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Audio Samples and Videos With Music
Scroll down for a small sampling of original music recorded in my home studio. For illustration purposes, most of these pieces are brief. More samples are available to filmmakers upon request. All compositions and recordings Copyright © Michael Leake 2009 - 2018. All rights reserved.
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 player control below.
Michael Leake
Composer
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.
The End of the Line
© 2012 Michael Leake
A rock genre piece about endings and moving on, driven by a lead
guitar solo.
Always
© 2011 Michael Leake
A sweeping romantic piece for
piano, 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.
A lighthearted, happy-go-lucky
piece for strings. The YouTube
video can be seen below.
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.
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.
Remembering What Was
© 2011 Michael Leake
A wistful, contemplative piece for strings and 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
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.
Nobody’s Home
© 2010 Michael Leake
A very brief, atmospheric piano number--a melancholy
mood-setting piece.
