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Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is my entry for the #MyBridgertonScore competition by Spitfire Audio. This is the first time I have ever scored to a preexisiting video and has been quite an experience! There’s a lot I would do different next time, but at least I have done 

Battle March of The Cyborgs

Battle March of The Cyborgs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust finished this. It’s synthwave, with Orchestral elements.  This is how I see the Cyborg XG-44E stuff progressing. Christian Bodden · The Battle March Of The Cyborgs That’s all for now.

Scarborough

Scarborough

Reading Time: 3 minutesA welcome return after cancellations due to Covid19 has been the annual free trip to the seaside provided by Unison. I love Scarborough. It’s both beautiful and tacky, pompous and run down. I love the winding old streets and the ostentatious Victorian hotels and the 

Kirkstall to Rodley

Kirkstall to Rodley

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor all the time I have spent on canals, one stretch I have rarely walked any of is the stretch up out of Leeds staring at Kirkstall. Starting off the canal is pleasent, but unexceptional, passing first Kirkstall Lock and the non-descript fields which are 

Poppies

Poppies

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a very quick one. I just had to take this wonderful shot of these poppies growing up a wall by the bus stop. Inspiration can strike in the most random places in the city.

Leeds Gardens

Leeds Gardens

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is another little post to just report on and remind about the little things that you can do so close to your home. In Leeds we are very lucky to have lots of exciting pockets of beauty in the city, if you can find 

Manuel Segura Francesci

Manuel Segura Francesci

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is my Father’s old Classical Guitar – he has had this as long as I can remember and I have taken care of it as we are clearing and managing some of his goods. The label inside contains the following: Manuel SeguraFabb. GuitarreRoma E 

Experiments in Scoring

Experiments in Scoring

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been working for a while with the amazing BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover from Spitfire Audio in some of my tracks lately. For those of you who have not encountered this, Spitfire are a company who produce deep sampled libraries aimed predominatly at film scoring 

love me?

love me?

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe meet in the old familiar bar. This in a sense is weird, I’ve not seen this girl for 2 years, until out of the blue I decided to phone her when I came home for my annual post Christmas visit. And now she is 

Light Night 2021

Light Night 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter a missing year due to Covid19 it was exciting to get out to light night. I took my 1000D and got a few shots. However I fairly soon went back to my phone as it was easier and actually compared to the over a 

How Random

How Random

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been a very long time…  I think the last time I went out anywhere substantial was new year nearly 4 years ago, and it’s suffice to say I’ve been a little dormant on the photography front. This has been a combination of a few 

Carlisle

Carlisle

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter visting in Carlisle we got a little bit of time on Sunday afternoon to have a wander around – something I’ve never had the chance to do on the previous occasions I have been. Much of the centre of Carlisile is dominated by the