For Sudan (Suite)

Thoughtful sad piano with raindrop-like percussion states a strong melodic motif, slowly joined by gentle strings and delicate triangle. At 1:56 a hopeful bridge introduces pulsing cellos building to a full-bodied, quickened restatement of the main theme, then a gradual shift downwards in energy and tempo for a relaxed and pensive end. Good for campaign videos with a strong serious message.

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Threshold_Entrancending_Incantascence

Sparse plucked Cello, calm and slightly wry, anticipating something, a note of unease. Then out of nowhere urgent and plaintive bowed cello and violin. Rhythmic at first then suspending itself with long drawn out notes. At 4:14 there is a unified statement, uneasy and dissonant. It feels like someone is valiantly struggling to pull themselves up but can’t do it. They try harder and more desperately but the forlornness of the situation overtakes them, they pause, then after a last effort they fall to their doom. If you were ever narrating an Edgar Allen Poe story, this would be the soundtrack to it.

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Luca’s Dream

Mysterious and magical, with a smooth vibraphone that tenderly takes you in a dream made of castles of sand, a lonely journey with unknown obstacles but a hopeful resolution. Fantasy settings and dreamy sequences are welcome here.

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Journey Home

Nostalgic and poignant, with a mellow piano and a light orchestral arrangement that evokes romantic and melancholic feelings. Features a violin solo in the first part. Classically performed, this will suit dramas and emotionally charged sequences.

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Dreamspace, Shared (Suite)

Evocative and hypnotic, featuring mildly dissonant textures beautifully orchestrated for strings. Enigmatic and reflective, charged and dynamic delivering an evolving range of emotions and classical string textures.

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Jonquils

Sweet simple piano and bells, joined by light string section. At 0:30 mins in there is a more pensive section, a feeling of hesitation, “will everything be ok?” but then we are warmly reassured from 1:05 mins in, with instrumentation that builds to a strong and triumphant end. Perfect music for, I don’t know, a feel good video about adopting a puppy? I see puppies. Damn those Andrex adverts.

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A Little Bit of Dreammusik

Miniature for harpsichord, after melodies by Mozart.

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Crossing the Line

Low tense piano with eerie string effects creates an air of hushed expectancy, leading to a section hesitant movement, held breath and finally warm deep achievement, with hesitant but strong orchestral strings. Beautiful, majestic and yearning. Slow.

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For All The Children (Part 3)

Dramatic, hopeful piano and orchestral string track. Warm, expressive orchestral strings soar over undulating piano arpeggios imitating a lifeboat on rough seas. Conflicted, yearning and sombre with a ray of comforting hope, perfect for romantic period dramas.

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Antiphon No.4 (Parts 1, 2 and 3)

Cinematic piano and orchestral string track. Serene orchestral strings and undulating piano create a dense, dramatic soundscape full of passionate yearning. Hopeful, romantic and expressive, perfect for a tense, sensual and tumultuous onscreen romance, think A Room With A View, set in a lush and dreamlike environment.

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