Soren Laulainen

5 songs

220 plays

The Melancholy of Returning

A sad and pensive piece, illuminating the coldness and tranquility of winter... yet there is warmth inside. Returning home always leaves me with a very nostalgic feeling -- an undercurrent beneath the joys of seeing family and friends once again. Par

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Underwater Theme

A small piece I wrote for a short film called Underwater. I think the film is about a man who comes clean after being addicted to either alcohol or drugs. His friends, who are still addicted, don't like him anymore and exclude him from their group.

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The Darkening and The Fall

This song took me four months to complete. My goal was to create 'widescreen' music. I processed a recording of a djembe to create a deep drum hit, which I think helped. I also used a menagerie of virtual instruments for the strings, the piano,

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I Was Having Someone Else's Dream

Here are some images that were in my head for this piece of music. Gunfire erupts as memories flood back. All alone in the middle of an industrial area. A few distant buildings are shrouded in fog. The landscape is flat and bleak. Rain thunders o

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Chrysalis

A work in progress for the TV series 317. (www.317theseries.com) Mystery, suspense, and a sense of foreboding give way to 'the awakening'. Life returns. Followed by panic and desperation. Think of a butterfly trying to break free.

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I'm a solo artist, composing music for films using my Yamaha PSR-275 and my computer. I've been making music for about 4 years now, using Acid Pro, but I've since diverged from using nothing but loops in my music. I use software synths like Halion Strings Edition Vol. 1 and EastWest Quantum Leap RA to make my own material now, and I'm always trying to evoke emotions with the music I create.

Have you performed in front of an audience?

The music I make cannot be performed live without several musicians there to help me. =)

Your musical influences

Brian Eno, Cliff Martinez, David Julyan, Delerium, Jack Wall, Lisa Gerrard, Ma Ja Le, Michael Land, Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek, Rob Dougan, Robyn Miller, Tim Larkin

What equipment do you use?

Yamaha PSR-275, a computer, Quantum Leap RA, Halion Strings Edition Vol. 1, Acid Pro

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