Michael’s orchestral and contemporary music has been included in the Targeted Speech Intervention Speech Boost music collection produced by the National Association for Child Development. The CDs are targeted at children with learning disabilities, and use music to enhance cognitive and attentional processing.
This week I’m breaking from my usual stream of music for films, video games, and the like. Today’s selection is an instrumental excerpt from Gideon and the Blundersnorp, a concert piece for orchestra and narrator. As you might guess from the title, this is a fantasy story aimed at younger audiences. In performance, the music and story interweave in a way that’s reminiscent of Peter and the Wolf.
There’s no narration in this excerpt, but the music will give you a sense of the tale’s quasi-medieval storybook setting.
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Gideon’s Ride | |
This week’s selection combines contemporary drums and guitar, orchestral strings, and the ubiquitous french horn section. The overall flavor is a mix of heroism with a touch of modernistic moodiness.
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The Last Highway | |
This week’s cue is melancholy, but a jaunty sort of melancholy. Piano and strings create a mood that’s both wry and wistful.
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One Absent Friend | |
This week’s supernaturally-themed music selection features the dusky tone of a relatively uncommon instrument, the baritone violin.
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Laying on Hands | |
