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John Bickerton – Quiet Journey (Spotify)

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John Bickerton – Quiet Journey
(Spotify)

“Quiet Journey, the #4 story of -Heartland- album of John Bickerton, is a cinematic solo piano story, giving you a soft easy listening pleasure and a hidden nostalgic tension, like a character of a movie which moves away from his problems to a new life and flashback the past and what he had pass through. ”

-Nagamag.com

Quiet Journey is a soft, meditative solo piano piece. It has a light, mysterious, quality evoking an introspective, dreamy state of mind.
https://johnbickerton.hearnow.com/heartland
https://instagram.com/johndbickerton

Marcus Moon – The Moon Represents My Heart (Official Video w/ Lyrics) (Video)

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Marcus Moon – The Moon Represents My Heart (Official Video w/ Lyrics)
(Video)

“-Marcus Moon- through a divine, unearthly vocal performance and a lush of gently harmonies , with his new song -The Moon Represents My Heart- deliver us cinematic emotions of a beautiful world that reflects inside us.
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-Nagamag.com

The Moon Represents My Heart

An accessible, modern day aria set to the most beautiful words and images. Try to get through the poetic lyrics and haunting music (not to mention the angelic voice of opera singer Ania Hejnar) without having a few of your heart strings pulled. A box of tissues may come in handy for when your eyes get misty.

Just like the Moon inspires us to dream, and guides us through the dark night, so does your heart guide you when you need it the most, if you choose to listen to it.

Marcus Moon composes in the style and instrumentation of classical music, but with an unmistakable influence of modern day life. Deeply inspired by the singer/songwriters that he grew up listening to, there is always a story at the center of his work. Although his music is mostly without words, he paints the most vivid and heartfelt imagery using simple harmonies and very direct melodies, played on classical instruments, such as piano and cello.

His highly anticipated debut album is scheduled for release in December, 2020.

Energise | Julia Thomsen (Video)

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Energise | Julia Thomsen
(Video)

“Julia Thomsen with a nimble, infinitely melodic flow, a gently performance and a sound clarity in the recording, with her music -Energise- recharge our emotional batteries in a way to achieve more, daydream and see the bright side of life. ”

-Nagamag.com

Sea Energise a beautiful blend of emotive minimalist piano mixed in with rich magical strings, which takes the listener on a blissful cinematic journey pointing towards the healing power of the sea and miracles of Nature. Special guest on the track is German Composer Orchestrator and Arranger Robin Hoffmann.

Julia says ‘Forces of Nature and the power of music – May the force be with you.

Through these difficult times I have been more inspired than ever to compose never ending music tracks and I hope that my music will help people to relax, reflect and refocus.

https://youtu.be/lf7NXnuAwV4

Julia Thomsen is a neo-classical composer who takes inspiration from nature and everything around her. Julia’s music has been used in art exhibitions, documentaries and films, most notably ‘Looking Out For George’ (2002) which was shortlisted for the Jury’s Prize at the Raindance Film Festival 2003 . In February 2020 Julia was signed up by international Sync agency, Deli Music.

‘Sea Energise’ EP follows the release of her previous single ‘Snowscape Remastered’, remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy Award Winning engineer Andy Walter (Harry Potter).

Julia’s new EP, is a beautiful blend of emotive minimalist piano tracks mixed in with rich magical strings, which yet again takes the listener on a blissful cinematic journey pointing towards the power and miracles of Nature. Special guests on the record are Dani Howard who orchestrated ‘Evoque’, ‘Nature Interlude’ and ‘Starlight’; and German Composer Orchestrator and Arranger Robin Hoffmann who orchestrated and arranged ‘Sea Energise’, ‘Beauty Inside and Out’ and ‘Blended’. All tracks were mixed and mastered by Nick Harding.

Julia says on the EP: “Forces of Nature and the power of music – May the force be with you. Through these difficult times I have been more inspired than ever to compose never ending music tracks and I hope that my music will help people to relax reflect and re focus.”

“Julia’s wonderful score beautifully encapsulated the empathy and drama within our story.”

Chris Dodds Director on ‘ Looking Out For George’ (Raindance Film Festival Nominee 2002)

“ Her music is very distant, evocative and leads the listener to still waters, one of the hardest things music should do. Julia does with ease in her amazing style, creating an atmosphere that one would want to listen to forever. “

William Camilleri, Composer and Cannes Film Festival Judge

Joel Humlén – Glue (Spotify)

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Joel Humlén – Glue
(Spotify)

“Joel Humlén with his new single Glue under Neon Animals which initially gave us a twin peaks atmosphere but in a more positive mood. Gently performed and fine recorded, a set of harmonies who build up for develop a soft atmosphere to breath, think, calm or sleep. ”

-Nagamag.com

This is the first single after debut album 'Lanes' from writer, producer and award-winning film composer Joel Humlén.

This neo-classical piano piece is all about simplicity and calmness, a couple of minutes to pause the outside world.

Project Kronos – True Friends (Spotify)

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Project Kronos – True Friends
(Spotify)

“-Project Kronos- soundtracks in his new neoclassical solo piano theme, the story behind -True Friends-, gently performed and recorded with clarity, a flow of beautiful notes, travelling across like a feather from the wind. Calling back your best memories, of your beloved friends and the experiences you had together. A new single under Time Lighthouse imprint.”

-Nagamag.com

A solo piano music track about friendship. Relaxing, calm, and slowly develops into a more complex melody before returning to simplicity

Formed in 2019 by composer Jean Paul Zoghbi, Project Kronos provides original Piano Relaxing music for meditation, mindfulness, and study. First album was released in November 2019.

https://www.instagram.com/project.kronos/

Daniel Rosenholm – November (Video)

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Daniel Rosenholm – November
(Video)

“This kind of music is as a medicine against the fast forward way of life and information we live nowadays. Instantly it invites you to stop now, not waste your time only in your out-self experiences, devote bit of time for your inner self. Think, listen, feel. Daniel Rosenholm with November , soundtracks that with his gently performance full of emotive harmonies. ”

-Nagamag.com

https://www.instagram.com/danielrosenholm_music/

Macrowave – Reborn (Video)

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Macrowave – Reborn
(Video)

“Reborn, this is something that sometimes we need to do. Stop, stand, stay. Rethink the situation. Arrange everything in its place. And to break into a new life with renewed vigor! Macrowave with their beautiful cinematic sound story mesmerizing tell us that.”

“Это то, что иногда нам нужно сделать. Остановиться. Переосмыслить происходящее. Расставить все по своим местам. И ворваться в новую жизнь с новыми силами!”

-Nagamag.com

https://www.instagram.com/danielrosenholm_music/

Zachary Bruno – Margin (improv) (Spotify)

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Zachary Bruno – Margin (improv)
(Spotify)

“What makes a feather light and why not be a fairy-tale hero? Just listen to Zachary Bruno and its new composition Margin (improv). And you go up into the air and fly high above the forest like a super hero feather. Fabulous adventure!”

“Что бы стать легким перышком не обязательно быть сказочным героем. Достаточно послушать Zachary Bruno и его композицию Margin (improv). И вы поднимитесь в воздух и полетите высоко над лесом. Сказочных приключений!”

-Nagamag.com

Margin is an improv inspired by the cultural and societal "new normals" everyone has undergone in the past few months. It describes distancing, quarantine, prayer, and alone-ness through the use of musical space and minimalism.

In August 2013, Zachary released his debut album, Before the Rain, which reached #37 on the New Age charts. Kathy Parsons, of MainlyPiano.com called the collection of original solo piano pieces “amazing music and an extraordinary beginning to a very promising career in music.” After being introduced to piano lessons at age 6, music composition almost instantly caught Zachary’s interest. And it wasn’t long before he was attempting to scribble down melodies and riffs onto homemade staff-paper. While composition came naturally to Zach, it took the constant encouragement of family and friends to finally persuade him to record his first album of his original compositions. Finally, after over 4 years of practicing, composing, and putting the final touches on the pieces, Zachary released his debut album of 12 original piano solos out into the world. The album would be titled, Before the Rain (2013). It did not take long before he saw an interest for his music, and a year later, he released his second album, Dawn Light (2014), which was promptly nominated and awarded 2015 Album of the Year by Whisperings Solo Piano Radio (2016). Zachary is currently working on his third solo piano album scheduled for release in late fall of 2018.

http://zacharybrunomusic.com/

Thomas Hewitt Jones – Constellation (Spotify)

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Thomas Hewitt Jones – Constellation
(Spotify)

“Thomas Hewitt Jones with Carducci String Quartet, the offer us a daydreaming cinematic neoclassical single, named Constellation, under Carducci Classics imprint. Music that steps into deep romantic atmospheres as moves on, lush strings which delivering a nostalgia of a good memory. Ending leaving you a taste, that you were lucky to live these moments and have them locked now in your memory. ”

-Nagamag.com

At certain times in our human experience we should look to the stars, because our solar system can seem a mystical marvel of consolation and comfort. The recent discovery by NASA of traces of water on the moon inspired me to put pen to manuscript paper and write this track. A bright star historically represents hope and rebirth, and optimism for our future.

Time Interior – Liminal (Video)

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Time Interior – Liminal
(Video)

“Time Interior with his new single Liminal, calm us with restless notes where piano harmonies touch your soul and somewhere in distance you see a glimmer of light. Which comes more close to you each time. You close your eyes, free of thoughts, happy and go to sleep with a smile. Fans of neoclassic will appreciate this unique performance!”

“Беспокойные ноты пианино трогают вашу душу и где то в дали забрезжил огонек. Все ближе и ближе он движется к вам. Вы закрываете глаза и засыпаете. Любители неоклассики не останутся равнодушными.”

-Nagamag.com

Liminal was written during the Covid 19 quarantine when life as we knew it was slowly but surely slipping away and a new reality hasn’t quite been established. It’s about inhabiting that liminal space in between and learning how to be comfortable with the unknown.

Time Interior is a solo piano project by Russian Persian musician Roksana Zeinapur. Based in Los Angeles, Roksana creates evocative cinematic piano soundscapes reminiscent of music by Eric Satie, Nils Frahm and Johann Johannsson. Born and raised on the Baltic coast in Riga, Latvia, Roksana combines the best of western classical cannon and West coast meditative chill.

https://www.instagram.com/time.interior/