Neal AcreeI recently had the immense honor of writing some music (including a brand new theme) for the Chinese video game Honor of Kings (Tencent Games). Aside from the fact that the game is considered one of the biggest in the world with 200 million players, the fact that previous themes were written by Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and other talented composers makes this a huge honor to say the least.
Album featuring this track and more available now on iTunes and Spotify:
Honor of Kings - Main Theme by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2019-01-24 | I recently had the immense honor of writing some music (including a brand new theme) for the Chinese video game Honor of Kings (Tencent Games). Aside from the fact that the game is considered one of the biggest in the world with 200 million players, the fact that previous themes were written by Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and other talented composers makes this a huge honor to say the least.
Album featuring this track and more available now on iTunes and Spotify:
The Persistence of Time is the 9th track on Neal Acree 2020 debut solo album THE VELVET MACHINE. Available now on all digital platforms and limited edition CD.
Each of the 13 songs is quite different but connected in some way. Each one tells a story without words. Some have an orchestral touch, some are piano driven, some with guitar and some with soulful vocals. There are EDM beats, cinematic soundscapes and experimental textures. Almost every song ends somewhere different than there it started. With any luck you'll be able to dance to it, meditate to it and let it take your imagination on a journey to another place, all at the same time.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/NealAcreeOfficial Official site: http://www.nealacree.comNeal Acree | ChrysalisNeal Acree2020-09-28 | From Neal Acree's debut solo album, THE VELVET MACHINE, out now on all digital outlets and limited edition CD. Chrysalis celebrates the journey we all take to find ourselves and the transformations we undergo along the path to personal enlightnement.
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Each of the 13 songs is quite different but connected in some way. Each one tells a story without words. Some have an orchestral touch, some are piano driven, some with guitar and some with soulful vocals. There are EDM beats, cinematic soundscapes and experimental textures. Almost every song ends somewhere different than there it started. With any luck you'll be able to dance to it, meditate to it and let it take your imagination on a journey to another place, all at the same time.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NealAcreeOff... Official site: http://www.nealacree.comNeal Acree - The Muse (feat. Maiya Sykes) (Official Music Video)Neal Acree2020-05-27 | From Neal Acree's debut solo album, THE VELVET MACHINE, out now on all digital outlets and limited edition CD. Recorded and filmed at East West Studios, Hollywood on March 1st, 2018.
Cinematography by Landon Donoho Directed and edited by Neal Acree
Each of the 13 songs is quite different but connected in some way. Each one tells a story without words. Some have an orchestral touch, some are piano driven, some with guitar and some with soulful vocals. There are EDM beats, cinematic soundscapes and experimental textures. Almost every song ends somewhere different than there it started. With any luck you'll be able to dance to it, meditate to it and let it take your imagination on a journey to another place, all at the same time.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/NealAcreeOfficial Official site: http://www.nealacree.comNeal Acree | The Velvet MachineNeal Acree2020-05-15 | The title track from "The Velvet Machine", my first commercially available non-soundtrack album after 31 years of making music. 14 years in the making this has been the biggest creative undertaking of my life and it's out now on all digital platforms and limited edition CD!
Each of the 13 songs is quite different but connected in some way. Each one tells a story without words. Some have an orchestral touch, some are piano driven, some with guitar and some with soulful vocals. There are EDM beats, cinematic soundscapes and experimental textures. Almost every song ends somewhere different than there it started. With any luck you'll be able to dance to it, meditate to it and let it take your imagination on a journey to another place, all at the same time.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neal-A... Official site: http://www.nealacree.comFrom the Vault: Beginnings, A Wedding March by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2020-02-14 | In honor of Valentines Day I wanted to share a piece I wrote many, many years ago for a friend's wedding. It's unapologetically sappy and the production is a bit out of date but the fact that at least two couples have walked down the aisle to this piece make it a sentimental favorite.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/NealAcreeOfficial Official site: http://www.nealacree.com2019 Year In ReviewNeal Acree2019-12-10 | 2019 was an epic year and I want to thank everyone that has been along for the journey and for supporting me along the way. Here’s my best attempt to recap everything that has been going on this year (that I can talk about). I still managed to forget some stuff like moving, getting to record at Abbey Road Studios, speaking at a conference in Manaus, Brazil and probably more but I hope you enjoy the video regardless.
Here are a few links to some of the projects I mentioned in the video:
Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neal-A... Official site: http://www.nealacree.comHonor of Kings 2.0 - Music by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2019-08-06 | Another behind the scenes look at the making of the music for Honor of Kings 2.0 courtesy of Tencent Games. Earlier this year I had the honor of writing some music (including a brand new theme) for the game, joining Hans Zimmer and Howard Shore as contributors. Featuring the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, Karen Han (erhu) and Bei Bei Monter (guzheng).
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comFYC Neal Acree | The Velvet Machine | Best Dance/Electronic AlbumNeal Acree2019-07-01 | ONE WORLD (feat. Úyanga Bold) is the first single from Neal Acree's upcoming debut electronic solo album THE VELVET MACHINE. After 30 years of making music this is Neal's first commercially available non-soundtrack release. ONE WORLD is a modern aria of hope celebrating the beauty and diversity of our planet and all of it's inhabitants.
Full length song available NOW on all digital outlets!
Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neal-A... Official site: http://www.nealacree.comNeal Acree - ONE WORLD (feat. Úyanga Bold)Neal Acree2019-06-21 | ONE WORLD (feat. Úyanga Bold) is the first single from Neal Acree's upcoming debut electronic solo album THE VELVET MACHINE. After 30 years of making music this is Neal's first commercially available non-soundtrack release. ONE WORLD is a modern aria of hope celebrating the beauty and diversity of our planet and all of it's inhabitants.
Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comHonor of Kings - Behind the Music with Neal AcreeNeal Acree2019-02-01 | I recently had the immense honor of writing some music (including a brand new theme) for the Chinese video game Honor of Kings (Tencent Games). Aside from the fact that the game is considered one of the biggest in the world with 200 million players, the fact that previous themes were written by Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and other talented composers makes this a huge honor to say the least.
Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comFrom The Vault: Crawl of Life - An early musical memoryNeal Acree2018-08-28 | Unearthed this blast from the past and thought I'd share. 21 years old and performing a piece I wrote for a college music showcase (I'm the one in the red shirt on guitar). I still cringe at most of my self taught guitar playing but in retrospect I suppose this was a pretty epic undertaking for me at the time.
Shortly after this I performed this piece in another class with 9 musicians live synched to a video I had edited projected on a 15 foot screen behind us, undoubtedly influenced by the Pink Floyd tour I had recently seen. I had somehow figured out how to run a click track to the drummer from an old Mac plus that was running Studio Vision and reading SMPTE time code off the projected video tape. Old school all the way.
A fun time in my life, for sure. I was going to school full time and working full time at Target but music was everything. 2 years later, while standing on the scoring stage watching John Debney conduct his score to Liar, Liar I decided to leave my dreams of being a performing musician behind and be a composer.Summer 2018 UpdateNeal Acree2018-08-09 | ...I Am Crazy - Main Title from Animal World by Neal Acree and Michael TullerNeal Acree2018-06-29 | Main Title music from Animal World Starring Li YiFeng and Michael Douglas. Music by Neal Acree and Michael Tuller. Performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra and mixed by Alan Meyerson.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neal-A... Official site: http://www.nealacree.comNeal Acree conducts A World Divided aka Anduin live featuring Julie ElvenNeal Acree2017-11-13 | "A World Divided" aka "Anduin's theme" from World of Warcraft: Legion performed in Malaga, Spain on July 9th, 2017 as part of the MOSMA festival closing concert. Conducted by Anduin composer Neal Acree and featuring original vocalist Julie Elven. Performed by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Málaga with María Alonso and Cristi Serrano, background vocals.
@2017 Blizzard Entertainment. PLEASE DO NOT RE-UPLOAD.
Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comRend - Main theme by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2017-05-01 | An exclusive preview of Neal Acree's upcoming score to Rend, the debut game from Frostkeep Studios. Vocals by Einar Selvik of Wardruna and Celica Soldream and featuring Rachel Nesvig (hardanger fiddle), Philip W. Serna (Viola de Gamba) and Thomas Roth (nyckelharpa).
Lyrics (translated to English from the Norse poem Hávamál): He should get up early, the man who means to take another's life or property; seldom does the loafing wolf snatch the ham, nor a sleeping man victory.
Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comRed 5 X-wing studio scale model by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2017-01-10 | Lately when I'm not making music I'm reliving my childhood fantasy of working at ILM by making Star Wars studio scale models. Here's a quick look at the 4th I've made since I started a year ago. It's a 1:24 scale (22" front to back) Luke Skywalker X-wing with fiber optic lighting. It's as close to the original filming model as I could manage and was a lot of fun to make. And don't worry, I'll share some more music soon :-)
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comHaden WarsNeal Acree2016-12-19 | 10 years ago I made this Star Wars fan film with my then 2 year old nephew Haden. From start to finish it took about 6 months and involved building a 1/4 scale X-Wing fighter cockpit and a green screen stage in my garage.Wild Fire: Creating The Music with Neal Acree (2015)Neal Acree2016-10-13 | A behind the scenes look at the making of the score to the Netease video game Wild Fire featuring composer Neal Acree and violin soloist Jennifer Lynn.
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Soundtrack available on Varèse Sarabande Records. Download the album: http://smarturl.it/RevelationSoundtrack CD: http://amzn.com/B01EFXG1ZK
Revelation - Music by Neal Acree
Music from Neal Acree's award winning score to the Chinese video game Revelation Online aka TianYu 天谕 featuring Tina Guo and Uyanga Bold.
"One of the best orchestral game scores in years or perhaps of all time. I can’t immediately remember a video game score having such an emotional impact on me in recent times or ever." - Soundtrack Geek
For more information on Revelation Online, please visit https://ro.my.com.
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"I’m astounded by this score, which surely has to be one of the best orchestral game scores in years or perhaps of all time. I can’t immediately remember a video game score having such an emotional impact on me in recent times or ever." - Soundtrack Geek
"REVELATION is vibrant, seductive, and bursting with color, making it an absolute must-have, and one of this year's greatest scores yet." - Tracksounds
"Acree’s Asian-themed score for Revelation may be the best thing he has ever written." - Movie Music UK
Soundtrack available on Varèse Sarabande Records. Download the album: http://smarturl.it/RevelationSoundtrack CD: http://amzn.com/B01EFXG1ZK
Revelation - Music by Neal Acree
An exclusive visual preview of Neal Acree's award winning score to the Chinese video game Revelation Online aka TianYu 天谕 featuring soloists Karen Han (erhu), Tina Guo (cello), Bei Bei (guzheng), Jie Ma (pipa) and the Northwest Sinfonia.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comThe Chosen - Main Theme music from Revelation by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2015-01-05 | An exclusive preview of Neal Acree's score to the upcoming Chinese MMORPG Revelation Online aka TianYu 天谕 featuring soloists Karen Han (erhu), Tina Guo (cello), Bei Bei (guzheng), Jie Ma (pipa) and the Northwest Sinfonia. Available on CD and digitally from Varese Sarabande Records.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comCat drinks water like a gentlemanNeal Acree2014-10-21 | Not sure how common this is but my cat has always drank water by scooping it up with his paw.Neal Acree, ComposerNeal Acree2014-02-20 | Some recent highlights from composer Neal Acree including music from World of Warcraft, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and some recent unreleased works. For more info please visit www.nealacree.com.
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Twitter: twitter.com/neal_acree Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Neal-Acree/369205007385 Official site: http://www.nealacree.comStarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Ending Cinematic Music - Ascension by Neal AcreeNeal Acree2014-01-08 | Music from the ending cinematic of Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm by composer Neal Acree and featuring the Skywalker Symphony and Chorus and Vocalist Laurie Ann Haus.
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Soundtrack available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/starcraft-ii-heart-swarm-soundtrack/id617264518Haden Wars: Special EditionNeal Acree2012-12-20 | In honor of my nephew's 8th birthday, I'm posting a higher resolution video of this Star Wars fan film I made with him in the starring role 5 years ago. It was filmed using a 1/4 scale X-Wing fighter cockpit I had built in my garage and some creative editing as the then not quite 3 year old Haden wasn't quite as cooperative of an actor as I'd hoped.The Hinkley Letters from MethodNeal Acree2012-08-06 | Music from the 2004 film "Method" starring Elizabeth Hurley as turn of the century serial killer Belle Gunnes. This darkly melodic score for piano, string quartet and orchestra is one of composer Neal Acree's lesser known but most popular unreleased scores. For more info please visit www.nealacree.com.Kitten vs. PuppyNeal Acree2012-05-09 | Our 2 year old Boston Terrier puppy and our 3 week old kitten duke it out to the theme from Rocky.Invincible - World of Warcraft - Video Games Live World PremiereNeal Acree2011-06-11 | Blizzard Entertainment composer Russell Brower conducts his award winning World of Warcraft piece "Invincible" in it's live world premiere during the 200th Video Games Live concert on 6/08/11 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Afterwards, he introduces his first music teacher who is in the audience.Lola BallNeal Acree2010-12-23 | Lola "Farty" Von Wigglesworth III, Esq. (my boston terrier puppy) demonstrates her kung fu skills.Piano PuppyNeal Acree2010-12-12 | Lola "Farty" Von Wigglesworth III, Esq. (my boston terrier puppy) plays a stirring rendition of Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.Crimes against the dignity of puppiesNeal Acree2010-11-09 | New Project 1Scoring Vengeance : The Music of JunctureNeal Acree2008-08-07 | A behind the scenes documentary with composer Neal Acree on the music of the film Juncture. The full length Making Of documentary is included with the Juncture DVD now available at Amazon, Netflix and Blockbuster.Worlds Laziest CatNeal Acree2008-06-12 | This is my cat Sofia on a "busy" day.Hadens First JoyrideNeal Acree2008-06-11 | My nephew stole my car when he was one year old. Luckily, cameras were there to document the incident.Cat bites footNeal Acree2008-06-11 | I find it difficult to play keyboard with a certain beast at my feet...Road WarriorNeal Acree2008-06-11 | Another short film featuring my 2 year old nephew behind the wheel.Haden WarsNeal Acree2007-07-01 | The last act of Star Wars starring a 2 year old named Haden.