The inspiration to write larger works which are symphonic in nature is creating these "movements", based first in piano sketches and then completed as fully orchestrated works. These are suitable for film, TV and concert hall performance. All works are available as written compositions or audio versions.

Orchestral Works and Symphonic poems

Orthela appears to Allison at a crucial time, and encourages her.

LOVE IS ALL THERE IS - REPRISE

Christmas Song

Orthela and Allison sing together as they part ways forever.

ALL AROUND THE WORLD 05_21_2025

Love Is the Force

For the opening of the Sci-Fi Musical Film LOVE IS... At the outdoor amphitheater on Erra, Orthela and Thelor are watching a performance. It becomes clear that the power source for the planet is failing.

LOVE IS ALL THERE IS_Concert on planet Erra

On Erra, Thelor---a dignitary who doubts his ability to love---sings his soliloquy as he turns away from the Light and embraces the Dark. He believes his twin sister, Orthela, will always be more powerful than he is, and so, decides to oppose the teachings of their civilization to find power elsewhere.

A Shadow in the Night.wav

Thelor and Orthela are twins and have risen to the top of their society. They are both powerful. They sing to each other about their damaged relationship and how tears are a source of comfort and restoration when love is lost.

Tears Fall.wav

The Vendors at the Home Show greet and welcome the arriving attendees in the parking lot outside the Mt. Carnival High School gym where their event takes place.

Get Down World .wav

Allison and her son, Danny, sing this song while discussing his dis-belief that she's really an Astral Guardian and how lost he and his dad, Daniel, are without her. She makes him fly in the song which certainly convinces him she's real.

Impossible! I'm Possible.wav

Allison's spirit takes Daniel, Danny and Prince (their talking and singing dog) half way to the moon in an Orb so they can see Earth from Outer Space.

Less Than Perfect World .wav

Thelor sings this song with his Army of Outcasts to gain control of them and unify them as his fighting force.

Conquer Earth.wav

Allison, the mayor of Mt. Carnival, awakens on Erra and learns who she really is when she and Orthela sing this song.

In Forward Motion.wav

The townspeople gather for a vigil with Pastor  McLaughlin at Allison's house. They sing this prayer to Daniel, Danny, and  Prince for Allison's recovery from her injuries.

Pray for Another Day.wav

After the carnival, Marrissa invites Danny to come see her apartment. There she stings this song to explain why she's hasn't been dating since he left for college.

Lies They Been Tellin' Me.wav

Daniel is weeding the flowers at night with a flood light. Allison makes it snow. That sparks memories of winters past. They don't know if she'll ever return to Earth after the coming battle. This song helps them face that possibility. Prince joins them.

I Wish You Love.wav

Allison and Orthela sing this song as they orbit the Earth for the last time. The people in the cities and towns where they flyover sing the chorus with them.

Our Blue Planet.wav

Allison, Prince and Thelor confront each other. Allison feels very unsure of herself. Prince tries to build back her confidence. Thelor tries to make sure that she can't believe in her mission.

Love Will Find a Way.wav

After an argument with Jason, Maggie shows up at her mother's house soaking wet from a downpour.  She lets Nikki know the situation, and Nikki sings this song to help Maggie understand the consequences she had after divorcing Maggie's father.

Doin' Time with the Blues.wav

Allison' best friend, Nikki,  and  girl friends Abby, Rosie, Flossie sing this comedic song to reveal to Nikki's daughter, Maggie, what it's like for a woman to grow older .

Bingo Wings.wav

Danny and Marissa find each other at the carnival. When they go to see the fireworks where they sing this song with townspeople---who overhear them and join the choruses.

Listen to Your Heart.wav

The townspeople of Mt. Carnival are struggling to stay afloat. They decide to try promoting a Home Show to reintroduce the town's businesses to tourists and local population. The vendors come together for this song and dance number during the Home Show setup day.

Nothing Is Ours  but Time.wav

Orthela's comet rises above the East Tennessee mountains then into the clouds, then through Earth's atmosphere. Spirals into outer space past Mars, the asteroid belt, the outer Solar system planets, to nebulae, star nurseries, and into the farthest reaches of the Milky Way. Erra comes into view. The sparkling comet beelines to planet Erra, orbits the planet and disappears.

Flight Home to Erra.wav

Doin' Time with the Blues.mp3

Lies They Been Tellin' Me.mp3

Our Blue Planet.mp3

Maggie and her husband, Jason, have been quarreling since their daughters left for college. He's driven to work and she's bored alone at home. Things are going south fast, and she sings this song to help herself decide if she's going to leave him.

Till Tomorrow Comes.wav

The townspeople are waiting for Allison to return. When she arrives the all sing this song to try to define what Love is.

LOVE IS...  .wav

Flight Home to Erra.mp3

Get Down World.mp3

Listen to Your Heart.mp3

This opening song takes place on the planet Erra in the Pleiades. The outdoor amphitheater is filled to capacity with dignitaries,and citizens of this loving civilization  which spreads the energy of Love throughout the Universe. Their belief is that Love is the greatest force in the Universe.

Love Is All There Is.mp3

Love Is All There Is .wav

Freedom in Flight

Orthela grants Allison's wish, and as she leaves Earth, this music underscores her flight as a blue comet through the spectacular galaxy to her home planet Erra.

Symphony and piano solos

Symphonic Poem_Closing Music for LOVE IS...TWO WORLDS

During this instrumental rendering of the sun rising over the hills of Tennessee, the montage shows where the characters are in life shortly after the story ends, and hints at another story to follow.

TENNESSEE SUNRISE_Music for Montage During Credits

The Fugue in E Minor is composed in the manner of Johann Sebastian Bach. Originally composed in 1967, I later added the orchestrations. The Yamaha keyboard and sounds was all I had at the time. I intend to remake this in the future with Logic Pro X and a fully reworked orchestration.

Fugue in E Minor

I've been walkin'

Originally, this piece was a piano solo. I added the orchestrations back in 2005 on a Yamaha keyboard. This piece will be reworked in Logic Pro X in the future. 

A l'Avenir

An inspirational story song for Christmas.

CHRISTMAS SONG - Vocal Guitar

Nikki and her girlfriends sing this hilarious song about  how the body changes as one gets older.

BINGO WINGS

Songs that comment on life in the Baby Boom Generation, Living, Loving, Winning and Losing. These songs contain edgy lyrical commentary yet they are melodic and hooky. Can't get those songs out of my head kind of hooky.


Remember to forget

I wish you love

The whole cast sings and dances to this final song where Allison defines what LOVE IS.

LOVE IS (Mastered With Thunder At 48pct)

From her earliest memories, Valerie has loved music. She studied piano for seventeen years, voice for five years, learned to play guitar, and has been composing songs since she was fourteen years old. She has written hundreds of copyrighted songs, ihas been a member of ASCAP since 1987, performed in Chicago and all over the Midwest, as well as in England as a young woman.
Today she performs in Nashville and surrounding towns, as well and belonging to the Nashville Composers Association, Women in Film and Television Nashville, and Tennessee Women in Film and Media, where she adds  screenwriting, film editing, and composing for film and television to her skills. 
Valerie's feature musical film LOVE IS... (loosely based on her stage play FEaRLESS!), is in pre-production. You will hear the composer's production demos in the two LOVE IS... playlists.

Valerie Martin

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