Craig McConnell's musical dimensions include discovery, exploration, risk-taking, and the rhythms of the human heart. In addition to being a brilliant performer, guitarist, and vocalist, he is also a composer and lyricist known for writing music with extreme dynamics, poignant melodies, and depth of emotion. Craig's music appears in feature films, documentaries, and TV commercials, and with the rich traditions and hauntingly beautiful music of his native Scotland, his sonic embrace is deep and wide.
Craig McConnell is an accomplished rock guitarist, film composer, and something of a “chameleon” within the world of music. Working in an impressive variety of styles and genres, Rock, Jazz Fusion, New Age and Classical, are but some of his many musical colours. His artistry reaches far beyond the realms of the technically and musically accomplished guitarist, for he has enjoyed international success as a composer and arranger for Film, Television, and live performance -- having composed music for productions worldwide.
Having spent 5 years in the US, Craig relocated to Switzerland in 2005 where he worked as a professional musician and film composer, having scored music for films featuring the work of the Swiss world leading extreme sportswoman Géraldine Fasnacht (“Dessine-Moi Une Ligne”, “Une Femme Choucas”, "La Haute Route des Pentes Raides" and "Holtanna, l'Aventure Antarctique").
He passed away on June 22, 2011 after having fought ALS with great courage. Let his great spirit live and spread forerver through his beautiful music...
Epic, high energy, fast orchestral track with a powerful contemporary driving and relentless rhythm featuring horns and trumpets conveying a strong sense of positive purpose and momentum, building towards a forceful conclusion. Suited for action adventure movies, documentaries and fast sports. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Dramatic Epic
Epic, high energy, fast orchestral track with a powerful contemporary driving and relentless rhythm featuring horns and trumpets conveying a strong sense of positive purpose and momentum, building towards a forceful conclusion. Suited for action adventure movies, documentaries and fast sports. Instrumental, Action Music, Action Adventure Orchestral
A bright, rhythmically strong instrumental track conveying a sense of positive upward movement and triumph. Featuring a French horn section. Suitable for Film/TV. Bold adventurous and energetic music. About bravery, winning & triumphant heroes. Sports mountain climbing racing, endurance, challenges, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
A bright, rhythmically strong instrumental track conveying a sense of positive upward movement and triumph. Featuring a French horn section. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Corporate Music, Corporate World Beat Music
Slow, evocative, New Age atmospheric track transports the listener to the heart of the mist-covered Andes and ancient Peruvian Inca civilisations of South America, featuring pan flute, rain stick in a contempory musical setting. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic documentaries, film, TV, National, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
Slow, evocative, New Age atmospheric track transports the listener to the heart of the mist-covered Andes and ancient Peruvian Inca civilisations of South America, featuring pan flute, rain stick in a contempory musical setting. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic documentaries, film, TV, National, Instrumental, New Age Music, Contemporary Instrumental
Rustic, Rural, Earthy, Honest, Country instrumental track featuring acoustic guitar and dobro slide guitar. Energetic sweet upbeat fun festive & wholesome. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. Fun folksy families and their kids, mutts, puppies, lazy backwoods afternoons. Gone fishing, biscuits & gravy, Instrumental, Country Music, Alternative Country
Dramatic punchy horn section riding on a driving Latin groove featuring fusion electric piano, powerful rhythm section and percussion. Suitable for TV/radio commercials. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
Dramatic punchy horn section riding on a driving Latin groove featuring fusion electric piano, powerful rhythm section and percussion. Suitable for TV/radio commercials. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Radio & Multimedia Production Elements
Peaceful, meditative, spiritual, serene track with soprano vocals evoking the sacred snow white summits of the high Himalaya. Suitable for Film/TV, Female Vocals, Dramatic Music, Ethereal Music
Peaceful, meditative, spiritual, serene beautiful track with soprano vocals evoking the sacred snow white summits of the high Himalaya. Suitable for Film/TV, meditation. Female Vocals, New Age Music, Meditation
Evocative music with strong percussive rhythm, Andean flute and ethnic male and female vocal chants and drones conveying a sense of freedom and new discovery. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic documentaries and film/TV productions on the natural world. Suitable for Film/TV, Mixed Vocals, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
Evocative new age music with strong percussive rhythm, Andean flute and ethnic male and female vocal chants and drones conveying a sense of freedom and new discovery. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic documentaries and film/TV productions on the natural world. Suitable for Film/TV, Mixed Vocals, New Age Music, Ethnic Fusion
Reflective, spacey, sensitive, retrospective minimalistic track featuring the piano. Suitable for Film/TV. Edgy reflective flashbacks, reviewing life, watching a baby sleeping, caring for elderly mom or dad. Daydreaming about the future, studying a memory, deciding what really happened, was it real? Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Calm Music
Upbeat, atmospheric track with lively percussion and bamboo flutes on a spacey ambient tropical backdrop suggesting the vast green canopy of the Amazon rain forest. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic docuemntaries and film/TV. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Heartwarming Music
Upbeat, atmospheric track with lively percussion and bamboo flutes on a spacey ambient tropical backdrop suggesting the vast green canopy of the Amazon rain forest. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic docuemntaries and film/TV. Instrumental, New Age Music, Contemporary Instrumental
Poignant dreamy soft instrumental featuring bluesy electric guitar and female vocals on laid back rhythm section, conveying a sense of freedom and love. Suitable for Film/TV. Female Vocals, Dramatic Music, Ethereal Music
Poignant, dreamy, soft, beautiful uplifting instrumental featuring bluesy electric guitar and female vocals on laid back rhythm section... Flying high! Suitable for Film/TV. Female Vocals, Dramatic Music, Ethereal Music
Epic, high energy and fast orchestral track with contemporary rhythm featuring horns and trumpets conveying a strong sense of positive purpose and momentum, building towards a forceful conclusion. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Dramatic Epic
A dark, deranged, unnervingly structured, deeply disturbing instrumental track which teeters on the very edge of sanity. A Gregorian chant intro descends into a pitch black and sinister void. Suitable for Film/TV. Ominous evil diabolical music with screaming tension, scurrying rats or menacing bats. Vocal Samples, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
A dark, deranged, unnervingly structured, deeply disturbing instrumental track which teeters on the very edge of sanity. A Gregorian chant intro descends into a pitch black and sinister void. Suitable for Film/TV and Halloween/horror movies. Vocal Samples, Horror Music, Horror Edgy Music
Purposeful, driving, high energy, optimistic, focused and fast instrumental music conveying a sense of achievement, success, freedom and powerful drive. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Corporate Music, Corporate Electronic Progressive
Purposeful, driving, high energy, optimistic, focused and fast instrumental music conveying a sense of achievement, success, freedom, and powerful drive. Suitable for Film/TV, corporate movies, travel and sports documentaries, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
Purposeful rural piano instrumental with light drums and tambourine. Suggesting country life and the rolling Appalachian mountains. This is a 15 second up tempo excerpt of the full track. Instrumental, Country Music, Contemporary Country Music
Purposeful rural piano instrumental with light drums and tambourine. Suggesting country life and the rolling Appalachian mountains. This is a 15 second up tempo excerpt of the full track. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Corporate Folk Music
Optimistic rhythm ascends to orchestral climax. Gives a sense of ascending a mountain and the end effectively suggests the grand summit panorama. This is a 15 second more upbeat excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Action Music, Action Impending Buildup (pending)
Optimistic rhythm ascends to orchestral climax. Gives a sense of ascending a mountain and the end effectively suggests the grand summit panorama. This is a 15 second more upbeat excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
In your face rockabilly/boogie style guitar with driving guitar chords bass and drums. Suitable for Film, TV, or Sports. Advertising, new car commercial, buddy movie, road test, endurance. Upbeat fun, good attitude, and wildly optimistic. Instrumental, Rock Music, Southern Rock
In your face rockabilly/boogie style guitar with driving guitar chords bass and drums. Suitable for Film, TV, or Sports. Advertising, new car commercial, buddy movie, road test, endurance. Upbeat fun, good attitude, and wildly optimistic. Instrumental, Rock Music, Boogie Rock
Slow, evocative, New Age atmospheric track transports the listener to the heart of the mist-covered Andes and ancient Peruvian Inca civilisations of South America, featuring pan flute, rain stick in a contempory musical setting. Ideal for travel, cultural, historic documentaries, film, TV, National, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
Upbeat, Optimistic instrumental track with a strong sense of purpose and achievement. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. Instrumental, News Music, News Music
A quickening rythmic pulse throbs on a suspenseful backdrop creating a sense of increasing tension and drama. Suitable for Film/TV. Instrumental, Action Music, Action Impending Buildup (pending)
An emotional, bluesy Hammond organ and string section provide a sensitive backdrop in this touching instrumental featuring a slow and very melodic electric guitar solo. Suited for film/TV and documentaries on lost love, heartbreak, sadness, divorce, pain, suffering, departure, aging, illness, death. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Sad Music
Inspirational, uplifting, optimistic track conveying a sense of freedom, adventure, drive, rebirth, accomplishment and wonder. A continuous beat coupled with a soaring lead synth melody and choirs transport the listener into uncharted territories where beauty reigns supreme. Film/TV, travel, sports, Instrumental, Sports Music, Sports Inspiration Music
Soulful and melancholic instrumental cue featuring French horn and sax solo on a sensitive emotional orchestral backdrop. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Sad Music
Inspirational, uplifting, optimistic track conveying a sense of freedom, adventure, drive, rebirth, accomplishment and wonder. A continuous beat coupled with a soaring lead synth melody and choirs transport the listener into uncharted territories where beauty reigns supreme. Film/TV, travel, sports, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
A delicately poignant, deeply melodic orchestral track featuring the oboe. Suggesting the ever changing seasons of the countryside. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Contemplative Music
Upbeat, Spacey, Cool, Purposeful electronic instrumental track. Suitable for Film/TV. This is a 15 second excerpt of the full track. Instrumental, Electronic Music, Electropop
Warm, melodic, soothing, reflective, relaxing synth based medium-slow instrumental track created for looping. Suited for travel, vacation, family, film/TV and documentaries. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Heartwarming Music
Light, smooth, funky/jazzy instrumental track featuring acoustic piano and funky bass line. Suitable for TV/Advertising. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Lounge Jazz
Warm, melodic, soothing, reflective, relaxing synth based medium-slow instrumental track created for looping. Suited for travel, vacation, family, film/TV and documentaries. This is a 15 second up tempo excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Smooth Music
Reflective, very laid back, creamy smooth jazz track featuring piano and sax. Candlelight, Warmth. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. This is a 15 second up tempo excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Smooth Jazz
Dark and mysterious atmospheric synthesizer based track that echoes the realm of deep space and lost worlds at the edge of time. Suited for science fiction movies/documentaries and psychological thrillers. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
Soulful and melancholic instrumental cue featuring a French horn intro unfolding into a sensitive emotional orchestral sequence. Suitable for Film/TV,, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Contemplative Music
Reflective, spacey, sensitive, retrospective minimalistic track featuring the piano. Suitable for Film/TV. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Calm Music
Lively, Upbeat, Driving, Motivating instrumental cue featuring the piano, and electric guitar. Suitable for TV/Advertising. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
A relentlessly turbulent, timpani driven orchestral arrangement with powerful dynamic stabs of the string and horn sections. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dangerous Music
