What

This website is a to show work in progress, finished mixes and collaborations by Tom Cook. I am a composer, musician and tutor living in Brighton UK, who writes music for tv, film, contemporary dance, theatre, and installations.
To find more of my music go to soundcloud/tomcook

Sunday 6 March 2011

Its coming....

It's coming... by tomcook

I don't really know what this track is, its sort of electro pop, with vague non vocals, a mid section that has a dark muppet stomp feel to it and then a kinda poppy ending ....... hmmm kept me quite for a few hours though.....
i do kinda like its weird menace and the bass sound, am i saying drink of water in the middle i really don't know!!! maybe it could be a late night cantina band track. But yeah i do like the way the bassline changes key for the end and the vocals stay the same brings a happy contrat to it all.....

see through tabasco

TC

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Friday 4 March 2011

Copernicus's Centre

Copernicus's centre by tomcook

Todays task was to use the orchestra without drums and rhythm, to turn off the click and create something fluid, progressive and emotive. Found some space for the clarinet and flute sections, really like the atmosphere they bring.
A lot of dodgy notes about and my timpani crescendos are hilarious but its a sketch.....
Will maybe ut it all together sometime, maybe expolre some electronica in their for gaming zones.
Cheers to you all.....
TC

Wednesday 2 March 2011

vigorous disciplines

Arise from the mire by tomcook

I was sat there thinking can i write game music, filmic military pieces that try to give you awe and dread and all that shabazz
so i started latering up huge brass riffs, snares, i found timpani's and suspended cymbals (nice didnt know i had em), tried to get a feeling of woe and military grandeur, and then had to put some glockenspiel in just to ruin it all.
But kinda enjoyed the whole process, need to go back over it, expand the riffs so its less repetitive, and remove all the mistakes!! But thought it was worth a swift bloggup, will write a few more and post em soon.
Cheers chaps, pip pip, johnny wilco riley,  fanta crescendo!!! good name for an album there i think riley fanta crescendo it may become my new catch phrase.........must tinker on

TC