Victor Spiegel creates a sound built of innovative harmonies and rhythms. His lyricism grows from both familiar and exotic soils, influenced by music from around the world, including India, Japan, Indonesia, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Victor captures culture through a jazz lens, creating an improvisational journey of music, with bright moments of discovery where sound is seen as "light" and "colour".
He started his piano concert career at the age of 6, performing classical repertoire up to the age of 15. Turning away from what looked like a promising concert career, he decided to focus on composing and performing his own material. His received a BA from the University of California in Performance Integration of World Myths and Music. His MA in Music Composition from Mills College solidified his academic and professional involvement in scoring for diverse media.
Recordings Available
Healing Series - Guided Meditations
Evocation (solo piano)
Darvish (piano, cello, and percussion)
Totem - Horses of Life (ancient contemporary songs)
Film Scores and Documentary Soundtracks
Dolls, Piecing Memories, I Exist, Chaos
Corporate Film Scores
Apple Computer, Glaxo, University of California
Audio Theater Shows Currently in production: Full Moon Over Faulconbridge, a horror/comedy written, produced, directed, narrated and scored by Victor
Other Projects
Morrison Planetarium, San Francisco
Imperialism 2 (CD game)
Gundam (CD game) - Bandai Inc.
Choreographers Ellen Bromberg, Karl Schaeffer, Sharon Zozoya
Nova (WGBH, Boston)
www.listenforlife.org
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Other
Description: Taken from the Mayan Popol Vuh - A man resurrects himself through fire
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Other
Description: Trio of percussion, piano and cello an Irish jiggy tune that goes into unexpected territories like jazz.
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Other
Description: song about normal business practices like starting wars.
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Other
Description: tango style with a satiric element (like from argentina but skewed with the dark side).