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SchwanSongs is the creative musical outlet of a computer and a man collaborating to capture and extract a world of music swirling in the man's head. The music is purely instrumental and melodic, with each piece trying out a different genre, often ambient, rock & roll, blues, classical, smooth jazz, world, or electronica. The music more often incorporates realistic sounding instruments, as opposed to industrial/techno-synthesized computer blips.
Music is meant to transcend language and cultural differences and stir the soul of the listener. The sincere hope is that this music will do just that, without suffering too much from the writer's countless years (i.e. zero) of training in music theory and composition.
Musical influences come from a lifetime of classical music, 60s-80s rock music, and classical/folk music from many countries (South America, Russia, Japan, Ireland, ...) Some influential names in music are: Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Loreena McKennitt, Yamasaki Hako, Enigma, J.S. Bach, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Beethoven.
Music is meant to transcend language and cultural differences and stir the soul of the listener. The sincere hope is that this music will do just that, without suffering too much from the writer's countless years (i.e. zero) of training in music theory and composition.
Musical influences come from a lifetime of classical music, 60s-80s rock music, and classical/folk music from many countries (South America, Russia, Japan, Ireland, ...) Some influential names in music are: Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Loreena McKennitt, Yamasaki Hako, Enigma, J.S. Bach, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Beethoven.
Music 
| Title | Genre | Released | Plays |
| Ember-Rekindled | Electronica | Feb 26, 2006 | 839 |
| Lickety Split (Rag) | Jazz | Mar 2, 2006 | 756 |
| Belle Fugue v2 (JP4) | Classical | Mar 4, 2006 | 658 |
| Border Merger (Tearing down the Waltz) | Latin | Mar 9, 2006 | 982 |
Surfing Embers (Woodguy Remix)  |
Rock | Mar 12, 2006 | 1324 |
| A Round & Bach Again v4 - JP4 | Jazz | Mar 18, 2006 | 607 |
| Ember Imbued with Amboo |
Electronica | Mar 19, 2006 | 641 |
| Amble (draft 1) | Electronica | Mar 26, 2006 | 489 |
| Lickety Split (Rag) - Calliope | Jazz | Mar 28, 2006 | 534 |
| Rainy March v2 (JP4) | Classical | Apr 29, 2006 | 509 |
| A Final Moment - Video |
Music Videos | Dec 16, 2006 | 1054 |
| Andes Off! (version 2) | World | May 8, 2008 | 288 |
| Theme for a Poor Man's Wizard (Jampack Drak) |
Classical | May 29, 2008 | 482 |
| Cosmic Symphony-Video |
Music Videos | Sep 24, 2008 | 488 |
Collaborations
| Title | Genre | Released | Plays |
| Ember and Cherry Blossom | New Age | Feb 26, 2006 | 1890 |
| Ember (kassia-fied) | New Age | May 4, 2008 | 674 |
| Ember Remembered | Jazz | Jul 2, 2009 | 301 |
| Carla's First Ember | New Age | Sep 6, 2009 | 383 |
| Carla's Second Ember | Jazz | Sep 16, 2009 | 272 |
Favorites
| Title | Artist | Genre | Plays |
| Autumn Lullaby | ambularnubular | New Age | 743 |
| Mama Cries | MissChaos | Electronica | 1276 |
| Fireflies | MissChaos | Electronica | 742 |
| A Final Moment | futzpucker | Jazz | 1313 |
| Carla's First Ember | carlajpatterson [+1] | New Age | 383 |
| Alannah & White Rabbit | MarkHolbrook | Rock | 214 |
