So much expression in this minimalistic from ! Love it :-)

A little idea with the piano, with light percussive spices, plus bass and lead from the synthesizer, rounded off with an airy "choir".

Just to fly away...

In The Air

fading mirage

On The Golden Road

Handke: op. 41/2 Symphōnia in f - Adagio

Night Flight

The Adventures of Vector Owl - Winter Fun Theme
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I noticed the original upload tempo was a bit fast. I've now re-uploaded with a more ponderous version, especially for the band sections. It sounds better to my ears now, more what I intended. I was a few bpm too fast. :-) 
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A relatively short piece of music to support an upcoming Winter Fun themed Vector Owl short animation.  I wanted two contrasting styles of music in this piece to give more animation possibilities. 

So I went for the sound of a Tyrolean band in one section and a more dreamy, string-based section with a choral element. Hopefully the whole piece will invoke the sense of fun and Winter wonder.

Vector Owl is a cheeky magical owl who gets up to various antics in the forest he calls home. Quite often, he just wants to have a quiet snooze but pesky creatures keep disturbing him.

Thankfully, with his understanding of the power of vector magic, he can conjure up solutions to these annoyances and get back to having a well earned rest.

YouTube link to the full animated Intro

www.youtube.com/watch?v=imB5RzyaMpg
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Instrumentation Used

Viola / Cello / Ensemble Strings / Ensemble Trumpet / Ensemble French Horn / Ensemble Trombone / Tuba / Alto Flute / Bb Clarinet / Baroque Bassoon / English Horn / Harp / Glockenspiel / Vibraphone / Ymir Choir / St. Peter's Choir / Bass Drum / Sleigh Bells 
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Background

This project began with a 10 second piece of music and a very simple 2D animation of a little character called Vector Owl.

The music was expanded into a full theme tune, a brand new redesigned Vector Owl emerged and a change of animation software resulted in what you see here. Whilst familiar with creating music, animation is a completely new world to me and I'm still learning as I go.

All the graphic elements are vector-based, using a combination of Serif Affinity software for graphical development and various open-source packages for animation and video editing, with the original music created in Cubase Pro.

The idea of a Winter Fun Short for Vector Owl seemed a good idea after doing a Halloween-based one. The idea of two distinct types of music in the track gives possibilities for more varied animation and I'm hoping to add a few extra characters to the Forest for this one. 

When completed, the Winter Fun short link will be posted here, but for now it can be enjoyed purely as a very short piece of orchestral incidental music. :-)

Vector Owl - Winter Fun Theme

„Gefrorene Herzen“ (27.02.2023 )

Eine Fortsetzung meiner Musikreihe „Musikzyklus“ in loser Folge :
Anthologie „Gefrierende Momente“ „Frost Musik“
Zerberstende, fragile Klangräume.

Gefrorene Herzen oh wo sind all die verlorenen Herzen.
Ich wandle auf Feldern wo einst Schlachten gefochten.
Keinem wurde je ein Siegerkranz geflochten.

All die ungezählten Herzen sind nun kalt und in Wintertagen erfroren. 
Die Vergessenheit hat sie einst hier begraben.

Die Seelen sind zu Raben geworden und rufen nach ihren gefrorenen Herzen die einst auf diesen Feldern begraben.

Die blühenden Felder sind in ein schwarzes Gewand getaucht.
Es sind Raben die ihre verlorenen Herzen klagend betrauern.

Sie werden warten auf den Frühling.

Diese Komposition widme ich den verlorenen Seelen aus zahllosen Kriegen dieser Welt.

Vielen Dank für Eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit.
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/cloppenburg-music
Weitere Frost Musik : Titel u.a. https://soundcloud.com/cloppenburg-music/frozen-piano


Musik :  Björn Cloppenburg  Alle Rechte vorbehalten
Foto	:     Björn Cloppenburg
Es wurden für dieses Projekt virtuelle Instrumente der folgenden Firmen verwendet: 
Orchestra Tools Arkhis
Genises Choir
Westwood Instruments Violin Untamed
Soniccouture Gesonic II
Have Instruments Nordisk Kontrabass
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"Frozen Hearts" (02/27/2023)

A continuation of my music series "Music Cycle" in loose order:
Anthology "Freezing Moments" "Frost Music"
Bursting, fragile sound spaces.

Frozen hearts oh where are all the lost hearts
I walk in fields where battles were once fought.
No one ever had a laurel wreath braided.

All the countless hearts are now cold and frozen in winter days.
Oblivion once buried them here.

The souls have become ravens, crying out for their frozen hearts that were once buried in these fields.

The once blooming fields are bathed in a black robe.
It is ravens who lament their lost hearts.

They will wait for spring.

I dedicate this composition to the lost souls from countless wars in this world.

Thank you for your valued attention.
SOUND CLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/cloppenburg-music
More Frost music: https://soundcloud.com/cloppenburg-music/frozen-piano


Music : Björn Cloppenburg All rights reserved
Photo:  Björn Cloppenburg
Virtual instruments from the following companies were used for this project:
Orchestra Tools Arkhis
Genises Choir
Westwood Instruments Violin Untamed
Sonic Couture Gesonic II
Have Instruments Nordisk doublebass

Frozen Hearts

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𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄: Divenitto, António Barbosa - Venezia (Melodic Version) [I Am Boho Records]

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Venezia (Melodic Version)

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄: Divenitto, António Barbosa - Venezia (Melodic Version) [I Am Boho Records]

Several melodies interwoven into each other...

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Une baguette magique peut exploiter les forces invisibles de l’univers et transformer en beauté n’importe quel paysage, qu'il soit extérieur ou intérieur.

A magic wand can harness the unseen forces of the universe and transform into beauty any landscape, whether external or internal.

Handke: op. 41/2 Symphōnia in f - Adagio

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