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Educational music
I have been comissioned to write several songs for educational software, and I have created singalong mixes of existing songs to help children learn the words.
For these projects, I receive a set of lyrics and a stylistic brief for each song. I write an appropriate melody, record a backing track and finally match the rhythm of the melody instrument exactly to each verse. Some of the songs are then animated…
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¡Encantada!
“Having commissioned Ben to compose twelve melodies to fit lyrics for Boardworks’ Primary Spanish ¡Encantada! course, we were delighted by the exceptionally polished and infectiously catchy tunes that were delivered back to us. Ben’s intuitive interpretation of the brief not only captured the mood and feel that we were searching for, but went above and beyond this to produce chart quality, sure-fire hits with our target market. He is a remarkably gifted musician, a pleasure to work with, and we hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with him again in the future.”
Lucy Hunter, Senior Editor, Boardworks