Novelist and composer Alan Lazar

Novelist and composer Alan Lazar

Music

Below is a selection of music from past and present film and TV scores. Just click on the the cue you want to listen to.

ROAM

The Smell of Grass -

The Great Love -

Journeys with Thatcher -

Nelson and Lucy -

The Wolf Mother and the Three Legged Dog -

The Immense Magical Powers of Dogs -

ORCHESTRAL

Comedy generic - Orchestral comedy

For dad - Written for orchestra, after losing my pop

Two Chubby People in Love - Orchestral comedy

Triumphant - Epic orchestra

Battle of the Great Emperor - Epic orchestra

United we will stand - Epic orchestra

Wild West Fandango - Wild orchestral comedy

Forest race - Orchestral, family track

Mayhem at the castle - Orchestral comedy

The Toys Are Alive - Orchestral comedy

Enemy Assault - Epic orchestra

A Time of Sweet Sadness - Orchestral family track

A Tale of True Love - Orchestral romance

Old Style Love - Orchestral nostalgia

Inspiration. - Orchestral. Nostalgic, uplifting.

Upbeat generic - Orchestral

Death Chase - Orchestral suspense

Kissing in the sunshine - Orchestral romance

Love Will Be True - Orchestral romance

We Will Be Together - Orchestral romance

Lover's Play - Orchestral romance

Joy and Hope - Orchestral family track

Stranger with a morbid secret - Orchestral suspense

House of Fear - Orchestral horror

The Monster Arrives - Orchestral horror

Pit of Bloody Spikes - Orchestral horror

Slow Death Chase - Orchestral horro

Unspeakable - Orchestral horror

The killer is close - Orchestral suspense

Deadly Waltz - Orchestral suspense

Murderers cave - Orchestral suspense

DRAMA

Theme from Brothers - Vibraphones and electric guitar. Elegaic.

The Past Was Beautiful - Electric piano with ambient background

Bittersweet Apples - sad nostalgic track

Lonely But Hopeful - Sad piano gives way to epic orchestral rock

Xmas 2 - One of a couple of tracks written during some down time over Xmas '05. Orchestral with electronica, world sounds. Uplifting.

Xmas 3 - Electronica with orch. Sad, menacing, mysterious.

Green Field Waltz - Alan on his Steinway

Xmas 4 - Nostalgic, romantic.

Discovery - From 'This Is Not A Test'. Gentle pulsating groove

Milk moustache - Grooves, guitars, keyboards. Uplifting, rhythmic. From "Purpose".

Two Heroes - Dark atmospheres into tribal drumming with orch, and a techno inflection

Shopping - From 'This Is Not A Test'

The Great Nail Experiment - Grooves, electronica, guitars. Rhythmic, energetic. From "Purpose"

Theme from Duck - Pads, guitars, and brushes. Dark, atmospheric

Theme from "Killing Time" - Pads, groove. Mysterious, enigmatic, nostalgic.

Theme from Two Days - Piano-based. Melancholy, but with hope.

QUIRKY

Jawbreaker - A strange piece! Montage of different styles, with dark feeling.

Solo duet trio quartet - Performed by the late Shari Lewis and Lambchop!

AFRICAN

e.tv Theme 1.0 - African choir and orchestra mutates into Afro-techno. Theme music for e.tv, first independent, private TV network in South Africa.

e.tv Theme 2008 SuperGroove mix - A dabble in house with latest version of e.tv theme

etv Theme 2008 Emo mix - Hip hop grooves with African vocals

e.tv Theme 2.0 - A new take on the theme done a couple of years later

Sweetness' Theme - Sipho Nxumalo on vocals with African backing. From "Hearts and Minds".

e.tv Weather - Atmospheric, with African vox.

e.tv Weather 2.0 - Different tempo.

African Dream - Performed by Vicky Sampson. South African "Song of the Year" performed at presidential inauguration and big sports games. Known as "the unofficial national anthem".

One Tribe - anthem performed by Vicky Sampson

Pennywhistle - From Mango Groove - big band African swing.

JERUSALEMA

Sniper - Sad, haunting. Tribal percussion, cellos, garden hose. From Jerusalema

Jerusalema - Theme from the movie, performed by Sipho Nxumalo

Lucky meets Leah - Enigmatic, romantic, hint of menace. Beautiful guitars by Heitor Pereira

The return of Nazareth - Dark, menacing. Orchestra, African percussion.

Psalm - Cello section. From Jerusalema. Sad, romantic.

Josh escapes - Enigmatic, sad, menacing, from 'Jerusalema'. Duduk, African perc, orchestra.

Josh is dead - Sad, very menacing, dramatic. Duduk, orchestra, tribal percussion. From 'Jerusalema'.

Nazareth drug bust - Tribal drumming, orchestra, gumboots, menacing

Resisting Nazareth - Tribal percussion, cellos duduk. Haunting.

Khulule - Another theme from Jerusalema. Performed by Sipho Nxumalo and Beaulah Hashe. Zulu lyrics by Marilyn Nokwe

Shot them like dogs - African voices, cellos, storotoro (Jew's harp). Dark, menacing.

AN AMERICAN CRIME

An American Crime - End credits. Only vocals, all performed by Petra Haden.

The carousel - From "An American Crime". With vocals by Petra Haden, and orchestra.

Back with parents - From "An American Crime". Orchestral, sad.

Everyone in the basement - Orchestral. Scary. From "An American Crime".

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS

RHBH Theme -

Abusive Past -

Angeles Chocolate -

Barbie and Jen -

Bel Air Delicious -

Bel Air Tea Party -

Bickering Bossanova -

Blackjack Bumping -

Devious Housewife -

Glamorous -

I Love Shopping -

I Will Recover -

Intense Decision -

Kiss Me in the Cabana -

Naughtiness Cupcakes -

No Compromise Shopping -

Paris Sucks -

Pink Nails -

Poolside Plotting -

Rich and Groovy -

Rolling Lawns -

Searching for Versace -

Stretch Limo -

Sunset Pretty -

The Elegant Life -

The Orchestra of Life -

Wonderland -

Break my Groove -

GUITAR-ORIENTED

Love Theme - Guitar and piano. From 'This Is Not A Test'

Things work out - Guitar, groove, emo. Featured on "Sex and the City", with Carrie and Baryshnikov in Central Park in the snow.

Sweet Road to Nothing - An odd track with Rusty Anderson on guitars

Longing - Guitars, vocals, melancholy. From "Purpose"

JAZZY

Gabriel's Room - Loungey, piano, drums. From "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss"

The Butterfly Club - Groovy track with trumpet performed by Wayne Bergeron

Funky Heaven - Enough said...

Don't meet in Rio - My mother always loved Girl From Ipanema

Sunrise Beach - A secret predilection for kitsch

Fudge Klezma - with Bronwen Jones on clarinet

Theme from "The Truth About Juliet" - Lounge swing with a little klezma feel.

Mystic tango - Lounge. From "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss".

The Love Slave of Catalina - Lounge, vocals by Tonya Kelly. From "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss', end credits.

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