Category: Sounds Visual Blog

We are in the process of uploading the Sounds Visual Music library to Soundmouse. If you are a BBC producer or editor you can login to your BBC Musicbox account here:

https://bbcmusicbox.soundmouse.com/signin

New Non-MCPS recording of the super nostalgic yearning of Rachmaninoff’s ‘Vocalise’ – played here on violin.
The haunting melody was originally written for soprano in 1915 – but with no words – just the ‘ah…’ sound. Perhaps words not needed….
Rachmaninoff left Russia soon after to live in Switzerland and then Beverly Hills California.

Violin: Jonathan Slatter

And …if you need just the accompaniment to practise against, we have also recorded a ‘minus one’ version

Rachmaninoff Vocalise – Minus One Recoriding:

To purchase the minus one recording please contact js@soundsvisualmusic.co.uk

Now available on Sounds Visual Music, Jonathan Slatter’s new arranagement of The National Anthem of Haiti – La Dessalinienne – originally composed by Nicholas Jeffrard (1871–1930) here arranged for Marching Band.

 

A slow thoughtful version of the christian spiritual hymn Amazing Grace played on a 1920s Steck upright piano.

Sounds Visual Music has made a new recording of the super nostalgic yearning of Rachmaninoff’s ‘Vocalise’ – played here on violin.
The haunting melody was originally written for soprano in 1915 – but with no words – just the ‘ah…’ sound. Perhaps no words could do justice to such a beautiful aching melody.
Rachmaninoff left Russia soon after to live in Switzerland and then Beverly Hills California.

Download Vocalise here

Are you a fan of Boycie from Only Fools and Horses? If so this new documentary – ‘Boycie in Belgrade’ – might just be for you!

Check it out on IMDB here
Music by Sounds Visual Music, composer Jonathan Slatter

The latest album release from Sounds Visual Music is aimed specifically at documentary film makers. This album concentrates on the light serious sode of things. Take a listen to the tracks below.

Composer: Jonathan Slatter (PRS) © Sounds Visual Music Ltd

You can download the album in full here. (You’ll need to be logged in as a memeber to do so. If you need an account or a reminder of your password just let us know)

Back in the late 1970s I was fortunate enough to have violin lesson with the wonderful violinist Colin Sauer (Dartington String Quartet & Hallé Orchestra) – and I made weekly Saturday morning trips to his home in Paignton with my father who would accompany me on the piano. One of the first pieces I truly fell in love with when learning with Colin, was Massenet’s Méditation from the opera Thaïs. Listening to how Colin could make the violin really sing in this was piece was the inspiration that changed my violin playing forever. I wanted to play in the same way and the Massenet Méditation was the perfect work to practise with.

I have now recorded it for the Sounds Visual Music library and it’s available to members to download. Please see the video below.

The piano accompaniment was recorded using the excellent Signature Grand piano produced by Simple Sam Samples. https://simplesamsamples.com/virtual-instruments/pianos/signature-grand.html
This is one of the best piano sampled pianos I have ever played. It’s sampled from a gorgeous sounding Steinway Model D Grand with over 3000 samples and 10 dynamic levels per note. Incredible realism and playability and comes with over 60 presets designed by Emmy Award-winning composer, Garth Neustadter are included covering film, classical, jazz, and pop styles.

A nice bright and lively recording of the famous traditional song ‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ is now available for download from Sounds Visual Music.
Take a listen below. We have lots of variations available too, so as ever if you can’t find what you are looking for just ask and we will send you tracks to audition.

Available now at Sounds Visual Music is one of the most well known songs in the English language – Happy Birthday (aka Happy Birthday To You). Now in the public domain this recording features a group of happy people singing the song with a piano accompaniment.
Take a listen below.
For members the song is available for free download and use on broadcast productions.