Here's a little darker piece of music, something of a dark fantasy. Imagine a dark tower with an evil sorcerer inside in a fantasy setting. In The Lord of the Rings, Howard Shore often used tight close-voicing for brass and strings in the lower octaves, something that is considered an ill practice, yet it produces quite a dark, menacing sound. I think I managed to achieve it here.

The Black Tower (Dark Fantasy)

Background composed for Polish astronomy podcast, Puls Kosmosu: http://www.pulskosmosu.pl/podcast/.

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Tło skomponowane dla polskiego podcastu o astronomii, Puls Kosmosu: http://www.pulskosmosu.pl/podcast/.

(c) 2018 Wojciech Usarzewicz

Beat of Space

Practicing staccato strings went a bit too far :).

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Rozpędziłem się przy praktyce smyczków staccato :).

(c) 2017 Wojciech Usarzewicz

Rogue Wave

Remade & remixed version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAjKTR50ofc

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Actually, this is my very first orchestral track (you can tell), and my first real mixing attempts.

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Pierwszy utwór na orkiestrę (słychać) i pierwsze poważniejsze próby miksowania. 

(c) 2017 Wojciech Usarzewicz

Storm Rising

I really like this simple style for spooky music, perfect for Halloween. And if you wonder, this time I had "Ghost Master" in my head. They should make another one!

(c) 2018 Wojciech Usarzewicz

A Little Spooky

Better quality on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3LKrtwlE8

Powered by Cinematic Strings 2, CineBrass Core, 8Dio's Epic Toms and 8Dio's Lacrimosa Choir.

Journey Begins

There Is Hope

As usual, better quality is available on YouTube :).

Powered by Cinematic Strings 2, CineBrass Core, 8Dio's Epic Toms and 8Dio's Lacrimosa Choir.

The Brave One

This is a practice track I made last year (in 2017). I was practicing composing with strings and I'm quite proud of these early results. 

Made with Cinematic Strings 2.  No mixing, no compression, no EQ etc, only CS2 out of the box.

(c) 2017 Wojciech Usarzewicz

Strings Practice for CS2

An early work for upcoming TailQuest (formerly knowl as Riven Tails Defense) game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/824090/RivenTails_Defense/

Furriest of Them All (TailQuest)

Some strings, brass and choirs in a slightly darker mood.

(c) 2019 Wojciech Usarzewicz

Dark Prophecy

A piece composed in a "soundtrack" style as a practice project.

Farewell. Brothers

This is a lazy and amateur job - I didn't really mix it, master it, pan it - I focus on orchestral music, and I didn't had time to learn about mixing EDM. But I listen to trance since 2007 and always wanted to make a short piece. So this is my first, nothing special but I had a lot of fun making it :).

Amara

One of the tracks for upcoming TailQuest (formerly knowl as Riven Tails Defense), this time a more peaceful one.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/824090/RivenTails_Defense/

Fluffy Clouds (TailQuest)

Actually, while it's not a finished piece, it's a short experiment in ambient soundtrack - my first one :).

Ambient Draft

Here's a sample of my new single, "Dreamlords", available on iTunes, Prime Music, Spotify, and other music platforms.

Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/…/a…/Wojciech_Usarzewicz_Dreamlords…
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/…/alb…/dreamlords-single/1492357916…
CD Baby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/wojciechusarzewicz

Dreamlords (sample)

My own recreation of "Mojo Madness" - the first couple of seconds of this track by Thomas Bergersen can be a very educational thing, and quite fun to work on :).

Mojo Madness - MIDI Mockup

Self-taught hobbyist. I compose orchestral music and listen to trance in my free time :).

When not creating new epic tracks, I work on my first soundtrack for an indie game, too (to be released in 2019).

Wojciech Usarzewicz

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