Ross Bugden - Notturno (scenes under pale starlight) | Piano Ross Bugden 2 2017-05-03 | “What a wonderful song, she thought-everything was wonderful tonight, most of all this romantic scene in the den with their hands clinging and the inevitable looming charmingly close. The future vista of her life seemed an unending succession of scenes like this: under moonlight and pale starlight...”A ‘Notturno’ (or in French, ‘Nocturne’) is a short, dreamy piece of music, usually for solo piano, that is meant to be suggestive of the night. The subtitle (scenes under pale starlight) is a sentence fragment from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘This Side of Paradise’. I read this book over Christmas break this year (my first at university), and I fell deeply in love. It’s full of naivety, sentiment and superficial beauty, but isn’t without a certain emotional sincerity, an underlying melancholy. I wanted to imitate that emotional balance in this piece. Entranced by the ‘Jazz Age’ aesthetic, I decided the best way to do this would be through a piano piece which borrowed liberally from jazz and impressionist harmonies. It was a wonderful aesthetic to surround myself with for a few months, and I hope you enjoy the result!The art is obviously Van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night, which was my favorite painting through most of my childhood. I felt that this painting and Fitzgerald’s novel (and accordingly, my piece) had something in common.Like pretty much everything I create, this track is completely free. Download WAV (huge file, great quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YeDFzWTdNSXZxc1kDownload MP3 (small file, good quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YdGEwdmRjYndwVkEThis track is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License’. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Basically, you can use this music for absolutely anything, including commercial/monetized projects. No need to get permission. There are only 3 rules:1) Credit me! In most cases this means posting a link to my channel or the video of the track you used. This takes about 10 seconds to do, while the track you’re using probably took me hours and hours (and hours). Doing this helps me keep the music free :)2) You may NOT use my music in an audio track that you intend to put into the Content ID system. This will result in false claims given to people who use my music in their videos. These situations are illegal and have resulted in people being banned from networks etc. DON’T DO IT.3) Subscribe to me! Okay, this one isn’t really mandatory haha. But it takes a lot of work to make this music, and there is no better way to repay me than to join this community! I'm constantly putting out more free music (and it's constantly getting better).
Ross Bugden - Coastal Intro Ross Bugden 2 2024-07-09 | Piano - Martin JacobsViolin - Mei Ling FongCello - Crystal KimClarinet - Christine Hoerning From a small-ensemble recording session at UQÀM. The musicians played well, but the piece is too short for a proper 'release'. So I thought I'd upload it here! First upload in 7 years, hope everyone is well. This track is licensed for free use under a CC license. You can use it for anything at all, just credit me! Unlike my old music, which I've been forced to protect from theft via the Content ID system, my newer tracks will not cause any claims on YouTube videos. WAV : drive.google.com/file/d/1GatyN5UGxQNYIwm1o2Gbu-BODWRr5hQY/view?usp=sharingMP3: drive.google.com/file/d/1oaKDzo2Q49f7n4682FSWow9lglLVfgc2/view?usp=sharing
Ross Bugden - Skies (Acoustic Version + Video) Ross Bugden 2 2017-05-23 | Katharina Fuchs - ViolinMagdalena Milovanovic - ViolaIlya Osachuk - Double BassKiara Nathaniel - PianoThis piece is (obviously) about skies, especially in the Canadian prairies, my home. I wanted to capture them on a literal level (the constant shifting and evolution) and on a symbolic level (the emotions they tend to evoke, which I would describe as a humbling and melancholic awe). I knew that electronics and samples simply wouldn't cut it for a piece like this, so I was lucky enough to work with a few of my fellow students from university (named above). They donated a huge amount of time to rehearsing my piece, and even performed it at a university recital in April. You guys are amazing. The visuals here were filmed by me. I biked around my home town chasing clouds over fields and rooftops with my camera (a Canon g7x). At one point, I actually had the police approach me. They weren't upset, they were just confused, which is understandable.Download WAV (huge file, great quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YcER6bTRkR29xbTgDownload MP3 (small file, good quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YY051emoySXFBaVEThis track is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License’. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Basically, you can use this music for absolutely anything, including commercial/monetized projects. No need to get permission. There are only 3 rules:1) Credit me! In most cases this means posting a link to my channel or the video of the track you used. This takes about 10 seconds to do, while the track you’re using probably took me hours and hours (and hours). Doing this helps me keep the music free :)2) You may NOT use my music in an audio track that you intend to put into the Content ID system. This will result in false claims given to people who use my music in their videos. These situations are illegal and have resulted in people being banned from networks etc. DON’T DO IT.3) Subscribe to me! Okay, this one isn’t really mandatory haha. But it takes a lot of work to make this music, and there is no better way to repay me than to join this community! I'm constantly putting out more free music (and it's constantly getting better).
Ross Bugden - CITYSCAPE | Full [electronic, ambient, piano] Ross Bugden 2 2017-02-11 | 'Cityscape' is the full set of 3 pieces I wrote in attempt to capture my initial impressions of city life. This is probably the most satisfied I've been with anything I've ever written, so I hope you enjoy it!Track list and Descriptions:0:28 City LightsAs the name implies, this piece is about city lights, especially at dusk and dawn. Sparkling endless rows of headlights and street lamps, flashing through your windows as you drive through city streets at 3am. It rises slightly as the lights become more plentiful and iridescent. Then just as it seems to be fading out, it erupts into a whirlwind of colours, swirling through hot summer air. 4:30 ObsessionsConsiderably less 'chilled out' than the other two, 'Obsessions' is about the grueling every day races of 21st century city life. The faceless crowds and the hectic pervasive pulse. Superficially, it's about the layer of filth and grime which coats the urban core of a city (something I take a peculiar pleasure in). Individualistically, it's also about the mind's tendency to become caught up in a single idea or goal, and to pursue and reach out for it tirelessly. 6:59 StillThis impression is one of complete stillness and calm. Specifically, it’s about the late evening when the hectic pulse finally begins to die down. More specifically yet, the experience of this time period from the rooftop of my building, where I spent many late evenings during my first weeks in Winnipeg. Thousands of lit windows, each showing tiny fragments of people’s lives. People with experiences and ambitions equally as complex and rich as your own (as an 18 year old, often moreso!). It makes you feel quite insignificant, in a relieving and pleasurable way. All photos were taken by me during my short time in Montreal this past summer (an experience which also heavily influenced this project). Yes, it’s copyright free, just like all the music on my main channel. When I make something that’s copyrighted, I will make sure it’s obvious in the description. In the meantime, feel free to download, listen, twist, stretch and use this music however you like!You can download any/all of the tracks at my SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/rossbugden/sets/cityscape) or using the links below.City Lights Download WAV (huge file, great quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YSFNUa2hDZWhDcWsDownload MP3 (tiny file, good quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YejJwdThrMktNdE0ObsessionsDownload WAV (huge file, great quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YOVFHLWZzVUQwMmsDownload MP3 (tiny file, good quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YckFEMXJtaGhzblkStillDownload WAV (huge file, great quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YWkczOEszbWluVHcDownload MP3 (small file, good quality): drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7Yck9LLTJJQ0pKQXMThis track is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License’. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Basically, you can use this music for absolutely anything, including commercial/monetized projects. No need to get permission. There are only 3 rules:1) Credit me! In most cases this means posting a link to my channel or the video of the track you used. This takes about 10 seconds to do, while the track you’re using probably took me hours and hours (and hours). Doing this helps me keep the music free :)2) You may NOT use my music in an audio track that you intend to put into the Content ID system. This will result in false claims given to people who use my music in their videos. These situations are illegal and have resulted in people being banned from networks etc. DON’T DO IT.3) Subscribe to me! Okay, this one isn’t really mandatory haha. But it takes a lot of work to make this music, and there is no better way to repay me than to join this community! I'm constantly putting out more free music (and it's constantly getting better).
Ross Bugden - City Lights [electronic, ambient, piano] Ross Bugden 2 2017-01-12 | This will be the 1st in the set of three pieces entitled ‘Cityscape’ that I have written reflecting my impressions of city life. ‘Still’ will be the 3rd and final piece. The 2nd piece is a little more aggressive, depicting the daily rush and competition of the 21st century social ladder. All 3 will be uploaded in a single video within a month, so you can hear them together! It’ll be around 10 minutes long. As the name implies, this piece is about city lights. Specifically, at dusk and dawn. Sparkling endless rows of headlights and street lamps, flashing through your windows as you drive through city streets at 3am. It rises slightly as the lights become more plentiful and iridescent. Then just as it seems to be fading out, it erupts into a whirlwind of colours, swirling through hot summer air. It’s my personal favorite of the 3. I’m going to try to use only my own content on this channel, so the picture was taken by me in Montreal this past summer. I am not a photographer, so it is not a great picture, but I couldn’t resist using it. It has so many little details. The people, the lights, the sky, the colors. My brief time in Montreal is where I am drawing a lot of inspiration for these pieces.Yes, it’s copyright free, just like all the music on my main channel. When I make something that’s copyrighted, I will make sure it’s obvious in the description. In the meantime, feel free to download, listen, twist, stretch and use this music however you like!Download WAV (huge file, great quality): drive.google.com/file/d/0BybDVHKKq-7YSFNUa2hDZWhDcWs/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-LEBdq9bWLAKAG5GFK0IujQDownload MP3 (tiny file, good quality): drive.google.com/file/d/0BybDVHKKq-7YejJwdThrMktNdE0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Q2tbpNSKXeAOSjQzMGwzmQThis track is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License’. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Basically, you can use this music for absolutely anything, including commercial/monetized projects. No need to get permission. There are only 3 rules:1) Credit me! In most cases this means posting a link to my channel or the video of the track you used. This takes about 10 seconds to do, while the track you’re using probably took me hours and hours (and hours). Doing this helps me keep the music free :)2) You may NOT use my music in an audio track that you intend to put into the Content ID system. This will result in false claims given to people who use my music in their videos. These situations are illegal and have resulted in people being banned from networks etc. DON’T DO IT.3) Subscribe to me! Okay, this one isn’t really mandatory haha. But it takes a lot of work to make this music, and there is no better way to repay me than to join this community! I'm constantly putting out more free music (and it's constantly getting better).
Ross Bugden - Still (Video) Ross Bugden 2 2016-11-25 | Thank you for coming to see my new channel! Here I will be posting extra music, performance videos, vlogs/tutorials, and anything else that I don’t feel fits on the main channel. It’s a place to share pretty much anything I’m working on! If you like the sound of that, then feel free to subscribe :)This track is the 3rd of a set of 3 pieces I’m working on, summarizing my impressions of cities so far in my ‘adulthood’. As is apparent from the title and (hopefully) the piece itself, this particular impression is one of complete stillness and calm. Specifically, it's about the late evening, when the hectic pulse finally begins to die down. More specifically yet, the experience of this time period from the rooftop of my building, where much of this video was filmed. Thousands of lit windows, each showing tiny fragments of people’s lives. People with experiences and ambitions equally as complex and rich as your own (as a 17 year old, often moreso!). Makes you feel quite insignificant, in a very relieving and pleasurable way. The shots you’re seeing in the video are the kinds of sights that inspired this piece, so it seemed fitting to film some, and throw together a performance video! I’m incredibly amateur with a camera, so please forgive its technical flaws for the time being (I hope to improve quickly!). Download: mediafire.com/?yn62kqc7o43o72jSheet Music: drive.google.com/open?id=0BybDVHKKq-7YYVhpWXNWVGZFTXMYes, even though it doesn’t say it in the title here, this track is 100% copyright and royalty free, just like most of my music. It will be uploaded on the main channel presently, and the guidelines for using it are all there! Basically: 1) Credit me 2) Don’t be an idiot and accidentally copyright MY music lol 3) Subscribe!
