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
The Plow	Classical	Feb 7, 2012	47
OuterWorlds: THE LAST DAY	Classical	Nov 26, 2011	141
OUTERWORLDS	Classical	Nov 10, 2011	250
Sorrowful Sun	Classical	Oct 2, 2011	164
Risk	Classical	Sep 17, 2011	143
The Sweet Land	Classical	Jul 28, 2011	251
VALHALLA (the video)	Music Videos	Jul 15, 2011	177
Valhalla	Classical	Jul 4, 2011	161
Remembering John	Classical	Mar 27, 2011	212
Wichita	Classical	Mar 5, 2011	176
A Little Dance	Classical	Feb 26, 2011	183
The Surge	Classical	Jan 1, 2011	246
Celebration	Classical	Dec 26, 2010	222
Music for Golf Promo	Classical	Oct 24, 2010	725
Spilt Milk	Classical	Sep 29, 2010	277
Coming Home	Classical	Jul 18, 2010	337
He Stands Alone	Classical	Jul 5, 2010	394
A Small Request	Classical	Jun 25, 2010	282
The Fence	Classical	Mar 28, 2010	506
Sarah's Song	Classical	Mar 12, 2010	414
Dodging Boulders on a Dark Highway	Classical	Jan 31, 2010	383
Marathon	Classical	Jan 12, 2010	528
South of the Border	Classical	Dec 27, 2009	383
The Orientalist	Classical	Dec 6, 2009	397
A Beautiful Day	Classical	Nov 28, 2009	443
Variations on a Thin Red Line	Music Videos	Oct 13, 2009	580
The Orion Express	Classical	Oct 10, 2009	524
The Lion's Den	Classical	Sep 28, 2009	381
The Silk Purse	Classical	Sep 2, 2009	428
An Open Door	Classical	Aug 29, 2009	384
Gabriel's Triumph	Classical	Jul 2, 2009	406
Tightrope (with sax)	Classical	Jun 15, 2009	397
Shiloh (Rev1)	Classical	Mar 12, 2009	522
Shiloh	Classical	Mar 11, 2009	377
Sayonara	Classical	Feb 8, 2009	489
Thanatos	Classical	Feb 2, 2009	563
Constructing Heaven	Classical	Jan 25, 2009	474
Magnolia	Classical	Jan 21, 2009	451
Lenny	Classical	Jan 10, 2009	432
Fandango	Classical	Jan 2, 2009	439
Leonardo	Classical	Jan 1, 2009	348
Shaker	Classical	Dec 20, 2008	374
Return	Classical	Nov 29, 2008	376
FALLING - Part 2	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	560
FALLING - Part 3	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	706
FALLING - Part 1	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	616
FALLING - Part 4	Music Videos	Nov 29, 2008	480
Prairie (the movie)	Music Videos	Sep 19, 2008	697
The Territories	Classical	Aug 30, 2008	645
Ancient Games	Classical	Aug 17, 2008	724
Train to Nagasaki	Classical	Aug 12, 2008	625
Flight over Baghdad (the video)	Music Videos	May 26, 2008	1458
Prairie	Classical	May 13, 2008	742
Prelude to a Death	Classical	May 5, 2008	1550
Snake Eyes	Classical	Apr 30, 2008	947
Jamie's Gone	Classical	Mar 31, 2008	754
Sabastian's Commin	Classical	Mar 25, 2008	692
Erin's Cove	Classical	Nov 22, 2007	583
Collected Spirits - part 3	Music Videos	Sep 29, 2007	637
Miracles	Classical	Sep 4, 2007	771
Gift for an Assyrian King	Classical	Aug 4, 2007	751
Tightrope	Classical	Jun 24, 2007	593
Child of the West	Classical	May 12, 2007	606
Flight Over Baghdad	Classical	Apr 30, 2007	665
Collected Spirits - part 2	Music Videos	Apr 1, 2007	804
Collected Spirits - part 1	Music Videos	Mar 27, 2007	770
Why Can't I?	New Age	Feb 4, 2007	956
The Story of Red Skies -Collaboration	Spoken Word	Jan 28, 2007	1444
Derungs: 21 Century Renaissance Man	Music Videos	Jan 21, 2007	842
Cold Dreams	Electronica	Jan 17, 2007	988
Red Skies	Classical	Jan 13, 2007	587
The Earth Trembles	Classical	Jan 4, 2007	776
Serengeti	Classical	Dec 29, 2006	768
Damascus	Classical	Dec 18, 2006	754
A Great Bird Flew Beside Me	Classical	Dec 13, 2006	657
Legionnaire's Promise	Classical	Nov 26, 2006	880
Island of War	New Age	Nov 12, 2006	679
Little Fugue #1	Classical	Oct 14, 2006	779
Walden Mists	Classical	Oct 7, 2006	720
Business	Classical	Sep 30, 2006	705
The Man from Cornish	Classical	Sep 21, 2006	724
Lilly's Dance	Classical	Sep 6, 2006	1116
Cain	Classical	Aug 29, 2006	875
Fallen	Classical	Aug 24, 2006	1005
We Welcome Him	Classical	Aug 19, 2006	1041

Title	Artist	Genre	Plays
Ode to Billy Joe	Vixen [+1]	Country	139
Pineapples and Coconuts (final mix)	Audiogasm	World	103
Losing America	videoscore	New Age	187
Advent Moon	mlpbadarak	Classical	134
A New Start	KennethLavrsen	Pop	174
Little Drummer Boy	ScottHorwath	Holiday	281
'Blat!'	soulima	Classical	170
While I'm With You	Vixen [+1]	Rock	369
Voyage - a Viking journey	ihussain	Classical	139
River	maglasser	Classical	102
Hills of time	jamo	Rock	121
'Cuimhneachadh'	soulima	Classical	262
Hope	videoscore [+1]	Inspirational	214
The Recital…(live)	PatriciaGirl	Classical	171
Mountain Rain	videoscore	New Age	279
Hoedown from Rodeo	soulima	Classical	372
She walks in beauty	ihussain	Classical	173
The Path	Narananda	Classical	189
Aubade (for Flute and Piano)	soulima	Classical	453
New Orleans Prelude	MidiOrleans	Classical	171
Every Second Counts	ihussain	Classical	296
SAY IT AGAIN COVER	Morris [+2]	Pop	371
Fallow Fields	videoscore	New Age	339
Listening	ScottHorwath	Inspirational	336
Birds of Sorrow	soulima	Classical	684
Evil Star	pharmakeus	Rock	489
from nature to future II	neurologist	Classical	208
Largo (from the New World Symphony)	soulima	Classical	472
Happiness (AET)	becwil	Other	455
A Serene Dream	videoscore	New Age	467
Variants on a Thomas Tallis Hymn	byHeart	Classical	140
Sonata-Johan Helmich Roman	MidiOrleans	Classical	181
Perpetuum Mobile VI	soulima	Classical	546
King of the World	videoscore [+1]	New Age	424
Perpetuum Mobile IV	soulima	Classical	373
Friendship	LaFayette	Other	490
Alpha Train	Narananda	Ambient	212
Big credit Card	jibes	Rock	290
Perpetuum Mobile III	soulima	Classical	775
Just Sunday	pharmakeus [+1]	Ambient	482
Malazezzia	neurologist	Classical	270
Slouching Towards Bethlehem	soulima	Classical	578
Dancing on the Edge	videoscore	New Age	274
Run (Vocal Edit)	Axelbreeze [+1]	Pop	362
Love Unrequited	Vixen [+1]	Spoken Word	889
Concerto Mio (My Concerto)	carlajpatterson	Classical	732
A Coalescence of Dreams	videoscore	New Age	477
13 Men & Me	Vixen	Jazz	943
Indian Summer	soulima	Classical	437
Can't help lovin' that man of mine	Vixen	Jazz	796