikolai Stroinski

Written by Emily King
Produced by Jeremy Most
Mixed by Jeremy Most & Ben Kane
Cover Photo by J. Shotti
Special Thanks to:
The Yacht Studios, Brooklyn
Lion's Share Studios, Brooklyn
All Rights Reserved SESAC 2015

Website: emilykingmusic.com 
Official Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DbeYbcZAJE
Twitter: twitter.com/emilykingmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/emilykingmusic
YouTube: www.youtube.com/emilykingmusic
Instagram: instagram.com/emilykingmusic
Tumblr: emily-king.tumblr.com 

Hey love time to get up
I think you've been sleeping too long
My day started when you were still yawning

One room just ain't enough
When it's two folks trying to get along but it's hard to leave you alone

Oh love is always better
When we take time to get back to who we are when we are apart
Distance makes the heart grow
Even when I'm lonely I'm happy knowing that your love is never far
When we are apart distance makes the heart

It makes the leaves on the trees fall
It makes the hours in the day long
Makes me wanna clear my head
Find a little cafe and write the words to a song

And I know that I'm still free
Be anywhere that I wanna be
Maybe get dressed up
Wear something real pretty that you ain't never seen

Oh love is always better
When we take time to get back to who we are when we are apart
Distance makes the heart grow
Even when I'm lonely I'm happy knowing that your love is never far
When we are apart distance makes the heart

When you love it makes the heart
When you trust it makes the heart
When you call it makes the heart
When we're alone when we're apart
In the middle of a fight
Walk away to make it right
Where we go we're never far
In the light or in the dark
On a plane up in the stars
In a movie or at the bar
Home alone or out to tea
Look to your heart and think of me
I wanna love you don't wanna try
To change the pace of your life
We get together we make it good
We get together oh oh oh

Hey love time to get up
I think you've been sleeping too long
My day started when you were still yawning

iTunes

Distance

Composed & Played by www.StanLeonard.com
Tell me why?

Why?

Why? (solo guitar)

Hey everybody - we are currently taking a number of these demo's and electrifying and 'keyboarding' them up to play live - and hopefully record a couple for the Soundcloud. However this is an old song that won't go away and will probably play simple as this, I think is fairly close to it's original upload. Thanks for all listens and comments it's more useful than i can express. Keep cloudin' - PAHQ

Dyin' Youth [Explicit]

Track #06 of the upcoming album "Anmut" mastered at Soundset MM studios by Dirk Mallwitz.

a great pleasure to work with Koen on this track. 

please follow and check out my music @spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/758yIKdhJhWL6oTuTSFVV6

also checkout Koen's cloud here: https://soundcloud.com/koenjanssenmusic 

thanks Nick for the wonderful "wild romantic" winter scenery...
www.flickr.com/photos/leeneek/

Anmut Track #06 - White (with Koen Janssen) -> thanks for following @spotify

James Delato - Cybertron (MiniKore Rework Remix) Mp3 LowQ [Minimal Stuff Records]

Composed & Produced by www.StanLeonard.com
Thank you so much for following!


Everything Has Been Said

Take me with you to a place where we can flourish eternally....
Free Download;  Pls share & like
Composed & Played by www.StanLeonard.com
Thanks for following!

Take me with you

Composed & Produced by www.StanLeonard.com
If you are interested in the chord progression, check out my Cubase 8 video about this song: https://youtu.be/E94W9EJ0Ci0
Thanks all for following!

Take My Hand (solo guitar)

Composed & Produced by www.StanLeonard.com
Thanks so much for following...

Naked Strings

This is a song I started working on a couple years ago. When I listen to it now it makes me think of a girl who was murdered in Tampa last year.

The Hunt

Dragon Ball GT Orquesta Version

Please post which piece you think I should do next!

I love classical :)

Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 - F. Chopin

One of the "bonus" tracks included in my latest "Autumn Stories" CD. 
Enjoy! 

Week #14 (Piano solo)

Here's a track I created to pitch for a short film recently.

Walk the Moon

A sample from the score I've written for a new film "Broken Morning". Kat Hattersley playing some more beautiful Cello in this one. 

Broken Morning

Piano Solos.

Keep me making free music...
Download at dexterbritain.bandcamp.com
License at www.dexterbritain.co.uk

Like me on Facebook.com/thedexterbritain
Follow me on Twitter.com/dexterbritain

Confused and Alone

Follow me also on Spotify🙏🏻🙏🏻
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2G3gYHbQ46UPckIS7nrjk4?si=7G3Y27AaQbaAPpl1vu9P7w

I tell my stories through my own composed (and improvised) instrumental guitar music, using a combination of acoustic guitars, sometimes supported by orchestral instruments. Some have described my music as meditative, relaxing, and introspective, with a touch of melancholia and a distinctly Spanish flair. Listen for yourself and let me know what stories my music tells you.
If you want to support my music, thank you | PayPal: stan@stanleonard.com
My music has a Creative Commons Licence, so you can use it for non-commercial purposes.

Why? (solo guitar)

Stan Leonard