A Closer Look Reveals, by Michael R. Oldham

A Closer Look Reveals

by Michael R. Oldham

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dubsola This is really beautiful. Perfect contemplation music. Favorite track: Song for Uncertain Times.

Mackerel If I was to try and (unfairly) describe these compositions, I would say it brings to mind a mixture of Maurice Ravel, Neil Cowley and Nobuo Uematsu. But it has its own voice, and is simply lovely music for a range of moods, beautifully crafted and thoroughly enjoyable. Favorite track: Song for Uncertain Times.

listener Lovely solo piano pieces with charm and energy. I can listen to them again and again and they always tell a story... LOVE IT

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1.	Song for Uncertain Times 04:01	buy track
2.	All Of My Unrequited Loves 02:52	buy track
3.	Interlude I - Sucker for Romance 01:21	buy track
4.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - I. Standing Male Nude with a Red Loincloth 04:31	buy track
5.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - II. Self-Portrait 1914 02:01	buy track
6.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - III. Double Self-Portrait 00:58	buy track
7.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - IV. Embrace 02:59	buy track
8.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - V. Preacher 03:13	buy track
9.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - VI. Self-Portrait as St. Sebastian 02:39	buy track
10.	The Egon Schiele Pieces - VII. The Dancer Moa 01:18	buy track
11.	Interlude II - Forgive Me 01:47	buy track
12.	Two Pieces Ripe Fruit 04:17	buy track
13.	Interlude III - You Called Me On My Birthday 01:02	buy track
14.	The Witching Hour 04:10	buy track
15.	Letters of Recommendation for New Romance 01:22	buy track

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"A Closer Look Reveals," the new album from composer & pianist Michael R. Oldham, is a deeply personal album that begs the listener to do exactly that: take a closer look. Whether it is taken literally in regards to seven portraits by the provocative Austrian painter, Egon Schiele in "The Egon Schiele Pieces," or more personally in pieces like, "All of My Unrequited Loves," "You Called Me On My Birthday," "Forgive Me," "The Witching Hour," or "Letters of Recommendation for New Romance."

This is an album about love, romance, heartbreak, unrequited loves, sensuality, personal demons, personal growth, moving on, starting over...and the confusion, frustration, and beauty that accompanies all of that.

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released October 29, 2021

All music composed and performed by Michael R. Oldham. (ASCAP)
Impostor's Thought Balloons Publishing (ASCAP)
www.michaelroldham.com
Recording, engineering, mixing, & mastering by Nick Stetina. www.nickstetina.com
Recorded at Kiwi Audio in Batavia, IL. www.kiwiaudio.com

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Michael R. Oldham Chicago, Illinois

Composer | Pianist

Michael R. Oldham (b. 1989 Braidwood, IL) is a composer and pianist who weaves artwork, story, and imagination into his work.

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