"Reminds Me Of You" is a pop song written by Caden Churcher and produced by Callum Latham, who both used their influences to help create and shape it as part of the Unit 8 Collaborative Music Performance Project. The track explores the theme of anxiety and the idea of constantly feeling stressed out, as this was something the writer experienced and wanted to talk about in the song. While it may seem that the lyrics have a negative tone, the instrumental contrasts this by using synths and electronic drum patterns giving the song positive energy and vitality. Although this was the first time working together, the two were able to use and link their own ideas and skills to create the song.

Caden Churcher – Reminds Me Of You

Dominic is interested in composing music for film, TV and games and has been working toward this in his studies on the Diploma. He has been learning how to put orchestral sounds together and how to mix for this area of sound.
As Dominic started to be able to see how he wanted this particular composition to sound, he realised that he wanted it to be complex, with variations in the dynamics, the rhythm, the tone and the arrangement of instruments. In a roundabout way, he wanted it to sound slightly chaotic in structure but also harmonious at the same time. This idea reminded him somewhat of a topic that he studied during his AS Level Physics, Chaos Theory. He found Chaos Theory a very complex area of study but was inspired by the idea that order and chaos are not always complete opposites; that even in seemingly disordered/chaotic systems, there are in fact rules and laws that actually make it a beautiful structure – even if those rules and laws aren’t immediately apparent. He thought that this somewhat described his piece quite nicely; there was purpose and reason to the disorder in his composition, hence the name of the finished piece.

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Dominic Kirby – Chaos Theory

Eden’s project, ‘Former Friend’, is about a personal experience with a friend who didn’t treat them very well when they were quite young, and the effects that it has on them even now, years on. It touches on how you can outgrow people and realise that some people aren't meant to stay in your life, but rather shape the person you are today.

Eden Gains, Stephen Wood (Bass Guitar and additional production) – Former Friend

In "Sad Plant", Esme was inspired to use objects to convey ideas. She has used the metaphor of the plant to talk about her mental health. This works well as a metaphor as plants are often supposed to be a symbol of wellness and having plants in your room has been linked to increasing mental health. 
Esme says that it was useful to have the inspiration to come from two different places, as this is what has happened in her real life. She forgets to water her plants when stressed or busy and worn out. She also used Alice Oseman’s book “Loveless” as inspiration where one of the characters in the book ‘Rooney' has a houseplant named Roderick. Rooney waters him every day yet as the book gets more complex, Rooney keeps forgetting more often to water Roderick. She related to Rooney and thought others might relate to this concept as well.
In the song, there’s a lot of what Pat Pattison calls ‘imperfect rhymes’. She found that using imperfect rhymes meant that she had more words to use to express herself and has used the technique throughout her lyrics.
Esme sings on this track and plays drums. She enlisted the collaborative help of other musicians to complete her project. She mixed and produced the track herself.

Esme Winter – Sad Plant

For his ED2 formative projects, Fraser remixed Lee Scratch Perry, 'Disco Devil' as a tribute to Perry. ED2 project 'Heroes' is about the artists who have inspired the students along their musical journeys.

Fraser Acomb – Lee Scratch Perry Remix Master

Isaac composed, performed and recorded this song as part of his D5 summative project.

Isaac West – My Song

Kyla is interested in composing music for games. The main ideology behind Kyla’s Final Major Project was to create a short soundtrack consisting of around three tracks that you would hear within games today. She was aiming to emulate some of the soundtracks that had inspired her to choose this pathway in the first place. ‘The Last of Us’ game has been the biggest inspiration on her project. The game tells the story of the two main characters, Joel and Ellie, as they rely on each other to survive as they trek across the remains of what once was a first world country to find a cure for this fungal plague that has devastated the world. She was particularly inspired by the emotions portrayed within the music for this game, which in turn has enhanced what the players would see on screen.
Within the track ‘Longing’, she created a sombre yet reflective tone to evoke an emotive response from her listeners to further immerse them into the theoretical scene. She was aiming to formulate a sense of sorrow and remorse that the main protagonist would be feeling after an impactful altercation with a friend.
She composed using a similar instrumentation to the instruments heard throughout the entirety of the games soundtrack that inspired her, guitar, bass, drums, strings, and so on. These natural sounds have worked well with the emotions that she wanted to convey.

Kyla Mabbatt – Longing

Nobody Else' is the lead single from Lillie-Apple's debut album 'Orchard', which leans towards both acoustic and R&B genres. Held in high regard by the presenters at BBC Introducing, Lillie has a sound similar to Olivia Dean and Lizzy McAlpine. Her biggest inspirations for this track are Sabrina Claudio, Sinead Harnett, Alicia Keys and Jessie Ware.

Lillie-Apple Charters - Nobody Else

Something Morbid explores the creative process through the lens of the mood swings that accompany so much artistic activity. Through the raw virtuosity of the guitar playing, the tracks present a sensation like that of witnessing an untameable inferno. But there is also an uncompromisingly rigid, even dictatorial, approach to time and structure, which feels akin to being confined to a prison cell. Through this dialogue of freedom and restriction, Something Morbid has at its core, the stark contradiction inherent to the creative process.
The hopelessness and rage of Demonic Despair and Apocalyptic contrasts with the pensive, and by comparison almost soothing, Everlasting Wraith. The E.P. culminates with Flight of the Drakat. This six-and-a-half-minute epic is named after Tye Viper’s emblematic chimera, which is depicted in the album artwork, and it soars with the rising ambition that leads the artistic process ever onwards.
Tye Viper (Tyler Horne) is a Manx guitarist and composer, whose signature style blends shred metal with cinematic orchestral scoring. He brings a magpie’s curiosity to his work, seeking to combine elements of metal with dance, trap, and symphonic writing. His ambitions are to continue to push his technical and creative abilities as he moves to London to work on new material.

Tyler Horne – Apocalyptic (3)

James and Niall collaborated on their respective second year FMP to create a a set of tracks that encapsulate the feeling of late nights using an array of electronic genres. Each student produced four tracks and served as executive producer on the four they did not create. "From Me" was produced by James bringing relaxed deep house vibes to Niall's urban inspired and creative vocals with an infectious, dance floor friendly hook.

Niall-Glen McGregor, James Linn – From Me

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Kyla Mabbatt – Longing

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