Feels: Calming
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Cattails
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:39
Instruments: Banjo, Accordion, Guitar, Erhu, Violins
An acoustic guitar and a banjo create a drifting lull as an accordion and erhu play a languid melody. The accordion is slightly forceful, while the tremolo of the erhu is uncertain, creating an intertwined dialogue of two vastly different characters. The piece is calm and pensive, with subtle notes of East Asian and Country Western influences. 017 Bouncy, Calming, Relaxed 2010
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Prelude in C (BWV 846)
Genre: Classical
Length: 2:59
Instruments: PIano
Tempo: 49
J. S. Bach. This is the famous first piece of the Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Performed on piano. Very clean recording. Calming 2010
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Sunshine (version 2)
Genre: Pop
Length: 3:45
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Kit, Piano
Tempo: 79
Slightly longer, slightly slower version of "Sunshine" Bright, Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Somewhere Sunny (ver 2)
Genre: Pop
Length: 1:55
Instruments: Guitar
Tempo: 106
This is a longer version of the very popular "Somewhere Sunny". Simple, clean guitar duet. 017 Bright, Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2009
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Sunshine
Genre: Pop
Length: 3:22
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Kit, Piano
Tempo: 88
A bright piece with piano and rhythm guitar throughout. Kit and Bass in the background. Main melody carried by Piano. 017 Bright, Calming, Relaxed 2008
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Frost Waltz
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:15
Instruments: Celesta, Glockenspiel, Basses, Cellos, Violas, Violins, French Horns,
Tempo: 99
A calm buy mysterious composition that uses Glockenspiel and Celesta throughout. French Horns and Bass intercede throughout to accompany the Glockenspiel and Celesta. Violin and Viola in the background throughout the piece. 045 Calming, Mysterious, Mystical 2008
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Tea Roots
Genre: Reggae
Length: 4:40
Instruments: Bass, Kit, Erhu, Organ, Guitar, Piano, Horns
Tempo: 73
Almost straight-up reggae, but with a chinese folk violin in it. 023 Calming, Dark, Grooving 2008
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Deliberate Thought
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:57
Instruments: Synths, Choir
Tempo: 69
Calming round electronic music with a nice delay... and a choir. 017 Calming, Relaxed 2007
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Eternal Hope
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:44
Instruments: Piano, Strings, Helicon, French Horn, Choir
Building hopeful piece. Supported piano solo. 043 Calming, Uplifting, Relaxed 2007
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Sovereign
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 6:11
Instruments: Piano
Very very good new age piano solo in a minor. You might think 6 minutes is a bit long, but it isn't. Played on a darkly voiced piano. This piece should in no way be offered for free. 013 Dark, Calming 1998
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Streetlight On A Dark Road
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:08
Instruments: English Horn
Tempo: 80
Jazzy and evocative of a black and white art film, the hero is down and out on his luck while walking through the rain. The saxophone-like horn has a soothing quality about it, and the dynamics change frequently throughout.
020 Calming, Somber 2010
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Gone Beyond
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:41
Instruments: Music Box, Choir
Tempo: 118
The child-like music box is the constant in this piece, but the repetition of the melody shifts from innocence to the music of a character detached from life, on the verge of psychoses or paranoia. The choir in the background lends the music a heavenly, albeit sepulchral feel. 036 Calming, Unnerving 2010
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Rains Will Fall
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 3:42
Instruments: Piano, Kit, Strings
Tempo: 85
Slow Waltz. English Waltz. Foxtrot. Slow Fox. The piano plays a mournful, waltzing melody, while strings enter gently. Halfway into the second minute, the tone is more hopeful, but then returns to the sadness of the introduction. Just before the third minute ends the hope returns, but melts again into sadness with the final high note of the piano. This is music for a rainy day, or when the hero to a story has lost his way. 013 Calming, Somber, Uplifting 2010
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Eastminster
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 6:45
Instruments: Plucked Strings, Synths
The constant reverberating sound of rain and the perfect-fifth drone of the strings are calming, but have an air of suspense and tension about them, as if a drama is about to unfold. The koto plays a near continuous refrain, at times forcefully. Evoking pre-colonialist East Asia, the piece is beautiful and stoic in tone, especially as the koto asserts its dominance in the sixth minute and at the end. 010 Calming, Relaxed 2010
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Silver Blue Light
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 5:50
Instruments: Guitar, Synths
Sparse in it’s instrumentation, Silver Blue Light is quiet and pensive with atmospheric synthesized chords and guitar.. There isn’t much of a melodic line to this piece until well into the fifth minute. In the third minute the guitar plays a few high notes, and the key changes briefly, which occurs again in the final twenty seconds as well.
027 Bright, Calming, Relaxed 2010
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When The Wind Blows
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:26
Instruments: Guitar, Synths
Several wind instruments play lilting melodies that are slow and meander through the piece, sometimes bordering on being slightly out of tune. The calm music has an edge of solemnity about it. The ever-present acoustic guitar is methodical and resembles a pulse – it exists but is forgotten, except when the guitar draws out the length of a note. 020 Calming, Somber 2010
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Porch Swing Days - faster
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:05
Instruments: Guitars, Bass, Kit, Percussion, Voice
Tempo: 130
Acoustic guitars play a constantly flowing feel-good melody, enhanced by an airy chorus that enters early in the piece. The music is bright and evokes a carefree attitude towards life and the troubles of the world. 028 Bright, Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2010
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Porch Swing Days - slower
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:36
Instruments: Guitars, Bass, Kit, Percussion, Voice
Tempo: 110
Acoustic guitars play a constantly flowing feel-good melody, enhanced by an airy chorus that enters early in the piece. The music is bright and evokes a carefree attitude towards life and the troubles of the world. 028 Bright, Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2010
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For Originz
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:39
Instruments: Strings, Choir, Percussion
Tempo: 55
Heavy strings play several chords before a violin enters with a sliding melody, in tandem with a woman’s voice and flute. The bass drums are barely perceptible, but accentuate the orchestra as the three melodic personalities float amongst the music. The music is full of wonder and power, and ends in a strong chord, evoking a connection with nature.
045 Bright, Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2010
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Orion 300XB
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 3:43
Instruments: Synths, Percussion, Voice
Tempo: 91
Unintelligible alien transmissions punctuate the entirety of this piece, while simple, distracted chords create an atmosphere of unease and wonder - beauty and discovery. The pace is quick, and the taiko drumming is foreboding and tribal, but the airy beauty of the chords is almost calming. 030 Calming, Eerie, Mysterious, Mystical 2010
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Ripples
Genre: World
Length: 3:25
Instruments: Koto
Tempo: 57
Flowing like water, this serene piece is perfect for relaxation and meditation. The solitary plucks of the Chinese guzheng reverberate slightly, and maintain a steadiness that would work well for introspective, Asian-themed content. This would also work well for anything depicting snow, winter, or Rural Japan. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2010
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Finding Movement
Genre: World
Length: 1:56
Instruments: Koto, String Ensemble
Tempo: 70
The koto in this piece follows a steady, plodding beat, while the orchestral strings provide a drone-like background. At 0:33 the strings crescendo to follow the melody of the koto, but at 1:18 the tempo slows and the strings fade away, only to return to highlight the final chord. With the even rhythm and the sharply accentuated plucks of the koto, this is best used as an introduction to a short film or game, or the resolution to a conflict surrounding family or challenges to tradition. 010 045 Calming, Uplifting 2010
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Song of the Volga Boatmen
Genre: Classical
Length: 1:01
Instruments: Horn, Trombones, Tuba, Trumpets
Yo, Heave Ho! The classic theme of difficult drudgery. Based on a Russian folk song. 036 Calming, Dark, Somber 2010
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Consort for Brass
Genre: Classical
Length: 0:51
Instruments: tuba, trombones, horns, trumpets
Tempo: 60
A stately brass choir set in a cathedral. Calming, Uplifting 2010
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Nu Flute
Genre: World
Length: 1:23
Instruments: Flute, Strings
Tempo: 60
Eastern flute-like reed-like instrument - the Dizi. Calming, Relaxed, Somber, Uplifting 2010
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New Direction
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 11:20
Instruments: Synths
A calm ambient piece using the "Trope" synth for iPhone and some miscellaneous Logic synths. Calming 2010
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Ranz des Vaches
Genre: Classical
Length: 1:25
Instruments: English Horn, Flute, Bassoons, Strings
Ranz des Vaches or "Call to the Dairy Cows" is a small but famous section of the overture to William Tell by Rossini. It is most often used to depict morning or sleepiness in cartoons. Hook starts at 0:21. Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2010
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Ghostpocalypse - 3 Road of Trials
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:31
Instruments: Piano, synths
3 of 8. Odd phrasing and counterpoints. Calming, Mysterious, Somber 2010
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Terminal
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 0:36
Instruments: Piano, Bass
Calming concern. Mostly piano solo with slight bowed bass for support. Calming, Relaxed, Somber 2009
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Feather Waltz
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:30
Instruments: Piano
TBD Calming, Relaxed, Somber 2009
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Thinking of You
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:50
Instruments: Electric Piano
Nice piece for a narrative voice-over of good times past, present or future. Calming, Relaxed 2009
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The Parting
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:04
Instruments: Oboe, Flute, Strings, Trombones, Horn, Tuba
I wrote this one December 27th, 2009 mainly for fun. It is a sweeping quiet piece until the past bit where is opens up a bit.
At 2:06, there is an oddly supported line with a 2+ octave gap between the melody and the supporting bass.
At 2:28, the gap is filled triumphantly... It ends with a hollow dominant in 5 octaves, followed by a lush resolution. Calming, Relaxed, Somber, Uplifting 2009
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Hypnothis
Genre: Electronica
Length: 4:43
Instruments: Synths, Percussion, Choir
Tempo: 104
Sweet chill electronic piece with a run of dissonances starting around 3 minutes in. Calming, Grooving, Relaxed 2009
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Shores of Avalon
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:56
Instruments: Piano, Synths, Solo Voice
Highly processed piano with lots of subtle synths and vocal effects. Grows in intensity after the 3 minute mark, then calms again. Calming, Mysterious, Mystical, Somber 2009
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Ambiment
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 22:53
Instruments: Piano, Synths
Slow sonorous texture punctuated with soft piano in mostly consonant tones. There is enough dissonance to keep the mind engaged over its length. Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2009
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Clear Air
Genre: Pop
Length: 3:03
Instruments: Guitar, Piano
Tempo: 68
Very easy-going piece for acoustic steel string guitar and classical guitar. Second A section includes deep and soft piano. Bright, Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Impact Andante
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 2:49
Instruments: Synths, Guitar, Percussion, Choir
Tempo: 91
2 of 6. This piece changes perspectives a few times, and stays very fresh throughout. Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2009
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Impact Moderato
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 1:16
Instruments: Percussion, Guitar, Synths
Tempo: 100
3 of 6. Laid back drum kit with a lot of extra percussion under a simple guitar. Calming, Grooving 2009
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Impact Prelude
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 3:23
Instruments: Percussion, Guitar, Synths
Tempo: 80
1 of 6. Chill opening theme with lots of percussion bits. Calming, Grooving, Mysterious 2009
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Beach Party
Genre: Reggae
Length: 0:50
Instruments: Steel Drums, Guitar, Bass, Kit, Organ
Tempo: 82
Laid back day on an island beach. 023 Bouncy, Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Last Kiss Goodnight
Genre: Rock
Length: 3:06
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Kit, Strings, Piano
Tempo: 60
Classic 50's/60's I, iv, IV, V chord progression as in "Unchained Melody" or "Sleepwalk". 024 Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Symbiosis
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 4:18
Instruments: Piano, Percussion
Quiet solo piano in 3 parts with additional percussion bit adding in more and more to the end. My normal "feels" that are used to classify pieces are largely inadequate for this piece, as are the genres. In other words... I have no idea what this is. 021 Calming, Dark 2009
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Living Voyage
Genre: World
Length: 3:29
Instruments: Flute, Percussion, Synths, Choir
Tempo: 122
Earthy and yet urban with a mix of personal and epic. This is a hybrid in all senses. Major uplift at 40 seconds in. Drops back down for another feel at 1:10. Bright, Calming, Mysterious 2009
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Winter Reflections
Genre: Electronica
Length: 2:22
Instruments: Synths
A calming piece rendered on 3 iPhones using the Bloom, Bebot, and Balls applications. 027 Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Tranquility
Genre: Electronica
Length: 16:27
Instruments: Synths
A calming meditative piece rendered on 4 iPhones using the Balls, Bloom, Bebot, and Ocarina applications. 027 Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Swimmey Texture
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:05
Instruments: Piano, synths
Highly processed piano and synths that provide a deep, contemplative texture. 030 Calming, Relaxed 2009
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Blue Paint
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:11
Instruments: Piano
Calm piano solo centered around a repeating Ab motive. 20 seconds before end the motive expands slightly with an added harmony. 020 Calming, Relaxed, Somber 2009
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Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp
Genre: Classical
Length: 0:33
Instruments: Harp
This is just the harp part from section E of Danse Macabre (measure 205). I think the beauty of this part is often overlooked in the full piece, so I pulled it out for everyone to enjoy here. 005 Calming, Dark, Mysterious 2009
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Smoother Move
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:38
Instruments: PIano
013 Calming, Somber 2009
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Greta Sting
Genre: Stings
Length: 0:15
Instruments: Orchestral Strings
Tempo: 66
A somber orchestral sting with a gentle rising motion. Calming, Eerie, Relaxed, Somber 2009
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Comfortable Mystery 2
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 0:54
Instruments: Electric Piano
Tempo: 65
Gentle electric piano chords and descending arpeggi are featured in this calming piece. 041 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed, Somber 2009
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Comfortable Mystery 3
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:07
Instruments: Electric Piano
Tempo: 65
Gentle Electric Piano with a descending arpeggiated motive. The ending gradually slows. 041 Calming, Eerie, Mysterious, Somber 2009
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Comfortable Mystery 4
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:16
Instruments: Electric Piano
Tempo: 65
Gentle Electric Piano featuring light chords and a descending arpeggiated motive. 041 Calming, Eerie, Mysterious, Somber 2009
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Blue Feather
Genre: Classical
Length: 4:38
Instruments: Piano
Somber Solo Piano, with repetitive descending arpeggio motive. Contains uplifting moments, but generally sparse and mysterious. Calming, Dark, Eerie, Mysterious, Relaxed, Somber, Unnerving 2008
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On the Passing of Time
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:45
Instruments: Piano
A slow somber piano piece. Small amount of reverb to the notes. Ends early, last 20 seconds dedicated to a fadeout. 013 Calming, Mystical, Somber 2008
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Longing and Concern
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:14
Instruments: French Horns, Trombones, Flute, Woodblock, Trumpet, Strings
Tempo: 130
This is a great calm piece, featuring horns in the beginning, moving to flute. Piece ends with a short fanfare with the trumpet and strings. Fanfare begins at 1:03. 036 Calming, Mystical 2008
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Cool Intro
Genre: Stings
Length: 0:17
Instruments: Kit, Bass, Organ
A cool short intro written for a writing podcast. Kit and bass used throughout. Organ used mainly in the beginning. Calming, Grooving 2008
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Cold Funk
Genre: Rock
Length: 4:48
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Kit, EP, Bells
Tempo: 112
A calming rock piece. Repeated guitar chords as well as bass throughout. Very light use of bells. Great for looping if needed. 011 Calming, Grooving, Relaxed 2008
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Somewhere Sunny
Genre: Pop
Length: 0:59
Instruments: Guitars
Tempo: 109
Simple, clean guitar duet. 017 Bright, Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2008
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Piano Between
Genre: Stings
Length: 0:25
Instruments: Piano
Just a light piano piece for linking scenes. Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2008
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DD Groove
Genre: Blues
Length: 3:41
Instruments: Guitars, Kit, Bass, Organ
Tempo: 96
Very laid-back piece that may be indicative of a loss, or possibly carelessness. 011 Calming, Relaxed, Somber 2008
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Memory Lane
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:51
Instruments: Piano
Casual, quiet piano solo for those introspective moments. 3/4 020 Calming, Dark, Relaxed, Somber 2008
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Overheat
Genre: World
Length: 7:03
Instruments: Flute, Synth, Violin
Tempo: 55
A slow, trance-inducing piece of minimalism with a touch of melody in parts. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2008
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Revival
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 17:26
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Electric Piano, Kit
Tempo: 56
So you're thinking of doing a revival tour, but you don't have a band to back up your inspirational speech? Good news, good news indeed. This piece starts very thin, and builds a couple of times.
40 meg download. 017 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed, Uplifting 2008
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Impromptu in Quarter Comma Meantone
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:33
Instruments: Piano
Impromptu performed on a Steinway Model D tuned to Quarter Comma Meantone. This gives a very rich feel to the base chords, but leaves a couple of "wolf notes" in the gaps (most notably in the Ab). 2 minutes in, it lingers on the most out-of tune part of the scales.
Calming, Eerie, Somber 2008
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Sovereign Quarter
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:51
Instruments: Piano
A re-recording of an older piece of mine on a new sample set of a Steinway Model D. This one is tuned to Quarter Comma Meantone (and not standard Equal Temperament).
In this piece, it gives an unerringly warm feel, as the notes that would be least in tune in this are never used. 013 Calming, Dark 2008
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End of the Era
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:33
Instruments: Brass, Winds, Strings, Tympani
Tempo: 42
Alto Flute along with the low brass in the beginning, switching to strings. Final sounds are more harsh than the beginning. Ends with a tiny flourish. 036 Calming, Somber, Unnerving 2008
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Night Cave
Genre: African
Length: 1:50
Instruments: Kalimba, Marimba, Percussion
Tempo: 104
Loose groove with a nice active bell part, and an overloud kalimba. 001 Calming, Grooving, Mystical, Relaxed 2008
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Light Sting
Genre: Stings
Length: 0:15
Instruments: Flutes, Xylophone, Trombones, Basses
Tempo: 114
Ascending melody. Calming, Uplifting 2008
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Water Droplets on the River
Genre: Silent Film Score
Length: 1:45
Instruments: Piano
6/8 piece meant to be reminiscent of nice memories from long ago. 028 Bright, Calming, Uplifting 2008
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Stages of Grief
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:48
Instruments: Piano, Basses, Violin
That sort of "I'm kind of 'ok', but I'm still standing out in the rain feel". Pretty depressing for being in a major key. 043 Calming, Relaxed, Somber 2008
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Lone Harvest
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:00
Instruments: Piano, Harp, Violin, Basses, Clarinet, Flute
Tempo: 66
It looks like an uncommon mix of descriptive words, but this simple piece does a good job of displaying complex emotion. 035 Calming, Dark, Somber, Unnerving, Uplifting 2008
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Wish Background
Genre: Holiday
Length: 19:34
Instruments: Piano, Strings, Bells, Celesta, Brass Ensemble
A sort of holiday backdrop. Variations on a traditional holiday piece. Modulations every 5 minutes or so. VERY LARGE FILE. 004 Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2007
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Almost in F
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 32:42
Instruments: Piano, Basses
Very long, very slow, trance-inducing piece... 36 cents sharp of the key of F. Yes, there is a good reason for that. No, I'm not going to explain it. 027 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2007
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Fluidscape
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 30:21
Instruments: Synths, Flute, Harp
Very long, cool, relaxed piece - no surprises, though the timbre does change from time to time. 027 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2007
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Cherry Blossom
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:10
Instruments: Marimbas, Shakers
Tempo: 100
A non-offensive, non-obtrusive piece to go under anything that feels a little flat. 039 Calming, Relaxed 2007
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Chill
Genre: Unclassifiable
Length: 3:50
Instruments: Bass, Kit, Synth
Tempo: 120
Bass feature piece with some rich laid-back synth, and a thin-sounding drum machine. 007 Calming, Dark, Grooving, Relaxed 2007
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Reign
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:42
Instruments: Piano, Basses, French Horn, Kit, Guitar, Choir
A piece in two parts. Slow piano intro, and then a giant power section at 1 minute 50 seconds in. Written for an animation piece. 042 Calming, Epic, Somber, Uplifting 2007
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Opium
Genre: World
Length: 6:09
Instruments: Strings, Percussion, Santoor, Voice
Tempo: 90
Slow, dreamy, droning piece that has a trance-inducing effect. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2007
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Frozen Star
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:41
Instruments: Harp, Choir, Helicons, Flutes
Tempo: 88
Lilting gentle feel with odd chord progressions. 045 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed, Uplifting 2007
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Skye Cuillin
Genre: World
Length: 3:13
Instruments: Harp, Whistle, Fiddle, Synths, Strings, Choir
Tempo: 68
New age and Celtic with super round synths and lots of delay. 003 Calming, Epic, Mystical, Uplifting 2007
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Errigal
Genre: World
Length: 2:14
Instruments: Hammer Dulcimer
Tempo: 112
Celtic-sounding solo piece with a sort of drone bass line, apreggios, and a forte melody. 003 Bouncy, Mystical, Calming 2007
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Wagner Bridal Chorus - piano
Genre: Classical
Length: 1:42
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 60
A newer piano variation on Wagner's Bridal Chorus. It leaves out some of the less familiar middle section, and changes up a few chords while retaining the melody. 008 Calming, Uplifting 2007
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Aretes
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:36
Instruments: Piano, Synths, Choir
Tempo: 57
Solo piano surrounded by rich textures. 017 Calming, Uplifting 2007
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Cello Suite #1 in G - Prelude
Genre: Classical
Length: 2:08
Instruments: Dulcimer
Tempo: 88
Bach's famous cello suite as played on a dulcimer. BWV 1007 008 Bright, Calming, Relaxed 2007
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Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:39
Instruments: Piano, Cello, Clarinet
Tempo: 56
More contemplative than outright depressing. Tempo is highly variable, so don't count on it if you have to synch to something. I didn't know there was a tradition of writing for this instrumentation. It works very well. 036 Relaxed, Calming, Somber 2007
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Clear Waters
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:08
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 96
Simple and light of weight solo. 020 Calming, Relaxed 2007
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Heartbreaking
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:36
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 72
Disappointment from hope. 013 Calming, Somber 2007
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Reaching Out
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:01
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 109
Rubato. 013 Calming, Somber 2007
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Reminiscing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:32
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 54
Simple; mostly pentatonic. 028 Calming, Relaxed 2007
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There is Romance
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:17
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 93
Slow and poignant, this piece is excellent for depicting childhood love, the swelling love of adolescence, or the tender caresses of old age. The simple, elegant melody is exceptionally suitable to weddings, faith services, or as a theme to a story of lasting love. 028 Calming, Relaxed, Uplifting 2007
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Showdown
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 0:32
Instruments: Flutes, Guitar, Basses, Glock, Marimba, Strings, Brass
Tempo: 120
Starts unnerving; ends calming. 039 044 Dark, Unnerving, Calming 2007
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Ishikari Lore
Genre: World
Length: 2:44
Instruments: Koto, Flute, Percussion
Tempo: 82
A new piece derived from Eastern folk music. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2007
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Two Together
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:56
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 78
Sparkly open voicings. 016 Calming, Bright 2006
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Winter Chimes
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:38
Instruments: Piano
Tempo: 83
Interesting piano solo with a repeated pedal in the right hand. Counterpoint on the final repeat. 016 Calming, Bright 2006
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
Genre: Holiday
Length: 1:46
Instruments: Orchestra (full) featuring Celesta
Tchaikovsky's famous dance from the Nutcracker Suite. 008 Bright, Calming, Mystical 2006
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White
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:04
Instruments: Piano
Easy flowing with highly differentiated right and left hand parts. 016 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Sapphire Isle
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:11
Instruments: Piano
Arpeggiation and scales in an unusual chordal setting. 016 Relaxed, Calming, Uplifting 2006
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Moonstone
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:15
Instruments: Piano
Calm sort of piece played all and only on the black keys. 016 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Continue Life
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:54
Instruments: Piano
Solo new-age piano. 016 Relaxed, Calming, Uplifting 2006
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Midsummer Sky
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1:54
Instruments: Piano
Solo new-age piano. 028 Relaxed, Calming, Uplifting 2006
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Friday Morning
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:30
Instruments: Piano
Simple, calm, open piano impromptu. 020 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Parting of the Ways - Part 1
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 9:23
Instruments: Piano
Impromptu in C Major. Development takes its time. 028 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Parting of the Ways - Part 2
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 6:38
Instruments: Piano
Impromptu in A Minor. Extreme dynamics may make this piece challenging to incorporate into projects. 028 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Transition One
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 0:40
Instruments: Orchestral - Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin, Glock, Harp
Small calm transition; descending wind ensemble blending to ascending string ensemble. 030 Relaxed, Calming, Uplifting, 2006
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The Reveal
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 0:57
Instruments: Orchestral - Cello, Horn, English Horn, Clarinet, Contratuba
Starts with cellos, adds horn, clarinet, English horn, contra-tuba - to a final sustained chord. Slow. Thin yet satisfying. 035 Dark, Somber, Calming 2006
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Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem
Genre: Holiday
Length: 1:46
Instruments: Piano
Texturally thick in parts. 004 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Silent Night
Genre: Holiday
Length: 2:11
Instruments: Piano
004 Relaxed, Calming 2006
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Sad Trio
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:11
Instruments: Piano, Cello, English Horn
013 Somber, Dark, Calming 2006
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Time Passes
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:10
Bittersweet and somewhat dark; ends brightly on an open major chord. 036 Dark, Somber, Calming, Mysterious 2006
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Sleep and Then
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 0:40
Winds descending, strings ascending. Slow, nice. 042 Uplifting, Calming, Epic 2006
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Sancho Panza gets a Latte
Genre: World
Length: 3:13
Tempo: 84
Acoustic guitar, latin percussion, bass, alto flute, trumpet, and... accordion. Sort of Spanish, sort of French. 015 Relaxed, Eerie, Mystical, Calming 2006
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Meditation Impromptu 01
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:32
Instruments: Piano
A single piano impromptu in D flat Major, broken into three files for easier downloading. This piece was made because many people were using my music as background for hypnosis and meditation products. This is a very very calming (and long) piano piece designed for just that. There is nothing startling contained in this piece... only light flowing melodies. 027 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Meditation Impromptu 02
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:09
Instruments: Piano
A single piano impromptu in D flat Major, broken into three files for easier downloading. This piece was made because many people were using my music as background for hypnosis and meditation products. This is a very very calming (and long) piano piece designed for just that. There is nothing startling contained in this piece... only light flowing melodies. 027 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Meditation Impromptu 03
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 4:15
Instruments: Piano
A single piano impromptu in D flat Major, broken into three files for easier downloading. This piece was made because many people were using my music as background for hypnosis and meditation products. This is a very very calming (and long) piano piece designed for just that. There is nothing startling contained in this piece... only light flowing melodies. 027 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Evening Fall (Piano)
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 2:45
Instruments: Piano
Impromptu 020 Dark, Calming, Eerie 2005
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Fairytale Waltz
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 1:39
Instruments: Small Ensemble - Celesta, Oboe, Cello
Written as an overture to (of all things) a fairy tale musical - this piece stands well on its own. 036 Relaxed, Calming, Mysterious, Eerie 2005
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Evening Fall (Harp)
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 2:45
Instruments: Small Ensemble - Harp
Harp "duet"... where the harps never actually play together. Impromptu 020 Dark, Calming, Eerie 2005
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Just As Soon
Genre: Jazz
Length: 3:48
Instruments: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Brushed Kit, EP, Tenor Sax
Slow 6/8. Did you ever get up in the middle of the night and wonder what would happen if you took a Spanish guitar player, tell them to do a ballad, and give them a tasteful jazz quartet? I did. 014 Dark, Somber, Calming 2005
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Deck the Halls A
Genre: Holiday
Length: 4:07
Instruments: Piano
Piano solo of the traditional holiday piece. Very smooth with seemingly random phrasing. This isn't really a sing-along type recording. 004 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Genre: Holiday
Length: 4:25
Instruments: Piano, Violin, English Horn
You know that touching Christmas slideshow you're working on? This is for that. 004 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Oh Holy Night
Genre: Holiday
Length: 4:02
Instruments: Piano
004 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Angels We Have Heard on High
Genre: Holiday
Length: 2:25
Instruments: Clarinet, Horn, Strings
Slow and mellow. 004 Calming, Dark 2005
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Water Prelude
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 5:24
Smooth background music... Float-y feeling. 045 Calming, Mysterious, Eerie, Mystical 2005
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Earth Prelude
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:49
Grounding background pad with melodic interest. Think "grassy plains". 030 Dark, Mysterious, Calming, Mystical 2005
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Laid Back Guitars
Genre: Latin
Length: 4:04
An experiment in reverb. The piece itself has two Spanish guitars with lots of different percussion backings. The congas are definitely reverb-affected more noticeably than the bells or cymbals. Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Comfortable Mystery
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:56
Solo vintage electric piano. Not quite supernatural... more like surreal. Slow with descending arpeggios. 041 Relaxed, Eerie, Mystical, Calming 2005
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Daybreak
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:20
Solo vintage electric piano. Lounge/New Age. 007 Relaxed, Calming 2005
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Starry
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 3:18
Instruments: Piano
C major with a minor IV chord. 016 Relaxed, Calming 1998
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