Nathan Allen Pinard

Ok, I see that post about celtic music, so I'd thought I'd post a piece I wrote a while ago for String Ensemble with a whistle/violin solo. This is a piece I wrote in 2000 for string ensemble at college. The Penny Whistle is myself, and the violin soloist is Noelle DeCristiforo. The string ensemble is the Mt. Hood Community College String Ensemble. For sheet music lovers: I'm sorry but I don't have the means to open the older sheet music files. (older Overture files) For now all I can do is submit an mp3. http://www.nathanallenpinard.com/ShepherdsCall.mp3

Film Composer: Er...man...way to many. But I would narrow it down to Zimmer. Yeah...that's right. I said Zimmer. :whistling: Classical Composer: Holst Pop Composer: Honestly don't know for sure, since most pop isn't written by the artist. Broadway Composer: ALW. Specifically for Phantom of the Opera (only a few songs) and Jesus Christ Superstart. Rock/Heavy Metal/Screamo and the like: Tool and Evanescese

1. Do you play any instrument(s)? If so which one(s). I play the saxophone and clarinet family. 2. What do you compose? Do you write music for song, or do you compose pure instrumentals, or both? Both. I compose scores and instrumentals, as well as arrangement for vocal pieces (pop/orchestral/ect) 3. If you compose instrumentals what type(s) do you compose? Solo

There are a lot of non-musicians that would probably find that comment offensive. Not everyeone is a musician in the audience. Ironcially one thing that was the coolest stage presence act is when I saw Michael Brecker playing a 8th/16th note run while playing a bop tune at 240bpm, and he didn't move one ince the whole time. I enjoyed it because it's something different compared to what a lot of jazz musicians do.

It's called stage presence guys, and I'm suprised there aren't a lot of people that understand this. Life performance is just that, live. If you do not give something the audience to look at, they will fall asleep no matter how good the music is. In the case of "convulsions" Keith Garret is a good example. Amazing piano player. Most likely the best ever in the world imo. Now when it comes to moving around jazz performers take the cake. I for one can't stand still while playing.

Oh yes. Crono Trigger for sure!

Is there a referral program? I didn't know that. Let me know what I can do. I'm trying to think of what high pitch squeeks your talking about before the end? There just a few level adjustments that need to be done. But well...I'm kinda not in the position to mix now (something with my ear) Nik, your right about the violin. There are correct ways to do portamento, however this piece (and almost the whole soundtrack) has to have some gypsy violin to it. My mother wrote the phantoms part where he plays a violin gypsy style. That's why I bent more than usual. I usually bend 5ths or 3rds, with some violinist I know could do.

This is actually one of my favorite pieces from Dean. Has a Thomas Newman feel to it, but with a lot of other elements.

Some good music that people kind of look can come from Secret of Mana, a Square RPG for super nintendo.

Thanks to nikolas I have YET ANOTHER forum to check daily (gee thanks nik) No in all seriousness this looks like a great forum to read and listen to various composers ideas. Here is my latest entry, I didn't think this would go in the major works catagory as I haven't really whipped up a score but perhaps some would enjoy this. Its esentially a rescoring of the Masquerade scene from Phantom of the Opera. Its part of a CD project I'm working on. http://www.wingsofworship.com/Waltz.mp3