Piano

Here's a very breathy, somber piece with soft shakuhachi woodwind overlay. This started as a somewhat generic piano project but turned into an interestingly wistful and reflective thing. Sounds almost like a track Nobuo Uematsu might have done for a Final Fantasy game. Pull out your photo albums and get nostalgic!

Here's a meditative little piano composition I put together after listening to the haunting soundtrack composed by Gustavo Santaolalla for the film Babel. This one ended up part Philip Glass and part Debussy, particularly in the second half with its suspended chord clusters. I intended to turn this snippet into a longer sonata, but I may have to leave it as is for now!

Here's a nice live piano composition I wrote in the mellow vein of Nobuo Uematsu's Balamb Garden theme (from his Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack). Suspended, dreamy major chords give way to a more tense and determined minor-key break. Dual-tracked piano adds a nice atmospheric effect to this reflective little piece.

This mellow, filmic piano-marimba piece seems to drift and sway with the wind. Short, sweet, and simple, this reflective 6/8 flow might be just the thing for one of those wistful days.