Garden Of Evil Original Sountrack

by Jonathan Crayford

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1.	Ambient 1 03:39		buy track
2.	Ambient 3 07:24		buy track
3.	Ambient 4 02:54		buy track
4.	Ambient 6 03:49		buy track
5.	Ambient 7 12:03		buy track
6.	Main Theme (Orchestral) 03:47		buy track
7.	La Ola Española/Oil Can Ensemble 02:42	info	buy track
8.	Emanuela (solo piano) 04:42	info	buy track
9.	Original Theme (first piece written) 01:58		buy track

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These are a collection of mostly ambient tracks I composed and recorded for the motion picture 'Garden Of Evil' by Larry Keating, soon to be released - a feature documentary that investigates the possible motives behind the killing of renown sailor and later environmentalist Sir Peter Blake. The film has much beautiful footage of the Amazon rainforest including the vast devastation it undergoes on a daily basis.

Included in this suite are also the Main Theme which is orchestral and a rather interesting version of two separate cues put together on top of each other 'La Ola Española/Oil Can Ensemble', one being a romantic Spanish melody in a small orchestral setting juxtaposed with a percussion piece played on an oil can and other wooden instruments). This was a very important statement to make and serves as the end theme during the film's credits. I say 'important' because to me it represents both the 'developed' world and the 'undeveloped' world currently at odds - however it must be that co-sympathetic existence could be possible hence the putting together of these two disparate pieces.

Also included is a solo piano piece dedicated to Emanuela Evangelista who is a biologist doing some extraordinary work in the Amazon. See track 8 for more about her info or look in the web links below to visit her website

In thinking about composing the soundtrack for this film and indeed any film I meditate upon what the origin of the music should be - where does it come from? What attitude should it have to the subject?
After some thought I decided to try to be a tree and write very still music with only small events happening that echo the nature of that stillness by their movements - much as the movements of birds, insects and animals serve to populate the trees mighty and sensitive presence through time.

Trees give life to everything on this Earth and we have very nearly pulled them all down. I say 'we' but it isn't 'we' as the people who live amongst the trees, the native peoples around the Earth are very aware of their mighty spirit and importance and look after and learn from them as we all can if are shown how. The most important things also seem to be the most vulnerable. What would happen if the power went out and all engines of industry stopped - who and what would survive? The answer to that seems simple.

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released September 6, 2021

Instruments used on these recordings:
Rain, Steinway D piano, Grotrian 225 piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Dave Smith Rev 2 synth, Honner D6 Clavinet.
Fender P bass, Fodera NYC bass w/piccolo strings.
Chekere, shakers, Chajchas (Peruvian seed pods), various hand made instruments (wooden and metal), Indonesian angklung (tuned bamboo shakers).
Effects pedals: El Nano Freeze, Red Panda Context, Red Panda Particle Delay, Montreal Assembly Count to 5, Ampeg SCR-DI, Mooger Fooger ring modulator.
Jansen Combo 55 amp
Schoeps CMC 6U mics, Coles 4038 ribbon mics, Aston Stealth vocal mic
Mixed on Amphion One15 loudspeakers, Sennheiser HD800s headphones, Antelope Audio ZenTour interface.

All compositions and instruments - Jonathan Crayford
Vocals Sherydon Ngaropo
Viloin Miranda Adams
Produced by Jonathan Crayford

Many thanks to Nigel Russel at Oceania Audio, Michael J Di Stasio at Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd, Marcus Wilson at Audio Technical Services, Jack Crayford Stevens (for helping to make instruments).
'Garden Of Evil' motion picture produced by Larry Keating.
In cinematic release November 4, 2021.
For info about Amphion loudspeakers go here: amphion.fi
For Oceania Audio Sales go here: oceaniaaudiosales.co.nz
To find out more about Emanuela Evangalista's work go here:
www.amazoniabr.org

www.gardenofevilmovie.com
www.jonathancrayford.com

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Jonathan Crayford New Zealand

Acclaimed as a highly original compositional talent, pianist Jonathan Crayford has been responsible for many film soundtracks, albums, and bands. Jonathan worked with a wide range of musicians. In New York he played with Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Binney, Mambo Macoco and Groove Collective, in Europe with David Murray, Tony Allen, Questlove and Macy Gray. ... more