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Final Fantasy IX for Percussion Ensemble - Part 3: Finale nielsvdleest 150 views This was my first effort in the game music business. An arrangement of one of my favorite games ever; Final Fantasy IX. This project was arranged for my percussion group wi...
Final Fantasy IX for Percussion Ensemble - Part 2: The Journey nielsvdleest 91 views This was my first effort in the game music business. An arrangement of one of my favorite games ever; Final Fantasy IX. This project was arranged for my percussion group wi...
Final Fantasy IX for Percussion Ensemble - Part 1: Meeting the Friends nielsvdleest 151 views This was my first effort in the game music business. An arrangement of one of my favorite games ever; Final Fantasy IX. This project was arranged for my percussion group wi...
Percussive Action - Percussive Adventures nielsvdleest 187 views First track from my upcoming album "Percussive Adventures"
Mellow - Percussive Adventures nielsvdleest 304 views Song from Percussive Adventure leaning towards "modern", minimal, classical percussion ensemble music with a twist
Junk - Percussive Adventures nielsvdleest 102 views Song from my upcoming album "Percussive Adventures" with custom samples ranging from kitchen supplies till.....junk ;)
Ones - the Game Official Trailer nielsvdleest 144 views Ønes is a game I worked on as a composer in the beginning of 2009. It was a exam project of students from SupInfoGame in France.
Hamaka nielsvdleest 132 views A clip I worked on for Hamaka. Clip: Tosca Films Music: Niels van der Leest
Entry Interface Soundgame Contest 2007 nielsvdleest 67 views With this entry I won the publics prize with 46,4% of the votes. Movie clip: Streamline Studios Music and Sound design: Niels van der Leest
Entry Xbox Soundtrack Contest 2007 nielsvdleest 37 views

About Niels van der Leest - Music

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Niels van der Leest (born in Enschede on October 22 1976) studied classical percussion on the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam.
During and after getting his Master degree Niels played in some of the best orchestras in Holland and was a player in the successful percussion group Circle Percussion.

Niels is still playing in AbSurdo (THE samba group of Holland), teaches percussion on a couple of music schools and conducts a percussion group in Houten, Holland.

After some years of performing as a professional percussionist Niels decides to listen to his urge to write down his musical ideas instead of only playing the notes someone else wrote. His biggest dream being: writing the music to a computer game.
His love for the medium games started when he played Final Fantasy VII, which was accompanied by music of the Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu.

Niels is working on fulfilling his dreams and starts arranging and remixing game music for his percussion students. When his arrangements are played with lots of fun, the performances lead to enthusiastic reactions and more requests for his music start coming in he starts writing original music.
In 2007 Niels won the publics prize in the Interface SoundGame Contest with 46,4% of the votes.

In the course of the years Niels has worked on a lot of award winning games, commissioned works, tracks for commercials and sing-a-song writers and of course his solo albums.

Niels has proven to be a market-oriented composer, arranger and sound designer, with high quality, professionalism and originality as his top priorities.

Writing to enhance instead of distract

Hometown

Dordrecht

Country

Netherlands

Occupation

Multimedia Composer, Percussionist, Conductor

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