Music
After several years away from music creation, in 2024 I dove back in. A thirteen song Christmas album, entitled An Earth-Shaking Christmas Cantata, released in early October 2024. The full album is available both as a digital download and in CD format from Pactum Books. Five singles are also available on Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, and other streaming services, under the artist names of Tim Gallant and/or Project Fortissimo.
Metanarrative
Of my older work, my most significant music project (ambitious but incomplete) is Metanarrative, available at metanarrative.net. Its aim is to retell the story of the Bible over the course of two CDs in the form of something like a rock opera. It incorporates everything from chant to folk to rock to other genres that haven't been invented yet. There is also a companion book that tells the story of the Bible in the course of 100 pages.
Anthologies
These are collections of music I recorded between 2005–2008. Each anthology is based on a specific year or period of my (early) songwriting, selecting from what I thought was my best material from those particular years. The years covered range from 1980–1985, so yes, I was pretty young. I generally wrote 80–100 songs a year when I was in my mid-to-late teens.
Check out my music anthologies here.
Other Original Music
Just a few other recordings I have thrown together, mostly written (relatively) more recently.
Check out this other original music here.
Quick Hymns
I also have a few hymn recordings.
AI Assisted
Over the years, I have written a lot of lyrics that never received accompanying music. Recently, I have used Udio to create music for my original lyrics. Here’s the master playlist.
Writing About Music
A couple of music-related articles/meditations: