Mindin My Business

New Music Day! Go check out Mindin My Business by our good friend Bennett Watson

Capitan

New western style motif music from Charlton Moore

Writing Music To Video

Writing music to video refers to the practice of composing new music that has been written to complement a visual medium like a movie, TV show, or video game. It’s not easy to get the score just right for a film or TV show, as it needs to serve not only the visuals but also …

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ASCAP

When it comes to getting paid for their work, songwriters, composers, and music publishers need the help of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), a performance rights organization. ASCAP was founded in 1914, making it a historic institution among US performing rights organizations. Some of the most well-known names in the music business …

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Modern Music Licensing

The licensing of musical works is a crucial part of the music business, and it has evolved greatly in the digital age and with the advent of streaming services. There are benefits and drawbacks to the current system of music licensing, which is very different from the licensing of decades past. The transition to digital …

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Modern Film Score

In recent years, electronic and experimental elements have been included into current cinema soundtrack composition, replacing the more typical orchestral arrangements. This change has resulted in some fascinating and original soundtracks, but it has also caused some worry for the future of cinema scores featuring orchestral music. The use of electronic and experimental elements in …

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Overtone Series

The overtone series, or harmonic series, is a progression of natural frequencies related to a fundamental frequency in whole-number ratios. If you listen to a musical chord or sound, the lowest and most dominant tone is the fundamental frequency, and the higher-pitched tones are the overtones. Physics relies heavily on the overtone series to describe …

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V.5 is out now!

Our 5th annual compilation album is out on all streaming platforms!

A Very Tonal Christmas

Out now! A Jazzhop and hip hop inspired Christmas album! Charlton Moore BoVice Michael Francis

Unhappy Halloween

Our Halloween piece this year comes from Wes Murdock and Charlton Moore! Stream it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5I8gjjskvkPpL0N0BrrvkR?si=657ea63650804abb Our Halloween piece this year comes from Wes Murdock! This quirky tune was so fun to make. Halloween is Wes’s personal favorite holiday and literally walked into the studio in costume to write and record this song! This song …

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Follow us on Twitch!

We are about to start regularly streaming our sessions, tutorials and the making of sample packs. https://www.twitch.tv/tonalautonomy

Tonal Autonomy V.4

Out now! The Haunting of You Wes Murdock Charlton Moore Chi McClean Daniel John Schafer Jenny Hollis Charlton Moore Michael Francis BoVice

Zenfii Lofi V.2

Our lofi project featuring Charlton Moore and Alex Shockley

Carousel

A new piece featuring three contributors. This piece will be on Volume 4! Wes Murdock – Guitar BoVice – Composition/Keys/Production Charlton Moore – Production/sound design

Backseat

Vibey piece we’re working on for Bennett Watson Composer/Producer: Charlton Moore

Face mask

quick scene score from Charlton Moore

Wavering

new film piece featuring Jenny Hollis Michael Francis Charlton Moore

Miami

Acoustic piece by Charlton Moore and Rhema

Jelly Doll

12 string guitar based beat! Michael Francis Charlton Moore

FLight Lesson

New music from our newest contributor Bovice Productions with Charlton Moore on guitar

Alive

New spacey tune from Charlton Moore and Michael Francis

Don’t You – new lofi hip hop beat

Full length #lofi album coming in a couple weeks. This has been so fun it will probably end up being an annual thing 🙂 Contributors on this one are: Alex Shockley Greg Lancaster Charlton Moore ✌️

Optic

New guitar based tune from Michael Francis and Charlton Moore The panned guitars are why Charlton love two takes of the same part. The minor inconsistencies make it sound wide and entertaining.

Lofi hip hop full ALBUM coming

This is just a quick progression showing what’s to come for TA’s first full lofi only album. Charlton Moore and Alex Shockley will curate this album and release in March!

Problems & Progress

new tune featuring Rhema on vocals Michael Francis & Charlton Moore on composition and beat.

Bad Luck Brian

We wanted a piece with a arpeggiated synth and this sound we designed felt perfect for it. Charlton Moore – Keys/Production/Sound Design Michael Francis – Drums/Production/Guitar

Major Truly

Trap beat featuring Michael Francis on acoustic guitar/co producer & Charlton Moore on Piano/sound design/producer

I Never Listen

A rainy day piece from Charlton Moore Experimenting with sampling his own vocals

silent night

Our lo-fi twist on a Christmas classic. Be sure to check out our Tonal Autonomy Christmas EP coming soon!

Leave This Place

Michael Francis and Charlton Moore playing around with vocal samples. Full song coming out soon!

Pumpkin

Halloween based piece featuring The Haunting of You (Jared Aguirre) on synth, Michael Francis on guitar and production, Daniel Schafer on drums and Charlton Moore on Piano and sound design. Shout out to Rhonda Moore for the cool footage.

Ride Off

Folk rock based instrumental. Rhythm guitar, drums and bass by Michael Francis Lead guitar by Chi McClean Production, sound design and piano by Charlton Moore

Quick Music Video feat rhema

Quick post for Instagram. Came out pretty cool so we thought we’d share! Vocals – Rhema Production – Charlton Moore

Drift

An instrumental that was selected for Songtradr’s featured playlist for September 19′ Keys/Production/Sound Design by Charlton Moore Guitars/Bass/Drums by Michael Francis

“Drift” to be featured on Songtradr’s september playlist!

Our song “Drift” was selected for the September “Latest and Greatest” playlist on Songtradr. Contact Mozie@tonalautonomy.com for licensing and buy out rates! Check out the playlist here: https://www.songtradr.com/user/playlist/vzpltleqfzgusftk Contributors: Charlton Moore and Michael Francis

Trap Hop Beat

Showcasing what you can do with some of our Tonal Autonomy sample content, this preview features samples from both our guitar based sample pack, and our “That’s What I Call 808’s” sample pack. Contributors: Charlton Moore and Fibonacci Beatz

Tonal Autonomy Promo

While not especially lengthy, this is our most exciting piece to date due to the contribution of so many different members of the Tonal Autonomy team. Charlton on piano, Daniel on drums, Greg on guitar and bass, and Fibonacci Beatz with the trap beat and 808 production. Contributors: Charlton Moore, Daniel Schafer, Greg Lancaster and …

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Trailer Score

Initially written and performed for a movie trailer score, this instrumental piece features a pensive and pondering piano piece, surrounded by swirling volume swells, and ambient instrumentation. Contributors: Charlton Moore and Greg Lancaster

Fin

Initially written and performed for a video game score, “Fin” is a unique piece born out of access to a 140 year old grand piano. Contributors: Charlton Moore

See Me Now

Full Version of one of Tonal Autonomy’s initial tracks, “See Me Now”. This track features thick vocal layers along with pads, guitar, a subtle wood block beat and analog sub. Check it out below on Spotify, and be sure to like it and follow our page: Contributors: Charlton Moore, Michael Francis, and Rhema

Dash Cam piano score

After finding some cool dash cam footage of snow falling, Charlton decided to put together a quick score. We would give you a reason, but do you really need one?\ Contributors: Charlton Moore

WALDEINSAMKEIT

A preview of an exciting roots piece named “WALDEINSAMKEIT”, featuring prominent use of dobro and acoustic guitar. Contributors: Charlton Moore and Michael Francis

Sunset

A snippet of our instrumental track “Sunset”. This piece began with the initial guitar progression and was built it out from there. Synth, drums, electric and acoustic guitar layers, bass guitar and analog sub are all including in the production. Contributors: Charlton Moore and Michael Francis

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