Daniel Parker is a recording artist, studio musician, and producer with dozens of album credits for bands in New York and Portland. Writing in the Indie Rock and Folk genres, his unique songs encapsulate the moods of summer nights, wholesome sorrows, bitter joys, and the unrelenting presence of ticking time. Part singer-songwriter, part instrumental arranger, part sonic painter, Daniel strives to touch hearts with his sounds and songs. Available tracks include music from his solo albums "Mend" and "As A Junebug," as well as songs from the album "Little Scoop" by Hunzer B.
Daniel also enjoys writing fun Childrens music that's perfect for television, commercials, short films, and flash animation.
Wildly imaginative Guitar instrumental dirty grunge jazz over a sweet swing drum kit loop, utilizing piano and backwards piano and powerful electric guitar fuzz and bursting into an arena rock ending. Film, drama, mood change, action, chase, crime, back alley, seedy underbelly, smoky bar escape, Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Super mellow harmony drenched finger picked folk song lamenting the end of summer and the arrival of autumn. Preparing for hibernation in a fire lit cabin with a lover. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Dramatic
Dark guitar instrumental with elements of hope in a world of despair. Crime drama, alternately sparse and lush. Ominous like Fugazi, Foo Fighters, Blur, Dinosaur Jr., Nirvanna, Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies, Breeders, Throwing Muses, Frank Black, Pavement. Instrumental, Dangerous, Epic Hopeful Suspense
Heavy guitar instrumental that leads the listener on a continuing, rising story. Reminiscent of the Pixies, Throwing Muses, Tanya Donelly, Breeders, Sonic Youth, Frank Black, Nirvanna, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Fugazi, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkins, Blur, My Bloody Valentine, The Amps, Husker Du, Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
Heavy driving guitar instrumental with a celebratory vibe. Victory. Happy ending to a movie. Sports cars on a sunny day. Championship sports team. Action packed commercial. Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
Lush, earthy, neo renaissance wandering minstrel ballad with an ancient woodland hobbity feel. Love and obsession. Cupid's arrow. Campy yet sincere and serene. The lady of the forest is a soft, magical, mysterious Helen of Troy with flowing hair and an airy dress, maybe some golden baubles too. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Dramatic
This is ripping, shredding, tearing it up extreme sports music. It is ideal for commercials, in-game highlight segments without narration, transitions to commercial breaks and theme music. Instrumental, Sports, Extreme Sports Music
Dark, mysterious, sinister, depressive instrumental for dramatic film or TV scenes. The mood moves in phases with an overwhelming dark beauty. Low, important, unfortunate. A soundscape like no other. Wildly deep and creative. It will suck your soul in and turn your scene to gold. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Gently, spare piano solo that blends with soft feedback guitar. Thoughtful, honest and contemplative music for film or television soundtrack. Especially fitting for an ending scene. Instrumental, Dramatic, Dramatic Solo Piano
Short Disco Funk Instrumental centering around a slick Wurlitzer solo and fading away into the purple twilight of the 1970s. Perfect scene change music for feature film. Slap bass riff, high violins, fun and dancable. Party. Instrumental, Dance, Classic Disco
Rugged Classic Rock Song with Female Lead Vocal a la Adele. Struggle against addiction. Big dirty Drums, guitars and Horns. Exasperation and feeling broken down. Tired of fighting. Female Vocals, Rock, Classic Rock
Fantasy Dreamscape in Slow Mellow Motion. Mystical magic beauty and wonder with climactic guitar solo and radio frequency feedback sound effects. Soundtrack music for dark dream or grave reality. Perfect for hallucination, melancholy mysterious city journey. Thoughtful contemplative dangerous calm. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Quiet cinematic mood builder. Soft finger picking acoustic guitar over dreamy sweet soundscape featuring calm piano, soft feedback and drum kit. Warm analog feel of a live band in a candle lit studio. Rich textures like a sunset and a summer night crackling with wonder. Almost new age. Contemplative, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Wonderous Airy Soundscape Blending Extraordinarily Unique Electronic Beats with Warm Keyboards and Acoustic Guitar. Peaceful, contemplative, serene, uplifting, driving, building, growing, changes, calm, understated, sparse, light, space. One spoken sample: "The call has gone out for a breakthrough". Spoken Word, Electronic, Experimental
Perfect opening credits mood music for science fiction film or 1 minute trailer. Electronic synthesizer like Blade Runner, Escape From New York, the Matrix. Futuristic future dangerous danger dark vision. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
Funny and very light hearted Quirky Pop/Rock Smile Fest. Warm, Sunny and Irreverent. Funny, poppy, breezy and melodic. Good humor self deprecating song about missing the boat. Miscommunication. Missing out on a good thing because you stayed quiet or could not find the words or were too shy. Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
Boppy poppy bouncy 80's style bare bones instrumental a la "Take on Me" by A Ha but simpler, with soft indie guitar distortion for use as background music for film scenes, and perfect for commercials. Happy fun excitement joy party Friday driving friends high school college joyful existence, Instrumental, Rock, Pop Rock
A playful and melodic look at HUGE numbers, their real names, and made up numbers like kazillion and gajillion. This song gets stuck in your head! It can also teach you something and promote interest in math and science. Kids get a kick out of it and adults hum and sing along too. Mixed Vocals, Childrens, Playful Novelty
Percussive Indie Acoustic Guitar Song leaves aloof lyrics behind and Blossoms into an extended instrumental with wild atmospheric electric guitar swells, feedback, whammy bar, piano, keyboard, marimba. Quirky and unique. Perfect for a movie intro or interlude, credits cinematic falling part to chaos, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Sweeping Cinematic Instrumental for the Defining moment in your Film. Soaring Chorus that delivers strong emotional impact with Depth and Appeal. Film music of self discovery and optimism. Wonderful for opening scene, climax or finale credits. Positive development toward contentedness. Acceptance. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
She didn't hear that knock on the door but when she opened it there he was. Love at first sight. Love and marriage and time. she had loved him all of her life. This is a soft indie folk song with a raw emotional female lead that would work for many kinds of romantic film or television scenes. Female Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
Sensual and Melodic Slow Acoustic Rock Lament Regarding the Madness of the Modern World. Big Acoustic Reverb, big emotion and a feeling of sorrow and loss at being trapped at the heart of a dizzying and chaotic world. Second verse becomes uplifting, motivational, heart warming and hopeful. Mixed Vocals, Rock, Melodic Rock
Cinematic Acoustic Rock Bar Ballad about a guy too shy to hit on some girls. Quiet, gutless, heart wrenching, tender, melodic night club scene sung by a female and male duet. Lights, music, silence, thinking, nervous, a main character having trouble talking. Mixed Vocals, Pop, Pop Ballad
Dramatic Solo Piano piece in a minor mode. Stark chords and gentle fingers tread a sea of thoughtful sonic contemplation. Death, loss, pain, sorrow, depression, darkness, and gloom all give way to a single hopeful moment that rises and sets with the calm. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Modern indie folk take on a traditional Appalachian folk song in the public domain. Lush, melodic male and female vocal harmonies and soft acoustic guitar create this soft, dreamy avian wonder. Perfect for children's film and commercial projects. A child longing for a visit from a bird. Instrumental, Childrens, Playful Novelty
Timeless and Wistful Love Song to the City of San Diego. Mellow California Pop Rock Tune about Leaving the west, road tripping to the next destination. Savoring life along the way. Love, Excitement, romance, missed opportunity, hopeful, soft rock, melancholy groove with warm wurlitzer and nostalgia, Male Vocals, Pop, Acoustic Pop
Finger-picking acoustic guitar instrumental with a mellow, feel good, contemplative feel. Hints of Americana are softened with long harmonics and thoughtful reverb. Could work well as narrative background in feature or documentary film. Appropriate for heart warming story in 30 or 60 seconds ads. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Beautiful Slow Rock Farewell Lamenting A New Lover who is still in love with the guy who broke her heart. Sorrows and Trying to accept. Lush harmonies. Perfect soundtrack music for drama and romantic comedy. Sad, contemplative, dreamy wishful. Hoping to break free from the pain and pining and let he, Male Vocals, Rock, Soft Rock
Short Acoustic Rock song warning against the danger of gambling. One verse repeating and then fading away. Casino, video poker, smoky bar, blackjack, roulette, craps, horse racing, risk, taking chances, winning, losing, money, riches, bankruptcy, morals, danger, Instrumental, Rock, Acoustic Rock
A travel and exploration song that takes kids on a musical adventure to Mountains, Forests, Oceans and Deserts. Celebration of natural beauty. It's so important to introduce children to Earth Science at an early age and to foster curiosity and wonder about nature. Mixed Vocals, Childrens, Playful Novelty
Guitar Heavy Anti-Establishment Melodic Rock Lamenting Media Ignorance and American Imperialism. Perfect for Gritty Documentary Highlighting problems with U.S. Foreign Policy and the Apathy of Citizens who are desensitized to violence and are willing to turn away while their government wages war. Male Vocals, Rock, Melodic Rock
This is a cover of a Pete Seeger song with updated lyrics by Daniel Parker. I wonder what different children can do. What can you do? Playful lyrics sung to a carnival organ. Perfect for children's television, commercials and film or shorts, flash animation or youtube. Mixed Vocals, Childrens, Playful Novelty
The ABCs a whole new way. Playful, light, fun, folky, and educational. Perfect for children's television or flash animation, film projects, youtube, etc. and to add to the pantheon of children's songs about the alphabet. Mixed Vocals, Childrens, Playful Novelty
A ringing doorbell turns slowly into a fantastical soundscape featuring distant electric guitar lead and soft thick chords over arpeggiated doorbell. This track would be perfect for a film or commercial where someone in a house hears a doorbell ring, setting off some sort of fantasy or dream. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Giant sounding intensely gothic and dark pipe organ music. Big scary frightening deadly climactic moment or recurring theme for horror film or television. Classic gloomy terror church cathedral ghost undead deathbed dying prophesy magic funeral dirge requiem blood curdling scream or shriek of fright, Instrumental, Horror, Creepy Organ Music
Wedding or Graduation Processional suitable for film and TV performed on solo piano. SImple, serene, important occasion music. Delicate and Romantic. Momentous Day. Ceremony bearing witness before God and man family womankind adam eve commemoration grandparents valedictorian teacher high school, Instrumental, Themes, Wedding Music
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