"DNA" - Music by Jon Brooks

"DNA"  (Music by: Jon Brooks)

I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Logic Pro using high quality multi-samples.  It was commissioned for a Malaysian UMW (United Motor Works) Rebranding corporate video.

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This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2008 Jon Brooks.

Horn Sound

"Horn Sound"

Every sound in this composition, from the melodic to the percussive, the atmospheric effects to the bass originates from a Paxman French Horn.

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FRENCH HORN: Paxman 25m full double, medium bore, titanium valves, gold brass with a detachable bell.
MOUTHPIECE: Paxman-Halstead-Chidell 23mm AS Mouthpiece.
MUTE: Steve W. Lewis mute.

This composition was created for a Kingston University assignment 10 years ago.
Music by: Jon Brooks (© 2002)

Recordings for this composition were taken from three places: De Lissa Hall, the De Lissa Hall Lecture Theatre and my home studio.  The acoustic was rather different in all three locations: my home studio being dry, De Lissa Hall having a little reverberation and the De Lissa Lecture Theatre which seemed to have a short echo delay.  I found the lecture theatre's acoustic was pleasing for softer tones but not suitable for anything above mezzo forte.  I recorded over 23 minutes worth of material of which I knew a lot would be discarded.  I then transferred the material to an Apple Mac computer and began to discard unnecessary remnants using Peak (editing software).  From there I created single samples and manipulated them.

My main considerations for this composition were timbre and spacialisation.  Originally, different timbres were produced by use of dynamics, hand-stopping, glissandi and muting.  Once the samples were in the computer I manipulated them to produce more variation in tone.  Some samples were manipulated to imitate the sound of a trumpet, muted trumpets and even a tuba.

In terms of spacialisation, I recorded a range of sounds with regard to microphone positioning.  For example, the 'rattling of valves' and the 'air through the horn' have a more intimate sound due to a closer microphone position.

The composition's structure is similar to the ABA form, the A section being quite short.  The first A section realizes the horn's preparation to play.  First we hear the mouthpiece going in (this sample was manipulated to produce the rhythm heard, and then pitch shifted down an octave).  We then hear air being blown down the French Horn later combined with rattling of valves.  Section B begins with a horn glissando that evolves into other related manipulated samples.  Section B expresses the following parameters: timbre, pitch, attack, duration and amplitude.  The last section is similar to the first A section and 'bookends' the composition.

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This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only.  © 2002 Jon Brooks.

BELIEVE IN ME - Inspirational Quotes - Dramatic Music

A video featuring some of the greatest inspirational quotes accompanied by dramatic orchestral music.  Feel free to include some of your own quotes in the comment section below.

Music: "Believe In Me"
Vocals: Doreen Tang
Music Composer: Jon Brooks

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Music composed, orchestrated and produced using Logic Pro with numerous sample libraries and plugins.

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James Bond - EPIC MUSIC - The Spy Who Chased Me - SKYFALL

Uploaded in anticipation of James Bond's Skyfall release on 26th October 2012.

"The Spy Who Chased Me" - (Jame's Bond pastiche)
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Music composed by: Jon Brooks (I have the same initials! JB) ;-)

Music composed, orchestrated and produced using Logic Pro with numerous sample libraries and plugins.

This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © Jon Brooks.

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Skyfall is the 23rd film in the James Bond spy series. It features Daniel Craig as James Bond and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film's villain. It's the first Bond film to be released in IMAX venues and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond series which began in 1962 with Dr. No.

Skyfall Plot:

James Bond is missing and presumed to be dead. Identities of every active MI6 undercover agent are leaked onto the internet. M's ability to run the Secret Service is questioned and she becomes the subject of government review. Bond reappears when the service is attacked and follows a trail from London to the South China Sea.

- Agent 007: Daniel Craig
- Directed by: Sam Mendes
- Written by: John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. (Peter Morgan left the project).
- Produced by: Eon Productions for MGM, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures.
- Premiere 23rd October 2012
- Music Composer: Thomas Newman

Skyfall Soundtrack:

Thomas Newman, who worked with Sam Mendes as composer for Road to Perdition, American Beauty, Revolutionary Road and Jarhead replaced David Arnold as music composer. Arnold commented that Mendes selected Newman because of their work together and not because of scheduling conflicts or his work with director Danny Boyle as composer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.

Singer-Songwriter Adele has written and recorded the film's theme song with songwriter Paul Epworth. It's release - 0:07am BST on 5th October 2012 - "James Bond Day".

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Corporate Music

Corporate Music - Composed and produced by Jon Brooks.
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Prayer For Peace

Prayer for Peace

This is the first piece of music I ever wrote (aged 16); notated the old fashioned way - with pen and paper! It was written at home for a GCSE Music course originally as a piano solo; years later I produced a recording of it whilst adding a few other orchestral instruments. This is the recording.

Music Composed by Jon Brooks.
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FRIENDS - Piano and Strings (Emotional Music)

"Friends" - I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music using Logic Pro.  (Violin recorded in Pro Tools).

Music Composer: Jon Brooks
Violin: Lorna Henderson Omar

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This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only.  © 2005 Jon Brooks.

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