Ed Kliman is an Austin based writer, producer, publisher, and performer who has worked as a professional writer and director for Shakespeare companies across the US and Europe. He also produces loop and sample libraries, does voiceover work for broadcast media and audiobooks, and still manages to perform an average of 150 gigs a year. Ed has performed as a solo act and sideman for theatrical pit orchestras, Country bands, RnB acts, and Latin groups, and his original music blends disparate cultural influences and unique instrumentation.
Music for Japanese Noh theatre? A monologue from Hamlet translated into the Czech language and set to a Eurodisco rhythm track? Delta blues score for a Tennessee Williams play? Need music using such hard-to-find instruments as the Chinese bamboo flute or Indian gopachend? Ed Kliman is just the type of composer our clients love! A recent quote from Ed, "Welcome to the skills and working life of the most versatile musician on the planet!" Hyperbole? Awww, we think not...
As cheerful as it is quirky, this favorite cousin of a song conveys a lot of personality. The band simmers underneath a strong melody rendered on acoustic guitar. Perfect for opening, title and credit sequences for film/TV, underscoring for corporate video or infomercials, travel or benign action. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Oboe plays a romantic, haunting melody supported by guitar and string section on a track which absolutely begs for a ripped bodice or wistful sigh to underscore. Achingly intense but spare enough to not overpower product or message placement or distract from dramatic action. Film, TV, ads and... Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A "fortunate son" of a tune, breezy and casual as only a fortunate son can be. Whistled melody is cheerfully supported by effervescent rhythm section. Superb theme music for TV/film or ads for cars, travel, consumer electronics, financial services, food. Pure musical sunshine for your message. Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music
Stormy, memorable, melancholic and regal as it's namesake, this track features piano playing a simple but effective melody with string quartet and occasional rumbles of thunder. The bookend to companion piece King Lear's Curtain Call but minus the percussion and steady tempo. Superb intro piece. Instrumental, Classical, Romantic
Jazzy, funky and laid back in a mid tempo New Orleans groove with great call and response between melody and an answering trumpet throughout. Superb sound track material for TV, video or film, particularly the instrumental arrangement. Ads for food, cars, perfume, jewelry, summer, liquor, lifestyle. Male Vocals, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
