February 8, 2020 in
Sounds from the Studio
Here we have a collection of music and projects right out of K Squared Music Studios. Music here ranges from finished commercial products to just thoughts, noise and musical sketches by Kevin. Enjoy.Bit's and Pieces
What's making noise in the studio....
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The Wind and The Lion (Album)
A few preview tracks from this relaxing commercial release....
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What Christmas is All About (Album)
A preview of a few tracks from this Christmas favorite....
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Kevin, We enjoy hearing about all of your success in the music business. Of course, since we are of the old school, enjoy the Christmas music the most. I am sure your mom & dad are real proud of you and I am sure your grandmother, (Marvin’s older sister) would be also if she would have lived.
Good luck in the future.
Thank you so very much! I’m working on an Instrumental Easy listening Album and a full Symphony production I’m sure you will enjoy. Plus check out my artists Tehrah, Dave Lawrence, and Cary Jaymes
“Nights In White Satin – Complete Orchestral Instrumental Arrangement” – an aurally stunning masterpiece, recreated with the precision of a musical alchemist, turning notes into golden gems of crystalline beauty. Kevin Stratton delivers intense passion & technical wizardry on this track, a balance of heart, soul, musical excellence – and yes, sheer perfection.
This song has an interesting backstory: “Nights in White Satin” is a 1967 single by The Moody Blues, written and composed by Justin Hayward and first featured as the segment “The Night” on the album Days of Future Passed. When first released in 1967, the song reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the first significant chart entry by the team since “Go Now” and its recent lineup change, in which Denny Laine had resigned and both Hayward and John Lodge had joined.
It charted at #2 in November 1972 on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind “I Can See Clearly Now” by Johnny Nash) and #1 on Cash Box in the United States, earning a Gold certification for sales of a million copies. It also reached #1 in Canada. In the wake of its U.S. success, the song re-charted in the UK in late 1972 and climbed to #9. The song was re-released yet again in 1979, and charted for a third time in the UK at #14.
Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 in Swindon, and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
The spoken-word poem heard near the six-minute mark of the album version of the song is called “Late Lament”. Drummer Graeme Edge wrote the verses, which were recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. On Days of Future Passed, the poem’s last five lines bracket the album and also appear at the end of track 1 (“The Day Begins”).
Sure enjoying your beautiful music! I am so proud of you and all of your accomplishments!
Love, Aunt Jane!
I really enjoyed listening to your arrangements, smooth feeling, enticing movements that take the listener on a journey. The Christmas music reminded me of listening to Nat King Cole, chilly mornings, the smells of exotic woods burning in the fireplace, opening gifts and being surrounded by love and faith.