Contagion, my new, contemporary classical album based on my experience during the Covid-19, novel coronavirus pandemic and quarantine is here!.
Music is an integral part of my creative process, creating it, listening to it, thinking about it. It is yet another expression of beauty that has been part of my life since a very young age, having composed music and played piano throughout most of my life. It was after filming Reaction, The Doll Chronicles, that I realized I had created much more than the theme, but music that served my idea of The Doll Chronicles quite well. So, I set out to create more music for the films, some of which ended up as the score for Paranoia, The Doll Chronicles and for Consequence, The Doll Chronicles. From there, I’ve explored other musical areas and continue to release other music in multiple genres and for other projects. You can find all my current releases here:
Click on the album to find out more about that album (links also available at the bottom of the page)
Though my initial releases were focused on scoring for films, and I do have a special love for the genre, I’ve never thought of myself tied down to it. I love to explore all genres of music and even beyond them. As I mention in my biography, a single playlist can jump from Nine Inch Nails to Beethoven to Snoop Dogg to Led Zeppelin to The Ink Spots to John Barry to She Wants Revenge.
“Esteve has composed a glistening tune that is simultaneously diaphanous and sensitive, yet emancipated and emotive.” – Huffington Post review of The Wait.
With the music single releases, the Mallorca 360 Season 1 Soundtrack and 2019’s contemporary classical crossover music concept album, The Hunt, I’ve certainly moved beyond the films and begun to explore other stories and expressions with my releases. No matter what though, the focus is always on beauty, on expression, on communicating, on the story, on the feeling. It’s one of the things I love about music, how it expresses itself so variedly and how it can incite all sorts of feelings and interpretations upon the listener. It’s yet another form of seeking and expressing beauty in all its variants.
“The true magic of “The Hunt” is that Franco Esteve, with all his cinematic dexterity did not compose this music as a background to any film. Rather, he composed as a backdrop to life itself…” – JamSphere Magazine review of The Hunt.
You can find out more about each music release by clicking on the album image on the gallery above or you can go listen and acquire it directly on one of the services links below.
You can purchase my music at most online download stores, and here are some of the most popular:
iTunes / Apple Music – Like most online music stores, iTunes offers high quality compressed files, striking an excellent balance between quality and file size using AAC 256. Apple Music is also a popular streaming service, though they don’t offer a free tier.
Amazon.com – Amazon offers my music as high quality MP3 downloads and they have a streaming service but without a free tier. The Hunt is available on CD as well, which you can get here.
Tidal – Tidal is a streaming service that allows you to also purchase the music in the FLAC format, which is uncompressed quality in a smaller file size. Their streaming service doesn’t have a free tier but offers an audiophile tier with FLAC quality.
Bandcamp – Bandcamp is an indie music store and service which allows you to buy music to download or stream in WAV, FLAC, AAC, Orgg Vorbis, and MP3. It also allows you to download digital extras like photos and booklet with your purchase when available. Artists have greater control and purchasers can pay more than what the artist is asking for in order to offer additional support.
Gumroad – Gumroad is a platform that allows me to offer download packages in whichever way I choose, giving me greater control and in some cases allowing me to offer other extras beyond the CD Booklet, like desktop pictures/wallpapers, sheet music, and more. With Gumroad, you’re buying directly from my own catalog, direct.
My music is also available at most popular online stores, so check your favorite to see if it’s available. It’s definitely available at one of the ones above though. 🙂
You can now also buy some of it directly from me through the Gumroad service here. When buying the Gumroad versions of some of the albums and singles, you also get some extras, like a booklet, desktop pictures, etc. Check out my Gumroad store here.
My music is available on the most popular streaming services. Here are some direct links to some of the most popular. Spotify and Deezer offer free tiers, so you can dive in before you decide upon a service.
Spotify – Spotify is the number one streaming service, offering a free tier for you to listen to my music as well as a premium, higher quality tier and family plans.
iTunes / Apple Music – Apple Music is a big up and comer in the streaming game having the power of the iTunes Store and Apple behind it, but no free tier.
Deezer – Deezer is one of the top streaming services, and its flow feature is fantastic. It offers a free tier and a FLAC based audiophile tier.
Amazon Music – Amazon has a music streaming service to go along with its music store.
Tidal – Tidal’s streaming service has a FLAC based audiophile tier as well
You can find my music on others like Napster (Raphsody), iHeart Radio, Pandora, KKBox, Tencent, Boombox, TikTok, etc. Use the links above or search for my music on your favorite streaming service. 🙂 Thanks for listening, and don’t forget to hit the follow button to make sure you get notified when I release new albums.
Listen here and now on Spotify:
Attention Orchestra, Chamber music, Ensemble and School Players, now, for the first time, I’ve released sheet music for y’all to play. Here’s what’s currently available:
I hope to be adding more soon. Want to listen or find out more about these songs and The Hunt? Click here.
I’ve recently joined Patreon to better connect with my fans and supporters and be able to give y’all more content, previews, and behind-the-scenes, and other rewards. There are a number of tiers you can choose and I try to give good value to all of them. Check it out and become my patron today! https://patreon.com/FrancoEsteve
Be sure to like Franco Esteve on Facebook and follow @FrancoEsteve and @bnowhereblog on Twitter for the latest updates about my music, releases, and other projects. Patrons get everything first so check it out and become a patron. You won’t regret it! 🙂
Contagion is my latest release, coming May 14th, 2020! For more information, go here.
Thank you for visiting, listening, buying, and for your support! 🙂 Enjoy!
Here are links to each release’s page in order of latest release:
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