Here are a few more recent songs that are more orchestral: Day Break, The Seed, Familiar, Orchestral Eyes, Orchestral Toast, Origin of Time, Scorched Earth, The Warlords of Wake Forest, Battle Echoes, and Aura of An Angel. These were created in 2023 and 2024.
Like a sunrise, warm, calming, and full of promise: Morning Sunrise.
The following (below the line above) songs are from a different genre. This one is light, fun, and a little funky; adding all of those things up and the song becomes Pastorial Funk. As you can probably tell, I had way too much fun making this, playing it over and over and over again.
I've got them Workday Blues. This was inspired by working on a Workday ERP project a few years ago. I liked the play on words and the double meaning. It comes across better than saying I got them PeopleSoft Blues or SAP Blues, huh? Although, I can almost hear the beginnings of a song called "Them Poor SAP Blues."
Loving Groove. I was experimenting with an R&B feel and playing around with some vocals, and this song was the result. I waited for Barry White to join the vocals, but he never showed up.
We all had to do something to pass the time. 2020 was a year we will all remember, or try to forget. Here is the Quarantine Bossa Nova (or QBossa for short): QBossa. At times, it reminded me of the infamous singer-songwriter Michael Franks, and I could almost imagine him adding his unique style of lyrics to the tune.
Light and airy, this jazzy samba is like floating on Gossamer Wings.
Skip The Fever has a flugelhorn, bass, piano, drums, and a little brass. A slinky jazzy bass line, a little piano, a flugelhorn solo, with a bit of brass to back it all up. Toe-tapping fun.
It is time for a Tall Cool One. Is that a drink, or is she the tall cool one?
Here is A Story of Life. Yes, that is rain and thunder in the background. The guitar player got wet during the recording, but that's life. Am I right? In the beginning, you can hear a live microphone as I'm playing an acoustic guitar using a live mic. If you can't, don't worry about it. A walk in the Jungle, sneaking and prowling in a jaunty Jungle Walk.
For those who like a bit of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) with a pounding beat. Electronic whooshing sounds and a brainless melody make up this song called Industrial Dance. Musically, not much to it, but "I will give it a 75 because it is easy to dance to." You might be too young to know what that refers to... Along the same lines is a Happy Groove. This one is very similar. Both were knocked out in a short time.
The Vow is intended to be a haunting violin melody backed by strong male vocals. Maybe they were Vikings. They didn't stick around long enough to find out.
A visit to Nepal.
A visit to a New Age (as in New Age Music, I guess) that simply put me to sleep on some Silver Sands. And more new-age classical sounds with a Rising Mind.
This song was written for a special friend: some Henrietta's Theme.
An easy song, full of strings and an interesting rhythm, where the title says we are having some Visions.
Grande has a full orchestral sound with a driving beat and a certain "grandness."
This is a fun little song written years ago on "A Day Off." Both of the versions (songs) are based on the same chord progressions, but a little change to the drums, brass, piano, and rhythm, and you end up with something new and different. You might not hear the similarity. This second version replaces the acoustic guitar with a fiddle with a completely different feel. If you don't hear it, no worries, just enjoy A New Day Off.
Heavy bass, heavy drums, driving trumpet, and brass sounds that hopefully will make you want to Run and dance. A sassy little Tune for a new age.
A quiet, peaceful walk along North Carolina Shores.
This one is slow, thoughtful, and full of grandeur, something you might dream up or listen to while contemplating The Cosmos and your place in it.
A summer romance... Romance de Verano.
This one was written for and dedicated to a former boss and friend: Dave's Theme. A fun little fiddle-playing foot-tapping boogie that was as much fun to make and play as it sounds: Boogie in C. I dare you not to tap your foot. Paying Kent the Rent is a fun, easy tune with a funky formula-like sound. A snappy piece that declares itself to be what it is.
If you have any doubt, now Dat dere is music.
A happy song full of strings and other instruments: Serenity. Hopefully, it makes you tap your foot because it is anything but Serene. I have no recollection of why I named it Serenity. To be honest, I think it is a bit uplifting. Sometimes, I start with an idea, and the song comes out completely different than planned. But when that happens, I sometimes stubbornly keep the name. Stubborn might be the same thing as l-a-z-y.