Arthur Stead's Music and Magic

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Imagine epic adventures, far-away galaxies, pirate ships, treasure quests, heroic voyages, enchanting fairy tales, heroic voyages, quirky animated themes and much more! This marvelous CD features fabulous, fully orchestrated original tracks reminiscent of popular movie scores like Spider-Man, Star Trek, Shrek, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ratatouille, Harry Potter, Maleficent, Pirates of the Caribbean, Coco, and many more. There's even a powerful James Bond-style track! All designed to create the perfect soundscape for your stories and routines. Let your imagination run wild with new ideas for your presentations. Your audiences will love it!

CD Contents:
1. Treasure Quest (4:05) (sample)
2. Super Sleuth (2:49) (sample)
3. Double-O-Seven (4:55) (sample)
4. Mission To Mars (3:24) (sample)
5. Chronicles (2:36) (sample)
6. Merlin's Muse (2:53) (sample)
7. Tyrannosaurus (4:53) (sample)
8. Fairy Glen (2:19) (sample)
9. Coco's Cousin (4:09) (sample)
10. Pirate Ship (2:33) (sample)
11. Pixies (3:20) (sample)
12. School For Wizards (4:03) (sample)
13. Shaft P.I. (4:16) (sample)
14. Shooting Star (2:42) (sample)
15. Sword In Stone (2:03) (sample)
16. Chef Ratatouille (2:44) (sample)
17. Epic Journey (4:21) (sample)
18. Royal Dance (1:51) (sample)
19. Enchanted (4:07) (sample)
20. Zombie Island (4:20) (sample)

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REVIEWS FOR "MAKE IT MAGIC: SPOOKY"

“All too often, royalty-free music can sound like somebody went down to Wal-Mart, bought a little toy keyboard, and started sequencing some loops. Arthur and Leslie Stead’s music consistently avoids the rinky-dinky-stinky sound of cheap sequenced music, instead launching into a full palette of orchestral sounds and creative, multi-layer arrangements. The music isn’t limited to just Halloween shows. Any presentation that could benefit from mysterious, suspenseful or mystical music may be enhanced by these tracks. I added some of the Steads’ tracks to my shows years ago and always look forward to hearing the new material they’ve come up with. They already have a great brand and this new CD only strengthens it.”

- Joe M. Turner, Genii Magazine review

“There are a handful of very skilled composer-arrangers who have chosen to write specifically for magicians. One of the best teams is Arthur and Leslie Stead. This CD contains 13 full length pieces in various styles, all with a certain amount of spookiness to them, such as sound effects (masterfully done, so they don’t interfere with the music) and thematic and harmonic choices that will allow you to underscore various aspects of your routines. There are also five shorter bonus tracks that set the mood very quickly. There are bluesy, orchestral, rock and jazzy pieces. It all has a good, strong beat, so you can easily choreograph movements to it. Also, there are plenty of spots in which there are musical devices, such as accented chords, “shots,” glissandos, and other musical devices that will allow you to emphasize productions, transformations or vanishes. Taste in music is very subjective. However, this particular CD would be excellent for any of the purposes I have already mentioned, or to set the mood for a séance or bizarre presentation. And it’s not just for Halloween. You can use this music for any kind of routine that needs a spooky background or a mysterious atmosphere.”

- Bill Palmer, MUM Magazine review