A fascinating composition. Great transition from the intro to the main theme!

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"Through My Eyes" (Edit.: Mastered with iZotope Ozone 11 on December 4th, 2023)

This is a partly improvised "smooth jazz" or "lounge" track made as a humble tribute to my - for the most part American - collection of the wonderful musical adventure called smooth jazz that has given me so much over the years (maybe also the term "Westcoast music" could be relevant here). 

I shall call this track "Through My Eyes" because it kind of tries to capture and present something about the American smooth jazz tradition - as seen through my eyes. 

This track was loosely inspired first by Mr. Keith Jarrett's two wonderful songs, "The Good America" and "Country" which both express an enormously positive and hymn-like feeling, and second by Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F Major, III. Poco allegretto (Op. 90), the beauty of which has been "haunting" me for many years (and maybe also to some extent by Mozart's Symphony No. 40, I. Molto allegro, and Schubert's Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished", I. Allegro moderato, etc.).

I have not found out much about the origins of the two Mr. Jarrett's songs but in a recent interview he talks about them and rightly describes - if I understood correctly - the song "The Good America" as almost like a prayer. I also got the impression that both of these two Mr. Jarrett's songs kind of represent a view of America. 

I have also gotten inspiration here from the music of one of my all-time favorite jazz bands Spyro Gyra and from all the wonderful music that Mr. Carlos Santana has provided to the world. Last but not least as a source of inspiration I shall mention the music of Mr. Burt Bacharach (especially his breath-taking song "Bells of St. Augustine"). There is again also a bunch of other classical and popular music and jazz lurking on the background as a source of inspiration. 

The instruments and plugins I have been privileged to use here are once again my old workhorse Korg SGProX digital stage piano (master keyboard), Yamaha Montage 8 synthesizer (CFX Concert) and the wonderful instruments from Scarbee (Rhodes, EP-88S), Native Instruments (Abbey Road 80s Drummer), the UVI SonicPass and Arturia V Collection. The drum grooves, fills etc. are from the 80s Drummer and edited by me.

Through My Eyes

I hope you enjoy this cover of a song and artist I adore. 
I love the version Adam created and it was so much fun recording the vocals for it! 
Again, it was such a pleasure to work with you, Adam! 

Listen to his beautiful music, he's so very talented: 
https://soundcloud.com/adam4le

picture: https://www.pexels.com/photo/timelapse-photo-of-gray-clouds-896673/
Thanks to Tessa K for sharing this beautiful picture!

What Was I Made For (Billie Eilish cover) collaboration with Adam4le

Un Temps (Kevin Chaulier / La Gazelle)

Wandering into a heavy fog - Vagando senza meta in una inquietante nebbia

69_ Mha Pujā (Happy Modern Style) - released on 15 November 2024

9.Nov.’24 I was in Berlin for Nepali New Year festival Mha Pujā. This inspired me to this piece of music! #drums #percussions #liverecording

(produced with BlocsWave & LaunchPad)

Mha Pujā (Happy Modern Style)

Hello everyone,  

One of my first songs here on SC was an instrumental lullaby. From the very beginning, I had the idea that it could be sung. It was only thanks to Haru that this became a reality. Haru Spring asked me to write lyrics in Japanese and to let her sing them in her language. I thought it was a fantastic idea. For me, the voice and language are equally instruments, and I love going on musical journeys of discovery. That’s why I rearranged the piece.  

I’m thrilled with how Haru wrote and performed the lyrics, and I feel deeply honored to have been able to work with her. Thank you so much, Haru!  

How might the song sound in other languages with different lyrics? I find the idea fascinating and invite you to arrange the song in your native language. If you’re interested, feel free to reach out to me.  

Here’s the sung text in English translation:  

The spring breeze gently blows,
Birds sing in the morning,
In the whispers of the stream,
I hear the voice of life.

On a summer evening, shimmering light,
The distant sounds of festival music,
Moonlight dances on the water,
With the chime of wind bells.

Autumn leaves turn crimson,
Golden waves lap the shore,
Fallen leaves speak of days gone by,
As they bear fruit.

Winter skies freeze white,
On frost-covered ground, a single footstep, a light,
Warming the heart.

Pushed forward by the voice of love,
I gaze up at the passing Earth,
Surely I feel it—in every breath,
Ah, such beauty—let us be together.

The spring breeze gently blows,
Birds sing in the morning,
In the whispers of the stream,
I hear the voice of life.
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Here you can hear more music from Haru and "The Odd Choir":

https://on.soundcloud.com/Dk5hd

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Credits:

Lyrics and Vocals: Haru Spring
Composition und Arrangement: Axel Menningen

Lullaby Of The Seasons (feat. Haru Spring)

I thought I'd create a dark themed Christmas track.
Various plugins were used to create this track from The Crow Hill Company, Spitfire Audio and Toontrack.

Image was generated by AI. 

A Christmas Ghost Story

Full Time Punk

Life's a highway with unknown destination, enjoy the moments.

The Eyes

Deuxième Partie [ Première Partie : https://soundcloud.com/user-919732565/01-autumn-fallen-leaves ]

01 - OT - TMI - Dusting The Strings TM
02 - SA - WE - My Preset 01
03 - Heavyocity - Ascend Modern Grand - Ethereal Swirling
04 - SA - LABS - Moon Guitar - Trems
05 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Strings Basic 8ths 01 - Lost In Thoughts

02 - Autumn - Dusting The Strings

To Marielle

"Love and its tourments"

01 - NI - Session Guitarist - Picked Acoustic - Flageolets
02 - OT - Layers - Woodwinds Chords Min Sustains
03 - OT - TMI - Winds of The Past
04 - Audio Imperia - Nucleus - Solo Cello - Legato Advanced
05 - Audio Imperia - Nucleus - Solo French Horn - Legato Advanced
06 - SA - WE - A Simple Start
07 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Cello Staccato - Choir Female Staccato - Viola Sul Pont Spiccato - Viola Staccato - Horn Sustain
08 - UVI - FALCON - VOKLM - Awash Grain

In Your Eyes

01 - Audio Imperia - Nucleus - Solo Cello - Legato Advanced
02 - Heavyocity - Intimate textures - Violas - Texture 2  - Long Release
03 - SA - Aperture Strings - Ensemble Tremolo
04 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Choir Male Staccato - Choir Female Staccato - Viola Staccato Double Bass Staccato - Cello Staccato
05 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Grand Piano Lib Open - Flute Staccato - Harp Plucked

On The Trail Of The Fairies

To our son

01 - Spitfire Audio - Ólafur Arnalds Stratus - Rhythmic Attacks
02 - Spitfire Audio - British Drama Toolkit - Ensemble - Woodwind Ens Long
03 - Spitfire Audio - Woodwind Evolutions - A simple Start
04 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Grand Piano Lib Open - Grand Piano Lib Closed - Viola Staccato - Double Bass Pizzicato

Part Two coming soon... 😉

Short Music For Marc L. - Part One

01 - Native Instruments - Noire Pure - Sparkling Chords
02 - Spitfire Audio - Albion - NEO - Brunel Loops - Light Above The Cloud
03 - Spitfire Audio - Aperture Strings - Refractions - Tremolo
04 - Spitfire Audio - Fragile String Evolutions - A Fragile Start
05 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Violin 1 Staccato - Violin2 Staccato - Viola Staccato - Cello Staccato -Double Bass Staccato
06 - Soundiron - Voices of Rapture - Soprano Phrases French
07 - UVI - FALCON - VOKLM - Angelique
08 - UVI - FALCON - VOKLM - Spectrally Distant
09 - UVI - FALCON - World Suite - Celtic Twelve Strings
10 - UVI - World Suite - Bagpipes

Fragile Tales [Part 1]

01 - Spitfire Audio - Lea Bertucci - Acoustic Shadows - Tenor Trombone - Decay Swell
02 - Spitfire Audio - Labs - Amplified Cello Quartet - Tension
03 - Spitfire Audio - Oliver Patrice Weder - Pads glacier
04 - Spitfire Audio - Symphonic Strings Evolutions
05 - Spitfire Audio - Ólafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions - Chamber Grid
06 - Spitfire Audio - Ólafur Arnalds Stratus - Matrix - Rhythmic Waves - Preset 1
07 - Spitfire Audio - Ólafur Arnalds Stratus - Matrix - Rhythmic Waves - Preset 2
08 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Violin 1 Staccato - Violin 2 - Staccato - Viola - Staccato - Cello - Staccato - Double Bass - Staccato
09 - Native Instruments - Noire Pure - Pure Felt

Short Music For Marc L. - Part One

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