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Nasreddin Is Coming to Town

Electronic Art Music, National Flavor / accordion, animation, cartoon, comedy, ensembles, green tag, grotesque, honky-tonk, medium tempo, percussion, piano plus, playful, theatrical

“…Sufi and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or the butt of a joke. (…) Nasreddin often appears as a whimsical character of a large Turkish, Persian, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Judeo-Spanish, Kurdish, Romanian, Serbian, Russian, and Urdu folk tradition of vignettes, not entirely different from zen koans”. Nasreddin – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin

Accordion, honky-tonk, drums, percussion // Length 2:53, 88 bpm, 4/4

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Problem Movie

Art Music / dark, documentary, green tag, piano plus, sad, short cue, slow, strings, wistful

That’s just a short cue, transmitting the sense of sadness, despair, and uneasiness – with a hint of hope at the end. Piano, strings // Length 1:02, around 50 bpm, tempo rubato 4/4

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A Million Dollars

Covers, Jazzy / big band, blue tag, brass, energetic, fast, lively, minus-one, piano plus, upbeat

Blue tag = for a demonstration only; not for sale. – This is a rendition of the famous song by Rafaella Carrà. First the existing original arrangement was imitated, and then the result was developed into something else. The vocal line in the sample is substituted with the celesta for a reference. Big band, piano, celesta // Length 2:54, 173 bpm, 4/4

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Peaceful Scenery

Art Music / beautiful, calm, documentary, glockenspiel, green tag, happy, medium tempo, nature, orchestra, peaceful, piano plus, reflective, soothing, strings

Calm and soothing, this piece could be relevant as a companion to any video with beautiful nature, sunny weather, or happy memories and peaceful mood. A small climax in the ending part gives a feel of elevation. – Piano, strings, harp, glockenspiel, solo violin in the orchestra // Length 2:07, 96 bpm, 4/4

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Pantomime

Art Music, Cinematic / animation, children's, comedy, ensembles, fast, green tag, grotesque, marimba, piano plus

This is an upbeat piece with a hint of grotesque. The intricate, broken rhythm of ostinato strings in the middle layer adds an undercurrent feel of hesitancy, which at the end results in a sudden pushing in of a very resolute piano. 🙂 – Solo xylophone, piano, strings, drums, percussion instruments and electric bass // Length 2:04, 158 bpm, 4/4

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Good-bye Forever

Art Music / blue tag, emotional, ensembles, medium tempo, oboe, orchestra, piano plus, strings

Blue tag = for a demonstration only; not for sale. The name says it all. This is a very emotional piece with an expressive melody and profound feelings. The music might make you think about things we can’t return, or people that are gone, but along with that it still has a warm glow to it. The end gives a powerful conclusion in a major key. – Piano, oboe, strings, winds // Length 3:14, 73 bpm, 4/4

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Epilogue

Art Music, Cinematic / documentary, ensembles, epilogue, final titles, green tag, memories, narrative, piano plus, slow, strings

This piece has a retrospective feel to it. It is an emotional composition with a feeling of old and, maybe, not always pleasant memories, but with a calm and wise conclusion in the end… It can also picture a rainy day, a slow process, or a long period of time. It could work very well for final titles of a documentary or film. 2 versions possible: piano with strings and piano solo. Possible loop with a clean cut. Contact me if you need the loop. – Length 2:03, 60 bpm, 4/4

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A Sad Clown on the Skating-rink

Art Music, Cinematic / animation, children's, comedy, ensembles, glockenspiel, medium tempo, nostalgic, orchestra, percussion, piano plus, romantic, valse, vibraphone

This is a chamber piece with nostalgic and bitter-sweet imagery, and a hint of grotesque, suitable for an animated film or a lyrical comedy. – Vibraphone, piano, strings, glockenspiel, percussion // Length 2:33, 154 bpm, 3/4

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