Cathbad Music: Composer and Sound Designer for Film and TV

[Cathbad]

Greetings!

After many years as a symphony and studio musician (including a few TV and film scores), I'm turning more and more to composing and sound designing. A few examples in various styles are on my website

Here's something to start with...


If you like any of my music, get in touch and tell me about your own projects. Contact form on the website.


Christopher

 

[Cathbad]

Something completely different... Enjoy!

 

[Kim Welch]

Hi Christopher, I love it. Tell us what you used to rip the video and your set as far as software, instrument, and equipment and all. Also, can you start a new post when you post so we can categorize your videos? I know I ask a lot but it's worth it

 

[Cathbad]

Hi Christopher, I love it. Tell us what you used to rip the video and your set as far as software, instrument, and equipment and all.

The 8Dio video was made available by the company, and the muscle car compilation is from YouTube, converted to MP4 with one of the many free online tools.

In the muscle car vid, I'm playing the Rhodes EP, the synths, some of the drums/percussion and the wolf whistle is also me The rest is samples and VIs. Software was Reason on Mac. The Soul Of Trees was produced on my current setup using Cubase on PC. I have a range of high quality VIs plus a few secret samples of my own design and some live performers now and then.

Here's a rescore of a scene from a movie you all know.



The original composer, John Williams, is now retired. But if any of you aspiring Spielbergs would like something similar, please get in touch. I'll do my best in his place

 

[Cathbad]

Some mighty, uplifting music to encourage you to have an epic weekend...

 

[jodymichelle]

I enjoyed listening to your samples!


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[Maura N.]

You are very talented! I am looking forward to seeing more projects from you on our forums!

 

[Cathbad]

 

[Cathbad]

Title theme to a forthcoming fantasy adventure game.

 

[Maura N.]

Title theme to a forthcoming fantasy adventure game.

This is a very good sample!

 

[EmilyWilkes]

Title theme to a forthcoming fantasy adventure game.

omg I love this! In what program did you compose it?

 

[Cathbad]

omg I love this! In what program did you compose it?

Choice of DAW doesn't matter. All of them can produce good results, depending on who is operating them.

 

[Maura N.]

This track made me think of a fairy-tale scenery, somewhere in China, with beautiful mountains and people travelling through them.

 

[Cathbad]

This is my main theme pitch for a computer game with a Biblical setting. Obviously, I was thinking of Miklos Rozsa (Ben Hur, King of Kings) and Alfred Newman (The Robe).

Didn't get the gig though...

 

[Amy Campbell]

This is actually very cool!

 

[Cathbad]

This is actually very cool!

Why, thank you Amy.

Feel free to drop me a line if you have any tasty projects planned, where I could usefully contribute.