Blue Check by Bennett Watson
Blue Check is out now!
At The Edge
New music from NA West streaming now!
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 …
Form and structure of cinematic film scores.
The score of a film is extremely important in creating the mood and atmosphere of the film. They contribute to the audience’s sense of immersion and heighten the story’s emotional impact. Film compositions usually have a predetermined shape and structure that adheres to particular norms so as to accomplish this. Commonly, a film score will …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This is Us – Charlton Moore
Short Motif from Charlton Moore
Watch us on the Guitar Pirates Podcast!
Our owner Charlton sits down with the Guitar Pirates Podcast to discuss industry stuff and everything Tonal!
V.5 is out now!
Our 5th annual compilation album is out on all streaming platforms!
New Music from Charlton Moore
This piece was made with a pickaso bow among other original sounds.
final mix and master of a piece made live on Twitch
Alex from Beef Stewdio goes through the final mix and master of a piece made live on Twitch!
Changing the BPM with the Bend Marker tool in Studio One
Changing the BPM with the Bend Marker tool in Studio One
A Very Tonal Christmas
Out now! A Jazzhop and hip hop inspired Christmas album! Charlton Moore BoVice Michael Francis
New Release! Miami – Charlton Moore FEat Rhema2020
Singer songwriter type song this time. A little different from what we are used for from Charlton
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 …
New The Haunting of You Synth Loop/Sample pack now avialble
The Haunting of You loop/sample pack made with real analog synth! Use the programed drums, lead arpeggios, bass tones or, my personal favorite, the one shot pads. Put one of the one shot pads in a sampler, assign the root to the note in the file name, and then just play cinematic pads as if …
New The Haunting of You Synth Loop/Sample pack now avialble Read More »
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
Wes Murdock How am I supposed to change out now!
Producer: Charlton Moore Artist: Wes Murdock New release from TA artist, Wes Murdock!
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
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
FLight Lesson
New music from our newest contributor Bovice Productions with Charlton Moore on guitar
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
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 …
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
