Since I was a teenager I've been making short films. I always loved making them but there was something very special about taking the footage into a quiet editing room then placing one shot against another. That's when the magic really happened. And most magical of all was when I would bring MUSIC into these films. Instantly I could see what a powerful effect music had. Though I always had an excellent feel using it in my films for many reasons it would be years before I would compose and bring my own music into them. But when I did it was as if a door was flung open and wondrous, eclectic, powerful music stormed in.

I've always loved Classical and Classic film scores and my music reflects that but I have far ranging tastes including Glass, Vangelis, Bach, Gabriel, Jenkins, etc. "Lost Islands on an Imagined Sea" is my first album. I's filled with what I'd call short and hopefully captivating works taking the listener to distant times and lands.

Finished my latest album "CHILD OF THE WEST". I know it's by far my best work. Check it out at CDBABY.COM http://cdbaby.com/cd/mazarakes3

Also there are my two previous albums that also if I do say are quite good
"SONGS FROM A STONE" http://cdbaby.com/cd/mazarakes2
and
LOST ISLANDS ON AN IMAGINED SEA "
http://cdbaby.com/cd/mazarakes

JUST PUT UP A WEBSITE, come visit me at: http://www.charlesmazarakes.com

Composer Dr. Madelyn Byrne has featured my music at the "Electro-Acoustic Music Experience" at Palomar College and recently my music was beautifully choreographed to by Faith Jensen-Ismay, Artistic Director of the Mojalet Dance Collective.

Composer Dr. Madelyn Byrne has featured my music at the "Electro-Acoustic Music Experience" at Palomar College and recently my music was beautifully choreographed to by Faith Jensen-Ismay, Artistic Director of the Mojalet Dance Collective.
A video of the dance was made. The first 2 parts have been uploaded to icompositions.com.

Check it out to see some wonderful young dancers and some pretty fine music.

Part 1 of Collected Spirits:
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=59405

Part 2 of Collected Spirits:
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=59860

ENJOY!

Title	Genre	Released	Plays
Sarah's Song	Classical	Mar 12, 2010	135
Dodging Boulders on a Dark Highway	Classical	Jan 31, 2010	134
Marathon	Classical	Jan 12, 2010	179
South of the Border	Classical	Dec 27, 2009	161
The Orientalist	Classical	Dec 6, 2009	158
A Beautiful Day	Classical	Nov 28, 2009	186
Variations on a Thin Red Line	Music Videos	Oct 13, 2009	239
The Orion Express	Classical	Oct 10, 2009	258
The Lion's Den	Classical	Sep 28, 2009	167
The Silk Purse	Classical	Sep 2, 2009	183
An Open Door	Classical	Aug 29, 2009	174
Gabriel's Triumph	Classical	Jul 2, 2009	187
Tightrope (with sax)	Classical	Jun 15, 2009	193
Shiloh (Rev1)	Classical	Mar 12, 2009	318
Shiloh	Classical	Mar 11, 2009	168
Sayonara	Classical	Feb 8, 2009	313
Thanatos	Classical	Feb 2, 2009	330
Constructing Heaven	Classical	Jan 25, 2009	239
Magnolia	Classical	Jan 21, 2009	259
Lenny	Classical	Jan 10, 2009	242
Fandango	Classical	Jan 2, 2009	200
Leonardo	Classical	Jan 1, 2009	169
Shaker	Classical	Dec 20, 2008	203
Return	Classical	Nov 29, 2008	191
FALLING - Part 2	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	327
FALLING - Part 3	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	315
FALLING - Part 1	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	396
FALLING - Part 4	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	232
Prairie (the movie)	Music Videos	Sep 19, 2008	415
The Territories	Classical	Aug 30, 2008	408
Ancient Games	Classical	Aug 17, 2008	510
Train to Nagasaki	Classical	Aug 12, 2008	392
Flight over Baghdad (the video)	Music Videos	May 26, 2008	492
Prairie	Classical	May 13, 2008	543
Prelude to a Death	Classical	May 5, 2008	1311
Snake Eyes	Classical	Apr 30, 2008	433
Jamie's Gone	Classical	Mar 31, 2008	566
Sabastian's Commin	Classical	Mar 25, 2008	496
Erin's Cove	Classical	Nov 22, 2007	375
Collected Spirits - part 3	Music Videos	Sep 29, 2007	364
Miracles	Classical	Sep 4, 2007	533
Gift for an Assyrian King	Classical	Aug 4, 2007	535
Tightrope	Classical	Jun 24, 2007	403
Child of the West	Classical	May 12, 2007	432
Flight Over Baghdad	Classical	Apr 30, 2007	473
Collected Spirits - part 2	Music Videos	Apr 1, 2007	518
Collected Spirits - part 1	Music Videos	Mar 27, 2007	530
Why Can't I?	New Age	Feb 4, 2007	716
The Story of Red Skies -Collaboration	Spoken Word	Jan 28, 2007	956
Derungs: 21 Century Renaissance Man	Music Videos	Jan 21, 2007	553
Cold Dreams	Electronica	Jan 17, 2007	732
Red Skies	Classical	Jan 13, 2007	415
The Earth Trembles	Classical	Jan 4, 2007	584
Serengeti	Classical	Dec 29, 2006	586
Damascus	Classical	Dec 18, 2006	542
A Great Bird Flew Beside Me	Classical	Dec 13, 2006	459
Legionnaire's Promise	Classical	Nov 26, 2006	652
Island of War	New Age	Nov 12, 2006	465
Little Fugue #1	Classical	Oct 14, 2006	591
Walden Mists	Classical	Oct 7, 2006	505
Business	Classical	Sep 30, 2006	516
The Man from Cornish	Classical	Sep 21, 2006	521
Lilly's Dance	Classical	Sep 6, 2006	870
Cain	Classical	Aug 29, 2006	681
Fallen	Classical	Aug 24, 2006	793
We Welcome Him	Classical	Aug 19, 2006	828

Title	Artist	Genre	Plays
Serenade for Chamber Orchestra - Mov't Three	soulima	Classical	139
When I am laid in earth	Mosaica	Classical	56
Edge of the World	videoscore	Inspirational	268
String Melody - Your not forgotten	Silky	Classical	303
Love Letters	Vixen [+2]	Jazz	602
Earth and Heaven	soulima	Classical	264
Balero	ShadowofNine	Classical	289
On The Steppes	dirigent	Classical	351
Sleigh Ride	soulima	Classical	241
Brandenburg Concerto # 3, Mov't 1 - Allegro (J. S. Bach)	soulima	Classical	428
Kamil Wrona aka cammiloo - Hibernation	cammiloo	Classical	317
Memento Mori	soulima	Classical	365
Lions and Tigers	MarcHumpert	Classical	201
Minotaur	dirigent	Inspirational	584
Three Cups of Tea (HTB)	becwil	Other	925
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan	Vixen	Rock	636
Der Wassermann	dirigent	Classical	617
Under Reflection - by Vicdiesel - Collab	Humaniversally	World	264
Softly As I leave You	Vixen [+1]	Spoken Word	478
A Cradle Song	mlpbadarak	A Cappella	273
Empire Falls	pharmakeus	Rock	405
It's Over	RAVENS	House	1590
ANOTHER STORY	Barretok	Rock	885
Symphony-Movement One-Opening Statement	soulima	Classical	489
Up on the Downside	Filmscorz	Jazz	345
Oriental Dreamer	SarahRachael	World	320
In the Doldrums	soulima	Classical	551
Dark Sky	pharmakeus	Rock	359
Time heals all wounds part VIII	Narananda	Classical	304
Hymn (for String Orchestra and Harp)	soulima	Classical	359
Passing Prescience	videoscore	New Age	400
Bare	DavidBowles	Alternative	769
Dying sun	921	Electronica	460
Nocturne	Justin_Case	Other	787
The Stargazer	videoscore	New Age	747
A Walk in the Summer Woods	videoscore	New Age	742
night sail	IanCarey	Ambient	736
Fanfare in 5/8	soulima	Classical	576
Reign Trolls	AuDioChosis	Alternative	561
Lippedy Spit	JD [+5]	Jazz	2758
Tennessee	Narananda	Classical	336
I CAN SEE THE LIGHT IN HER EYES	RiGee	Inspirational	1183
Longing	RAVENS	Spoken Word	1915
The Thirteenth Trump	padowan_learner	Classical	625
Futuristic World	RAVENS	Ambient	2537
Another point of view	jamo	Electronica	595
The Hope	jamo	Rock	546
Wicked Annya (Galactic Short Bus Mix)	JD [+2]	Rock	1205
Assam Song	byHeart	Classical	1058
The Old Man - I	sirjon1989	Classical	612