Alan Peter Original Music for Film & Television

Alan Peter has been writing music since he took up guitar at 16 years of age.

He was piano/keys player and co-songwriter with Irish alternative rock band Woodstar, who in 2001 signed with EMI Parlophone to release the critically-acclaimed EP Time To Bleed, produced by Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode, Doves). This was followed by Life Sparks LP in 2002, produced by Richard Rainey (U2, Clannad) and Stephen Street (The Cranberries, The Smiths, Blur).

In 2003 after Woodstar parted ways, Alan built a home studio and began to explore writing songs and instrumental pieces in diverse styles, with the intention of finding a home for them on "The Big Screen". Today, Alan works closely with Kieran Calvert (http://www.echoshell.net), who squabbles on a daily basis with the elves in a constant tyrannical battle to make it all sound just about right in time for tea.

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These Days

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Music by Alan Peter

Tones Of Vernet

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Music by Alan Peter

A Stately Union

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Music by Alan Peter

Lost And Found

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Music by Alan Peter

Requies

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Music by Alan Peter

Valle de Mosa II (Ursula's Theme)

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Music by Alan Peter

Matroskin's Muse

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Music by Alan Peter

The Sun Is Up And You're Coming Down *

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Words & Music by Alan Peter and Fin Chambers

Other players: Ray Fean (Drums/Percussion); Paul Moore (Double Bass); Nick Zala (Pedal Steel);

Kieran Calvert (Acoustic Slide Guitar); Downs Thompson (Fiddle);

Jenny McMahon (Backing Vocals); Drums and Double Bass recorded at Red Door Productions

Song Lyrics

Feel the fear

A frozen hand placed upon your skin

And in your ear

Little voices run like Jesus through your head

Through your head

You can’t stop the feeling ’cause now the sun is up and you’re coming down

You’re barefoot and bleeding ’cause now the sun is up and you’re coming down

I wish you knew

That when you smile

This whole room just lights up

It just lights up

You can’t stop the feeling ’cause now the sun is up and you’re coming down

You’re barefoot and bleeding ’cause now the sun is up and you’re coming down

Lyrics by Alan Peter. All Rights Reserved.

Valle de Mosa I

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Music by Alan Peter

Everywhere Between Us

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Words and Music by Alan Peter

Other players: Kieran Calvert (Electric Guitars); Breifni Considine (Violin & Viola);
Doug Murray (Drums); Jane Fraser (Backing Vocals). Drums recorded at Red Door Productions

Song Lyrics

Here’s the rain
The clouds have had their say
Screaming out for more
As the rain leaves you all alone

It’s the pain
That frightens you away
It never stops
A fear you’ve always known

Then when all is lost in clouded thoughts
And darkened skies
To find the stars between we need to realise
They’re everywhere

Just because
A heart that found its way never was
Don’t dream you’ve no part
In the only play now
For you’ve a love you must share

There where all is lost in clouded thoughts
And darkened skies
The stars we share are all we have to realise
They’re everywhere between Us
They’re everywhere between Us

Lyrics by Alan Peter. All Rights Reserved.

Rubber (Acoustic Version)

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Words and Music by Alan Peter.

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It’s not right
It’s not right that I should bend this way
It’s what only ever happens me
It’s what only ever happens
What happens to me

It’s not fair
It’s not fair that I should stretch and tear
It’s what only ever happens
What happens to me

It’s not right
It’s not right that I should feel this way
It’s what only ever happens me
It’s what only ever happens
What happens to me

It’s not fair
It’s not fair that we must burn aware
It’s what only ever happens
What happens you and me

Lyrics by Alan Peter. All Rights Reserved.

Goodbye Sara

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Music by Alan Peter

'Less I Have You

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Words and Music by Alan Peter.

Other players: Kieran Calvert (Electric Guitars); Downs Thompson (Violin & Viola);
Breifni Considine (Viola solo); Doug Murray (Drums); Sean Harrold (Pedal Steel);
Cathal Jones (Rhodes). Drums recorded at Red Door Productions

Song Lyrics

Oh my, can you remember
The first night we shared
Stars gazed as we blazed
Passing time without a care

Somehow life can arrange things
And the darkness disappears
And the fears I’ve had
Have cleared ’cause clearly
I’ve found someone here

Chemistry and Geometry
Spend their days crossing lines
That was fine ’til one fine time

I can only imagine
When our lifetime is through
I guess this feel I got
Will feel like it’s not real
‘Less I have you

Lyrics by Alan Peter. All Rights Reserved.

All The Old Guys Are Getting Out

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Words and Music by Alan Peter

Other players: Brian Meehan (Clarinet & Saxophone); Alan Ryan (Trumpet & Flugal Horn);
Joe McGowan (Trombone); Jane Fraser (Vocals); Doug Murray (Drums);
Dave Irwin (Jazz Guitar). Mixed by Richard Rainey in Bunker Studios, London

A Poor Man With The Taste Of A Millionaire

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Words and Music by Alan Peter

Other players: Kieran Calvert (Electric Guitars); Doug Murray (Drums);
Dave Irwin (Jazz Guitar); Jane Fraser (Main Vocal); Jane Feeney (Backing Vocals). Mixed by Richard Rainey in Bunker Studios, London

The Inevitable Waltz

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Music by Alan Peter

Other players: Jane Feeney (Vocals); Breifni Considine (Violin & Viola);
Sean Harrold (Pedal Steel); Doug Murray (Drums); Kieran Calvert (Electric Guitars). Mixed by Richard Rainey in Bunker Studios, London

* co-written with Fin Chambers