The first step I took was finding the right melody, and afterward, I came up with the main motif by figuring out what would feel right after the first three bars.

I often feel that I am miThis piece has two contrasting parts—an Introduction, nicknamed “Midnight”, and a Waltz, nicknamed “Wilderness”.

I often feel that I am missing out.

My creative process for writing my song It’ll Be OK was first, I started off with a topic that meant a lot to me, leaving middle school and going to high school.

Elegant

When I composed this piece, I wanted to tell a story and convey emotions, so I made it in a ”movie score”-like style, where the piece actively changes to match the current mood.

I composed this waltz after spending time in the town of Etna, California.

This is a song that I wrote the lyrics to and sang based on the book “The Great Gatsby” but this song is in Daisy Buchanan’s perspective.

Bioluminescence: The Ocean Deep opens with a gong, symbolizing the ocean’s vastness and hidden wonders.

”Fanfare” is an uplifting piece that represents my high school experience, beginning with a celebration of joy and connections I’ve formed—happiness I didn’t find in middle school.

The expectations set by adults (parents, teachers) and the pressure of teenagers to meet those expectations, leaving the teenagers with no inspiration for anything, and feeling like their creativity has vanished into the void.

Inspired from Erlkönig by Schubert, spent around 4 months developing this work under Lukas Janata, my instructor at the time.

The 7th song from my album ”IFF”. On my furaffinity account, CrackerThrone

For me, the creative process is intuitive and organic. I never force a song to come to life; instead, my music reflects my emotions in the moment.

”Awakening” is about the time when your talents blossom in life.

Crystal Clouds is a song about failure.

Ever since I was little, I’ve been enchanted by crystals. “Crystalline,” a piece for a double string quartet, depicts the crystalline wonder of each and every gem.

The inspiration behind this song was me losing a close friend of mine, but then it ended up becoming a breakup/love song as I wanted to improve the lyrics themselves.

VOLUME UP! Composing music is a way to channel my curiosity (and my free time) into a tangible product.

My artistic process often begins with an idea. In this case, I went out into nature to find inspiration.