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...
Rustic, Rural, Earthy, Honest, Country instrumental track featuring the banjo, acoustic guitar and harmonica. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising, Instrumental, Country Music, Contemporary Country Music
Positive, grand, regal and triumphant orchestral cue with a contemporary rhythm. Featuring French horn, timpani and bells. Suited for film/tv, corporate and documentaries. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Patriotic Music
Grandiose, powerful orchestral track of heroic and epic proportions, featuring full symphony orchestra, percussion and choirs. Suitable for Film/TV. This is a 15 second excerpt of the full lenght track. Vocal Samples, Action Music, Action Adventure Music (pending)
A lighthearted and inspiring moderately fast orchestral track with a strong military brass band flavour. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Regal Music
Tight and lively groovy rhythm with funk bass line and jazzy piano chords on a background of strings. Suitable for Film/TV and advertising. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Corporate Music
Laid back, Smooth, Easy, Jazzy instrumental cue with acoustic piano evoking images of life in the city. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Jazz Music, Smooth Jazz
A dramatic orchestral intro leads to a light contemporary instrumental with a touch of smooth jazz piano, latin percussion and vocal pad, Instrumental, News Music, News Music
Relentlessly heavy industrial rhythm builds into an orchestral track of epic proportions. Suggesting the unstoppable march of machines across the universe. Suitable for science fiction productions. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dangerous Music
Dynamic, epic progressive rock ballad with orchestral arrangement with male and female vocals culminating in an intense fiery electric guitar solo. Vocals performed by Craig McConnell and Claire Millon. Guitar solo performed by Craig McConnell. Mixed Vocals, Rock Music, Symphonic Rock
Spontaneous bluesy jazzy electric guitar and piano instrumental music with spacey, subtle intensity. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Smooth Music
Uplifting, happy, lively, optimistic, energetic, uptempo instrumental track featuring electric guitar and organ, reminiscent of the B52s. Suited for film/TV, corporate films and commercials. Instrumental, Pop Music, Pop Music
Purposeful light rhythmic dance instrumental with a funky rhythm and groove moving in lots of space with soul vocal, Female Vocals, Dance Music, Techno
Slow, brooding, dark, intimidating orchestral track with bells and choir conveying a sense of awe and grandeur. Suited for film/Tv, documentaries, adventure, extreme sports and fairy tales. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dangerous Music
Pounding tympani drums and a punchy orchestral brass section drive this threateningly dangerous and ruthless orchestral track. Suitable for Film/TV. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dangerous Music
Cool, Jazzy, Funky instrumental latin groove with electric piano and latin percussion and smooth bass line. Suitable for TV/Film, Advertising. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Latin Jazz
Upbeat, Driving, Motivating instrumental cue featuring the piano and electric guitar. Suitable for TV/Advertising. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, News Music, News Music | Themes
Confident, strong, rhythmically Powerful and intense cue with vocal pad and electric guitar power chords. Suggesting a strong sense of liberation and freedom. Suitable for TV/Film, Action, Adventure and Corporate movies. Vocal Samples, Action Music, Action Adventure Music (pending)
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, New Age Music, Atmospheres
An up-tempo, purposeful, optimistic, energizing and motivating instrumental track featuring electronic drumbeat and synthesizers. Ideal for film/TV, travel documentaries, sports and corporate movies. This is a 15 second up tempo excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
Upbeat, Optimistic instrumental track with a strong sense of purpose and achievement. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. This is a 15 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, News Music, News Music
Grandiose and dramatically powerful orchestral track of heroic and truly epic proportions, featuring full symphony orchestra, percussion and choirs. Suitable for Film/TV, Vocal Samples, Military Music, Battle Action | Orchestral Intense
Confident, strong, rhythmically Powerful and intense cue with vocal pad and electric guitar power chords. Suggesting a strong sense of liberation and freedom. Suitable for TV/Film, Action, Adventure and Corporate movies. Vocal Samples, Corporate Music, Corporate Music
Lively, Upbeat, Driving, Motivating instrumental cue featuring the piano, and electric guitar. Suitable for TV/Advertising. Instrumental, News Music, News Music | Themes
Upbeat, Optimistic instrumental track with a strong sense of purpose and achievement. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. This is a 15 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, News Music, News Music
Upbeat, Optimistic instrumental track with a strong sense of purpose and achievement. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. This is a 30 second up tempo excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, News Music, News Music
Bright, flowing, reassuring, sincere instrumental track featuring the acoustic piano on a subtle backdrop of choirs, orchestral strings and brass. Suitable for Film/TV. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
Purposeful, optimistic, orchestral cue conveying a strong sense of ascent and conquest, including assertive percussion and large choral section. This is a 15 second up tempo excerpt of the full length track. Ideal for adventure, travel, cultural, historic documentaries and film/TV. Mixed Vocals, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
A bleak and disturbing introduction unfolds into a dark cyclical orchestral track with a strong sense of foreboding, suspense and mounting desperation. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
Driving, optimistic, dynamic hard rock track with male vocals and soaring electric guitar solo. Lyrically optimistic and confident conveying a sense of freedom and personal achievement. Male Vocals, Rock Music, Classic Rock
A swirling, ambient, atmospheric track with a sense of vertigo suddenly poised on the brink of a great void and dizzy height. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dangerous Music
Purposeful rural piano instrumental with light drums and tambourine. Suggesting country life and the rolling Appalachian mountains. Suitable for Film/TV. Advertising, Instrumental, Country Music, Contemporary Country Music
Progressive rock ballad containing multiple moods starting with dreamy orchestral arrangement and vocals, building to a climax and epic electric guitar solo, Male Vocals, Rock Music, Progressive Rock
Reflective, sad, profound rock ballad featuring evocative electric guitar with male vocal. Guitar and vocal performed by Craig McConnell. Male Vocals, Dramatic Music, Sad Music
A lighthearted and inspiring moderately fast orchestral track with a strong military brass band flavour. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Patriotic Music
An up-tempo, purposeful, optimistic, energizing and motivating instrumental track featuring electronic drumbeat and synthesizers. Ideal for film/TV, travel documentaries, sports and corporate movies. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
A light intro builds to a determined, bold, confident and melodic instrumental track featuring piano and strings. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, News Music, News Music | Openings
A light intro builds to a determined, bold, confident and melodic instrumental track featuring piano and strings. Suitable for Film/TV Advertising. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, News Music, News Music | Openings
Rustic, warm and gentle track featuring piano and finger picked acoustic guitar on orchestral backdrop with a strong rural/country feel. Suitable for Film/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Tender Music
Warm, melodic, soothing, optimistic, relaxing synth based medium-slow insrumental track. Suited for travel, summer holidays, film/TV and documentaries. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Corporate Music
A mid-tempo purposeful, optimistic, dramatic and motivating instrumental track featuring electronic drumbeat and synthesizers, evolving into an orchestral bridge of epic proportions. Ideal for film/TV, Olympic sports and corporate movies. 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. This is a 30 second excerpt of the full length track. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music
