Welcome to our 5th Annual "Stand Out" Contest with over +$25,000 in prizes.

All you have to do to enter is compose an original piece (highlighting at least one of our 8Dio instruments) of music of no longer than 5 minutes. This contest is all about YOU.  What do you sound like?  What is in your heart and soul that translates to your brain into your fingertips and into sonic glory?  What makes you "STAND OUT"?

https://8dio.com/2016/09/26/8dio-stand-contest-2016/

8Dio Stand Out Contest 2016 - Participants

Orchestral Music

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Orchestral

Hey guys just finished the anime movie "The Garden of Words" If you have not watched it I suggest you do its a wounderful movie! Its pretty good, here's my piano tribute for the anime itself, gave it my own rainy gardeny touch! Tell me your thoughts about this!&#13;
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLAY THIS HERE ARE THE CHORD PROGRESSIONS!!&#13;
Left Hand :&#13;
 F#, F, Eb, C# (Notes)&#13;
      then&#13;
 F#, Ab, Bb, (CHORDS)&#13;
For your right hand:&#13;
 Bb, C, Eb, F, Ab, (to roll up and down) (and then just add whatever you want make it your own!! :D have fun and with this knowledge you can surely learn this song ;p)&#13;


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Garden Of Words

Artwork by Spencer Murphy: bit.ly/X9so5E.

Garden

Composed by Dan & Deryn Cullen
Produced by @dan-cullen
Cello by @deryncullencellist

Fimbulwinter

Composed, recorded and produced by Lawrence Whitehead.

Violin by Lydia Marshall
Guitar by William Browne
Dulcimer by Max Pownall

Fortune Favors The Brave

An incredible journey into the jungle of feelings that intimately bind us to nature.

8DIO Pluguins: 
Agitato Legato

8dio Stand Out Contest Submission: "The Jungle" by Juriy Nikitin

This was composed as part of a selection of tracks to accompany the signing of the register at my daughter's wedding.

8Dio Adagietto string chords were improvised and then layered to give space then I improvised the Virharmonic Bohemian Violin over the top for the melody.

8Dio 2016 Stand Out Contest Submission: Heaven Sent by Mike Sugars

You can PRE-ORDER Living Room Songs on CD/LP/Download or Special Edition CD&amp;DVD here: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP037

ABOUT LIVING ROOM SONGS:

Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for one for one whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly for free as streamed videos and mp3 downloads.

Thousands of fans followed this exciting project online at: livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com

Living Room Songs will now also be released on CD, Vinyl, Ltd. Special Edition CD &amp; DVD and as High Quality Downloads on December 5th via Erased Tapes.


Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed Found Songs (2009) now comes Living Room Songs. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs were instantly released in form of a free mp3 download and video stream- straight from Ólafur's Reykjavik apartment.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: ‘One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room...’             – Ólafur Arnalds


Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur Arnalds’ second full-length album ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements. Ólafur is currently touring with Ryuichi Sakamoto on his Trio Tour throughout Europe.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'Timeless and sublime’ **** – Uncut

'An artist of immense maturity' (9/10) – Drowned In Sound

'Hotwired to the soul. ...will reduce you to wordless tears'  – The Quietus


 
TRACK LISTING: 

I. Fyrsta 
II. Near Light 
III. Film Credits 
IV. Tomorrow's Song 
V. Ágúst 
VI. Lag Fyrir Ömmu 
VII. This Place Is A Shelter


Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light

DOWNLOAD: https://turbotunes.bandcamp.com/track/road-to-arborlon
Just type "0" in bandcamp to get it free :)
(That is unless you want to leave a tip for my mountain dew fund!)

This is a track I themed in The Shannara Chronicles, really great music in that series, definitely has influenced some of my recent writing style, so has the show dark matter, great show as well.

8Dio 2016 Stand Out Contest Submission: "Road To Arborlon" by Matthew Richardson

Track was composed using Cage Brass Hybrid tools 3 and violins from 8dio adagio strings

8dio Stand Out Contest Submission 2016 LAND OF 8000 SOULS BY ROB DIGGY

Contest entry for 8Dio's annual "Standout" contest highlighting 8Dio's 1969 Steinway Piano.

© Zachary Horner Music 2016

8Dio 2016 Stand Out Contest Submission- “So Long" By Zachary Horner

Here is a recent school assignment I wrote called “These Died With Honour” - While trying to keep the melody sober and tainted with sorrow, I wanted to imbue it with a sense of accomplishment and victory. 

"These died not a defeated one, but a victorious many." - Allyson Horner

© Zachary Horner Music

These Died With Honour

Music by Mark Petrie and Andrew Prahlow

For licensing please visit www.montagemx.com

Buy it on iTunes

Avalon

Buy it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/binary/id1223874661
Also on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google


Music by Mark Petrie

For licensing info please visit www.montagemx.com

Makalu

These tracks was primarily composed with samples from 8Dio New Rhythmic Aura 1. A virtual music software instrument (VST/AU/AAX) by www.8dio.com

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8Dio New Rhythmic Aura Vol.1 : "The Computer Is Learning" by Nicolas Soulat

This set primarily contains samples from 8Dio 1971 Estonia Grand Piano - a deep-sampled Grand Piano virtual music software instrument (VST/AU/AAX) by www.8dio.com

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8Dio 1971 Estonia Piano: "Light Unfolding" by Samuel Kim

Musical Instrument Digital Interface mockup of John William's masterful theme for "Jurassic Park". This was a wonderful process to go thru by tediously dissecting his orchestration. While it's not a verbatim reproduction, it's pretty close... Hope you enjoy!

© Zachary Horner Music 2017

Theme from Jurassic Park - Cover

He's A Pirate - Cover

To Aslan's Camp - Cover

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds set to release his first Hollywood film score.

Ólafur Arnalds’ original motion picture soundtrack for Sam Levinson’s feature film debut ‘Another Happy Day’, starring Ellen Barkin and Demi Moore, will see a worldwide release via UK modern classical label Erased Tapes Records on February 27, 2012.

PRE-ORDER it on CD/Vinyl/Digital now from: http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP038

IN HIS OWN WORDS: 

‘In mid-December 2010 I was on a holiday in China when I received an email from Sam Levinson about the film. We got on the phone at like 4 in the morning Beijing time and ended up talking all through the night, instantly connecting. He told me that they had been listening to my music while making the film, so the film was already very influenced by my music. However, it was not until Ellen Barkin – the beautiful force that she is – had pestered the producers for a week, calling them every day about how I am the right one for this film, that they finally gave in. The only catch was that it had to be done two weeks later, in the first week of January. So I ended up scoring nonstop all throughout Christmas, making my mother mad in the process.’ - Ólafur Arnalds

CONTEXT:

Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometres outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide and continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'An artist who can exert power with the lightest of touches’ – BBC Music


TRACK LISTING:  

1. The Land Of Nod  2. Through The Screen  3. Before The Calm  4. Lynn's Theme  5. Alice Enters  6. The Wait  7. A Family Stroll  8. Poland  9. Out To Sea  10. Autumn Day  11. Everything Must Change

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:

OLAFURARNALDS.COM
ERASEDTAPES.COM

Erased Tapes Collection IV

Ólafur Arnalds - Poland

Re-arranged from original instrumentation on occasion of a school assignment. Originally arranged for solo Soprano (with lyrics) and piano and now re-arranged for string orchestra. Realized entirely with Cinematic Studio Strings and Cinematic Studio Solo Strings (first chair application).

Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Silvius © 2018
© 2018 Zachary Horner Music

Under The Same Sky

Composer | Orchestrator | Music Prep | Producer
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MA in Orchestration | Univ. of Chichester