Michael Fanning
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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.
Two Way Points in a Parsec Two Way Points in a Parsec
Part one is scored for full orchestra, part two ads chorus, and electronic synthesizers.
Western Exposure Western Exposure
Recordings were from performances using a Yamaha WX5 and MOTIF XS8. Soprano Sax VST from Chris Hein Horns Pro Vol.4. Produced entirely with Cakewalk by BandLab.
Imagine Scheherazade Imagine Scheherazade
The fabled Scheherazade saves her life from execution at the hands of her husband the King by telling fantastic tales over the course of 1,001 nights. Features the voice of Uyanga Bold from EW Voices of the Empire, flute played with a WX5.
Dawn Dream Dawn Dream
Pleasant dreams often occur at dawn in the moments before waking. A WX5 recording and rendered by Chris Hein Horns Tenor Sax virtual instrument.
Summer at the Fair Summer at the Fair
It's a sunny afternoon and the sights and sounds of the summer fair beckon.
Twilight Apparition Twilight Apparition
Tenor sax, played using my WX5. A slow moving piece that brings together electronic and acoustic instruments accompanied by a tenor sax rendered using Tenor-Sax Solo VST from Chris Hein Horns Vol 1.5 instrument library.
Music for an Action Thriller Music for an Action Thriller
A 2018 reformulation and retitling of Music for a Suspense Thriller (2005)
Music for an Action Thriller Part 2 Music for an Action Thriller Part 2
In the End Angels In the End Angels
Flute recorded with Yamaha WX5 wind instrument, virtual guitar accompaniment MusicLab's Real Guitar.
Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 1 Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 1
This music was inspired by reading Milton's great epic poem Paradise Lost. Part one opens with a chorus of God's heavenly choir. Orchestral elements especially lower instruments depict Satan's rebellion and descent to Hell. Part 1
Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 2 Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 2
The Evil One escapes from Hell crosses the realm of Chaos outside of Hell enters God's realm encounters the angel Uriel disguised as a cherub seeking directions to find God's new creation, Earth and Man to carry out his evil plan.
Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 3 Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 3
A serene Garden of Eden, the tree of knowledge, the temptation by the Evil One, the fall of Adam and Eve.
Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 4 Reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost pt 4
Adam and Eve are cast out of Eden. (part 4) Part 5 soon to come.
