Last month I was hired by Google through the Max Steiner Agency to create the music, sound design and effects for their Celebrating Pizza Google Doodle that will launch on December 6. Google Doodles are special, temporary alterations of Google’s homepage logo’s intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures of particular countries. […]
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Home Away from Home
At some point in our lives we all ask ourselves: “Where is home?” Many people that move to a new country find themselves adjusting to their new environments while, at the same time, being nostalgic for their home lands. Our memories of what “home” feels like tends to be tied to nostalgia and is connected only to the […]
Images Mixed Released
Images Mixed is a collaboration of award winning composer Christel Veraart and Chris Jules. They met in Alaska where Christel was about to perform at the Anchorage Museum and needed a hand. Running video, sound and perform are just too much for one person. Rumor had it that Chris, who for many years had been […]
Om Mani Padme Hum
Christel Veraart’s perception of the famous mantra Om Mani Padme Hum as a guardian spirit that soars above our world, extending thus her blessing. A brush between her personal Western musical roots, and the ancient invocations revealed to Hindu sages in the deepest states of their meditation. Om Mani Padme Hum, according to Tibetan culture, is said […]
One Minute Wonders of the World – The New Age Music Planet Corona Concerto
A few weeks ago, Paul Landry, the driving force behind New Age Music Planet, a music community populated by musicians of new age, ambient and instrumental music, came up with the idea for One Minute Wonders of the World. “Just to create a bit of lockdown creativity”, says Landry, “while half the planet is in lockdown”. […]
Lotus Dreams – The Album Released
Media Release (PDF) Lotus Dreams is the latest album from award-winning musician Christel Veraart. The lotus is a universal symbol of tranquility and renewal, its exquisite flower opening, petal by perfect petal, as it rises out of the muddy waters of its origins. In this album, Christel Veraart explores that theme through both eastern and […]
Shakuhachi – The Sound of the Soul
The shakuhachi is a testament to the elegance of traditional Japanese culture, and produces a sound that is said to replicate the full range of natural life on earth. I love the sound and meditative quality of this Japanese bamboo flute, and used it in Elegy for a Cherry Tree. In this song it complements […]
East West Fusion in Bamboo Mist
My latest album “Lotus Dreams” retains the meditative quality of my previous albums, exploring similar themes inspired by nature. I often use a mix of Eastern and Western instruments, but here the feel is distinctly Asian. In Bamboo Mist I explore a fusion of influences, a mix of instruments from around the globe that reflect my […]
Voices of the Rainforest
Rimba Kuna (old jungle) is one of two tracks (the other one is Jalak Bali) on “Lotus Dreams” that has strong South-East Asian influences. I used the Indonesian gamelan orchestra to give voice to the Indonesian rainforest, which is home to some of the world’s rarest animals and plants. An instrument with a sound and […]
Totem Speak to Me
Inspired by Chinese author Jiang Rong’s novel about the dying culture of the Mongols and the parallel extinction of the sacred Mongolian wolf, the music of Wolf Totem (previously released on the album “Polar Suite”) evokes shaman drums and chanting, perhaps voicing a plea for guidance from the animal spirit of the wolf. Listen to […]