A little Joe Hisaishi in there =) love it!

This totally reminds me of Lord of the Rings :D

Love the piano lines. Really cool texture.

great soundscape and I feel an oriental vibe a bit too.

Yes, this is the real "wood"-live. Sounds amazing!

Music created using KAGEYAMA TAIKOS, a truly authentic Japanese percussion virtual instrument created by Impact Soundworks, performed & recorded by master taiko player Isaku Kageyama. Learn more and get the sounds today:

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"奈良市の幽霊 Ghost of Nara" by Taylor Ambrosio Wood

Composed, produced, mixed, and mastered by John Haynes
© 2021

The High Road To Taos

TGIFreedom

It's about a ghost who is on a boat. The name of the boat is Spooky. The name of the ghost is also Spooky.

Spoooky2 - The Remarkibly Sad Quest for Spooky's Gold

Sunshine Waves (for solo piano)

Inspired by racing thoughts during the first COVID lockdown of 2020

Copyright Spencer Alpaugh 2020

Red Musings

"When a lion does something unusual, there is always a question of whether it is a normal lion, or a spirit lion, a mhondoro. In the Shona language a biological lion is called shumba. A mhondoro is something altogether different. Mhondoro often becomes active and disturbed, when something in the relationship between the people and the land is not right. They may show their displeasure by killing those who have not behaved properly and respectfully.”

-“This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment”
by Roger S. Gottlieb

Recorded at AIR Studios, London UK, by Nick Wollage.
Session Orchestra contracted by Hilary Skewes.
© 2016 Taylor Ambrosio Wood

Mhondoro (Recorded at AIR Studios)

I have always enjoyed a genre of Japanese anime known as "Slice Of Life" (hence the title). 

I have always interpreted the intent of such anime to be the presentation of the best parts of an idyllic, simple existence, with only as much artifice as is necessary to bring out the best qualities of that which already exists in nature.

I like to think this is an accurate interpretation as it would line up with the philosophies behind most types of traditional Japanese arts and craftsmanship.

Through a contemporary smooth jazz/instrumental pop lens, I hope to similarly explore simple ideas and emotions that reside in our basic natures, such as joy and hope.

"Slice of Life" is the first of what I hope will be a long stream of works in this vein.

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Credits: 

Li Xiao'an: Composition & Guitars
Euntaek Kim: Piano
Charlie Rosen: Bass
Josh Plotner: Saxes
Patrick Simard: Drums
John Escobar: Mixing
Jonathan Wyner: Mastering

CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/xiaoanli2
Bandcamp: https://xiaoanli.bandcamp.com/track/slice-of-life
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/…/slice-of-life-single/1449239125
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2xaelVv91lvzXs1TARAJTs
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xptr6mavn-8

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Mhondoro (Recorded at AIR Studios)

Taylor Ambrosio Wood

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