Mike Workman

REVISED In the final movement, Zeus and Gaia speak to the listener, asking if they will take notice of their prophet's words and work together to save the Earth and Gaia. The movement ends slowly transforms into a dance, a sign perhaps that the future has been altered and the planet saved?

REVISED VERSION In the Second movement, the Olympian Gods -- including Gaia herself -- hold an act of remembrance for the whole creation. The reverence in which they hold the Earth slowly gives way to anger at what man has done to the planet. However the anger of Gods is assuaged when the prayers of faithful call upon Zeus for help.

REVISED VERSION This is the first movement of my Gaian symphony. It begins with a message from the last man alive sometime in the future: the Earth is dead along with Gaia, the Olympian Goddess who created and sustained it. The sender of the message asks the Olympian Gods to remember Gaia, and slowly the music gives to a sense of wonder at all that she has achieved.

REVISED VERSION In the third movement Zeus, the King of the Gods, acts to save Gaia and the Earth. He places a pearl in the womb of a woman which will transform into his prophet. The other Olympian Gods share some of their power to give the child the tools she needs to save the Earth and Gaia.

Symphonie for A Mac Movement Three REVISED by Mike Workman

What must it iike to be an intelligent sea creature like a dolphin? In this track, I imagine swimming in the oceans with a pod of dolphins, feeling immense sadness at the growing heat of the oceans, the pollution and the huge reefs of plastic waste, while constantly searching for unspoilt waters. Would it seem like the world was ending?

The alternative Mix of Dance for Mother Earth

A track inspired by climate change and the need to save ourselves and our beautiful planet. This is long version. The track has time signature of 7/4 which helps to accentuate the drum and bass.

Dance for Mother Earth Original Version by Mike Workman

The third and final movement. (There's a possibility that I might revise this version, it could probably do with shortening; the ending might also be improved. But not right away.

The second movement of Symphonie for a Mac in E. (it replaces the original version)

Symphonie for A Mac Movement One in E Major is the first of three movements.

An attempt at a musical portrait of an old friend and colleague, Arax Poshtvar. This is a completely revised version which I hope does better justice to her memory.

This music is a celebration of the universe and the sense of wonder and gratitude many of us feel at its ability to give birth to conscious life. It is dedicated to the staff at the University Hospital of our Lady of Candelaria who took such good care of my partner during his stay there. Esta música es una celebración del universo y el sentido de maravilla y gratitud que muchos de nosotros sentimo...

Lllibulero probably started as an Irish jig. The name Lillibulero is probably a reference to the 18th Century astrologer, William Lilly, who predicted a victory that did not happen. The melody I use is based on the one made popular by Purcell. Lilli has had many uses down the ages. In the 19th Century, regiments of the US army used it as a marching tune during the civil war. Perhaps its best use w...

A track to celebrate the friends I go walking with a few times a week. We normally walk by the sea, finishing off with a nice glass of wine.

I wrote this music inspired by the overwhelming beauty of the sky in Tenerife as the Sun and Moon set and slowly the stars are revealed. It's a truely awesome sight. This first part is an attempt to describe the amazing golden sunsets as the sun sinks in the Atlantic. The music was made using Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony and Labs plug ins.

As the Sun sets, the stars and planets slowly reveal themselves shining like diamonds in the sky, sometimes the light of the brightest stars and planets are reflected by the ocean as they head towards the horizon.

Once the moon sets, the sky darkens revealing the Milky Way, that band of stars, interstellar dust and clouds that stretches across the sky. This track captures attempts to capture the moment I first saw this magnificent sight.

A gentle piece of music written after learning that an old friend and colleague, JB, had died after contracting Covid19. This is the final final verson. I have cut back on the Timpani so it is less intrusive and fits the other tracks better.