Adrian von Ziegler: Instrumental Music Composer

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Adrian von Ziegler
Celtic Bard Music - Maiden's Lullaby

Am 05.05.2019 veröffentlicht
You can get the song here, together with all my other music, the song number is 333:
https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish:
https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

I wanted to make a song that one person with one instrument can play.
My vision for this was to imagine a bard playing this on his harp for a queen and her daughter to lull the child to sleep.
I'm thinking about doing this more often, I mean bard songs that can be played with just one single instrument or maybe two as a duet.
Just how it would have been realistically back then if you met a bard and he played you a song.^^

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.

The artwork was created by this great artist:

https://www.janaina.net

https://www.deviantart.com/janainaart
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Dark Fantasy Music - Mirror of the Night

You can get the song here, together with all my other music, the song number is 355:
https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish:
https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
Real CD's: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Adrianvo...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

The main theme of my trilogy of dark albums, the song shares its name with the opening album from 2011, Mirror of the Night.
The 3rd album is not out yet but will be soon.^^
All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.

The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/nieris
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Celtic Music - The Druid Stone

You can get all my music here: https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
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This is part 1 of The Elder Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgHQx...
As I mentioned in the original video The Elder Path is a massive song
that is actually made up of 3 smaller songs that create a complete story arc.
I finally got around to extracting and editing these 3 parts so they are functional as stand-alone songs.
The Druid Stone is the first of these, the other 2 will follow in the next 2 weeks.

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Celtic Music - Under One Banner

You can get all my music here: https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

This is part 2 - the main part - of The Elder Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgHQx...
As I mentioned in the original video The Elder Path is a massive song
that is actually made up of 3 smaller songs that create a complete story arc.
I finally got around to extracting and editing these 3 parts so they are functional as stand-alone songs.
This is the second part, the third and last will follow next week.
All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/otherdisto...
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Celtic Music - The Last Spring

You can get all my music here: https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
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This is part 3 of The Elder Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgHQx...

As I mentioned in the original video The Elder Path is a massive song
that is actually made up of 3 smaller songs that create a complete story arc.
I finally got around to extracting and editing these 3 parts so they are functional as stand-alone songs.
This is the last part of the arc.

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/aria3d
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Dark Music - Frozen Souls

Another song from my upcoming dark album, I made this song in one day, which was part of a challenge.
The music was heavily inspired by the artwork you see in the video.

The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/chriscold
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Japanese Electronic Music - Tokyo Rain

I wanted to do a Japanese song with modern vibes since a long time,
and I finally found the right sound for it here.

I wanted to give this the feeling of melancholy and nostalgia, and more precisely a thing we call Fernweh in German.
I know there is a song already called Tokyo Rain, but by the time I found out I had the name in my mind
for such a long time already that my heart was set on it, so I'm not changing it.^^

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/guweiz
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Tropical Pirate Music - What's the Rush?

I made a relaxing version of the song Goldrush, now it's really just a tropical lazy song. xD
It was actually not my idea, someone asked me if I could do that on the original video and I thought that's a very nice idea.
I also like how it turned out, I like this version better than the Metal one to be honest.^^
It also fits my mood at the moment, my room heats up so much during summer because it's directly under a wooden roof
so I fantasize a lot about taking a swim in the ocean right now.^^
I should make some winter music to cool my brain down now that I think about it.

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/ninjatic
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
1 Hour of Relaxing Celtic Harp Music by Adrian von Ziegler

Huge thanks to Michael Ghelfi for letting me use his nature ambience!
Please check out his channel, he's the ultimate master of ambience:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGhel...

This is not a song, this is a recording of me playing live for 1 hour, improvising on the spot.
So if you hear little mistakes or pauses etc., that's because I had zero plan of what I will play
and everything you hear is invented in the second that I play the note.^^

I do this often, but I never show it because I usually do it just to gather new ideas for future music
but I thought I might as well let you hear one of those sessions.^^
I will probably use bits and pieces of melodies in here for songs in the future,
oh and I also played some of my old melodies from my most known songs, just as a little Easter Egg
for those of you who know my music really well, I thought it would be fun.^^

I'm super anxious to play live, so this is probably the closest to a live performance we'll ever get out of me. xD
But I might do videos like this again sometime if you enjoy it, just let me know.

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by my amazing wife Carina.
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Q&A 2020

Thank you so much for all the questions,
I tried my best to really answer as much as I could,
I was (and still am^^) actually pretty worried that the video became way too long.
But even so, I feel like simply to show you my appreciation properly, it was very worth it.

Here is a list of the questions with time stamps for easier access,
because the video became so crazy long.^^

0:00 - Intro
1:41 - What is your real name?
1:52 - What country are you from?
1:55 - What is your favourite colour?
2:02 - What is your favourite food?
2:25 - What is your favourite movie?
3:35 - What is your favourite video game?
4:09 - What is your favourite book?
4:17 - First milk or cereals?
4:32 - What is your favourite Tolkien world character?
6:41 - Do you put pineapple on pizza?
6:50 - Have you ever thought about doing another art form?
9:10 - How are you handling the pandemic stuff?
10:29 - Which castle is your favourite?
11:29 - What trip meant the most to you and why?
12:25 - What inspired you to want to make your own language?
15:02 - Have you ever traveled to Ireland?
15:47 - If you were a Fantasy character, what race and class would you be?
16:49 - Which of the 4 elements do you feel most drawn to?
18:00 - Do you often remember your dreams or not?
18:28 - What other cultures are you interested in and why?
21:16 - What is Switzerland like?
24:07 - What languages do you speak? / Are you interested in learning other languages?
25:32 - What genre of books and movies do you like?
26:23 - How important do you think nature is for a person's well-being?
27:33 - What is your favourite word and why?
28:33 - What was your inspiration for the song "Alvae"?
30:04 - How do you deal with depression in your relationship, how do you handle it?
34:19 - Does the pandemic affect your creativity in any way?
36:38 - As a socially anxious person, how do you deal with the awkwardness around people?
41:05 - What is your favourite song in absolute?
43:07 - What do you think/hope will be the future of humanity in the next centuries?
46:03 - I just finished my studies, can you congratulate me?
46:33 - Do you feel guilt or pressure when you're unable to create anything? If so, what do you do about it?
50:12 - What are some of your favourite places in the world and why?
51:05 - What are the top 3 songs you're the most/least proud of?
54:06 - Have you ever thought of making lyrics for your songs with your self-made language?
54:34 - Besides music, is there anything else that has helped you feel better about yourself and life?
56:21 - Have you ever experienced something like a vision or another special phenomenon?
57:04 - Who does the art for your albums?
57:11 - What inspired you to make Pagan Metal? / Are you still burnt out of the genre?
59:21 - Are there go-to scales to get a Pagan/Celtic sound?
1:00:32 - Do you think suffering and difficulties in existence gives to an artist his inspiration?
1:01:36 - Which sound packs do you regularly use for your music?
1:02:19 - Does "Ethêlo-iêl" mean "I love you?"
1:02:49 - Do you do any physical exercise, and if not, would you like to and which ones?
1:04:22 - What sourced your inspiration for the Celtic Collections, and will you make more?
1:05:52 - What do you like most in a Fantasy world?
1:07:42 - What are the most weird or surprising things that inspired you?
1:10:02 - How did your view on humans change in the last 10 years?
1:10:54 - Which of your songs were inspired by a dream?
1:11:39 - Can you talk a bit about "Wolf Blood"? What inspired it etc.
1:12:50 - What inspires you these days the most?
1:13:11 - Is there something you want to achieve or improve in the next 5 years?
1:14:11 - What is the meaning of your name?
1:15:14 - Do you wish to help people with your music?
1:16:32 - Do you think a musician should have a mission when writing music?
1:17:49 - What is the most important thing you learned in this life?
1:20:44 - Do you take psychedelics?
1:20:52 - Do you think you'll ever finish your book?
1:21:08 - If you could communicate with one animal species, which one and why?
1:21:50 - Who are your idols?
1:26:16 - What's the hardest part about composing music?
1:27:40 - How does depression impact your creativity?
1:29:31 - Are there any styles of music that are fun to listen to but not so much to compose in?
1:31:19 - What is your favourite animal?
1:31:28 - What was the original inspiration for your language and book?
1:32:10 - If you could have a super power, what would you choose?
1:33:11 - Do you think happy people or someone who doesn't know depression, can be an artist?
1:33:55 - Do you ever watch what people use your music for?
1:34:15 - What do you feel when composing?
1:35:13 - What's the function of a rubber duck?
1:35:20 - How tall are you?

The song in the background is my 1-hour long harp improvisation piece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-M9-...

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Adrian von Ziegler
Celtic Music - Of Wolves and Men

Man's history is inextricably linked to that of the wolf,
since the dawn of our kind we have both feared and admired its strength, intelligence, loyalty and ferocity.
And somewhere among the lost millennia of the past we have become one family.
Hunters of the same prey and protectors of the same home.
This song is based on a section from my "Spring Morning" piece.

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/beng
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Mechafunk - Mechanized

You can get the song here, together with all my other music,
the song number is 360: https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish:
https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

OK, so next week I have another wolf song, but first I wanted to show you this,
it's a song from my album Moondance.
So, explanation: What is Mechafunk?
It's not a real genre, but the sound I wanted to create
didn't really fit into any genre I'm aware of
so I just made up my own word, like what I did with Troll Metal, Ninja Metal or Space Music.^^
The word is a combination of "mechanical" and "funk", and I thought of it as a genre
that crosses Industrial Rock/Metal with Funk and Jazz.
It has a strong focus on base guitar and heavy drum beats,
features electric guitars, synthesizers and sometimes FX from electronic music styles.
Thematically it's a style that references a dystopian future, akin to cyberpunk.
But while cyberpunk is based on cybernetics and computer intelligence,
Mechafunk describes a future dominated by machines in a more mechanical sense.
A world of metal and iron and clouds of black smoke.
It's also a world that is semi-comedic, so it doesn't take itself too seriously.^^

I know, I thought this through a little bit too much, but I love world-building. xD

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/nat10730
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Celtic Music - Lone Wolf

You can get the song here, together with all my other music, the song number is 365: https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

This song is one of my very special experiences with music.
The melody of this song came to me like directed by an invisible hand, I didn't have to try anything out,
didn't have to correct or re-play it even once, after touching the first key my hands knew exactly what they wanted to play.
I know this sounds maybe a bit esoteric for some, but I'm just being honest, it felt like something was literally "pulling" at my fingers to play this.^^
This is now one of my absolute favourite melodies I've ever made, I just feel something special with this song that I can't explain.

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/imadawan
Stock photo credits: Phelan A. Davion

© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Native American Music - Totem

You can get the song here, together with all my other music, the song number is 366:
https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish:
https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

This song finally combines two of my favourite things in the world, since I was a small child: wolves and Native American culture.
I wanted the song to stay as "real" as possible, I added a bit of strings and a bit of acoustic guitar to elevate some parts
in the song but it's in its essence a flute and a drum and that's it.
I wanted to make a song that shows a deep connection to nature, something where you can close your eyes
and the mind will wander a million miles far away with the beat of the drum. I really hope I succeeded!^^

Huge thanks to Michael Ghelfi for letting me use his nature ambience!
Please check out his channel, he's the ultimate master of ambience: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGhel...
All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.

The artwork is one of those widely used wallpapers that are on tons of sites even for print and resale.
I couldn't find the original creator even after hours of search, but I would love to credit him/her,
so if anyone knows please tell me.
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.

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Adrian von Ziegler
Emotional Music - Nightflower

You can get the song here, together with all my other music, the song number is 370:
https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com...
You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon
if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/AdrianvonZiegler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdrianvonZiegler
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/adrian...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianvziegler?la...

Before the Queen of Thorns, once there was a Glass Princess.
And long before that, before the princess became queen, once there was a Nightflower.
Fragile as it seems, a small light can outlast the dark.
This is another story part from my dark album trilogy, this song is from "Darkness Eternal".

All music composed and arranged by Adrian von Ziegler.
The artwork was created by this great artist: https://www.artstation.com/ireazure
© All audio material is copyrighted by Adrian von Ziegler.