All contents © Michael Leake 2009-2018. All rights reserved.
Audio Samples and Videos With Music
Here is just a small selection of original material recorded
in a home studio. More samples are available to
filmmakers upon request.
All compositions and recordings © Michael Leake 2009-
2018. All rights reserved.
The Timeless Sounds
of a Symphony
Orchestra
Michael Leake Composer
Always
© 2011 Michael Leake
A sweeping romantic piece for piano,
French horns, strings, woodwinds and
percussion. Conceived as something for
the opening credits of a film. It can be
heard in its "natural environment" with
cinematic images in the YouTube
video to the right.
Nobody’s Home
© 2010 Michael Leake
A very brief, atmospheric piano number--a melancholy
mood-setting piece.
Lucky Day
© 2011 Michael Leake
A lighthearted, happy-go-lucky piece for
strings. The YouTube video can be seen
below.
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Leaving Once More
© 2011 Michael Leake
Brief background music envisioned for a departure scene for classical guitar,
steel string acoustic guitar, oboe and strings. Intentionally kept very short.
Remembering What Was
© 2011 Michael Leake
A wistful, contemplative piece for strings and French horn. Intentionally brief.
Imagined as background music for a movie scene in which a character is
reflecting on times gone by.
The Reckoning
© 2010 Michael Leake
The Waiting Game
© 2011 Michael Leake
A short piece conceived as incidental music for film in which someone is anxiously waiting
for something to transpire as time slowly passes. Instrumentation suggests the ticking of a clock.
Adagio For Days Long Past
© 2009 Michael Leake
A slow and epic piece for full orchestra.
A dramatic, energetic piece, with a shifting time signature
and driven by percussion. Conceived as a film piece for a
scene in which things are coming to a climax. For strings,
brass, piccolo and all manner of percussion.
Into The Clouds
© 2012 Michael Leake
A brief cinematic tribute to the
aviators of the Second World War.
The YouTube video can be seen
at the right.
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Hollywood in New Mexico (NM Filmmakers Showcase
2012 Intro)
© 2012 Michael Leake
I was honored to be asked to write the
music for the on-screen slideshow introduction
for the NM Filmmakers Showcase 2012. The
showcase was sponsored by the New Mexico
Film Office (http://www.nmfilm.com) and was
held on Oct. 12-14, 2012 at the Guild Cinema
in Albuquerque. The audio can be heard
using the play control below.
You can also view the complete slideshow by clicking the
photo above. Note: this will take you to an external website.
Please disregard the video’s first 13 seconds, consisting of
some noisy lead-in and countdown that unfortunately was
not trimmed before the video was posted
The Classic Sounds
of the Modern Era
The End of the Line
© 2012 Michael Leake
A rock genre piece about endings and moving on, driven by a searing lead guitar solo.