A few extracts from recent projects - more music and information at www.davidbeardmusic.com

Winning score of the SOUNDTRACK International Film Festival film scoring competition - Cardiff 2008, Composed, arranged and produced by David Beard. David attended the festival as a guest of SOUNDTRACK and the Film Agency for Wales, and was presented with his £1000.00 prize at the reception for The Mind's Eye at the Wales Millennium Centre, where Gabriel Yared and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performed in tribute to Anthony Minghella. More details at www.davidbeardmusic.com

'Galapagos' was originally written to be entered into the 2006 BBC new talent competition in conjunction with the BBC's Natural History Unit. The music is in four parts following a brief synopsis: Act 1 develops a signature theme which introduces the Galapagos Islands with a sense of awe, mystique and wonder. Act 2 establishes the key Galapagos characters with fresh vigour and pace, flowing on naturally from Act 1. Act 3, with gentle pacing - perhaps with a cultural twist - shows charm, texture, intamicy and inherent beauty of the wildlife in Galapagos. Act 4 is the dramatic concluding wildlife spectacle which gathers momentum and ultimately reaches a title climax.

Messing about with Adobe Premiere to make my first animation out of old Christmas cards and a bit of wrapping paper. Music is available to download at better quality or on CD (please enquire). Enjoy it - Derbyshire had its first snow today 18th November.

Short extract of Minimal - Full version and more edits can be had at the official website www.davidbeardmusic.com