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Creative. Engineer (ZaneKuchera.com) Zane Kuchera is a composer, songwriter, orchestrator, producer, and audio engineer whose work blends cinematic storytelling with contemporary songwriting. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he collaborates with lyricists and artists worldwide to create original music spanning pop, jazz, folk, soundtrack, and theatrical genres. In addition to producing and publishing his own catalog, Zane teaches music composition, production, and theory.
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Where Does Time Fly
“Where Does Time Fly” (Pop/Jazz/Cinematic) - Full orchestra and vocals. “It seems that 20 yrs goes by as fast as 2 these days. Younger years in the 70s were TIMELESS”. Words by Katie Sage, music & performance by Zane Kuchera. https://album.link/6ptmcdvnqtk42 https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/zanekuchera/where-does-time-fly 1. intro 0:15 2. chorus1 0:18 3. verse1 0:18 4. verse2 0:20 5. chorus2 0:18 6. bridge 0:26 7. chorus3 0:16 8. outro 0:15 9. full vocal mix 2:05 10. full instrumental 2:05 11. full solo piano 2:05
The Soul Has No Color
“The Soul Has No Color” (Pop/Jazz/Show-tune/Spiritual) - Full orchestra and vocals. “The soul has no color, the soul has no race, prejudice and wars, they have no case”. Words by Mike Daniels, music & performance by Zane Kuchera. https://album.link/dtzfdwb2jjszs 1. Intro 0:15 2. A v1 0:25 3. B ch1 0:23 4. C v2 0:13 5. D br 0:17 6. E ch2 0:23 7. F instr-a 0:13 8. G instr-b 0:17 9. H ch3 0:13 10. I outro 0:16 Full vocal mix 2:30 Full instrumental 2:30 Full solo piano 2:30
There Was A Time
“There Was A Time” (Pop/Jazz/Cinematic) - Pensive, questioning. Shades of gray and everything was quite okay… life it’s been a journey. Full orchestra, baritone vocals. Words by John J. Longmuir, music & performance by Zane Kuchera https://album.link/kgmsgchh6frbt https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/zanekuchera/there-was-a-time 1. There Was A Time - full vocal 2:41 2. There Was A Time - full instrumental 2:39 3. There Was A Time - instrumental - intro 0:15 4. There Was A Time - instrumental - v1 0:21 5. There Was A Time - instrumental - prech1 0:11 6. There Was A Time - instrumental - ch1 0:21 7. There Was A Time - instrumental - v2 0:21 8. There Was A Time - instrumental - prech2 0:11 9. There Was A Time - instrumental - ch2 0:21 10. There Was A Time - instrumental - br 0:18 11. There Was A Time - instrumental - ch3 0:21 12. There Was A Time - instrumental - outro 0:15
Paul's Residue
“Paul’s Residue” (Pop/Jazz/Cinematic) - Full orchestra and vocals. Soulful reflection of a past love. Words by Paul Norman Tapp, music & performance by Zane Kuchera. https://album.link/dzdndkdg0vjd5 1. Paul’s Residue-intro-loop 0:20, 2. Paul’s Residue-v1a-loop 0:18, 3. Paul’s Residue-v1b-loop 0:24, 4. Paul’s Residue-ch1-loop 0:24, 5. Paul’s Residue-v2a-loop 0:18, 6. Paul’s Residue-v2b-loop 0:24, 7. Paul’s Residue-ch2-loop 0:24, 8. Paul’s Residue-outro-loop 0:23, Paul’s Residue-mix 2:36, Paul’s Residue-instrumental 2:36, Paul’s Residue-solo piano 2:36
Lucky The Ones
“Lucky the Ones” (Pop/Jazz/AC/Theatrical) - Reflections on long life and retirement. Words by David M. Murray, music & performance by Zane Kuchera. https://album.link/q2mbbwbwf5v27 Intro 0:20 V1a 0:22 V1b 0:25 Ch1 0:27 V2a 0:25 V2b 0:25 Ch2 0:27 Br 0:44 Ch3 0:23 Full instrumental 3:33 Full vocal mix 3:33 Full solo piano 3:33
Grandpa's Girl
“Grandpa’s Girl” (Pop/Jazz/Cinematic) - A charming series of reflections by a doting and daily involved grandpa of his adored granddaughter from her birth through adulthood. Full orchestra, tenor vocals. Words by David M. Murray, music & performance by Zane Kuchera https://album.link/nwzqvndcjkhh8 https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/zanekuchera/grandpas-girl mix: 2:29 instr: 2:29 solo piano: 2:28 br 0:18 ch1 0:18 ch2 0:18 ch3 0:18 intro 0:13 outro 0:13 v1 0:18 v2 0:18 v3 0:18 v4 0:18
Christmas Was Here
“Christmas Was Here” as a new arrangement and studio recording performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and remastered with Zane’s baritone vocals… and new music video! Words by David M. Murray. https://album.link/rwrdfmgzxkrff 1. intro 0:16 2. a v1a 0:27 3. b v1b 0:27 4. c ch1 0:30 5. d v2a 0:27 6. e v2b 0:27 7. f ch2 0:30 8. g br 0:27 9. h ch3 0:29 9 holiday christmas pop/jazz/cinematic song section instrumental orchestral seamless loops Full vocal mix 3:38 Full instrumental 3:38 Full solo piano 3:38
Bring On The Love
“Bring On The Love” (Contemporary Christian/Pop) - Full Symphonic Orchestra and vocals. Written for a friend who has terminal cancer. Words by Mike Daniels, music and performance by Zane Kuchera. https://album.link/cdsfct9hxbbzn 1. intro 0:13 2. a v1 0:29 3. b ch1 0:26 4. c v2 0:29 5. d ch2 0:27 6. e br 0:15 7. f ch3 0:25 8. g outro 0:24 8 song section instrumental orchestral seamless loops Full vocal band mix 2:47 Full vocal orchestra mix 2:47 Full instrumental 2:47 Full solo piano 2:45
A Quiet Man
“A Quiet Man” (Pop/Jazz/Folk/Musical Theatre) - A song about a kind grandfather who took in his divorced and struggling daughter and her five children and cared for them in his little two bedroom ranch home in North Carolina for several years. 3-track single, music & performance by Zane Kuchera, lyrics by Paul Norman Tapp. https://album.link/cbdcdk5hxsbvd Intro 0:06 V1 0:14 Ch1 0:12 V2 0:12 Ch2 0:12 Br 0:15 V3 0:12 Ch3 0:12 Outro 0:07 Full Vocal mix 1:46 Full dance instrumental 1:46 Full solo piano 1:46
Bixie's Residue
“Bixie’s Residue” (Pop/Jazz/Cinematic) - Full orchestra and vocals. Sometimes being unsettled is unsettling… Love, live, and learn with a nod to the rear view and an eye on the road ahead. Words by Bixie, music & performance by Zane Kuchera. https://album.link/jfzw3kvz7k7ng 12 mixes, instrumental orchestral song section seamless loops: 1. Intro 0:14 2. v1a 0:20 3. v1b 0:20 4. ch1 0:22 5. v2a 0:20 6. v2b 0:20 7. ch2 0:20 8. br 0:13 9. ch3 0:28 10. Full vocal mix 2:37 11. Full Instrumental mix 2:37 12. Full Solo Piano mix 2:37