david mitchell music
original compositions for performance, film, games and promotional/commercial content
Orchestral & Acoustic Performance Pieces
Dr. Mitchell has composed music for solo performances, duets, quartets, small ensembles and full-scale sympohony orchestras.
Below are some of his compositions available for licensing. If you are interested in an original composition created to fit your needs, please contact Mitchell Music for details.
ACOUSTIC GUITAR
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CRESCENT LAKE
A haunting and romantic composition for classical guitar that denotes an intimate and reflective moment of love and longing.
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Works well for the romance genre.
ROMANTICS AND REVOLUTIONARIES
A classical guitar composition that embodies the patriotism and time period of the American Revolutionary War.
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Works well for historical/patriotic genres.
Rainy Nights
A classical guitar composition with thematic content based on the syllabic rhythm of the name "Jennifer." This piece captures the mood of a romantic rainy night with lightning, thunder and rain. The middle section is derived from rhytmic figures base on Dave Brubeck's famous composition "Take Five."
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Works well for romantic genres.
ORCHESTRAL
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PETRUSHKA'S GHOST
An orchestral wind symphony creating a mood of suspense and chase that gives way to investigation, discovery and action.
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Works well for thriller/mystery genres.
REQUIEM GATES
An orchestral wind symphony creating a mood of anticipation and fun with a sense of building energy and heroic excitement.
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Works well for action/comedy genres.
SHARDS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
An orchestral wind symphony creating a dramatic, suspenseful, haunting and ghostly mood, like moving in and out of a nightmare.
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Works well for the horror genre.
STRING QUARTET
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STRING QUARTET NO. 1 - MVT. 1 WITH VIGOR
An intimate instrumental piece where two violins, a viola and a cello build excitement and and edgy energy with a feeling of flight and sense of time slipping away.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
STRING QUARTET NO. 1 - MVT. 2 WITH A SENSE OF FOREBODING AND MOVT. 3 WITH DETERMINATION
In the second and third movements two violins, a viola and a cello create a feeling of dread and apprehension that gives way to strength and resolve.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET
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AMERICAN LANDSCAPE - MVT. 1 WITH RAIN
A saxophone quartet that creates a mood of anticipation that build into a growing storm of swirling sound, then recedes into a soft melody.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE - MVT. 2 DESERT WINDS
A saxophone quartet that creates a mood of swirling energy and movement like winds blowing with growing force.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE - MVT. 3 FAST RIDE
A saxophone quartet that creates a mood of building excitement and energy that culminates into a single heartbreaking note.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
BARITONE AND PIANO
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THE BRANCH WILL NOT BREAK - MVT. 1 BEGINNING
A baritone and a piano create a mood of life emerging and evolving.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
THE BRANCH WILL NOT BREAK - MVT. 2 TRYING TO PRAY
A baritone and a piano create a mood of stillness and quiet reflection.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
THE BRANCH WILL NOT BREAK - MVT. 3 I WAS AFRAID OF DYING
A baritone and a piano create a mood of sorrow and fear as one slowly comes to terms with mortality.
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Works well for action and thriller genres.
THE BRANCH WILL NOT BREAK - MVT. 4 A DREAM OF A BURIAL
A baritone and a piano create a mood of loss and sorrow.
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Works well for drama genres.
