Composer's Showreel. A showcase of my orchestral or made for screen/stage music.
Updated 2011 Feb 15. H.A. Del Manzano © 2011.
Independent, fully equipped Composer's recording studio. Final result's in any format, using industry standard ProTools or Ableton Live Software. Generative Music also possible. Flagship Roland synth sounds. Vast world music library. Acoustic recording, vocals and sheet music possible.
In fariness, you warned me. In fairness, hanging by a thread, felt more like walking an epic plank to board a pirate ship (of fun).
I be sleeping under the piano now. there are weirder habits.
it is I
The city itself fought back With shadows and puddles around every corner pieces of statues and broken gardens I'd dress myself as a foreigner, then Without wanting it Weary and waning windows Would cut me Off; Stumbled, jarred faces Done meetings Broken colors --h.a&a, 2015
No juro cosas
ahora
pero en el Jardín de Infantes
yo juraba cada día encontrar los duendes que me sonreían desde la silla
yo juraba calmar el ardor de la sed de venganza, con venganza
por todos los necios, cobardes, mentirosos y sadistas
aunque no conocía esas palabras todavía
Hacer el espacio requerido para disfrutar el jugo rojo en la cajita azul (lo máximo)
no era necesario y juraba brindarle cajitas azules a todas mis queridas
y juraba mantener las lágrimas lejos y la sonrisa cerca
de todas ellas
juré
y olvidé.
Pero este febrero, llegaste y develaste aquella antigua incumbencia
y ahora no olvido
y tengo una mano en el bolsillo
porque la otra esconde un azul rojo en mi espalda.
-- H.A. & A 2010.
Policeman: Do you know how fast you were going?
Heisenberg: No, but I can tell you where I am!
--tnx slashdot.
The new website is shaping up.
But it is the work of the century.
Where am I? I am finishing this thesis. I am recording the albums. I am finishing the web-site.
I might play a museum on december.
I am writing a new song every few days now.
They are all sad. And precious. I think Sufjan would like them.
If I am still standing in December ... you will see.
I'll use this place to post notes about each song. Motivations, head-spaces, influences, going-fors, relatedness, suggestiveness, randomness, all-abouts, links, etc. I think it will be fun, plus the preview snippet of audio. It will show up front and center in the portal. So many songs ... plus now with the new instrument, yum.
1. The one that goes -- this is as far as I go o o o .
2. The one that goes -- No con cualquier luz sale...
3. The one that goes -- I ve cloned myself as a last resort
4. The one that goes -- A una hora... que no aparece ...
5. The one that goes -- Levantate y camina
6. The one that goes -- Suena muy poco el telefono
7. The one that goes -- No dan la a a s horas de la noche
8. The one that goes -- madera cruda
9. The one that goes -- Sin dejar, un sombrero, su sombrero
10. The one that goes -- El desierto esta en tu cara, el desierto
11. The one that goes -- Mejor no hablemos de mi
12. The one that goes -- Somos los nuevos dioses
13. The instrumental one, with the strings and the beat
14. The one that goes -- y te digo todo lo que quieres escuchar
15. The ones already recorded
16. The ones I ve forgotten
plus the ones never recorded, from ages past.
Intro to Mystery Song #2 to be played at Hotel Puercoespín, at La Respuesta 27 enero 2013 for Eduardo Alegría and Alegría Rampante supershow! Enjoy!
Introducción a la Canción Misterio #2, a tocarse en el Hotel Puercoespín el 27 de enero de 2013 en La Respuesta para Eduardo Alegría y el supershow de Alegría Rampante! w00t!
[Indoors]
Boss: That's all grand and great, but just remember /pride/ is the number one killer of good decision
CockyTalented: Lack of foresight is the number one killer of good decisions
Boss: If your pride wasn't making you goofy, you'd see being gracious to your boss makes them more inclined to be gracious back to you when you finally mess up
CockyTalented: -IF, I mess up
[long stares]
Boss: You just messed up right now
[Leaves, turns just before exiting through door]
CockyTalented: it was a good decision
Even when you're sad, you're beautiful. Even when you're mad, you're beautiful. When you're impatient, fat, frustrated, unfunny, catty, grumpy, harsh; you're still beautiful, you're still beautiful, you're still beautiful you're still made of light slowed down and empty space sunlight stayed and silence made you are beautiful. Alive, you are beauty itself.
H.A.&A
Héctor A. DelManzano I am a singer-songwriter-composer-software-developer-monstruosity currently alive near San Juan, PR. This is a secret place... ssshhh. Lomo pictures, poetry, songs in progress: updates, previews and musings. There's also bandcamp and twitter goto(!) contact for more.
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