Sounds very poignant - I'm enjoying this.

Oh I do like it when the ending leaves you hanging and wanting more! :-)

My wife bought a fabulous original watercolour painting of purple poppies and she left it on the music stand of my piano. As I sat down to practice I gazed at the painting and improvised this track. It has two aspects - the present day image of poppies blowing in the wind and the associated remembrance of soldiers who died in battle.

I recorded the improvisation and practised it until I could play the left hand part without it sounding too amateurish - at the end of recording the track my left hand felt about ready to fall off!

The painting is by a wonderful artist called Anna and was bought from eBay - you can see her other works here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fabulous.2008/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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Legions Of Poppies [Re-recorded August 2014]

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Together (for Anna)

The First Dialogue - From An Angel Talks To Me - 2014
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The First Dialogue

I was commissioned by frame.is to score a film for Florida State University and then things got out of hand...

Guitars: Curt Vernon
Vocals: Brooke Elaine Anderson & I
Drums: Jeremy Weldon - tracked @ Haxton Road
Bass: Carson Childers
Celli: Jerram John & Seattle Symphony - tracked @ Creatio
Keys, Synths & Other Strange Noises: Myself

Mixed by Ryan Ceola @ Haxton Road Studios
Mastered by Tony Anderson - apologies in advance :)

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Eyes Wide Open

This is truly the most wonderful time of the year - purely magical. And I think it ought to be accompanied by music which beckons nostalgic warmth. This version of Dwell was born of late nights at a piano...always wondering if the melodies of the original could be rewritten in a rather free and spontaneous fashion. This is what emerged. It is best enjoyed under a star-lit sky as the snow falls  - of course with several angels & baby deer in your midst as you sip hot drinking chocolate. Merry Christmas and enjoy the free (and uncompressed) download!

Tony

Fiddle: Maggie Lander
Album Art: Luke Atencio

Dwell (Snowfall Remix)

Seasons are wild entities - ebbing and flowing carelessly. We cannot control them - only participate. The moment we attempt to sustain them, their inherent wonder dissipates. The flavor subsides. The seasons change - cynically indifferent to our disposition.

So let's learn to be present in our season. Here. Now. All of you fully engaged in the current moment. The conflict. The flavor and color that life is lavishing upon you. The decanting of the human soul. And if we can do that, we will indeed be changed into people who lack nothing and receive everything.

Drums: Jeremy Weldon, Recorded @ Haxton Road
Engineers: Neil Greenhaw & Ryan Ceola, Haxton Road
Bass: Carson Childers
Guitar: Jonathan McKeown
Composition, Mix & Master: Tony Anderson

Available for licensing via Music Bed | https://www.musicbed.com/artists/tony-anderson/7054 

The Changing of Seasons

The Gift Of Life

72 hours + cereal + wine (not mixed with cereal) + sporadic visits from my cat Wynter...

I wrote this piece to accompany a trailer I scored for "Hearts of Men." I had 3 days and the editor temped the trailer with Jonsi's music as well as a selection from Hans Zimmer's "Interstellar" score. Holy crap. How do you even compete? Well, you don't. You just write the best you can and hope you didn't completely fail.

Cello: Chris Coleman
Female Voices & Violins: Maggie Lander

License exclusively via Music Bed here: https://www.musicbed.com/artists/tony-anderson/7054

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Relentless

Written for my Bride, Brooke Elaine. She and I are on a journey back to a place in our hearts before we knew fear and pain. We are, indeed, being made like children in the middle of a war.

Vocals: Tony & Brooke Anderson, Maggie Lander
Guitars: Jonathan McKeown & Curt Vernon
Drums: Jeremy Lutito
Bass: Carson Childers
Cello: Jerram John
Fiddle: Maggie Lander
Reverb: Angels of Neptune
Mixed & Mastered by Chad Wahlbrink: http://www.chadwahlbrink.com
Artwork: Luke Atencio: http://www.lukeatencio.com

Vocal and piano melodies were extracted from my previous song, Relentless.

Licensing can be acquired through the wonderful people of Music Bed: https://www.musicbed.com/artists/tony-anderson/7054

Like A Child

Rise - Tony Anderson (feat. Salomon Ligthelm)

I have no musical education, it's just my hoddy. I hope you enjoy it.

Together (for Anna)

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