All 25 recordings on this website have been made by Maarten van Loon
Music compositions that tell stories.
The Anthem of the Antarctic Peninsula, after all ice has melted and it is inhabited by people. This nation needs an anthem when joining the Olympics. I’ve used reverb with the sound of an olympic skate dancing event.
A story about the melting of the pole ice. It starts with footsteps towards a disco in the snow, in the appearance of warm music, after which the ice melts and the music starts playing backwards. In the end it all drowns.
A fantasy of a South American boy about flying; illustrated by sounds of car racing and a train station hall.
When I was halfway the Matterhorn (Switzerland), I saw three Spanish climbers who would go climbing the Dent Blanche. A few days later a red helicopter flew high at sunset towards the Dent Blanche. Afterwards I read in a newspaper that three Spanish climbers perished at the Dent Blanche. This piece of music is made in memory of this event, with the sound of a Swiss skateboarder, a shopping cart, Swiss cow bells and sounds of games.
Now we’re around a cosy campfire in Albania – made with only my Yamaha QY-70.
The stress that a sporter feels when training for the Olympics turned into a song.
A piece about drowning toys, which nevertheless keep playing under water, and the journey they make when drifting away. Encountering thunder, lightning, rain and flood. In the end they fortunalely reach a dry shore. Survived it…
Once, in the land where the sun rises, there was this magnificent orchestra.
The Anthem of Women in Eastern Europe; a political discussion on a Czech radio accompanied by the sound of artillary; or do we hear fireworks of a celebration? It ends up in a glorious tunnel view.
Celebrating the coming warm period of the year at the last day of the winter.
Sun shining beautifully bright in the Spring.
Our minds do their best, minds fail, but the hands only reach it.
Music for the roadtrip in Spain of Marja and Aielle
Titlemusic for a movie by Paul Scholder.
Excitingly, I will be underway towards a new destination:
The Spijkerkwartier!
Jazz-music with saxophones created by keyboard (samples).
Luuske Willems was visiting the studio so I recorded this “song” in her presence!
Panda in tree, fun in hot, sunny Australia.
As an irony when thinking about the earth.
‘Einmahl im jahrhunderd eine hochzeit’; About truely remarkable events, profound experiences that rarely ever happen, like a desert marriage. Tried to create a saxophone with my Korg Mono Poly..
A piece of music about a splendid, wonderful feeling.
With Korg ms-20 rice and a synth flute, I present the culture of South-East Asia.
The title-song of theatre-show “In Oase” by Theater Group De Set.
Caribbean Tune..
Well, b.t.w.: I made “steeldrums” with a synthesizer…!
Sand, a wild desert celebration in the Far East.
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