Welcome to my Sync-Licensing page. There is a great variety of original music here, inspired by many countries and traditions. I hope you enjoy the music and find the right fit for your project.
My music was used in Woody Allen’s “Vicki Cristina Barcelona” and I recently recorded a custom project on harp-guitar for a video game in L.A. The music on this page is pre-cleared for one-stop licensing. Unless otherwise noted, all songs are composed and recorded by me and I control 100% of the sync and master. I’m looking forward to the prospect of working with you!
Scroll down or click on the links for categories:
1. Guitar Instrumentals
2. International
3. Vocals
4. Guitar & Cello
5. Orchestral
6. View from Space
More to be posted soon. For more information or for something specific that you are looking for, feel free to email me. Thank you! …Muriel
The Optimism Collection * Guitar Instrumentals
If there are two genres that describe my music they can be expressed as 1. Optimistic music and 2. Heart-wrenchingly moving music. All of the following 29 tunes belong to the first category and some belong to both. All are original instrumentals unless otherwise noted. (Vocals will follow.)
Title
Description
Instrumentation
Listen
Hometown
Gentle, Happy, Flowing, Acoustic
Solo Guitar
Daylight
Happy, Take 6, pop, melodic
Guitars, Victor Wooten bass, Danny Gottlieb drums, vocals by Mark Kibble
Lullaby for Leo
Loving, sweet, melodic, Acoustic, classic
Classical guitar, Victor Wooten on bass, percussion, orchestra
Nosotros
Flamenco, rhumba, locomotion, moving
Flamenco guitars with Tierra Negra, Victor Wooten bass, percussion
Two Shores
Acoustic, Celtic, Irish, New age, classical, rolling
Guitars with Phil Keaggy, cello Tom Shinness
Bells for Marcel
Acoustic, pop,
Guitar, acoustic bass, drums, percussion, piano
Ferryboat Crossing
Soothing, motion, percolating, melodic, Take 6 vocals
Guitars with Phil Keaggy,, drums, vocals by Mark Kibble
Nola (Public Domain)
Ragtime, early American, virtuosic
Solo guitar
View from Space
Sparkling, new age, spacy, percolating
Solo harp guitar
Ammirabile Waltz
Ethnic, Italian, old-fashioned, melodic, waltz
Guitar, accordion, bass, drums
Mister Chester
Fingerstyle, Chet Atkins, Travis picking, fingerpicking, fun, charming, witty
Solo guitar
Lady Pamela
Irish, Celtic
Guitar and Stuart Duncan on fiddle
Along the Seine
Rolling, movement, acoustic
Steel string guitar and percussion
A Fine Pickle
Ragtime, old-fashioned, fun
Steel string guitar, tuba, trombone, trumpet, sax
I’ll See You Someday
Acoustic, melodic, sweet
Solo guitar
Simple Gifts (Public Domain)
Shaker melody, simple beauty
Solo guitar
Remember to Recycle
Fun, happy
Acoustic and electric guitars with Phil Keaggy
Summer Morning Rain
Beautiful, tender, descriptive of rain
Solo guitar
Prelude To A New Morning
Classical, 5/8 time, Bach inspired
Solo guitar
Parisian Waltz
Classical, Bach inspired
Classical guitar duo
Where The Heart Is
New Age, melodic, gentle
Guitars with Phil Keaggy
Living Out A Dream
Pop, moving, energetic
Classical guitar, cello
Prelude To Joy
Classical, tremolo, Beethoven inspired
Solo guitar
Hymn For All The Answered Prayers
Classical, religious, stately, gently grandiose
Harp guitar and strings
Arioso
Classical, loving, tender, beautiful melody
Solo guitar
Rondelet
Classical, virtuosic, etude, rolling, presto
Solo guitar
Fantasia De Fuego
Flamenco, nuovo flamenco, Spanish, Latin, virtuosic, rapid
Flamenco guitars, bass, percussion
Toronto
Charming, melodic
Acoustic guitar, cello
Crystal Horizon
Classical, 5/4 time, complex, melodic, unusual
Classical guitar, clarinet
Acoustic Chef * International Music
The following collection is inspired by music (and food) from around the world. Please feel free to email me for the recipes!
Title
Description
Instrumentation
Listen
Paprika
Hungarian, ethnic
Harp guitar, fiddle, accordion
Tuvan Horseman
Tuvan, Mongolian
Harp guitar, traditional Tuvan instruments and vocals
Tater Patch Medley
Bluegrass
Steel string acoustic guitar, fiddle, clawhammer banjo, bass
The Old Man and the Sea
Spanish, South American
Harp guitar, drums, congas, bass
The Immigrant
Finnish, Scandinavian Waltz
Steel string guitar, accordion
El Léon
Flamenco
Flamenco guitars and palmas
Orizzonte di Cristallo
Italian, Complex Rhythms in 5/4
Steel string guitars, bass, cello, percussion, and vocals
Mansikka
Finnish folk song
Harp guitar, kantele, and vocals
JS Baklava
Classical, Greek
Harp guitar, bouzouki, violins, viola, cello, percussion
Vocals (From Wildcat CD)
Title
Description
Instrumentation
Listen
Wildcat
Hard to describe
Voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums
St. Louis Waltz
Traditional, old time, original, celebrating Saint Louis
Voice with harmony vocals, steel-string guitar, bass, fiddle, piano, drums
Rio de Janeiro
Samba, Latin, optimism in the face of rejection
Voice with harmony vocal, nylon-string guitar, bass, drums, percussion
I’ll Never Sing Another Song
Sad, beautiful, lost love
Voice, steel-string guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass
Sparrow
Lost love, nature
Voice, nylon-string guitar, bass, percussion
Castles in the Sand
Overcoming adversity, hurricane relief, tender
Voice, harp-guitar, cello
Aftershock
earthquake
Voice, steel-string guitar, bass, drums, electric guitar
The Journeyman
mysterious
Voice, nylon-string guitar, piano
New Classics for Guitar & Cello
Romantic original music for guitar and cello in a classic style.
Title
Description
Instrumentation
Listen
Minstrel’s Courtyard
Renaissance, classical, complex
Classical Guitar & Cello
Parisian Waltz
Classical, cheerful, motion, café
Classical Guitar & Cello
Theme for Two Friends
Beautiful, touching, emotional
Classical Guitar & Cello
Great Blue Heron
Beauty, slow moving, rippling
Classical Guitar & Cello
Arioso
Classical, moving melody, love
Classical Guitar & Cello
Calm Before the Storm
Medium tempo accompaniment with slow moving melody
Acoustic Guitar & Cello
Song for Liona
Tremolo, classical
Classical Guitar & Cello
Little Sister’s Child
Child-like, innocent
Classical Guitar & Cello
Waiting for Matthew
Mournful
Classical Guitar & Cello
Orchestral Music
Here are some of my compositions with orchestra. Several of the guitar and cello compositions such as “Parisian Waltz” have also been scored for string quartet.
Title
Description
Instrumentation
Listen
Owl’s Psalm
with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Nola (public domain)
with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Presto
demo with synth orchestra
Anza
demo with synth orchestra
Eclipse * View From Space
These are originals from the Eclipse greeting card/CD
Title
Description
Instrumentation
Listen
Night Lights
Dreamy, sparkly
Harp guitar
Midnight Solo
Sweet, minor, sad
Two nylon-string guitars
View From Space
Dreamy, sparkly
Harp guitar
Moonscapes
spacey, pretty, melodic, dreany
Harp guitar
Totality
Sweet, minor to major, melodic, waltz
Harp guitar