Emily Miller Bond is a composer
living in Boulder, Colorado, who writes contemporary classical
music.
Her background/training is classical
piano, and she has always felt a deep fascination for
composing. She has studied the works of composers throughout
her life and believes there is the possibility for a music
which is as finely nuanced as the classics, which speaks
to the modern ear, and yet is accessible.
Her music has been described as
engendering a strong visual image, and creating a compelling
sense of mood and place. While she loves all types of
music, she became deeply inspired to write fine film score
music after hearing the beautiful modal chord changes
and orchestrations of Howard Shore in "Lord of the
Rings." She has also felt a strong affinity for the
modal music of Ralph Vaughn-Williams, the piano music
of Erik Satie, the film scores of Bernard Hermann and
many other fine film composers.
She loves exploring the infinite
possibilities for modulations with modal harmonies on
a well-tempered scale, but can also write in many other
styles.
She draws her inspiration from working
collaboratively with filmmakers, and derives great satisfaction
in making scenes come to life by setting the mood with
music.
