MUSIC FOR PICTURE

Voyager: cinematic library

Justin Scott Dixon / Voyager

Voyager pieces written with television and film in mind. Software instruments gave me room to follow the picture in my head, beyond the dance floor.

Period
Software-instrument era
Contribution
Artist

Listen on YouTube

Alternate uploads (1)
Ambient Chill — XCD095 album cover
Ambient Chill — XCD095 — Extreme Music album artwork.
Chilled Beats — XCD167 album cover
Chilled Beats — XCD167 — Extreme Music album artwork.

HISTORY & CONTEXT

The writing environment

An entire studio in software

Logic 5, dual G4. Absynth, Stylus, EXS24, ES2 and EVOC. A studio in software.

Musical freedom

Atmospheric textures and rhythm libraries. Writing toward pictures in my head, free of the requirements of a DJ’s set.

Selection for library use

The later Extreme Music relationship gave these pieces a route into screen use.

HISTORY & CONTEXT

Title relationships

Tranquil → Spinfinity

My original title: Tranquil. Library title: Spinfinity.

Due North → Chill Pill

Due North became Chill Pill in the library catalogue.

Voices in the Sea → Shaderunner

Voices in the Sea, associated with the released library title Shaderunner.

HISTORY & CONTEXT

Related versions

Voices in the Sea → Electro-Wave

Electro-Wave is an edited version of Voices in the Sea. A separate catalogue entry.

Infinite Cycles → Solarnaut

Original title: Infinite Cycles. Library title: Solarnaut.

Documenting use

Music for screen and media projects.

PUBLIC REFERENCES

Further reading