A recreation of Edward's (and sometimes Percy's) danger theme from Season 2, as heard in Edward's Exploit, Ghost Train and Wolly Bear. Enjoy!

This recreation is free to use, please just credit Mike and Junior for the original and me for the recreation!

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains music in Mixcraft 9 using VST versions of the Roland Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 drum machine.

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Edward's Danger Theme - Season 2

I know I made Edward;s S2 theme recently but I was never really satisfied with how it turned out. Felt like all the sounds clashed against one another. Now, with the Mercury-6 vst (and wonderful dubbing tracks for reference provided by Oliver11GWR) I decided to have another go, and I am completely satisfied with this version. Hope you enjoy as well!

Trumpet, Brass Lead, Bass and Clarinet synths by Kristian (Wisteria Bird Studios). Strings and Flute synths by me.

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains music in Mixcraft 9 using VST versions of the Roland Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 drum machine.

Thomas and Friends is Property of Mattel Inc.

Edward The Blue Engine's Theme - Season 2 Remastered (Updated 1/24/24)

Over five years ago, I released a version of my Repairs theme recreation without the lead synth or percussion and people seemed to like it. I'm bringing that concept back with Edward's S2 theme, which has some of my favorite backing out of any of the TTTE themes from the '80s. Hope y'all enjoy!

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains music in Mixcraft 9 using a VST version of the Roland Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer.

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Edward's S2 Theme, No Lead or Percussion

Rewired the studio and it inspired a new track - end of night special

The Last Dance

All hardware jam with the Akai MPC One driving the Moog Rogue via CV/gate and the Jupiter 6 via MIDI, SH-4d doing strictly rhythm and Boutique TB-03 driving the Jupiter-Xm choral part. Everything is going into a Roland MX-1 and into Ableton Live as a strictly multi-track recorder during the session. Some effects and automation were added later.
This was a workout session to get practice with setting everything up and wiring it up.

Aquarian Jam

Decided to give this iconic theme another go. Love its bounciness and cheerful tone, and how piano heavy it is. Definitely happy with how it sounds with the Mercury synths. Hope you all enjoy as well!

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains Music using a VST emulations of the Roland Jupiter-6 Analog Synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 Drum Machine.

Thomas and Friends is Property of Mattel Inc.

Percy the Small Engine's Theme - Season 1 (Remastered)

Another year, another attempt at Thomas' S1 Theme. 

This time, I actually am completely satisfied with the result. The rich Mercury-6 synths have helped me achieve that warm analog sound I've been yearing to replicate. It's not perfect, obviously, but that's okay. Hope you all enjoy!

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains Music using a VST emulations of the Roland Jupiter-6 Analog Synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 Drum Machine.

Thomas and Friends is Property of Mattel Inc.

Thomas The Tank Engine's Theme - Season 1 Redone 2024 (Updated (1/4/25)

How about something new? Hot off the press, James' Jazzy Theme from Season 1. Definitely one of my favorites to listen to from this era of TTTE; so lively and fun. The piano sound was a little tricky to get right but I'm pleased with it. Will be uploading the variant without the brass stabs shortly. For now, enjoy!

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains Music using a VST emulations of the Roland Jupiter-6 Analog Synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 Drum Machine, as well as a Yamaha C3 Grand Piano soundfont.

Thomas and Friends is Property of Mattel Inc.

James The Red Engine's Theme - Season 1

Here's the variant of James' Jazzy Theme without the big brass hits, as heard in "James and the Coaches" and "Dirty Objects." Enjoy!

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains Music using a VST emulations of the Roland Jupiter-6 Analog Synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 Drum Machine, as well as a Yamaha C3 Grand Piano soundfont.

Thomas and Friends is Property of Mattel Inc.

James The Red Engine's Theme - Season 1, No Brass Stabs

This is dedicated to Britt Allcroft, the woman who brought the Railway Series to the TV Screen. God rest her soul.

One of my earliest memories of watching Thomas as a kid was with the "Thomas and HIs Friends Help Out" VHS, which started off with the episode "Edward and Gordon." Edward's theme has always stuck with me, with it having a very cheerful melody on a beepy synth trumpet and a rather conservatively grand backing section from nice synth strings and flutes. Obviously this isn't the first variant heard, but it was used twice throughout the episode and was heard many times after, even up until Season 3

When I had heard the news of Britt's passing, I promised myself to put something out in her honor. Edward is genuinely my favorite character in the whole show and his theme is one of my absolute favorites, no matter what version you go with. I hope you all enjoy this recreation of his S1 theme, and may the woman that brought us all together through her creation rest in peace.

Original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. Recreated by AceofTrains Music using a VST emulations of the Roland Jupiter-6 Analog Synthesizer and the Linn LM-1 Drum Machine.

Thomas and Friends is Property of Mattel Inc.

Edward The Blue Engine's Theme - Season 1

I make recreations of the music pieces from Thomas, Tugs, Theodore Tugboat, and other shows and movies. My recreations and covers are free to use for your projects with credits unless otherwise noted. PLEASE DO NOT REUPLOAD MY THEMES TO YOUTUBE OR ANYWHERE ELSE. Thanks!
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Electronic- I don't care what it takes to make a track as long as it's electronic: spaghetti, dread-locked tangles of patch cables, ridiculous VST plug-ins, feedback loops, external effects, old-school analog synthesizers or iPad apps.  You might find noise and experimental "tracks" here, live PA, maybe some ambient, downtempo, trance or analog drones.

What you definitely *will* find: Roland TB-303, Roland MC-202, Roland Alpha-Juno 1, Moog Rogue, Dave Smith MoPho, Korg Kronos, Korg microKORG, Alesis Micron, Akai MPC-1000, Ableton Push.

Lately I've been getting more into house music and early acid house which clearly shows in my newer compositions.  I've been migrating from Logic to Ableton Live but I do like to keep up with production and mixing/remixing in both.  The Ableton Push controller makes the composition part fun again ;-)  Regardless of the DAW, it's still amazing to be able to get hands-on with patch creation, performing parts and massaging the flow of a track with outboard gear (especially analogs :-)!) and dedicated controllers.

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