Solas Composer

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Introduction: | Hey, I am Solas, a composer who primarily creates Irish/Celtic/Viking fantasy music. My biggest influences in music definitely are, Adrian Von Ziegler for his Celtic music, and Hans Zimmer for the incredible film scores that he has crafted, I also draw a lot of inspiration from TV shows such as Game Of Thrones, The Last Kingdom, The Witcher, and the following games being, Skyrim/Elder Scrolls Online, Zelda, Dark Souls, the Diablo Franchise, World of Warcraft, and Ashes of Creation. I have also recently been greatly inspired by the haunting and moving compositions by Darren and Peter Gundry, and also the likes of Danheim for Viking music.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Introduction: | Hey, I am Solas, a composer who primarily creates Irish/Celtic/Viking fantasy music. My biggest influences in music definitely are, Adrian Von Ziegler for his Celtic music, and Hans Zimmer for the incredible film scores that he has crafted, I also draw a lot of inspiration from TV shows such as Game Of Thrones, The Last Kingdom, The Witcher, and the following games being, Skyrim/Elder Scrolls Online, Zelda, Dark Souls, the Diablo Franchise, World of Warcraft, and Ashes of Creation. I have also recently been greatly inspired by the haunting and moving compositions by Darren and Peter Gundry, and also the likes of Danheim for Viking music. Music composed by Solas Composer: | This music, is intended to motivate you, assist with meditation, exercise, study, sleep, self-reflection, and more... Please subscribe if you enjoy this and find it helpful. [No Copyright] Original soundtrack for sleep, study, streaming, and video content. All music on this channel is Original, Non Copyright, DMCA FREE, and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike International License.

What is your music dream?

To compose music for fantasy medieval games and film one day.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Making music more accessible to other types of content creators who need it, to bring the world of music to a more independent place for the artists where the labels have little to no ownership of their art.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

There are so many.. songs from the Zelda game Ocarina of Time are probably the earliest ones that really impacted me.

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Adrian Von Ziegler, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, Peter Gundry, Darren Gundry, Koji Kondo.

What inspires you to make music?

My emotions and being able to express them. I need to make music frequently to cope with the anxiety and stress of living and thinking in general. Music is so important to my life that it gives me the will to live even.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Another form of expressing emotion, and that one can always be creative throughout their whole lives, that one can when growing up, still have that child-like mind for wonder and fantasy.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

I don't, too shy and unskilled in the performance arts.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Musicians are beginning to have more of an ability for independence in the industry, the main thing I believe could be improved is less of a major label influence on the creators.

What do you think of Drooble?

Seems good!

What frustrates you most as a musician?

The over-influence of major labels on the industry as a whole.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

I don't really have one where I am.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

The ability to be present with creating their music, and an ability to transfer their thoughts and emotions into the music, to speak through it.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

I am not sure if they are on here, but I highly recommend Adrian Von Ziegler, Peter Gundry, Darren Gundry, and (more likely heard of) Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore...