As you might all know the song Bengawan Solo is a very popular Indonesian folk song. Written by Gesang, the tune has attracted many listener from around the world. The song itself was originally written in kroncong style, though now many arrangers have reworked variously.
This particular recording is my arrangement of Bengawan Solo with a western touch. I set up the arrangement to start gently featuring the harmonica as it portrayed a silhouette Indonesia's beauty by dawn. As it move on, the music gets to a more grandeur setting with the orchestra expanding in range and dynamics. This later part portrayed the might and magnificence of my beloved nation, Indonesia. Also, this is one of the first musics in which I play a harmonica.
I create this arrangement for a music performance in the event Indonesia Cultural Night @Bloomington this coming April, in which I am acting as the music director.
s'il vous plaît profiter!
March 24, 2012
Logo Design
Well as some of you have known, I'm quite interested in other area of arts, particularly in design. Have been designing logo and clothes, here and there for a couple occasion but just realized that I haven't even created my own personal logo.
So here am I, creating a couple possibilities based on the same ideas for my name's trademark logo. I am hoping that it might work for my future music production house as well but we never know.
Here's a couple model. Please comment and critic. =)
So here am I, creating a couple possibilities based on the same ideas for my name's trademark logo. I am hoping that it might work for my future music production house as well but we never know.
Here's a couple model. Please comment and critic. =)
March 17, 2012
Overture To Guci From "Dari Sebuah Guci".
This is the first piece I've composed wholly since 2008. After years of doing arrangement and fragment while expanding my ability to create in the manner of orchestra, I felt that it is time to put everything I've learned to create a wholly original piece of my own once again.
This is an overture commissioned by a producer of a book. The book itself is a collection of short story depicting Indonesia's pluralism and humanity, in problems and serenity. The book contains 18 short stories with one music soundtrack to each of it. I was responsible for 5 stories and an overture.
The overture was originally planned to be recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, but then due to some problems the itinerary changed to the Warner Bros. Scoring Studio by Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles.
Given only 3 minutes as the maximum time window for the overture, I composed it incorporating a couple tunes from the 18 songs of the book combined with some new tunes I added myself. This piece takes extraordinary high techniques to play especially in the strings sections, for the so many speedy passage combined with the irregular rhythmic patterns that keep changing in a very quick pace. I tried to make the atmosphere so various to take the listener through a journey that represent all the character of the whole book: heroic, magical, grandeur, solemn, playful, rage, and passionate.
Enjoy!
This is an overture commissioned by a producer of a book. The book itself is a collection of short story depicting Indonesia's pluralism and humanity, in problems and serenity. The book contains 18 short stories with one music soundtrack to each of it. I was responsible for 5 stories and an overture.
The overture was originally planned to be recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, but then due to some problems the itinerary changed to the Warner Bros. Scoring Studio by Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles.
Given only 3 minutes as the maximum time window for the overture, I composed it incorporating a couple tunes from the 18 songs of the book combined with some new tunes I added myself. This piece takes extraordinary high techniques to play especially in the strings sections, for the so many speedy passage combined with the irregular rhythmic patterns that keep changing in a very quick pace. I tried to make the atmosphere so various to take the listener through a journey that represent all the character of the whole book: heroic, magical, grandeur, solemn, playful, rage, and passionate.
Enjoy!
March 10, 2012
My Kingdom Scene from "Inside Out" Musical
Hi all!! I just finished producing this song yesterday and submitted it to the music director and producer and apparently they love the song so much and dazzled by it.
This is a song I produce for a scene in a musical production in Los Angeles, Inside Out. The musical setting is in the old dynasty of far east China and its king. In this scene he is showing his son, the crown prince, a kingdom so blessed with prosperity, power. Ironically, despite all this success the king himself has lived a depraved life straying from the right path. The music itself focused a lot to contrasting ideas to portrayed the prosperity oh the land and its irony. I wrote an oriental pentatonic tune with a western twist in it, setting up the arrangement in the manner of grand orchestra and and pop orchestra.
I wrote this song a couple weeks ago but due to the workloads I have, only had the time to arrange it just yesterday. Enjoy!! =D
This is a song I produce for a scene in a musical production in Los Angeles, Inside Out. The musical setting is in the old dynasty of far east China and its king. In this scene he is showing his son, the crown prince, a kingdom so blessed with prosperity, power. Ironically, despite all this success the king himself has lived a depraved life straying from the right path. The music itself focused a lot to contrasting ideas to portrayed the prosperity oh the land and its irony. I wrote an oriental pentatonic tune with a western twist in it, setting up the arrangement in the manner of grand orchestra and and pop orchestra.
I wrote this song a couple weeks ago but due to the workloads I have, only had the time to arrange it just yesterday. Enjoy!! =D
March 3, 2012
Should I?
Briggs on the verge
gallows under
wheel swings above
blue below, blue across
Should I?
Should I not?
Fireflies swarm
up and front
Burn!
Yes, burn to hell
Should I?
Should I not?
Fangs of the sky
wings of salvation
to azzure ye roar
heaven above we fly
Should I?
Should I not?
On the end I stood
guillotine at the ready
burlesque of life
end to end
Should I?
Should I not?
drown me gut
burn in hell
fly me dead
chop me head
I should not
I SHALL
gallows under
wheel swings above
blue below, blue across
Should I?
Should I not?
Fireflies swarm
up and front
Burn!
Yes, burn to hell
Should I?
Should I not?
Fangs of the sky
wings of salvation
to azzure ye roar
heaven above we fly
Should I?
Should I not?
On the end I stood
guillotine at the ready
burlesque of life
end to end
Should I?
Should I not?
drown me gut
burn in hell
fly me dead
chop me head
I should not
I SHALL
March 2, 2012
Proton Time Signal Ramadhan Advertisement
These are one of my early music scoring and illustration work. Composed around June 2011 and commisioned by P.T. Proton Edar Indonesia. I composed two alternative for the same video. Eventually Proton choose the first one. Enjoy! =)
For better quality of sound please play these:
And here's the video all combined:
For better quality of sound please play these:
And here's the video all combined:
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