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MATTHEW CHILELLI

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New Music Released: Passing Storm

August 26, 2018
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Passing Storm
Matthew Chilelli

I wrote this epic, trailer-style piece to tell a simple story - a character gets into trouble but manages to emerge clean on the other end. This is the first entry in my collection of music library tracks.

Tags: score, film score, soundtrack, passing storm, music library, epic, trailer
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