Samples
If you are looking for a quick introduction to the range of music that Ben writes then the best place to start is the General Showreel below. This is a 6 minute montage of short clips in a variety of styles. Otherwise please scroll down to find the music/video clips you are most interested in.
Music to a Brief
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Battle - A short orchestral sequence depicting a battle scene. |
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Phoenix - Music to the title sequence of a short sci-fi film |
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Galapagos - Orchestral music written to a BBC wildlife documentary |
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Private Detective - Music written to a BAA commercial. A Detective at work is distracted by all the bargain duty free prices at the airport! |
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Ethnic - Music written to a short film promoting wildlife conservation in China |
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Corporate - A laid back dance track with a corporate feel to it. |
Video Clips
All clips are available in either windows media or quicktime format. To view them you will need a recent version of either quicktime or windows media player installed on your computer. If you don't already have on of these installed you can down them freely from their respective websites:
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This is a chase scene from a natural history documentary. The music starts quiet and tense, as a lioness spots a pack of wildebeest. Then it builds to a climax as the lioness springs into life and kills her prey.
Click here if you prefer to listen to the soundtrack without the film. |
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An animated clip still at the storyboard stage titled 'Rolfe's animal hairdressers'. The brief required music with all the traditional musical effects found in cartoons, but written in a more modern 'dancey' style.
Click here if you prefer to listen to the soundtrack without the film. |
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Here's an example of some of the incidental music written to the short film 'Phoenix'. Click here if you prefer to listen to the soundtrack without the film. |
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Other Musical Styles
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Drifting - An Ambient/Chillout piece |
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Blue In The Face - Upbeat Jazz piece for piano, sax and hammond organ |
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Funky House - A 'Four to the floor' Dance Track |
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Jazz Ballad - For piano and sax |