My Compositions and Songs
I write music in many different styles and I’m also a singer-songwriter, pianist and singer.
My music tells stories about my favourite places, new places I’ve been, or the world around us.
Writing’s on the Wall (Cover)
Acoustic Cover, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 9)
Famously sung by Sam Smith from Skyfall, this is my acoustic cover of the song (with an added drum kit). This song wasn’t going to make it into the album but I was quite proud of my singing :).
Thoughts of Us
Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 8)
Lyrics of this were written during during a songwriting workshop with Kenny Baraka. The idea was to get lyrics out of anything and everything – so we did.
A Flight Through Music
Synthesiser and Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 7)
A Flight Through Music is a fusion of Samba, Soca and Western Classical Music. It was written for Tutor Eagle, a new ed-tech platform I co-founded.
So Fast (Second Edition)
Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 6)
Another song released previously, but only on YouTube. The lyrics were written in 2018 after the loss of a friend. This song represents this loss. This is a different version to the one below.
Springtime Song
Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 5)
Springtime Song started as an experiment with LFOs in Logic Pro X (oscillators). The lyrics describe a walk through the British countryside from the beginning of dawn.
FAO: The Monster (0808 2000 247)
Synthesiser and Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 4)
This piece describes the dark realities of an abusive relationship from the perspective of the victim, exploring the truth of abuse and the effects. The lyrics were written by Darcie Lilley.
It’s Quiet Uptown (Cover)
Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 3)
A cover of the well-known “It’s Quiet Uptown” from Hamilton: The Musical by Lin Manuel-Miranda, this is my Piano Solo rendition of the song, based on the Hamilton Mixtape version
Forever Melody (Album Edition)
Mixed Ensemble, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 2)
A re-arranged version of Forever Melody, performed with live drums. The background of the song is the same, but it was recorded again for the album.
An Initial Thought – Introduction
Synthesiser, Samba Band and String Orchestra, 2021
Album: Thoughts – Then and Now (Track 1)
This piece is a medley, or fusion, of the different songs in my first album ‘Thoughts – Then and Now’. The ambient sound at the beginning was recorded at Kings’ Cross Station in March 2021.
Tutor Eagle 1 and 2
Digital Orchestra, 2021
Album: A Flight Through Music (from ‘Tutor Eagle’)
Written as a theme tune to the Tutor Eagle educational technology platform, this piece is program music describing a bird in flight.
Through Kentish Villages
String Trio, 2021
A strong trio, part of the ongoing program music story describing many different cities and towns in the UK and abroad.
Forever Melody (Single)
Voice and Piano, 2021
My first released song, this song is about the beginnings of a relationship in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown.
This Broken World
Voice and Piano, 2020
Started in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdown, this song represents the year so far. Lyrics by Darcie Lilley.
Chorale in E Minor
Piano Solo, 2020
A piano solo assignment from CYM, based on Bach chorales written for piano.
Rochester
Chamber Orchestra, 2019
Composed after a day in the city, this piece paints a picture of a busy place surrounded by the quiet Kent countryside.
So Fast (First Edition)
Voice and Piano, 2019
Written for GCSE music, the lyrics were written in 2018 after the loss of a friend. This song represents this loss.
Sea Fever
String Quartet, 2018
Inspired by the poem by John Masefield, this piece represents the motions of the sea and that it is a lonely and mysterious place.
Southampton
Violin Trio, 2018
Composed while I was in Southampton with family – and one my first experiments with brass instruments.
London Waking
String Quartet, 2017
Programme music composed in Jan 2017 depicting a winter in London. This piece tells the tale of a walk from sunset to the rush hour.
Calm Before The Flood
String Quartet, 2016
Composed around Winter 2016, this is one of the first pieces I wrote for the CYM London composition classes.
The Train Journey
String Trio, 2015
Composed in 2015, this is my first composition although the file was corrupted. It depicts a train journey.
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