Some original compositions
by John O'Hagan
(co-written if marked *)
Aerial.mp3
Dark free-form jam featuring Ben Green on turntable.
I play double bass with effects.
Dumb-ass rock anthem. Version 2 sung by Bev Parker.
I play guitar and sing version 1
Balances.mp3*
Odd crypto-latin/trad collaboration.
I play alto sax and sampler.
BaNaNaNa.mp3*
Minimalist sci-fi funk.
I play double bass.
Bells.mp3
Orchestral millenial triumphalism.
Commissioned for Sydney Opera House Y2K performance.
I play double bass with effects.
7bells.mp3
Very different version of the above piece.
I conduct.
Crane.mp3
Dark carnival with happy ending.
I play double bass.
DickinAround.mp3
Tati-esque buffoonery.
I play guitar and double bass.
Yourmajesty.mp3
Massed conducted textures.
I conduct them.
Dolmio.mp3
Rough Cuban big-band.
I play double bass and quika.
DoubleTrapeze.mp3
Noir.
I play double bass.
730report.mp3
Three short statements for cello,violin and flute.
Double.mp3*
Bollydub rocks out.
I play double bass with effects.
FlyingBass.mp3
Melancholy miniature for string quartet.
I play double bass.
Flying.mp3
Increasingly silly variations on a minor waltz, with narration by Ali
Tamanui.
I play double bass with effects, and guitar.
Hula.mp3*
Rock-operatic space-girl epic.
I play guitar.
Isn'tSheBeautiful.mp3
Punk Floyd.
I play guitar.
IWantToFly.mp3*
Melodrama with vocals.
I play double bass and cliff-top guitar.
LEX.mp3
Extreme tight-trouser rock for a tight-wire artist.
I play distorted double bass and scream.
Orchestra.mp3
Charles Ives goes marching and meets Alma Quon and her Joy Belles.
I play alto sax.
Peacock.mp3
Uplift-your-ending music.
I play double bass.
PinkLemonade.mp3*
Piaf goes trip-hop.
I play double bass.
Plates.mp3
Polyrythmic high-jinks at a Greek wedding.
I play double bass and piano.
Rope.mp3*
Scary, ugly music for a rope trick.
I play double bass with effects.
Spiderwalk.mp3
Bertolucci spy-movie style.
I play Atari computer!
Strongman.mp3
Wistful, quirky waltz.
I play alto sax.
Stuntman.mp3
Theme-song for a hypothetical musical comedy.
I play double bass and sing BVs.
Wheel.mp3*
A simple theme goes from solo bass to Eastern rock via Tom Waits.
I play double bass with effects.
WhiteGoodsMan.mp3*
Funky hymn for a flying hero in white.
I play effected double bass and guitar, and sing.
WithOrWithoutBubbles.mp3*
Techno-latin take on a simple request from a Spanish waiter.
I play sampler.
Here are a few short midi files:
Other musicians and co-composers featured in various tracks on this page: Svetlana Bunic, accordion; Jenny Thomas, vocals; Hope Csutoris, keyboards and vocals; Chris Lewis, percussion, samples and vocals; Suzanne Simpson, violin, accordion, percussion, keyboards, vocals, trombone, saw; Michael Ling, trumpet; Matt Wilson, alto sax, vocals, clarinet; Stuart Christie, clarinet; Peter Humble, percussion; Tim Coldwell, tuba, trumpet; Per Westman, trombone; and more...