Dave Ranck's Virtual Orchestra

The Woman at the Well is one of my favorite stories. She was an outcast among an outcast people. Acts of kindness towards her were almost unknown. Until she met Him. BBCSO Core

My first attempt with BBCSO Core.

Sail Into The Storm by Dave Ranck

The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland began erupting again about a week ago. This inspired me to write this short piece. In 2019 we were planning to go to Iceland but because of the state of things, we couldn't go. I still love seeing photos of this unique place.

Amor Mio - My Love For Victoria with all my love.

Inspired by C.S. Lewis "Voyage of the Dawn Treader". All but the percussion was performed with Albion One and is my first composition using it. Albion is an excellent sample library but I have to admit, for me getting comfortable with it took some time. I started this piece almost 6 months ago and it just came together about a week ago. I'm used to using an orchestral library that has separate sections and solo instruments whereas Albion is different. You have instruments like High Strings and Low Strings instead of Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello and Bass. It was a bit challenging for me to change my thinking about orchestration but I'm happy with the result. Hope you like it!

"All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers." - Francois Fenelon "It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it." - Robert E. Lee The battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. Had the Confederate States won the day in July of 1863, America might be a very different place today.

Here's my track for the Compilation III Album from Radio Rivendell, let me know what you think. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

I originally wrote this piece some years ago for the love of my life. This is an updated version dedicated to Victoria who is and always will be my love..

Something a bit different! I thought I'd lightened up the mood a bit and do a waltz. I've created a YouTube video with the full score so you can follow along if you like. https://youtu.be/Kt8QHdRVp_k

Adventure and glory awaits!

Orchestral fantasy with a soprano lead vocal from 8Dio's Jenifer. Remastered to remove vocal artifacts.

My favorite sci-fi horror movie is hands down the original Alien movie. I had nightmares for a week when I first saw it. This short piece was written to follow a title screen video I threw together so as to have something to write to. The idea is based on the book Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon. My attempt at the video is here: http://youtu.be/-nhMZ4FRFow