Today’s composition, You’re My Mate, is a love theme for two characters from A Court of Mist and Fury which is currently part of a four book series (I won’t say which characters, because it’s a huge spoiler if I do. If you’ve read the books, guess. If you haven’t – read them, and then… Continue reading ICC Day Two : A Love Theme
Three Confessions
When I was 16, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: a film music composer. So, with a loan from my Dad, I purchased an iMac, recording software and an electronic keyboard. Since then this career path has drifted in and out of my focus. I’ve lost interest in it multiple… Continue reading Three Confessions
Playing It Write
For Christmas this year I produced a CD. Contrary to my usual behaviour, I finished it in plenty of time and gifted it to multiple family members and friends. As an accompaniment (oh! the puns…) I have designed here, tasting notes for each song on the list. You can listen to the tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/amber-pula/sets/playing-it-write ***… Continue reading Playing It Write
It’s Been a Long Long Time
Truly, it has been a long, long time! I’ve been incredibly busy working 49 hour work weeks. In a bittersweet twist of events, however, I have a permanent break from that. This being said, I finally have some quality time to spend on music. And so, this is my plan. This week, I will record… Continue reading It’s Been a Long Long Time
So Came the Tuner
The tuner came for the first time today! I’m pretty sure you could play iSpy with all the shit that came out when he pulled off the front panel of the piano. There was a leaf and a ribbon, and a plastic toy guitar and some other stuff I didn’t recognize. How does one get… Continue reading So Came the Tuner
Anything
My piano faces a window, as I always dreamed it would. As I play I gaze out over the rooftops into the rising or setting sun. Into the clouds or the clear blue sky. It motivates me to be a gentler person. It teaches me to believe that anything I desire can be achieved. It encourages… Continue reading Anything