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When composer Steve Peach was contacted by the producers of the Aussie film Alex and Eve about composing the soundtrack soundtrack for the movie, he didn’t quite know the breadth of the project. Alex and Eve is a multi-cultural romantic comedy, set in Sydney. It was obvious from the outset that the film would need musical influences from both the Greek and Arabic traditions, some contemporary scoring, and a couple of feature songs, but it ended up being so much more than that.

By the end of the film, the score included a dizzying array of instruments, including traditional instruments such as the bouzouki and the oud (a traditional Arabic lute), piano accordion, darbuka, mandolin, guitar, kemence (and Arabic string instrument), ney (a wood flute), orchestral strings, piano, sitar, saxophone, qanun (a middle eastern zither), shahrazad, as well as numerous synthesizers.

Most of the instruments on the soundtrack were composed, performed and recorded by Steve himself, with some help from a couple of session musicians and some excellent sound libraries by Sonokinetic. Some of the other performers on the album include renowned dance music diva Carlotta Chadwick who featured in the key song “Send My Love”, and x-factor stars Brothers 3 who performed the end credits song Looking For Love, which incidentally was co-written by Alex and Eve producer Murray Fahey.

The soundtrack ended up with around 45 minutes of original music, a cover version of a 1935 song by bouzouki legend Markos Vamvakaris (“Fragosiriani”), and a new original arrangement of the traditional Greek song “Samiotisa”, which was brought to international fame by Nana Mouskouri.

Alex and Eve (The Soundtrack) weaves a rich tapestry of cultural influences and modern film scoring, immersing you in the characters journeys and their diverse musical traditions. Much like the movie Alex and Eve, the soundtrack itself is a melting pot of traditional and modern influences, which celebrates both the common ground and the unique differences that make Sydney such an interesting place.

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Send My Love

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Julliano Barcellos - I Can't Smile Without You

Autumn leaves in a jazz acoustic version.
A wonderful jazz standard played by 
Doris Chiotis (vocals)
Costas Bakopoulos (guitar)
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Autumn Leaves

[COVER] Laura Pausini - One More Time

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JUAN COLE Wrote describing Belaaks "One of the more original Arabic music albums of 2009 was Jean-Marie Riachi’s “Belaaks,” a hybrid of jazz, gypsy, Latin American and other influences performed by some of today’s leading Lebanese singers. The CD exemplifies the role of Beirut in not just transmitting culture between east and west but in achieving creative syntheses that underline the more positive side of globalization.

The title single– “Belaaks” [On the Contrary]- Arab jazz from – Jean Marie Riachi Feat. Rami Ayach & Abir Nehme — is an Arabic version of of the 1947 hit, “Quizás, Quizás, Quizás,” by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés, which has been covered by many artists, including Cole Porter, Doris Day, Celia Cruz, Samantha Fox and the Pussycat Dolls."

Belaaks Recorded at JMR studios - Beirut and studio val d'orge - Paris
Mixed By: Xavier Escabasse at JMR studios
Mastering: The big sound by florent sabaton
concept, design and art direction: Lama Riachi

09 Encontros e Despedidas

This is a song I wrote about my favourite book ever.
If you haven't read it, there aren't any spoilers.
BUT YOU HAVE TO READ IT!
The book is the fault in our stars by John Green.
Written and performed by me.
Some of the lyrics were given to me by Angeline.

The Fault In Our Stars

Stereo Missile Recordings is the production company of composer and producer Steve Peach in Sydney, Australia. We provide record and music production, composition for a range of clients across film, tv and advertising, audio post production, and also mixing and mastering services.

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