There
are times in our lives where we often wonder
what to do with ourselves and the direction
of our universe. Do we save the planet for our
children? Do we try and better our personal
lives to benefit our own selfish dignity? Do
we, as a society, even care? Will we wipe ourselves
out and be the instrument of our own destruction?
Life is short and you should
do what your heart tells you. Let go. Give in
and do what makes you happy. Ultimately everyone
around you will benefit from your acts of good
will. Conversely, doing wrong to someone can
have unnecessary side effects that could ultimately
bring those around you to their lowest state
of being maliciously infecting everyone you
encounter. Would this make you a martyr of the
world’s demise? Just thinking about it
makes me feel all lost inside.
This
is a series of short clips I created for the
www.directsong.com website. I really liked most
of them and just decided to put them all together
in one happy family. The Last cue of the piece
was actually picked for the BG music at one
time. Check out the eAlbum for another cue.
Includes strings, horns, ambient textures, harp,
and among other stuff.
Clowns..
ARGGHH.. those little creepy ass clowns!! I
don't care how big their smiles are, they still
freak me out!! So, if you listen to this piece
closely, you'll hear me yell out many a times....
"I HATE CLOWNS" :)
The
sky opens up and we see small shimmer of the
sun piercing through the hazy evening dew illuminating
its surroundings with a soft orange glow. A
hand reaches down and plucks a dead blade of
grass from the barren landscape and pulls it
up to his face. He then crumbles the delicate
life form and throws it aside as he climbs on
board massive creature with reddish stringy
hair. The beast’s muscles tense up as
the rider digs hard into its side and pulls
the reigns off in the direction of the advancing
enemy in the ravine. The army behind him advances
just the same as they charge down the hill to
meet their glory and duty to protect their lands.
Just beyond the hills, at a safe distance,
a women crosses her arms and covers her mouth
as she starts to loose the life and heart from
her body. We see a small tear swell up in her
eye and slip down her cheek as though her soul
had just crumbled and vanished into the ground
below. She drops to her knees as she watches
her loved one lead the troops against the advancing
army twice in numbers. They will most certainly
perish just as her tear falls to the same barren
grass swaying gently in the breeze.
Crossing
Time. As we meet the constant challenges of
life we only look at ourselves and we need that
extra encouragement to decide what crossroad
to take. This is a very moody adagio piece interweaved
with piano, harp, strings, with a constant ticking
of Time. This is a pretty long track so, sit
back, and let it unfold.
In
memory of my Grandma who recently passed away
(02.16.06). She was the sweetest lady with a
loving heart and she lived a glorious long life.
I will most definitely miss her.
#4
of 6 Piano cues included in the wedding sytled
pieces. This one takes you through a series
of emotions and joy. More pieces like this can
be found on the CD.
It's
in our nature to kill ourselves. It's in our
nature to fall over the troubled hardships of
life and it seems as though everyone has had
a turn for the worst. It's in our nature to
help those who are in time of need and it's
in our nature to just as easily ignore them.
It's in our nature to completely think only
of ourselves.
All I can ask at the moment is.. "When?
When will we start giving a ...."
This a sad tune for a sad and yet another depressing
Friday.
Credits:
justin r. durban
Cello Sample by Claire
Fitch
This
is a remake of my original "Kings and Kingdoms
- Knights". Its bigger, bolder and has
an extended ending. Check it out and Download
Only at www.soundclick.com
The
lead character in my Kings and Kingdoms Project.
His family was abrubtly and violently taken
from him. He must now decide whether or not
to find them or be banished as an outlaw from
his home forever.
"Chivalry
- Total War" is a modification of the game
"Rome - Total War" and is based in
the Medieval period from the years 1072 - 1453.
I composed a few custom tracks for their very
impressive game. You can tell they put some
massive work into this game.
SUMMARY: A group of adventure seeking college
kids embark on a GPS treasure hunt in the Northwest
wilderness. They are led to believe they will
find two million dollars in cash. When they
arrive at the treasure location they find what
appears to be a grave. They dig up the grave
to find a small coffin. What they find inside
is shocking. Are the contents of the coffin
real or is it all part of the game?
I
recently completed a 30 min 911 Documentory
score for the Erwin Brothers Motion Picture
company. Shot on HD
Synopsis:
9/11: A tragedy that marked the first hostile
attack on American soil. A tragedy that claimed
more than 3000 lives. A tragedy that cannot
and must not be forgotten. Yet in the midst
of this murderous horror, a ray of hope would
shine through. Visit the website to order the
DVD.
So
its official... They are planning on making
a live action version of game HALO and LOTR
Director Peter Jackson, is exec. producing the
film. I watched an online video of him stating
he was going to keep to the original game as
much as possible which is fantastic news! So,
I decided to make a 'suite' with various movements
within to depic a few of the scenes with the
UNSC Spartans.
Small bands can cover Major Label songs. Why
should that limit us fans? I just don't have
a bar to play this type of music nor would everyone
appreciate it. Of course this piece is my own
Epic rendition of Marty O'Donnell's original
HALO theme.
Umm..
ya, So.. there's this story of S&C. You've
just gota guess what that S & C is. I think
it sounds very 'American Beauty' ish. Kinda
a Jazz feel to it as well. Ends with a sad adaigo
in strings with horns. Piano, Pizz, and Breathy
Sax.
The
warriors stood within a uniform line setting
the contour of the hills as they trembled with
fear and confusion. No one knew the purpose
of this battle nor were they eager to follow
their leader into its ultimate fate. It was
a war that should not of been fought. Because
in war... No body wins. And on most days.. you
just feel like winning.
This
was for a Star Wars Fan Film composed based
off the themes of John Williams. Its gota a
we bit of comedy, drama, and epicness. I hope
you'll enjoy the track. I'm telling you.. John
Williams is hard as heck to mimick!! Do not
try this at home I say :)
04.23.05:: "Star Wars
- Episode IV.V - Unknown Discovery"
The movie is now available and
online at the Twenty
One Productions website. Unknown Discovery
is a Star Wars / Pulp Fiction parody in that
Jules and Vincent are now "Storm Troopers".
I composed the music for the scene and I also
play, "Hand Cannon" who later comes
out of the bathroom and goes guns a blazin'!
Check out the censored and uncensored version
online. Music is based off the original Star
Wars Music by the master himself, John Williams.
Its
that time where you know something just starts
to feel right. I overheard two women sitting
on my couch the other night talking about their
past and how similar they were in terms of their
guys they dated, and childhood upbringing. Blah
blah blah, On and on, they laughed and said,
"We are so in tune with each other."
... Ha! there for a second, I had to pull a
double take and turn around to see if they were
making out after such a sentimental moment.
:) nope. Then, I thought... Everyone has to
have someone they connect to right? I think
its true.
"In Tune Soul - Piano Video"
This is a live recording of
my piece, "In Tune Soul". I sat down,
hit record, added a few strings elements, mixed
the audio with video and kablamo!!! A video
for you!
This
lil tune reminded me of a lonely forest set
in a fantastical world of strange plants and
creatures. Then, out of the blue comes this
force pushing over leaves, waving branches and
reshaping the forest small sections at a time
and ultimately reforming back to its original
shape.
Its
inevitable. People die. This is a song for my
good friends Adam and Jason Howell who unexpectedly
lost their father. My condolences to you and
your family.
This
piece was created with the $100 Ultimate String
Library. Of course, the rest is various other
patches/libraries I have laying around. It was
actually created around the time of my piece,
"Knights of the Pacific", but I found
it recently, and decided to finish/modify it.
The Takamori Legend
is a short 2d animation film by the talented
artist, Hai Luu. I re-scored the music for this
animation to replace the original soundtrack
which contained music by Hans Zimmer.
Terror
rages war from the skies above lurking and burning
every living creature in its path. This music
piece goes right along with the dragons in the
"Hunt".
When
you live in a land like this, you must do what
you can to survive. Kill or be killed. Then,
look to the skys for vengence will come apon
you. The boy knew if he survived the first dragon
attack, he would ultimately have to face more
of them.
So
here I sit... Looking out a window gazing over
a snow filled forest while watching the wildlife
scatter happily about as if they were young
children playing innocent and oblivious to everything
around them... So here I sit... Stuck like a
duck with the worlds worst natural disaster
happening before my eyes. My heart goes out
to the victims in Asia. I wish I could do more
to help.
Like
a shard slicing through the clouds, something
in this universe has ended and faintly we can
hear its last cry out. At one single instant
all energy and life is sucked away leaving only
the distant memories and any remaing hopes are
now gone. We can only wait for a something new
to form from its remains. If you haven't noticed,
this is a sad and sombre adagio in strings with
a sci-fi ambient twist.
Here's
a small relaxation styled tune that will jumpstart
my 16th album. The work here will be much more
relaxed and retain a certain 'calmness' which
I think I've been lacking in my past work. It's
time to slow down and let the winds of tide
take me however it pleases.
Credits:
justin r. durban
"Fear
Upon the Captain of the Knights Unearthed"
(6:45)
Standing
in single file, the prisoners methodically trudged
forward into their final resting chamber. The
smell and heat crawled through the air crushing
them in the face. Massive creatures stood guard
at adjacent ends of the room and acknowledged
a smaller framed creature as it strolled in
through the south passage. It wore a shiny silver
tunic laced with black leather trim and tufts
of long dirty hair could be seen protruding
from the seams. One by one, it examined the
prisoners and occasionally poked them with a
blood-stained metal blade.
High up the gate's door lay a window glowing
with fire from the bed furnace on the other
side all the while screams could be heard from
other victims and wrecked havoc throughout the
halls sending chills of hatred down the spines
and striking fear into their hearts. Next in
line to enter the room was our hero's brother.
The short guard gave him a slight shove forward
and he responded with a left hook to his lower
abdomen startling the creature forcing the rest
of the prisoners to rebel and fight for their
lives. With a series of quick hits, order was
quickly restored when an elite beast comes barreling
through the doors striking its weapon into the
brother's back. Silence and blackness surrounded
him as his life slipped away. Our captain's
legacy has ended and little hope remains for
the others as they stare down the guards in
hatred.
"Art
of the Saber" is a Star
Wars fan short film shot in the deeps woods
of Maryland by the "Ho" brothers.
It's a special FX sequence of a light saber
duel based around a love letter from the Cival
War in 1861. I was asked to do a custom soundtrack
to replace a score by Hans Zimmer so that it
could be eligible for film festivals. My version
is definitely different than the original and
I will keep you posted when the final mixdown
and movie is available online. Vocals provided
by the talented, LindsayAnne
Klemm. You can view the original movie here.
Feel free to watch the movie along with the
movie. Its tricky to line up.
You
may NOT use this track for your production.
Credits:
justin r. durban
- vocals
by: LindsayAnne Klemm
Copyright:
Luscasfilm LTD / Clarence,
Calvin, and Cary Ho
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...Soaring
high above the clouds, the highly guarded fort
pours its shadow across the grassy plains killing
all vegetation while forcing the planet's life
out existence. The ruler of this forsaken place
cares for no one and is content on wrecking
the life of others. He will ultimately rip the
land of its beauty and terrorize all that live
there just as he has done so centuries before.
Rising above the
clouds, our hero reacts with gut instincts to
maneuver his ship downward to avoid a near missle
that shot across his front upper right viewport.
The enemy's fighter ace proved to be highly
trained and it was only a matter of time before
the final outcome will end. well... Our hero
was shot down and died instantly. This battle
is what makes history in our books of today.
His name will be imortalized forever. The inspiration
for this piece comes from an extremely talented
artist by the name of Marco Spitoni aka "Cee-Gee"
after his 3d film called, "Code Guardian".
Be sure to check out the trailer online.
Credits:
justin r. durban
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Awaken by a sudden
body twitch, he opened his eyes not daring to
move an inch. His mind wondered aimlessly while
his eyes focused on its current surroundings.
Somehow in his attempts to escape, he found
himself laying in the emperial garden just below
the observation deck 30 meters above. The lush
plants towered high above graciously swaying
in the artifical breeze that rushed throw the
rusted vents to the north. Still confused with
a pounding headache, he falls back down to the
tall blades of grass. Lost. In the middle of
'nowhere'.
Credits:
justin r. durban
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The mother and her
daughter Emily hurried down past the security
locked doors and remembered she still had access
to the old cell factory a stone's throw past
the catwalk ahead. She pulled out her worn out
keycard and in one swift motion swiped the card
across the panel and the small red light on
the lock started to flicker on and off and finally
rested on a soft green glow causing a few gears
and gizmos to rattle within the cleaning room
door. They rushed in and threw over a few steel
crates and huddled lifelessly behind them as
they overlooked their attackers rushing past
the entry way beyond the catwalk in the adjecent
hallway. The first wave of the invasion had
begun.
Credits:
justin r. durban
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Photographs
discovered. "A Second More", starring
Mike Fitch and John Jabroski... Directed by
Jared Smith and Produced by Twenty
One Productions w/ B3 Pictures. A mysterious
phone call leads the main character to discover
some unimaginable photos. He rages to a furious
chaos as the music builds to a heart pounding
climax.
You
may NOT use this track for your production.
Campaign music for the total conversion
MOD for the game Tribes:Vengeance, and will
be based on the Starsiege universe created by
Sierra/Dynamix.
You may NOT use these tracks for your production.
In
your face O'.. bam bam, truckin' along fight
em out drum drums. :) I think this one is pretty
damn cool myself. More or less this is a battle
track. I even added my personal tribute to the
Gustav Holst's "Mars: Bringer of War".
Its very quick, and only a few notes. But, isn't
that what film composers do anyway? Pick out
2-4 note sequence from classical music and build
a song around it? Ya, its true... we all rip
each other off. It's impossible to reinvent
the wheel and do something that's never been
heard before. Now, the question is; how do I
make it turn faster and look prettier?
Campaign music for the total conversion MOD
for the game Tribes:Vengeance, and will be based
on the Starsiege universe created by Sierra/Dynamix.
You may NOT use
these tracks for your production.
This track was inspired from the
Club/Rave scene in the Matrix Reloaded movie.
Its a dance/trance styled piece, that takes
you through a journey of the mind. I'm planning
on adding musical instruments ala' Don Davis,
but I haven't gotten around to it yet. You can
find 3 loops on Flashkit taken from this piece.
What happens when you take the
most beautiful voice imaginable, record it with
a computer microphone, mix it down with a few
sampled instruments and composed the piece inspired
by one of the greatest stories of all time?
I proudly present you my most elaborate project
to date. Rise and Fall of Middle Earth (RAFOME)
features the vocals of the multi-talented Miss
LindsayAnne Klemm. Weighing in at 8 minutes
51 seconds, this track takes you on an adventurous
journey through JRR Tolkin's LOTR universe
filled with pure emotion and climatic battles
of epic proportions.
Credits:
justin r. durban - vocals by: LindsayAnne Klemm
As I sat down to actually read
a book for the first time in over 6 years, I
realize our fate is in the hands of those with
power. Its those who control businesses, control
the stock markets, and control the movie entertainment
industry. Are these the roots of all evil? If
so... Sign me up. One way or another we all
hope and dream. For some, those dreams do come
true. This piece started out as a simply piano
solo and what do you know... I added more and
more. Those people are just like you and I.
Now... Get out there, step it up and make something
of yourself.
Tribute to the late,
DeAnna Friend who was taken from us on one cold
rainy afternoon. She will never be forgotten.
Sad violas along with a subtle choir with the
constant heart beating in the distance.
Part 6 of 8. Hold on. Get ready
for a heavy ride. This one will get your heart
a pumpin' and head a bangin'. Perfect for those
all out battle scenes. Featuring Choir and the
vocals of the great LindsayAnne Klemm. Hear
her cry out the "Island of Fear" Tune
with perfection. :) Damn she rocks!
Once again, howling feedbacks, kickin' beat,
faint trumpets, and traveling strings
Well worth the download. :)
Credits:
justin r. durban - Vocals
by LindsayAnne Klemm
"In earth". Inspirational
music comes and goes for me. This happens to
be one of them. It came to me while listening
to "Am I Evil" 's track entitled,
"Death on the Snowfield". A remix
of the Final Fantasy VI Game track called, "Terra".
I played these games as a kid, and I don't think
it ever quite registered within me how much
of an impact it had until I recently had my
brain jumpstarted. Personaly, I think the song
is beautiful, and I tried my best to convey
some of those same emotions. Be sure to check
out Amievil's
tune. Orginal song by Nobuo Uematsu.
You may NOT use
this track for your production.
Credits:
justin r. durban
Original
Score by: Nobuo Uematsu
Ahhh..
the sweet radar of the familar opening choral
chant to HALO sparked my inspiration to do
this track. Full of energy, no room to breath
and hopefully glorifies the magnificance of
this wonderful game. Thanks to my brother
who helped me come up with the name. He was
staring at this plaster cruise ship hanging
above our fireplace at the time and reminded
him of a Naval Sea battle based around Master
and Commander. So.. ya. what a better name..
The main character to HALO is a soldier simply
titled, "Master Chief". I can't
wait for HALO 2! Original score by Marty O'Donnell
Download Edgen HALO remix #1#2#3#5
You may NOT
use these tracks for your production.
Credits:
Arranged and Composed by: justin r. durban
Original Score by: Marty O'Donnell
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