Eleanor of Aquitaine - Underscoring Improvisation

Last year I was commissioned to provide underscore for B7 Media’s production of Eleanor Aquitaine, a one-woman show with the acclaimed actress Eileen Page.

As part of the show, Eileen performs a song of her own improvised composition. Away from the visual aspect of a stage performance, the song needed some musical accompaniment to work on audio. It was challenging because the song was already recorded and could not be changed. In this video I show how this worked in practice. The full CD is available here:

https://www.b7media.com/product/eleanor-of-aquitaine-cd/

Rhuddlan Castle: Gateway to Wales available to download

I’m pleased to announce the release of the soundtrack “Rhuddlan Castle: Gateway to Wales”.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

The first promotional video for the new audio release from B7 Media: Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Original Music for the videos and the audio.

Eleanor of Aquitaine - Mother of the Pride “Rites of Passage” from Chat Noir Productions on Vimeo.

Released: "Rhuddlan Castle: Gateway to Wales"

New from Lost in Castles:

Rhuddlan Castle: Gateway to Wales

This is my fourth Lost in Castles score. We started with Middleham Castle in Wensleydale, when I was a new music graduate. Next came Sandal Castle & the Battle of Wakefield, which featured the popular song Edward's Lament. Some years later, work completed on the mammoth documentary "Conwy Castle: Medieval Masterpiece", requiring a 90 minute score. Rhuddlan Castle: Gateway to Wales is the follow-up to Conwy, the second in the series Castles of the Conquest.

These scores are always very special to me. The films require more music than a drama, because the combination of real on-site footage and animated reconstructions requires "bedding in". Also, the historical aspect is always present but often has to be subordinated to focus on the castle, so the music serves to invigorate the pleasure that can be found in touring a castle site, even remotely. All the Lost in Castles scores are available to hear and buy online.

Find out more about the DVD here: http://www.lostincastles.com/rhuddlan-castle/

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Dyserth Castle: Lost in Time

The special feature from Rhuddlan Castle: Gateway to Wales. Music by Abigail J. Fox.

Sandal Castle and the Battle of Wakefield - Soundtrack

This has proved to be one of my most requested soundtracks so I am very pleased to make it available. It includes the nominated song, Edward's Lament, from Lost in Castles' feature-documentary: Sandal Castle and the Battle of Wakefield.

Middleham A Castle Made for Kings - Soundtrack

Now available to download, the full soundtrack to the Lost in Castles feature-documentary Middleham: A Castle Made for Kings. Includes the bonus track "The Last Plantagenet".

"Tapestry of Love" released by Soundiff

One of my compositions, Tapestry of Love, is included on Soundiff's latest release, Miniatures vol 1. The piece is for solo flute.

This work alludes to the love of Penelope, waiting decades for the return of her Odysseus. She weaves the tapestry to stall her suitors, promising to marry when it is complete. Every time she finishes the tapestry, she unravels all of her work to buy Odysseus more time. The recapitulation of the theme in this work echoes that fact, presenting the same notes with slightly different articulations, just as the same tapestry would be almost identical and yet differ in the details. The coda to the work sets aside the activity of sewing, for the stillness of resolution - the return of the beloved.