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New videos - Ellsworth performing original classical works on a Steinway D grand piano - See them on the Ellsounds YouTube channel Ellsworth is a versatile award-winning composer creating soundtracks in a variety of styles for features, corporate videos, and computer games. He has an extensive background in music theory, music performance, and recording. Ellsworth also produces videos, is involved in feature production, and is a songwriter/keyboardist/vocalist with his progressive rock band Aethellis which has had a number of chart topping tracks on Number One Music. Click here to read complete bio. Conversations with George Edgar Selby music CD (includes
the soundtrack to Beside the Manor Selby)
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UPDATED 1/27/2021 - Stanion Studios' TIDE TURN Computer Game Soundtrack Ellsworth has contributed several themes and a myriad of sound effects to the game in recent months. A trailer is in the offing in the near future. Composing additional music will be ongoing along with composer Nicolas Bravo. Ellsworth is also providing some character voices. The game's theme is Atlanteans at war with humans over the ecological damage done to the oceans. The game is a "non-violent shooter" type in that the weapons are water-based resulting in a lot of splashing and wetness. The Facebook page shows more background detail.  Golden Era Games' GRIMOIRE: HERALDS OF THE WINGED EXEMPLAR Soundtrack Ellsworth Hall completed the overhaul of the music from the role playing game Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar. Taking the original MIDI files and reorchestrating them to audio files using conventional orchestral instruments late in 2017. Now that V.2 of Grimoire is coming out the music will be offered in 2020 or 2021 as the Grimoire soundtrack. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released after the Grimoire manual. Samples can be heard below. Ellsworth composed the MIDI music soundtrack for the RPG Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar back in the late 1990s. There were some format tweaks done in the early 2000s. The game was released August 4th, 2017 for the Steam game platform. Grimoire is going mass market shortly and is planned to be up on 17 different digital distribution sites in the coming months of 2021. Poetry of the Air A new book on the inspiration for influential musicians has been released. Poetry of the Air: A Collection of Love Letters to Music from Musicians by Gary Hill The book features interviews with composer Ellsworth Hall along with Jon Anderson, Steve Hackett, Rick Wakeman, Jeff Berlin, Larry Fast, Jordan Rudess and many more! Melodic Revolution Records artist Ellsworth Hall received the 2014 Outstanding Music Award from ZED FEST Ellsworth received the award for his music for the short film, Love and Other Devices (written and directed by Elle Stanion). He also created sound effects for the production which is winning many other awards at various festivals including: Best International Film - Canberra Film Festival Best Short - Brigand Shorts Denver Film Festival Outstanding Sci-Fi Short - Zed Film Festival The film has also currently received 5 nominations from the London International Film Festival Melodic Revolution Records artist Ellsworth Hall received Semi-Finalist placement in VH1 2014 Song of the Year Contest Ellsworth composed the song "In Grief Unbound" (from his solo CD Conversations with George Edgar Selby and the soundtrack to the movie Beside the Manor Selby). The song was awarded Semi-Finalist placement in the Song of the Year Contest. The 'Semi-Finalist' placement is the highest placement next only to the one winner and four finalists from each category. Also, Ellsworth and Mark Van Natta received Runner Up Award from the 2014 Song of the Year Contest for "Believe In Somebody," originally written and recorded in 1987. The new version appears on the new Aethellis EP. |
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