Shadowmoon Rising - by Eimear Noone, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor @eimearnoone4877

Eimear Noone For all who have asked about this track and where the full version might be found.

One of our favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is our personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in our music.

Eimear Noone, Composer
Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Producer

updated 9 years ago

Shadowmoon Rising - by Eimear Noone, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

Eimear Noone 2016-11-10 | For all who have asked about this track and where the full version might be found.

One of our favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is our personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in our music.

Eimear Noone, Composer
Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Producer

Sky Pool: Dont Look Down!

Eimear Noone 2021-06-02 | What we all think and hear in our heads watching the London Sky Pool videos.

Score curtesy of Twelve O'clock Arts.

Ole Irish Soccer!

Eimear Noone 2021-05-30 | Thrilled to have collaborated with Shinawil Productions and the Dublin City Council on the new musical ID for Irish Soccer featuring 500 drones, flying in formation.

What is Going to Happen Next?

Eimear Noone 2021-04-02 | I wanted to give a shout out to Matthew Nevin. A while back, he shared some great footage from a documentary he had been working on. His ambitious plan was to film individuals in every country of the world answering the question of what they saw for the future. I loved the concept and what I saw - which inspired a bit of music.
It took him ten years, but he finished the film. RESPECT!
Now hitting the festival circuit, Matthew's hard work is being enjoyed by audiences around the world and the film has earned a number of accolades, including, (I just learned) the award for Best Documentary Score at The Golden State Film Festival.
http://whatisgoingtohappennext.com/category/screenings
I could not be more thrilled.

Eimear Noone Orchestra of Light intro for St Patricks Festival 2021

Eimear Noone 2021-03-18 | For St. Patrick’s Day 2021, Eimear Noone is delighted to be a part of Orchestra of Light, presented by St. Patrick’s Festival; a beautiful film featuring a fleet of 500 drones dancing across Dublin’s night sky. The film presents a heartfelt, uplifting celebration and spreads a message of hope to audiences around the globe.

Scored by Eimear Noone, Conductor and Composer and Craig Stuart Garfinkle, featuring Picture This and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra of Light was created by St. Patrick’s Festival, Tourism Ireland and DublinCity Council and delivered in collaboration with Intel and Actavo Events, and Shinawil. Filmed by Joe Edward.

Eimear Noone, Composer, Conductor Speaker

Eimear Noone 2020-04-27 | ...

The Contemporary Irish Arts Center, IMERT, Eimear Noone and The Voice of Irish Gaming.

Eimear Noone 2019-08-25 | On August 17th, 2019, CIACLA director Matthew Nevin invited composer and conductor Eímear Noone to host an evening celebrating the game development industry currently thriving in Ireland. This movie opened the event .

To learn more about CIACLA and the event: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...

Featured in this video:

Paul Conway
The Darkside Detective
http://darksidedetective.com

Jamie Gavin
The Enigma Machine
https://store.steampowered.com/app/97...

Alan Duggan
Runes of Aran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcDrS...

Nik Kemsky
Arc Savior
https://store.steampowered.com/app/87...

Sam Redfern
Goblins and Grottos
https://store.steampowered.com/app/38...

Elaine Reynolds
Eden Isle
www.EdenIsleGame.com / www.simteractive.com

A sampling of the great game development currently happening in Ireland!

Eimear Noone 2019-08-18 | As presented by Eimear Noone at the Contemporary Irish Arts Center on August 17th, 2019, a celebration of just a few of the great game developers and games currently in production in Ireland.

For more info about the center: ciacla.com

Baldurs Gate, Dark Alliance II Suite, Craig Stuart Garfinkle

Eimear Noone 2019-06-08 | I am so thrilled to see that there will finally be a Baldur's Gate III. In that honor, I decided to once again co-op my friend Carlos's wonderful photography to paint my score from Baldur's Gate, DA II with images.

It only took 10 years for me to finally hear the score as I had originally intended with full orchestra and choir. It is a pleasure to share it here.

The suite is also available for purchase on the most recent Video Games Live CD:
amzn.to/2EZ5K8J

A big thanks to Pedro J. Mérida and Diego Navaro for programming the suite on Fimucite XI, and to Tommy Tallarico for putting the recording on Video Games Live Level 6!

Enjoy!

Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Composer, Baldur's Gate, Dark Alliance II

Music for Galway Opening

Eimear Noone 2019-02-22 | ...

Welcome to the world, Maël Aaron

Eimear Noone 2019-01-26 | January 18, 2019, 8 Pounds, 4 Ounces

Mom and Baby all doing great!

Music "Zelda's Lullaby" from "The Celtic Link, Themes from "The Legend of Zelda." http://www.thecelticlink.edu

Performed by Sibéal and the Triforce Quartet.

Baldurs Gate DA 2 End Title Theme

Eimear Noone 2018-04-02 | Check out the CD: amazon.com/Songs-Dragon-Music-Baldurs-Gate/dp/B00G0PBA6C/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=csgarfinkle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c5ef587becbc441da886afc3a71d0bbf&creativeASIN=B00G0PBA6C
Enjoy this live recording as performed live at Tenerife's Fimucite 11. The original recording appears on "Songs of the Dragon, Volume II."

Music by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Photography by Carlos Gauna

Zeldas Lullaby, Excerpt, The Celtic Link, Themes from The Legend of Zelda

Eimear Noone 2018-03-30 | Check out the entire CD: amazon.com/gp/product/B0786YQNN3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0786YQNN3&linkCode=as2&tag=csgarfinkle-20&linkId=80f2fd5836643788aecd9ee1a597b4b0

Simply a beautiful version of "Zelda's Lullaby," as sung in Irish by a then 15 year old Sibéal Ní Chasaide, as captured at the 2015 iDIG Music Festival. Introduced by her father, legendary Irish musician Odhrán O Casaide.

Accompanied by the Triforce Quartet and the DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble.

For more information: htttp://www.thecelticlink.eu

The Windwaker Theme for St Patricks Day

Eimear Noone 2018-03-17 | From the CD: The Celtic Link - Themes from The Legend of Zelda. Preview the entire CD at: amzn.to/2Lh1wuA

For more info: http://www.thecelticlink.eu

Eimear Noone - International Womans Day 2018, Accenture, Dublin

Eimear Noone 2018-03-12 | Eimear Noone as the Keynote Speaker at Dublin's International Woman's Day Celebration.

A big thanks to Eithne Harley, Dearbhail McDonald and the people at Accenture for making this happen.

Song of Storms, From The Celtic Link, Featuring Themes from The Legend of Zelda

Eimear Noone 2018-03-08 | Preview the CD: amzn.to/2Lh1wuA

S o n g o f S t o r m s
From the CD, "The Celtic Link," Themes from The Legend of Zelda
As imagined by Eimear Noone & Craig Stuart Garfinkle

Photography, Carlos Gauna

Featuring:
The DIT Traditional
Irish Music Ensemble

The Beckett Bridge Plays The Great Fairy Fountain

Eimear Noone 2018-03-07 | Preview the whole CD: amzn.to/2Lh1wuA

This just had to be done! The Beckett Bridge Plays, "The Great Fairy Fountain." From "The Celtic Link." More info: http://www.thecelticlink.eu

The Celtic Link Orchestral Fantasy - Themes from the Legend of Zelda

Eimear Noone 2018-03-06 | Preview the entire CD: amzn.to/2Lh1wuA

Just for fun and as an experiment, I made multiple video captures of my Sibelius file by instrument family and then synchronized the videos to the music mix, picking whichever of the family seemed most appropriate. Still working out the kinks, but it was fun to put together.

For more info: http://www.thecelticlink.eu

Live Streaming - Test - Final Fantasy Remix

Eimear Noone 2017-11-26 | I am going to experiment with sterling my mix screen live while I work and see what happens.

The Celtic Link: Themes from The Legend of Zelda

Eimear Noone 2017-11-24 | Get your download here: http://www.thecelticlink.eu/

As seen in our Kickstarter, and two years in the making, Eimear Noone Presents, "The Celtic Link, themes from The Legend of Zelda" is now complete.

CD's and downloads will soon be available worldwide, but for now, you can only get the CD by joining our Post-Kickstarter at:

http://www.thecelticlink.eu/

In addition to the digital download of the CD, you'll also get two music videos and a host of other bonus materials including Eimear Noone's "Hibernian" EP and the score to the classic game, "Baldur's Gate, The Dark Alliance II."

About the CD:

Featuring members of the DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble, these unique preformances of the classic Zelda Themes examines Koji Kondo's Celtic roots - you'd swear he had the heart of an Irishman!

If you are a Zelda fan, you may have seen Irish composer and conductor Eimear Noone* while she toured the world, bringing Koji Kondo's themes to hundreds of thousands of fans.

You also may have seen Eimear conducting on the 25th Anniversary 3DS orchestra videos.

With Zelda being such an important presence in her musical life, Eimear always felt a deep connection to this music.

But in one special moment during the event she created, The Dublin International Game Music Festival (iDIG Music Fest), the reason for that magical connection became crystal clear.

Those who attended the 2015 Dublin iDIG Music Fest experienced this magic when the DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble took the stage - putting their uniquely Irish twist to our favorite game music themes; especially "The Legend of Zelda." At the urging of the audience, a Kickstarter was launched to record these outstanding performances.

1. The Windwaker Theme
2. Kaepora Gaebora
3. Zelda's Lullaby
4. Aryll's Theme
5. Song of Storms
6. Clocktown
7. Temple of Time
8. Deku Palace
9. Saria's Song
10. Kakariko Village
11. Illia's Theme
12. The Great Fairy Fountain
13. The Zelda Orchestral Fantasy

*not affiliated with Nintendo.

Frostfire Ridge - by Craig Stuart Garfinkle, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

Eimear Noone 2017-11-19 | For all who have asked me about this track and where the full version might be.

One of my favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is my personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in my music.

Craig Stuart Garfinkle

Grindspiration, by Craig Stuart Garfinkle, World of Warctaft, Warlords of Draenor

Eimear Noone 2017-11-19 | For all who have asked me about this track and where the full version might be found.

One of my favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is my personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in my music.

Craig Stuart Garfinkle

Etherial Essence - Craig Stuart Garfinkle, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

Eimear Noone 2017-11-19 | For all who have asked about this track and where the full version might be found.

One of our favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is our personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in our music.

Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Composer, Producer

Stormlords on the March - Eimear Noone, feat. Eamonn Noone, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

Rise to the Dark - Eimear Noone, featuring Eamonn Noone, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

Shadowmoon Sunset - by Craig Stuart Garfinkle, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

The Foundry, Protect the Throne - by Eimear Noone, feat. Eamonn Noone WoW, Warlords of Draenor

Chieftains Gather for War - by Eimear Noone, World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

Eimear Noone - Composer • Conductor • Producer • Speaker

Eimear Noone 2017-11-15 | About the Music:

Malach, from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor
Composed and Orchestrated by Eimear Noone
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
For Full Version:
youtube.com/watch?v=NsuNpe_zHoQ

"The Zelda Orchestral Fantasy," from "Eimear Noone Present, "The Celtic Link," featuring themes from "The Legend of Zelda."
Themes by Koji Kondo
Arranged and conducted by Eimear Noone
Orchestrated by Eimear Noone and Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
For Full Version:
youtube.com/watch?v=pjyBrJPz8pM

"The Foundry," from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor
By Eimear Noone, Eamonn Noone, and Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Orchestrated by Eimear Noone and Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle

Jig Phadraic - from the EP "Hybernian"
By Eimear Noone
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Featuring Mike Lang and Eric Rigler

"Stormlords on the March" from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor
Composed and Orchestrated by Eimear Noone
Featuring Eamonn Noone, Drums
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
For Full Version: youtu.be/IiVra8jhMdo

"The Zelda Orchestral Fantasy," from "Eimear Noone Present, "The Celtic Link," featuring themes from "The Legend of Zelda."

"Shadowmoon Rising" from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor
Composed and Orchestrated by Eimear Noone
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
For Full Version:
youtube.com/watch?v=P_sIyXup31c

Malach, from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor

"Look at Me" from the feature film, "The Donner Party"
Composed and Orchestrated by Eimear Noone
Produced by Craig Stuart Garfinkle

About Eimear Noone:

Eimear Noone, called “The Irish Queen of Games Music” by The Irish Independent, is arguably the world's current premier conductor of video game scores (both in the studio and in the concert hall). As the principle conductor for Blizzard Games (World of WarCraft) and a first call for sessions at Skywalker Ranch, her credits include the most respected productions in the genre.

In addition to World of WarCraft, (for which she also composes) her credits include Heroes of The Storm, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Reaper of Souls, Hearthstone, Overwatch and many, many, more.

The game music she conducts has unparalleled reach in the orchestral world. Diablo III, as one example, smashed the record in game sales by selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours alone. It also won the 2012 GDC Award for Best Audio - which includes the award for music, the 2012 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score, and a 2013 BAFTA Nomination for Original Score.

Presently, Eimear is conducting for the orchestral touring show, VIDEO GAMES LIVE, featuring all the greatest video game scores, synchronized to cinematics and gameplay.

Now in it’s 15th year, VGL holds the Guinness World Record as the longest running orchestral touring show. With Video Games Live, Eimear has conducted from China to Brazil, Canada to Qatar, Mexico to Malaysia - and just about every other corner of the globe where orchestral music is performed.

As a composer, Eimear composed for the iconic game World of WarCraft and the expansion, Warlords of Draenor. The score for "WoD" received the 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Video Game Score and was nominated for 5 Annual Game Music Awards, and The 2015 ASCAP, Composer’s Choice Award.

Although best known for these contemporary performances, her background is solidly in classical music. Recent concerts include her conducting works as varied as Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov), The Firebird (Stravinsky), The New World Symphony (Dvorak) and more.

Keepers of the Temple - by Eimear Noone, featuring Dawn Kenny, WoW, Warlords of Draenor

Eimear Noone 2017-11-12 | For all who have asked about this track and where the full version might be found.

One of our favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is our personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in our music.

Eimear Noone, Composer
Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Producer

Plight of the Ogres, by Craig Stuart Garfinkle, World of Warcraft Warlords of Deaenor

Eimear Noone 2017-11-12 | For all who have asked me about this track and where the full version might be.

One of my favorite tracks from World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, this is my personal, full mix of the composition.

Thanks for all the interest and support in my music.

Craig Stuart Garfinkle

The Beckett Bridge Plays The Fairy Fountain

Eimear Noone 2017-09-19 | See you at PlayersXpo this October for an absolutely epic iDig line up including the exclusive launch of DIT orchestras new album “Celtic Link” on Saturday the 28th and closing with the best of 80’s & 90’s classics in Retro Games Live on Sunday the 29th.

Tickets at: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/players/

Join our "Celtic Link" "Postkickstarter" and reserve your digital copy of "The Celtic Link" paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HNKRZQNGB9DDS

Get all our bonus tracks, rough mixes, the "Songs of the Dragon CD," Eimear Noone's "Hibernian" and documentary video and more!

The Celtic Link Orchestral Fantasy Documentary

Eimear Noone 2017-05-21 | Preview the entire CD: amazon.com/Celtic-Link-Presents-Traditional-Ensemble/dp/B0786YQNN3/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=csgarfinkle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=e90cedf1a2ae8230f30d2bfab03c682a&creativeASIN=B0786YQNN3

An explanation of the creation of "The Celtic Link Orchestral Fantasy."

Track available on both "VGL Level 5" and "Eimear Noone Presents; The Celtic Link, Featuring Themes from The Legend of Zelda"

Working on the mix - Zeldas Lullaby

Eimear Noone 2017-05-09 | Our special guests, the Tri-force Quartet, join the Celtic Link for this very special performance, as arranged by Eimear Noone. Left the screen capture on while mixing.

Featuring Malukah, Malach from WoW, Warlords of Draenor, by Eimear Noone

Eimear Noone 2017-05-08 | 5.8.17 Since first created, Malach has now been seen by millions. A fitting tribute. A big thanks to Tommy Tallarico and Video Games Live for making this happen.

In honor of what would have been his 5th birthday, we decided to edit together some of the best performances of Malach into a new version of the video.

A personal note from Eimear Noone:

Dear Friends, Family and Worldwide Musical Family,

Thank you for your support in a project that means so much to Craig & I.

Through working on World of Warcraft under the nurturing stewardship of Russell Brower and my colleagues at Blizzard Entertainment, I was afforded an opportunity to honor our son Aaron Padraic through music.

In 2012 we lost our beautiful boy, two weeks before he was due to enter this magical world.

This piece from WoW: Warlords of Draenor features Aaron's theme and is influenced not just by the incredible artists at Blizzard, but also by Aaron's timeless Jewish heritage and the story of Masada. It is the epic adventure he might have had, told through a mother's lullaby.

My husband Craig produced an incredible worldwide YouTube orchestra of generous souls who gave their time and talent to be part of this project.

At Video Games Live in Dublin during the first iDIG Music Fest, we performed the piece live with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and members of Maynooth Chamber Choir. There were over 130 musicians and singers onstage.

My beautiful friend Malukah de los Santos is the star of the piece and her voice haunts me every time I hear it.

Thank you Roma Downey for making me read The Dove Keepers and inspiring me.

Russell Brower: you're the reason this piece exists, that is unforgettable…

Tommy Tallarico: thank you for giving me the stage at Video Games Live to perform it and constant encouragement.

Eamonn Noone: thanks for the rockin' orchestral percussion parts.

Triforce Quartet: you know what you did!

Mark Scholl: the perc work you did is amazing!

Paddy Duffy: you keep me going.

Chris Rooke: you answered a tweet and made us do this!

David Garfinkle: thank you for your constant love and encouragement and for being there for us in Dublin.

Vir Animus - for letting us use the video you shot from the festival and for your enduring support!

Andrew M. Edwards: your support means the world to me.

Richard Todd: thanks for being an awesome friend.

Joe Correa-Pignato: you rock!

Rabbi Judith HaLevy

Thank you to every musician who took part in this project; seeing your faces on screen makes me very emotional every time.

Mary Noone: Mom, thank you for always putting me back together when I fall down.

Music heals and music unites.

Finally, thank you Craig for this beautiful gift, honoring our son for all time…

“Malach, Angel Messenger”
Eímear Noone, composer and conductor
from:
World of Warcraft; Warlords of Draenor

featuring:

Malukah
The National Youth Orchestra Ireland
Members of: The Maynooth University & Enchiriadis Chamber Choirs
Michael Dawson, choir master

And a World-Wide Crowd Orchestra

video directed, and produced by
Craig Stuart Garfinkle

edited by
Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Russell Cooley

music produced and mixed by
Craig Stuart Garfinkle

orchestrated by
Eimear Noone and Bill Liston

crowd orchestra:

violins:
Yejin Han,
Chris Ferrara
Jacob Roege
Andrew Steffen
Emer Kinsella
Margaret Strong
Karen O'Doherty

viola:
Stanley Beckwith
Andrew Steffen

cello:
Chad Schwartz

bass:
Andrew Steffen
Nate Kalnitz (electric)

woodwinds:
Christopher Bleth, duduk
Ilias Siafakas, clarinet

brass:
Rick Todd, horn
John MacKay, horn
Matt Waters Trombone 1st, 2nd and bass trombone
Matthew Langford, tuba

percussion:
Mark Scholl, timpani, war toms, djembe,
cymbals, gran casa, and taikos
Heleen Langweng, bass drum
Eamonn Noone, drum programming
Craig Stuart Garfinkle, drum programming

harp:
Stephanie Bennett

voices:
Malukah, Sopranos and altos
Alexandra Borden, altos
Andrew Edwards, tenor and basses
Eimear Noone, chants

guitars:
Joe Pignato

keyboards:
Olivier Amadei, harp, english horn, strings and organ
Len J J Cheung, harp, and strings
Sara VanLaningham, Piano

special thanks!

Russell Brower, Jay Maguire and our brilliant colleagues at Blizzard Entertainment
Tommy Tallarico and the Video Games Live crew
Carol-Ann McKenna, Gearoid Grant, and the staff and musicians of The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland
Eamonn Noone - for your rockin' percussion parts
Emer Relihan, Edel Malone, Conor O’Connor and the brilliant team at Convention Centre Dublin
Frank McNamara, Theresa Lowe and JJ McNamara for your constant support and encouragement
Brighid McCaul and our friends at "The Herald"
The team at Spin 103.8 FM, Kathryn Ryan, Clara McGinley, and Jamie Crawford
Russell Cooley for saving the day with your last minute iDIG Music Fest help
To our global YouTube orchestra members - you gave your time and talent with such good hearts

written for and dedicated to: Aaron Padraic Noone Garfinkle
April 12th, 2012

Kakariko Village Rough Mix

Eimear Noone 2017-05-06 | From our upcoming CD, Eimear Noone Presents, The Celtic Link, our first rough of the theme from Kakariko Village, performed by the DIT Traditional Irish Music Ensemble.

We have been absolutely inundated by Zelda fans who missed the Kickstarter but want to be a part of the adventure. If you missed it, here's your chance to support the project and get some of the bonus rewards too!

Or maybe you know someone who would love the "Songs of Zelda, The Celtic Link." Share this page with them!

We are offering this opportunity to pre-buy digital downloads of the EP at $17. The download includes all the bonus digital content, the documentary videos, and much more. More info at the link below.

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.com/2016/03/zelda-fans-did-you-miss-our-celtic-link.html

Clock Town V2

Eimear Noone 2017-05-03 | From the upcoming release, The Celtic Link.

We listened to all of you and decided to extend the piece by adding in the material from Day 3.

We are so glad that we did!

Enjoy!

Join our Post Kickstarter!

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.com/2016/04/did-you-miss-our-celtic-link-kickstarter.html

The Great Fairy Fountain Rough Mix

Eimear Noone 2017-04-27 | Ever wonder what the Fairy Fountain Theme sounds like as performed by 4 Celtic Harps? Here it is: One of our last rough mixes from Eimear Noone Presents: The Celtic Link.

We have been absolutely inundated by Zelda fans who missed the Kickstarter but want to be a part of the adventure. If you missed it, here's your chance to support the project and get some of the bonus rewards too!

Or maybe you know someone who would love the "Songs of Zelda, The Celtic Link." Share this page with them!

We are offering this opportunity to pre-buy digital downloads of the EP at $17. The download includes all the bonus digital content, the documentary videos, and much more. More info at the link below.

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.com/2016/03/zelda-fans-did-you-miss-our-celtic-link.html

The Great Fairy Fountain Rough Version 2

Eimear Noone 2017-04-27 | This is our second version! There will be one more. We decided to simplify the bass part and add in the original counter melody. Let us know what you think of the changes. We still have not decided which is going on the CD and which will be a bonus track.

Ever wonder what the Fairy Fountain Theme sounds like as performed by 4 Celtic Harps? Here it is: One of our last rough mixes from Eimear Noone Presents: The Celtic Link.

We have been absolutely inundated by Zelda fans who missed the Kickstarter but want to be a part of the adventure. If you missed it, here's your chance to support the project and get some of the bonus rewards too!

Or maybe you know someone who would love the "Songs of Zelda, The Celtic Link." Share this page with them!

We are offering this opportunity to pre-buy digital downloads of the EP at $17. The download includes all the bonus digital content, the documentary videos, and much more. More info at the link below.

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.com/2016/03/zelda-fans-did-you-miss-our-celtic-link.html

Featuring Malukah, Malach from WoW, Warlords of Draenor, by Eimear Noone

Eimear Noone 2017-04-27 | Since first created, Malach has now been seen by millions. A fitting tribute. A big thanks to Tommy Tallarico and Video Games Live for making this happen.

In honor of what would have been his 5th birthday, we decided to edit together some of the best performances of Malach into a new version of the video.

A personal note from Eimear Noone:

Dear Friends, Family and Worldwide Musical Family,

Thank you for your support in a project that means so much to Craig and I.

Through working on World of Warcraft under the nurturing stewardship of Russell Brower and my colleagues at Blizzard Entertainment, I was afforded an opportunity to honor our son Aaron Padraic through music.

In 2012 we lost our beautiful boy, two weeks before he was due to enter this magical world.

This piece from WoW: Warlords of Draenor features Aaron's theme and is influenced not just by the incredible artists at Blizzard, but also by Aaron's timeless Jewish heritage and the story of Masada. It is the epic adventure he might have had, told through a mother's lullaby.

My husband Craig produced an incredible worldwide YouTube orchestra of generous souls who gave their time and talent to be part of this project.

At Video Games Live in Dublin during the first iDIG Music Fest, we performed the piece live with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and members of Maynooth Chamber Choir. There were over 130 musicians and singers onstage.

My beautiful friend Malukah de los Santos is the star of the piece and her voice haunts me every time I hear it.

Thank you Roma Downey for making me read The Dove Keepers and inspiring me.

Russell Brower: you're the reason this piece exists, that is unforgettable…

Tommy Tallarico: thank you for giving me the stage at Video Games Live to perform it and constant encouragement.

Eamonn Noone: thanks for the rockin' orchestral percussion parts.

Triforce Quartet: you know what you did!

Mark Scholl: the perc work you did is amazing!

Paddy Duffy: you keep me going.

Chris Rooke: you answered a tweet and made us do this!

David Garfinkle: thank you for your constant love and encouragement and for being there for us in Dublin.

Vir Animus - for letting us use the video you shot from the festival and for your enduring support!

Andrew M. Edwards: your support means the world to me.

Richard Todd: thanks for being an awesome friend.

Joe Correa-Pignato: you rock!

Rabbi Judith HaLevy

Thank you to every musician who took part in this project; seeing your faces on screen makes me very emotional every time.

Mary Noone: Mom, thank you for always putting me back together when I fall down.

Music heals and music unites.

Finally, thank you Craig for this beautiful gift, honoring our son for all time…

“Malach, Angel Messenger”
Eímear Noone, composer and conductor
from:
World of Warcraft; Warlords of Draenor

featuring:

Malukah
The National Youth Orchestra Ireland
Members of: The Maynooth University & Enchiriadis Chamber Choirs
Michael Dawson, choir master

And a World-Wide Crowd Orchestra

video directed, and produced by
Craig Stuart Garfinkle

edited by
Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Russell Cooley

music produced and mixed by
Craig Stuart Garfinkle

orchestrated by
Eimear Noone and Bill Liston

crowd orchestra:

violins:
Yejin Han,
Chris Ferrara
Jacob Roege
Andrew Steffen
Emer Kinsella
Margaret Strong
Karen O'Doherty

viola:
Stanley Beckwith
Andrew Steffen

cello:
Chad Schwartz

bass:
Andrew Steffen
Nate Kalnitz (electric)

woodwinds:
Christopher Bleth, duduk
Ilias Siafakas, clarinet

brass:
Rick Todd, horn
John MacKay, horn
Matt Waters Trombone 1st, 2nd and bass trombone
Matthew Langford, tuba

percussion:
Mark Scholl, timpani, war toms, djembe,
cymbals, gran casa, and taikos
Heleen Langweng, bass drum
Eamonn Noone, drum programming
Craig Stuart Garfinkle, drum programming

harp:
Stephanie Bennett

voices:
Malukah, Sopranos and altos
Alexandra Borden, altos
Andrew Edwards, tenor and basses
Eimear Noone, chants

guitars:
Joe Pignato

keyboards:
Olivier Amadei, harp, english horn, strings and organ
Len J J Cheung, harp, and strings
Sara VanLaningham, Piano

special thanks!

Russell Brower, Jay Maguire and our brilliant colleagues at Blizzard Entertainment
Tommy Tallarico and the Video Games Live crew
Carol-Ann McKenna, Gearoid Grant, and the staff and musicians of The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland
Eamonn Noone - for your rockin' percussion parts
Emer Relihan, Edel Malone, Conor O’Connor and the brilliant team at Convention Centre Dublin
Frank McNamara, Theresa Lowe and JJ McNamara for your constant support and encouragement
Brighid McCaul and our friends at "The Herald"
The team at Spin 103.8 FM, Kathryn Ryan, Clara McGinley, and Jamie Crawford
Russell Cooley for saving the day with your last minute iDIG Music Fest help
To our global YouTube orchestra members - you gave your time and talent with such good hearts

written for and dedicated to: Aaron Padraic Noone Garfinkle
April 12th, 2012

The Legend of Zelda, Ilias Theme - Working on the Mix

Eimear Noone 2017-04-19 | What does a producer and engineer do? Watch this video as we sculpt the mix on "Ilia's Theme" - performed on Celtic harps! It's best to listen using a good set of headphones to really understand the changes each move makes.

One of our last rough mixes from Eimear Noone Presents: The Celtic Link.

We have been absolutely inundated by Zelda fans who missed the Kickstarter but want to be a part of the adventure. If you missed it, here's your chance to support the project and get some of the bonus rewards too!

Or maybe you know someone who would love the "Songs of Zelda, The Celtic Link." Share this page with them!

We are offering this opportunity to pre-buy digital downloads of the EP at $17. The download includes all the bonus digital content, the documentary videos, and much more. More info at the link below.

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.com/2016/03/zelda-fans-did-you-miss-our-celtic-link.html

VIDEO GAMES CLASSIC - December 2nd, 2016, Dublin, Ireland

Eimear Noone 2016-11-03 | https://www.nch.ie/Online/RTE-NSO-Video-Games-02Dec16

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Sibéal Ní Chasaide vocalist
Sarah Shine soprano
New Dublin Voices (choral director Bernie Sherlock)
Mornington Singers (choral director Orla Flanagan)
Eimear Noone conductor

Video Games Classic
full programme
please note: programme subject to change

COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
BLIZZARD COMPOSERS Warcraft Montage
HOLST Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets
KOTA SUZUKI Wesker Battle from Resident Evil
DEBUSSY arr. Stokowski Claire de Lune (featured in The Evil Within)
MOZART ‘Confutatis Maledictis’ from Requiem
JEREMY SOULE Skyrim
STRAVINSKY Finale from The Firebird
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain (featured in Kingdom Hearts)
YOKO SHIMOMURA arr. Kaoru Wada Kingdom Hearts
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, 4th movement, Thunderstorm
TOMMY TALLARICO Advent Rising
EIMEAR NOONE Malach from World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
NOBUO UEMATSU Liberi Fatali from Final Fantasy 8
TRAD arr. Greg Cox Tetris Opera (Korobeiniki)
ORFF ‘O Fortuna’ from Carmina Burana

THE MUSICAL WORLDS OF GAMING AND CLASSICAL MUSIC COLLIDE!

For the very first time, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra proudly presents Video Games Classic, a concert of major video game soundtracks and classical music hits featuring the award-winning LA-based Irish video games music composer and conductor Eimear Noone, a choir of massed voices and singers Sibéal Ní Chasaide and Sarah Shine.

The massive orchestral scores of World of Warcraft, Resident Evil, Skyrim, Final Fantasy, Advent Rising and Tetris all feature as do blockbuster classical numbers from The Planets, Mozart’s Requiem, The Firebird and Carmina Burana.

Sibéal Ní Chasaide joins for Malach, Angel Messenger. Originally created for the World of Warcraft Expansion, Warlords of Draenor, the extended work Malach has become a fan favourite, garnering millions of YouTube views in its various incarnations. Soprano Sarah Shine joins for the video game classic, Tetris Opera and Advent Rising

Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and classical hits by Debussy, Mussorgsky and Beethoven as featured in The Evil Within and Kingdom Hearts will make this a night to remember.

Arguably the world's current premier conductor of video game scores, both in the studio and in the concert hall, Eimear Noone’s broad range of credits include major games such as Heroes of The Storm, StarCraft II, Metal Gear Solid, Hearthstone, Overwatch and the BAFTA nominated score to Diablo III.

Presented by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

The Celtic Link Orchestral Fantasy

Eimear Noone 2016-10-05 | Join our "Postkickstarter" and reserve your digital copy of "The Celtic Link" paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HNKRZQNGB9DDS

Our journey through Hyrule is almost complete.

About a week ago, we finished the mix and mastering for this track - a collaboration between the Celtic Link Team and Tommy Tallarico of Video Games Live. The complete track (5:30) will appear on both the VGL Level 5 CD and our Celtic Link CD. It features over 150 musicians and singers. You can get your copy of VGL Level 5 here: http://videogameslive.com/index.php?s=kickpost

For this arrangement, Eimear Noone and Craig Stuart Garfinkle set out to create a new medley of their favorite Zelda Themes, combining the DIT Traditional Irish Music Ensemble with a symphony orchestra. A big thanks to Tommy for making this happen!

As Eimear states, this arrangement tells a specific story, an "Hylian Fantasy." She continues.

"Imagine this: You have your merry band of Celtic Troubadours and they are enchanted 'down the rabbit hole' by an ocarina playing little guy in green."

Listen above for a taste of the fantasy - featuring the DIT Ensemble, David Ramos on Ocarina, and vocal soloists Sibeal ni Chasaide and Laura Intravia.

We only have a few mixes and mastering left before the CD is released. Do you still want to join in the fun? Get all our bonus tracks, rough mixes, the "Songs of the Dragon CD," Eimear Noone's "Hibernian" and more? Join our "Post Kickstarter" paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HNKRZQNGB9DDS

The Celtic Link - Orchestral Fantasy (Excerpt)

Eimear Noone 2016-08-09 | Join our "Postkickstarter" and reserve your digital copy of "The Celtic Link" paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HNKRZQNGB9DDS

Our journey through Hyrule is almost complete.

About a week ago, we finished the mix and mastering for this track - a collaboration between the Celtic Link Team and Tommy Tallarico of Video Games Live. The complete track (5:30) will appear on both the VGL Level 5 CD and our Celtic Link CD. It features over 150 musicians and singers. You can get your copy of VGL Level 5 here: http://videogameslive.com/index.php?s=kickpost

For this arrangement, Eimear Noone and Craig Stuart Garfinkle set out to create a new medley of their favorite Zelda Themes, combining the DIT Traditional Irish Music Ensemble with a symphony orchestra. A big thanks to Tommy for making this happen!

As Eimear states, this arrangement tells a specific story, an "Hylian Fantasy." She continues.

"Imagine this: You have your merry band of Celtic Troubadours and they are enchanted 'down the rabbit hole' by an ocarina playing little guy in green."

Listen above for a taste of the fantasy - featuring the DIT Ensemble, David Ramos on Ocarina, and vocal soloists Sibeal ni Chasaide and Laura Intravia.

We only have a few mixes and mastering left before the CD is released. Do you still want to join in the fun? Get all our bonus tracks, rough mixes, the "Songs of the Dragon CD," Eimear Noone's "Hibernian" and more? Join our "Post Kickstarter" paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HNKRZQNGB9DDS

Spinal iDIG

Eimear Noone 2016-04-27 | How do you get to the iDIG Music Festival.

Tickets at iDIGMusicfest.com

Windwaker Working on the Mix

Eimear Noone 2016-04-18 | I hate when this happens - 17:43 minutes into the mix and then….

Kaebora Gabora - The Celtic Link Excerpt

Eimear Noone 2016-04-18 | Catch the DIT Ensemble Live as part of the Dublin International Game Music Festival, April 29 - May 1st, 2016. Info and tickets http://www.idigmusicfest.com

Our latest excerpt from "The Celtic Link," featuring the DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble.

One of the big surprises at last year's iDIG Music Festival was the DIT Ensemble's performance of music from the Legend of Zelda, among others. It simply ruled! It spawned our successfull Kickstarter Campaign and we are rushing to get the CD ready for release. More on that here:

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.ie/2016/04/did-you-miss-our-celtic-link-kickstarter.html

One of the tracks will be "Kaepora Gaebora" - excerpted above. What started as a 47 minute jam on the theme has been edited down to 6 minutes. If you are a zelda fan, you have to hear it!

Tickets to iDIG 2016 at http://www.idigmusicfest.com

HALO Composers Michael Salvatori and Martin ODonnell introduce their classic theme.

Eimear Noone 2016-03-28 | For the 2nd annual, Dublin International Game Music Festival, we are "crowd creating" the classic theme from the game HALO. The video will debut at our VIDEO GAMES LIVE concert on May 1st, 2016.

There are still tickets available for the performance:

http://www.flavorus.com/event/IDIG-MUSIC-FESTIVAL-2016/294613

You can learn about the process here:

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.ie/2016/02/help-us-crowd-create-theme-from-halo.html

Work in Progress, Crowd Created HALO Theme

Eimear Noone 2016-03-17 | Featuring our brilliant friends Joe Pignato on guitar and Mark Scholl on drums. We've been collecting videos like these from all over the world. Info on how to contribute:

http://craigstuartgarfinkle.blogspot.com/2016/02/help-us-crowd-create-theme-from-halo.html

We will debut the completed video at our headlining VIDEO GAMES LIVE show on May 1st, 2016, at the Convention Center Dublin. Deadline to submit is March 29th.

Tickets and info for iDIG 2016 at http://www.idigmusicfest.com

Eimear Noone - The Rockin Road to Dublin

Eimear Noone 2016-03-12 | Eimear Noone shows off the Newman Scoring Stage on the way to the Dublin International Game Music Festival.