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The Website dedicated to original music of Aziraphal;
composer and producer of Progressive Symphonic Ambient -
electronic music with classical and romantic influences,
author of various media soundtracks, classical pianist
and a programmer specializing in Java.
Order the latest album - or enjoy the FREE MP3 songs on the Song List!
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What's New?
2008/01/22: "In Search of the Harmony Horizon": Free Download
The 1999 instrumental album is available as a free download, all 10 tracks in high quality! [more...] Also, links to 3 YouTube Videos in Soundtracks and Classical sections.
2008/01/03: Added Past Contest Entries
Various songs and experiments in different genres [more...]
2007/12/30: New Song Posted!
TransGalactica, available from [ Soundclick] and our local Free Jukebox. Stream it often from SC, yours truly needs the precious chart points. Thanks :)
2007/12/01: The annual Garritan Christmas CD now available!
Including Aziraphal's symphonic arrangement of Gregor Rihar's Pokonci Narodi (Nations Awake) [ more...].
2007/09/05: Azi's Turbo Worm (Free J2ME Mobile Phone Game) now available!
This is, surprisingly, a non-musical news item: A free Mobile Phone game based on the classic Snake written by Aziraphal is finished and ready for download! [ Official page of Azi's Turbo Worm].
2007/06/28: New Song Posted
The Boots of Freedom, available from [ Soundclick] and our local Free Jukebox.
2007/06/04: Three songs can now be purchased at SoundClick for only $0.99 each
The Mirrors of Apollo from the latest CD and Parts 2 and 3 of the Paradise Trilogy from the album Legends. See the Soundclick page.
2007/05/06: New Song Posted
A Requiem for Hina Ichigo, available from [ Soundclick] and our local Free Jukebox.
2007/01/20: New Song Posted
Ice and Sun, available from this site's Song List and Soundclick.
2006/12/01: Free Garritan Community Christmas CD (Volume III) now available!
This year once again with Aziraphal's symphonic arrangement of a Slovenian Christmas carol among the other participants. Now available for download on Garritan site. [ more...]
2006/10/12: The new album, "The Little Match Girl", available from CDBaby and iTunes!
See the Solo Projects and Contact page for ordering details and demos [ more...]
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The Paradise Trilogy
This is an epic synth based composition in three parts with very rich and
majestic orchestration.
Part 1: Exile
Because of their sinful lifestyle, an ancient nation is
banished by God from the land of plenty to live a nomadic life in a desert.
Part 2: The Rise of the Righteous
After seven generations the people start to pray for the return to their old home,
which is now a half-forgotten legend known as the Paradise Land. A humble shepherd,
who was most zealous in his prayers, hears the voice of God in his dreams, telling
him it's time to lead the people home and showing him the way.
Part 3: Return to Paradise
The young shepherd from part two is now an aged prophet who leads his people back to Paradise.
Part 1 is available whole (see the track list on the right)
MP3 demo: Excerpt from Part 2.
MP3 demo: Excerpt from Part 3
The Legend of the River Man
The great Slovenian poet France Preseren wrote a ballad based on a legend about
a beautiful but exceptionally vain girl, Ursula, who carelessly breaks hearts
of countless suitors until she "meets her match": The River Man, a supernatural
being that lives under the water but has the appearance of a handsome young man,
takes her for a dance which ends with both of them disappearing forever in a
whirlpool amidst a dramatic accompaniment of tempest and thunder.
This composition follows the poem faithfully until the very end - but it also tells
of the story afterwards. For here, Ursula does not meet her untimely demise in the
river, but follows her supernatural suitor into his underwater castle. Sad at first
to leave the old life behind, but soon overcome by true admiration of the River Man,
they live, happily ever after of course, in his underwater kingdom.
MP3 demo: The River Man Overture
A touch for synth connosieurs: The River Man's voice is represented by an analog synth
throughout the digital workstations-based composition; but the ending is performed only
with analog gear, even Ursula's oboe theme, for here the real world is digital while the
fairy world is analog.
The composition is a succession of different styles: Symphonic overture and Ursula's
appearance followed by a techno part (for, to add a modern touch to this classic, Ursula
and River Man leave the high-class dinner and dance at a rave party!), progressive instrumental
rock of the elements display and the final dance and dive into the river, and ending in
retro new-age style describing the underwater world.
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Trance
A foray into trance waters; an interstellar voyage at Warp Factor 9 with author's trademark harmonic development written all over it. #1 Hit on SoundClick's Electronica charts in Jan 2008!
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Choral Symphonic
A satirical military march. Symphonic with a synth intermezzo, it's a short song but makes up for it with intense power. Similar in style (and perhaps inspired by) Carmina Burana (O Fortuna), Danny Elfman, Laibach and Rhapsody. #1 Hit on SoundClick's Choral charts in July 2007!
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New Age
A sad oriental electro-symphonic chillout, inspired by episode 10 of the anime series Rozen Maiden: Träumend, in which one of the seven animated clockwork dolls, called Hina Ichigo, comes to her bitter end.
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Ambient
A romantic ambiental song, painting a landscape of both pleasant warmth and icy sparkling crystals. Incessantly evolving music of rich textures and harmonies, plus a Zero Copy-Paste certified soulful performance!
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Ambient
The song of an ancient nation banished to the desert for their
sinful life style. From the Paradise Trilogy [ more...]
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Symphonic
The introduction of the vain beautiful heroine of the electrosymphonic poem, the Legend of the River Man [ more...]
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Neo-Classical String Quartet
A pleasant humorous piece for string quartet with some 20th century tricks but nothing drastically 'avantgarde'. Arranged for the soft sampler 'Garritan Personal Orchestra'. [ more...]
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Dance
A synth-pop dance song reminiscent of the classic, Popcorn.
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Symphonic Film Music
A pompous Hollywoodesque composition for the film A Route Less Travelled [ more...]
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Ambient
A rich sounding new-age rhapsody feturing very diverse instruments including jawharp and vocoder; but especially notable are the Theremin-generated melodies and effects.
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Symphonic Film Music
Also from the 'A Route Less Travelled' soundtrack [ more...]
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New Age
If you need to relax after a hard day's work, listen to this! Also from the 'A Route Less Travelled' soundtrack [ more...]
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Children's Music
The main theme from the 'Tales for Lana' kids' stories cassette, reminiscent of the two main characters [ more...]
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New Age
Just think of White Christmas...
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Various
Freely downloadable album!
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TransGalactica
Exile
Through the Pain Barrier
The Cat and Mouse Theme
In Search of the Harmony Horizon