Instrumentals
Since I released “Orphan Songs” on Jamendo I’ve recieved a number of requests from film makers who wishes to use my music in their films and projects. I’ve watched all the clips I’ve been sent and I really appreciate you letting me know. I love seeing how something I made is being used in a new context and fused with images that other people made. Many of the films and animations you’ve sent me have been great. There is so much talent out there!
I got a request for an instrumental version of “What you want is lost” from an animator who wanted to use it in her bachelor project. I didn’t have an instrumental version, but I went back to the tapes and did a new mix without vocals. I also dug up two instrumentals I recorded some years ago. One was recorded as a signature tune for a radio show called “Flampunkt” (flashpoint), hosted by one of my friends. The other one was just a melody that got stuck in my head and that I just had to record. To me, it’s sounded almost like a Russian dance melody of some sort. So I wanted to give it a name with a Russian touch. I called it “Karelin” after Aleksandr Karelin, the greatest wrestler of our time. I’ll share them here for free download and under the CC license BY-SA. Perhaps they will come in handy for one of you film makers out there. Give it a listen!
Orphan-Songs-Karelin by Orphan Songs
You can also download the mp3:s on the download page.
Fun fact: I’m playing the clarinet on both tracks. Clarinet was the instrument I played as a child. I hated it (and so did my cat). The day my mother finally agreed to take me to the music store to trade in the clarinet for an acoustic guitar was one ot the happiest days of my youth. The clarinet you hear me playing on these recordings (and on “Orphan Songs”) I borrowed from my neighbour Christine back when I was living in Malmö.
