I composed Awe in roughly an hour on a dull Wednesday Afternoon (10th July 2013). Suddenly, I was thinking about Apple - not fruit apples but the company Apple. Their adverts always resonate with me, the simplicity, minimalism and contemporary edge are so effective and honest. From this, I had a wave of inspiration to compose 'Awe'. I decided to choose one of their recent adverts to recompose to, and so I chose their 'Intentions' Commercial where no products are shown, just a poem of their mission statement. Using traditional orchestral instrumentation fused with electronic aspects, I was able to create this soundscape which I am very proud of. The track was not composed with a metronome and I made this conscious decision because I didn't want the track to feel limited. To me, it enables the piece to breathe with it's own life and it works to a great effect.

Head over to YouTube and see it with the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W19ZnJ2epAA

I hope you enjoy 'Awe' and I'd love to hear your comments!

Many thanks,
Thomas Moran

Awe - By Thomas Moran

Complete the Circuit is one of the tracks which has been scored for Broken Light Bulb Media's upcoming horror film, 'The Summoning'. 

"Although the movie is yet to go into production, I had a clear idea of what I wanted The Summoning to sound like. I wanted to steer away from the same-old, the high pitched clashing strings, the low octave, semi-tone progression piano and give horror films a new lease of life. Now I understand some of you may be thinking, "Why are you scoring if there isn't even a film yet?" well, the answer to that would be I know the scene structure, I know the script, I know the film back to front as it is my story and I know just where this piece of music is going. This is my preffered way of working - a little abstract I know, but hey that's me! I hope you enjoy this exclusive preview into The Summoning's soundscape and get an idea just what is coming your way soon." - Thomas Moran

Complete the Circuit - The Summoning: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Rising to Fall is a new short piece of music that will quite possibly put you on a precipice. 

I intended this piece of music to be very theatrical yet stripped to its most basic form and from experimenting with various instrumentation, I decided to go down the electronic guitar/sharp, steel sounds as I feel it gives the greatest effect as opposed to a polite legato strings section. Even though this piece is short, I like the hits and the way in which it builds. I hope you enjoy it and happily welcome all feedback!

Thomas Moran

Rising To Fall

Here's a "short but sweet" track I put together today. You may notice a recurring theme in my tracks that they all build to a pretty tense ending.... this is because, well, it's my style of composing! I'm starting to experiment with brass as I'm usually too afraid to use that section of the orchestra and this is the first track I have released that features heavy moments where the brass stands out. I hope you enjoy it. I'd love to hear your feedback!

Thanks,
Tom

Beyond the Perimeter

Thomas Moran's new EP features tracks composed from February through till October of 2012. 

Curtain Call encapsulates soundscapes with thought and feeling through the amalgamation of orchestral and electronic instrumentation which opens a window to atmospheric and ambient compositions. Throughout the album, feel the emotion captured within the hauntingly beautiful harmonies, subtle percussion and carefully considered textures. 

Reflections

Breathe The Air

I'm currently undecided as to whether I leave this as a finished track, or whether I leave it as it is and move on. I always have this difficulty, although I think if I try to edit it now, I will only ruin what was once a good piece of work... I still can't bring myself to a solid decision. 

That aside, here is Drifting Ashore, a short composition produced in January 2013.

Let me know what you think :-)

Drifting Ashore [2013]

This is my latest composition inspired by Harry Gregson-Williams incredible initial score to this epic film, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. After a few days of experimentation with different chord patterns and solo instrument parts, I finally took my ideas into the studio and began forming a palette of instruments creating a fusion between electronic and orchestral. In addition, I also had a vocalist record some latin lyrics over the top of the track to further push the cinematic sound I was hoping to achieve. I took the opening clip and composed to it which can be seen at the link below. 

Hope you enjoy!

Composed by Thomas Moran
Vocals by Kate Stallard

YouTube Video - http://youtu.be/yZIP472vfWE

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Evacuation

This is my latest composition inspired by Harry Gregson-Williams incredible initial score to this epic film, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. After a few days of experimentation with different chord patterns and solo instrument parts, I finally took my ideas into the studio and began forming a palette of instruments creating a fusion between electronic and orchestral. I took the opening clip and composed to it which can be seen at the link below. 

Hope you enjoy!

Composed by Thomas Moran

YouTube Video - http://youtu.be/yZIP472vfWE

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