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Fog Chaser

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Prelude

Throwing in the Towel

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Flight (Web Promo Spot)

PATH (Short Film)

The Power of Dreaming Small (Teaser Trailer)

The Epic, Orchestral Score to accompany ENEW Films Sports Documentary:  CORTACA:  THE MOVIE

CORTACA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) MASTERED

My traditional, yet dynamic rendition of Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman's beautiful instrumental score from the 1992 critically acclaimed box office smash hit:  The Last of the Mohicans.

Promontory (The Last Of The Mohicans Theme)

Sub four-minute instrumental with an Afro Hip-Hop feel

Afro Hip Hop Instrumental

"Practice makes perfect and New Jersey composer Michael Valentino has kept busy honing his songwriting craft. His latest work is the score to the new independent crime drama BESA based on the 2011 novel by Louis Romano. The Albanian and Italian mafia clash in the Bronx over broken family ties, double dealing and racketeering. Typical to mobster stories there is murder, crooked cops, and the patriarch’s struggle with family honor. Valentino delivers a teaser that is exceptionally fitting to such a plot without sounding cliché.

The sound quality of the ominous dark opening is first rate that evinces foreboding. Unlike other suspenseful Italian thrillers, there is no operatic aria, but rather an Albanian singer which has a more Eastern flair. The use of these distinctive vocals is similar to the work of David Arnold on his soundtrack to The World is Not Enough. It differentiates this crime drama from other streets of New York power struggles by encompassing more of the ethnicity of the city dwellers.

Instead of relying purely on eerie sound effects, Valentino also makes good use of musical implements to propel the piece. A splash cymbal heralds in an eighth note driving sequence raising the level of intrigue. The momentum continues with a diminution into a clever sixteenth note rhythm. As tensions rise a bell peals the downbeat. Then the pace quickens with bell tones on beats one and three climaxing into a continual hammering on all four beats. By using subtle layering and appropriate tones, Valentino has expertly created the aural scene expected of this genre and has a more firm grasp on song structure resulting in a piece that is both ascending and gratifying. BESA is a captivating work and Valentino’s finest yet."

Artist: Michael Valentino
Single Title: “BESA”(Jersey Flix Productions)
Reviewers Name: Kelly O’Neil
Rating: 5 stars

BESA (Music from the teaser trailer)

A hypnotic and soaring interpretation of Han Zimmer's Academy Award-Nominated score from Interstellar.

Interstellar (Cover Medley)

Starboard (Nautical Mix)

"Val” is an orchestral composer in the vein of Hans Zimmer, Enya, and Vangelis.  With over 2,000 fans on Jango Internet Radio, as well as three composition awards from the Vh-1 supporting SONG OF THE YEAR:  International Music Competition Valentino has successfully managed to create entrancing soundscapes that are as majestic as they are beautiful.

Valentino is also head composer/music supervisor for Jersey Flix Productions, a Northern New Jersey-based independent film company.  By joining the creative team at Jersey Flix, Valentino has easily transitioned his gift for writing into creating the perfect score to undertone or even drive the emotional track of any scene.

AWARDS RECEIVED

RUNNER UP - 2011 Song of the Year International Music Competition - Best Instrumental Track:  Dreams of Escape
 
FINALIST - 2009 Song of the Year International Music Competition - Best Instrumental/World Track:  Past Has Gone

REVIEWS

"Val has an individual style with excellent melodic progressions and a large piano presence."- Artemi Pugachov:  The Encyclopedia of Electronic Music

"Valentino is an electronic musical genius that borders on magnificent."- Michael Morgan:  Indie Soup Runner

"Val has a gift for creating the perfect score to undertone or even drive the emotional track of any scene."- Michael Miceli:  2011 LA Comedy, BAFF, & NYIFF Independent Award-Winning Writer Director

"Valentino uses dark, as well as light moods of human existence with entrancing, ambient washes, stereophonic soundscapes, and electronic blurbs that are as majestic as they are beautiful."- Matthew Forss:  Inside Word Music

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