Kerala Sunrise

Miracle Child

She's Waiting

The Dignity Of Wolves

Welcome To Samundra

Memory Of Home

A piece for my partner after a long separation.

Arrival

Beyond You

The diminished scale is always a jazz staple, but here I've attempted to make it something more pedestrian. Not sure I did too well.

Nairobi, 1 A.M.

My parents got married after 31 years of being together, and to mark the occasion I wrote this. It's a reflection on the house I grew up in, and the relaxed, sunny nature of their relationship, my childhood, and the musical influences passed down to me by my dad.

Dornton Road

I'm a full-time writer and part-time/freelance composer.

Please be aware that everything on my playlist is straight out of a DAW and hasn't been mastered or, in most cases, even EQed. Everything here is cutting-room-floor stuff, simply because I am allowed to use that while I  don't have permission to use full/completed works. 

Please also note that everything here except 'Arrival' was created for a specific project and to a specific brief; i.e. designed to facilitate the telling of a story without drawing attention to itself, and with the intention of underscoring dramatic action - which, obviously, is the focus. One such project was set in India, hence the dominance of instruments such as the dilruba, sitar and tabla in some tracks. Another project (Welcome to Samundra) is set on the ocean floor. As a jazz pianist with the job of writing soundtracks, I have two foci: instrumentation and harmony. The rest, I am learning.

Nonetheless, if you like anything then get in touch; I'm always keen for interesting commissions and collaborations, whether it's a sting or a musical.

jonathan.cripps@outlook.com

In case anyone's wondering, I use Reaper, EW Composer Cloud and either a  Kurzweil Artis or a Roland Combo-VR09 as my MIDI controller plus audio input when necessary.

Jonathan Cripps