April 13, 2008 - Minnette Meador, a multi-published author, has released a promotional video for her new book "The Centurian and The Queen" using an excerpt from The Armageddon Overtures for the soundtrack. Be sure to check out her website and blog for more information.
A lack of compositional training doesn't show in Carroll's sweeping modern classical works, which bear that most essential symphonic quality: sheer courage. A film scorer's feel for drama and a classicist's sense of balance shine through the brazen timpani runs and whirling string movements.
March 16, 2008 - Stephan was contacted by Marian Gaynor, Director of Music at The Cathedral of The Assumption in Carlow, Ireland. Mr. Gaynor is creating an arrangement of the traditional Zulu piece "Siyahamba" based on the orchestral arrangement by Stephan. This arrangement will be performed at the close of the Easter Vigil on Saturday March 22nd.
March 9, 2008 - We have added mp3 player functionality to our website. Now you can listen to all of the mp3 files available on this site while still browsing through the page.
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"Ever wonder what the end of the world feels like? Thanks to Stephan Carroll, you don't have to wait until 2012 to find out. The songwriter has explored the range of emotions mankind will go through as the end of time unfolds. In "The Armageddon Overtures" -- a full orchestra and choir suite -- feelings of hope, sorrow, anger, and euphoria form the soundtrack of the last day on earth. The music is accessible and deeply touching; it simultaneously captures the glory of the human race and its vulnerability.
With kind permission, we are offering the first part of the suite - "Dawn/Sunrise (Hope)." Carroll has made the entire orchestral score available for download as well. Oh, and fans of Nine Inch Nails might be pleasantly surprised... "
February 16, 2008 - The Armageddon Overtures is finally completed!!! After nearly seven months of work, the music has been finalized, the cover artwork compiled, and the overall production process is in full swing. CDs and the full orchestral score can be purchased through lulu.com. Mp3 samples are available to download from this website. In the coming days, we wil be promoting this album in as many online areas as we can find. We'll be sure to update the links page as we move forward. The hard work (and labor of love) of composition/recording/mastering/producing is now behind us - the next phase is marketing. Spread the word!
October 20, 2007 - NEW Audio Clip: Sunset Cue from "VII. Sunset/Twilight" - The Armageddon Overtures - Although work has been going slowly on the project in recent weeks, I am pleased to report I’ve been making some substantial progress here lately. I’ve decided to post a sneak peak at what I’ve done so far. It’s a brief cue from the 7th movement, “Sunset/Twilight.” This the actual moment of the sunset - the final sunset on earth - a bombastic fanfare following a lengthy suspenseful crescendo. You may notice the inclusion of the pipe organ with full stops. I definately think I made the right choice in adding it to this piece! The ending of this clip has been abreviated due to problems with Sibelius’ playback feature - too many notes taking up too much polyphony. Keep in mind that what you are hearing is only my own “rough draft” of this piece. It is playing directly out of Sibelius into Gigastudio via MIDI. I have not done any of the usual mixing/editing/refining that I usually do with my music. When I am finished scoring the project in Sibelius, I will go into Gigastudio and manually record each track one-by-one without a metronome or click track - I feel it will add to the realism of the recording. At that point, I’ll probably check myself into a mental hospital for a few years to recover!
April 25, 2007 - Stephan entered this year's Young Film Composers Competition in February 2007. He was contacted on Thursday evening, April 12 by Mark Northam. There were over 800 entries in this year's contest, and Stephan's was chosen in the top 20!
The following excerpt is from the online Film Music Weekly magazine. The magazine can be viewed in its entirety here. The video clip scored by Stephan can be viewed below this article. Unfortunately, Stephan did not make it to the top 10 semifinalists this year, but he will be entering the contest again next year.
March 9, 2008 - Added a new page for credits. Added mp3 player functionality to most pages offering mp3 downloads.
February 16, 2008 - A new page has been added to the albums section for "The Armageddon Overtures." Several other pages have been updated with pertinent information as well.
September 22, 2007 - The new site redesign is now online. We are currently checking for broken links and are continuing to update information, so keep watching for more content to be added soon!
September 20, 2007 - A major site redesign and overhaul is taking place. Check back frequently for new updates.
January 15, 2006 - Updated images of the newly redesigned studio, including information about the newest purchase, the Kurzweil PC1x controller keyboard. Also, updated the biographical information to include more recent endeavors.
November 13, 2005 - Uploaded several new files to the video section.
November 12, 2005 - Made some major changes to the music download section, organizing the music by styles - contemporary, orchestral, video, and the Word Hive video game. Uploaded several new mp3 files for download. More music coming soon...
October 15, 2005 - Some minor updates, including some new mp3 downloads.
