Sunday 22 August 2010

"Alamaya - Garden of Beautiful Creatures" Trailer




Short animation trailer for an upcoming feature film: "Alamaya - Garden of Beautiful Creatures" was created and produced in Malaysia.  I was provided with a Harry Gregson-Williams soundtrack as a reference and asked to write something similar.

Animation: Avant Garde Sdn Bhd
SFX: Yew Tuck Seng
Music Composer: Jon Brooks

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Official Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk

This animation, including its soundtrack, is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2007 Avant Garde Sdn Bhd, Shock3D, WASP Studios, Jon Brooks.

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Thursday 22 July 2010

"Box Clever" Short Animation




"Box Clever" - I scored the quirky music for this animation in 2001.  Wow, time has flown! It was part of my Masters degree in Film and Television Composition at Kingston University, London (2001-2002).

Ed Taylor produced the animation.  I was provided with a small ensemble "The Fibonacci Sequence" (1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Clarinet and 1 Trumpet).  It was recorded in Gateway Recording Studio, Kingston.  I conducted the music and also created the sound design.

Ed Taylor won Best Student film - Everyman Animation Festival, London, for his work on this.

It was also featured on the Sibelius (software notation) CD with my score as a demo tutorial for scoring to picture.

Official Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/jonbrookscomposer

This animation, including the soundtrack, is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2002 Ed Taylor/Jon Brooks.

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Tuesday 22 June 2010




"Honey Bee Song" - Children's Song.

The young bee (Stripes) is finally reunited with the queen bee (Mummy!) after an adventurous search with new friends. :-)

This is an excerpt from Episode 1 of Brady's Buddies TV series.

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Animation by Rocket Fish Studios
Music Composed by Jon Brooks

LYRICS:

(Queen Bee)
Buzz, buzz, bumbly bee
You brought Stripes back home to me
Now we're a happy family
'Cos he's my baby honeybee

(Stripes & Queen Bee)
Honey, honey, honey bee
Dance around the honey tree
Buzz about, wiggle and shout
And sing this song with me

(Stripes)
Buzz, buzz, buzz bumbly boo
I've found my hive and it's thanks to you
You're the best of friends (Yes it's true)
So this what we're gonna do

(Stripes & Queen Bee)
Honey, honey, honey bee
Dance around the honey tree
Buzz about, wiggle and shout
And sing this song with me

(Queen Bee)
Buzz, buzz, buzz, bop to the beat
You deserve a tasty treat
'Cos friends like you can't be beat
Here's some honey oh so sweet

(Stripes & Queen Bee)
Honey, honey, honey bee
Dance around the honey tree
Buzz about, wiggle and shout
And sing this song with me


This animation, including its soundtrack, is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only.

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Saturday 22 May 2010

"Mr. Eskimo" - Dramatic Short Animation



"Mr. Eskimo" - This short animation was produced about 8 years ago.

Welcome to the world of Mr Eskimo! A cold and desolate place, where the wind blows, the snow falls and fish are always on the menu... But Mr. Eskimo is tired of his sea-food diet and wants to try something more appetising. Unfortunately for him he decides to mess with the local penguins, who are less than happy with his choice of cuisine. This all leads to horrific consequences!

Sam Grice: Animation
Jon Brooks: Music/Sound Design

I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Cubase (Version 5.0 i think). Wow! Those were the days!

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This animation, including its soundtrack, is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2003 - Sam Grice/Jon Brooks

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Some of my musical influences include: Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Mahler, Danny Elfman, R. Strauss, John Williams, James Newton-Howard, Wagner, Debussy, Patrick Doyle, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, Bill Conti, Sibelius, Elgar, Klaus Badelt, Michael Giacchino, Aerosmith, Elliot Goldenthal, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Horner, Def Leppard, Michael Kamen, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Christopher Young, Gabriel Yared, Bon Jovi, Debbie Wiseman, Shirley Walker, Brian Tyler, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, The Beach Boys, Marc Shaiman, Wishbone Ash, Graeme Revell, John Powell, Mozart, Rachel Portman, Michael Nyman...... and many more!!!

Thursday 22 April 2010

"Independence" - Emotional Orchestral Music



"Independence" - I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Logic Pro. It was written for a Malaysia Airlines Merdeka 2005 television commercial (TVC) for Merdeka Day commemorating the independence of Malaysia from British rule.

One of the tracks from Alan Sylvestri's "Forrest Gump" soundtrack was given to me as a reference track from an advertising agency - they loved it so much they asked me to compose something as close as possible without infringing copyright.

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For additional information or more music, please visit my website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk

This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2009 Jon Brooks.

Some of my musical influences include: Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Mahler, Danny Elfman, R. Strauss, John Williams, James Newton-Howard, Wagner, Debussy, Patrick Doyle, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, Bill Conti, Sibelius, Elgar, Klaus Badelt, Michael Giacchino, Aerosmith, Elliot Goldenthal, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Horner, Def Leppard, Michael Kamen, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Christopher Young, Gabriel Yared, Bon Jovi, Debbie Wiseman, Shirley Walker, Brian Tyler, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, The Beach Boys, Marc Shaiman, Wishbone Ash, Graeme Revell, John Powell, Mozart, Rachel Portman, Michael Nyman...... and many more!!!

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Monday 22 March 2010

"Reunion" - Chinese New Year Song - Gong Xi Fa Cai - 新年快樂





"Reunion" - Chinese New Year Song - Gong Xi Fa Cai - 新年快樂

I composed, orchestrated and programmed this Cantopop music in Logic Pro.  I had help from my vocalist with the lyrics for the song because I don't know much Chinese!

Gong Xi Fa Cai "The Reunion" - This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2009 Jon Brooks.

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For additional information or more music, please visit my website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk

Some of my musical influences include: Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Mahler, Danny Elfman, R. Strauss, John Williams, James Newton-Howard, Wagner, Debussy, Patrick Doyle, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, Bill Conti, Sibelius, Elgar, Klaus Badelt, Michael Giacchino, Aerosmith, Elliot Goldenthal, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Horner, Def Leppard, Michael Kamen, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Christopher Young, Gabriel Yared, Bon Jovi, Debbie Wiseman, Shirley Walker, Brian Tyler, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, The Beach Boys, Marc Shaiman, Wishbone Ash, Graeme Revell, John Powell, Mozart, Rachel Portman, Michael Nyman...... and many more!!!

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Gong Xi Fa Cai

Monday 22 February 2010

"National Future" - Patriotic Epic Orchestral Music (Jon Brooks)




"National Future" - Patriotic Epic Orchestral Music

I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Logic Pro.  There are no live instrumentalists featured in this track - all tracks were either midi, audio instruments or high quality multi-samples with detailed editing.

For additional information or more music, please visit my website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk

Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JonBrooksComposer

This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2009 Jon Brooks.

Some of my musical influences include: Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Mahler, Danny Elfman, R. Strauss, John Williams, James Newton-Howard, Wagner, Debussy, Patrick Doyle, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, Bill Conti, Sibelius, Elgar, Klaus Badelt, Michael Giacchino, Aerosmith, Elliot Goldenthal, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Horner, Def Leppard, Michael Kamen, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Christopher Young, Gabriel Yared, Bon Jovi, Debbie Wiseman, Shirley Walker, Brian Tyler, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, The Beach Boys, Marc Shaiman, Wishbone Ash, Graeme Revell, John Powell, Mozart, Rachel Portman, Michael Nyman...... and many more!!!

Thank you for listening!
Hope you like it.