This is a string transcription of my piano piece, Parody of Eric Satie’s Gymnopedie #1 (in this case, “Parody of” means “Homage to”). I thought this might work well for string ensemble.
Tag: violin
None of That – Live (rescore)
Scored for: piano trio (piano, violin, and cello).
This is a very clever animated film short from the Ringling College of Art and Design. All of the “sound effects” are created by the instruments.
My goal was to capture the feel of the Warner Brothers cartoons of the 1950s-1970s, particularly the Road Runner series.
This is a live performance recording, so there is some audience noise.
Note that the video is the property of Ringling School of Art and Design, and is used for purposes of illustrating my film scoring. No copyright infringement is intended. The music is Copyright © 2016 Steven K. Sanford.
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Vertigo Restaurant Scene (rescore)
Scored for: piano and string ensemble
This is a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s film Vertigo (1958) that I’ve rescored for piano and strings. Jimmy Stewart’s character (at the bar) is getting his first glimpse of Kim Novak’s character (at the table) while she is dining with her husband. Jimmy’s character is a private investigator who has been hired by the husband to surreptitiously follow Kim’s character, because she has been behaving suicidally.
The location reminded me of a restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, where my wife and I dined several times, complete with a pianist playing in a corner, and plush surroundings. So I staged the score with a pianist improvising a jazz piece as background music, then introduced the strings for Kim’s character.
I was able to capture some of the background sound effects during quiet moments in the scene, which I’ve included behind my rescore.
Note that the video and sound effects are the property of Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, and are used for purposes of illustrating my film scoring. No copyright infringement is intended. The music is Copyright © 2017 Steven K. Sanford.
Please do not republish this film clip elsewhere on the internet or use without permission.
Caprice for Violin
Original virtuoso violin solo in classical style, performed by Bebhinn Egger on 26 April 2012 at Shenandoah University. Themes are taken from an unpublished original Mass setting from the late 1960s.
(remastered 2017-10-11)
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