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Unfolding Mirrors
Royalty Free Piano Music
Shane Ivers
2016
Unfolding Mirrors is a piece that rewards patience, and seven minutes is the minimum time it requires to make its full case. It begins with solo piano in a state of quiet, almost fragile beauty – simple, calming, and possessed of a melancholy clarity that is immediately affecting. Very slowly, with great compositional discipline, the arrangement builds. Strings enter and expand the texture, adding warmth and then sweep and eventually something that feels genuinely uplifting in the way that music which has earned its emotional moment always does. The original notes suggest skipping to around 5:15 to hear the full texture, which is good practical advice for previewing – though experiencing the full seven minutes provides the piece’s actual meaning.
Works brilliantly for long-form documentary content, emotional film sequences, and any project with the running time and ambition to use music that develops rather than simply sustains. Effective for meditation and mindfulness content, ambient streaming backgrounds, and any production where sustained, evolving musical texture creates an atmosphere of genuine contemplation. Also well-suited to art installation audio, human interest documentary segments, and any creative project dealing with reflection, memory, and the passage of time.
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UKEZT1600085
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlYssrZojwQ
EDM/Electronic, Soundtrack
Intense, Relaxed
Cello, Piano, Strings, Synth, Violin

Epic minimalist piano starting solo, building to full strings over seven minutes – fragile, thoughtful, and emotionally expansive. Skip to 5:15 for the full texture.

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BPM 55

ISRC UKEZT1600085

Released 2016

Length 7:21

Downloads 4.2k

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Royalty Free Piano Music

Unfolding Mirrors is a piece that rewards patience, and seven minutes is the minimum time it requires to make its full case. It begins with solo piano in a state of quiet, almost fragile beauty – simple, calming, and possessed of a melancholy clarity that is immediately affecting. Very slowly, with great compositional discipline, the arrangement builds. Strings enter and expand the texture, adding warmth and then sweep and eventually something that feels genuinely uplifting in the way that music which has earned its emotional moment always does. The original notes suggest skipping to around 5:15 to hear the full texture, which is good practical advice for previewing – though experiencing the full seven minutes provides the piece’s actual meaning.

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Works brilliantly for long-form documentary content, emotional film sequences, and any project with the running time and ambition to use music that develops rather than simply sustains. Effective for meditation and mindfulness content, ambient streaming backgrounds, and any production where sustained, evolving musical texture creates an atmosphere of genuine contemplation. Also well-suited to art installation audio, human interest documentary segments, and any creative project dealing with reflection, memory, and the passage of time.

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