
Michael Fanning

Dances of the Forest Spirits Dances of the Forest Spirits


The Fog The Fog

Apocalypse Cinema Apocalypse Cinema

2020 Symphonic Vision No. 6 2020 Symphonic Vision No. 6

2020 Symphonic Vision No. 5 2020 Symphonic Vision No. 5

2020 Symphonic Vision No. 4 2020 Symphonic Vision No. 4

2020 Symphonic Vision No. 3 2020 Symphonic Vision No. 3

2020 Symphonic VIsion No. 2 2020 Symphonic VIsion No. 2
I began this work in April 2020 during a prolonged stay at the Hampton Inn in Huntington, WV as I waited to move to my home known as The Knob, in the mountains of WV near Kermit.

2020 Symphonic Vision No. 1 2020 Symphonic Vision No. 1

Ghost Ship of the Spanish Main Ghost Ship of the Spanish Main

The Calm Before The Calm Before
A WX5 recording of t.Sax and trumpet from Session Horns VST library from Native Instruments.

The Storm The Storm

Suite for Strings and Fluegelhorn Suite for Strings and Fluegelhorn
Music for Strings and solo Fluegelhorn recorded using Fluegelhorn VST from Chris Hein Horns Pro Vol 4 played on a Yamaha WX5 electronic wind instrument.

Climb the Vine Climb the Vine
A WX5 recording of Tenor Sax part using Chris Hein Horns Tenor Sax VST. Keyboard recording use Yamaha Motif XS8.

Late Last Sunday Night Late Last Sunday Night
A slow tempo piece. Solo Trumpet part played on a Yamaha WX5 using the Solo Trumpet vst from Chris Hein Horns Solo Vol. 1.5.

Race to the Precipice Race to the Precipice
I was inspired to record and produce this music using synthesizers after viewing a documentary on electronic musical instruments that featured the Moog Synthesizer developed by Bob Moog. This piece uses Minimonsta by Gforce VST played on a WX5

Leprechauns of River Shannon Leprechauns of River Shannon
My Fanning ancestors came to America from Waterford, Ireland in 1851. The Leprechaun of Irish folklore is playful, magical, and sometimes menacing. Illustration by Jean-noel Lafargue

Free Air Free Air
Recorded using Yamaha Motif piano keyboard, Music Lab Real Guitar VST with tenor saxophone part played on a Yamaha WX5 wind instrument using Solo Tenor Sax VST from Chris Hein Horns Vol. 1.5. Recorded and produced with Cakewalk by Bandlab.

Earth Moved and the Sea Came Forth Earth Moved and the Sea Came Forth
The most devastating natural disaster in recorded history occurred Dec. 26, 2004 in the Indian Ocean and is known as the Boxing Day tsunamis. A 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Banda Aceh created tsunamis that killed 227,898 people in 14 countries.