Music for Contemporary Dance — Suites for Choreographers

Why this music works well for contemporary dance

As a composer and dance filmmaker, Vincent writes music directly from the body: weight, breath, suspension, impact. The tracks below are designed to help you:

• structure a full-length piece (10–30 minutes),
• build short solos and duos for workshops, exams or auditions,
• explore specific energies: slow tension, release, momentum, trance, stillness,
• have immediately usable, high-quality sound without spending weeks searching online.

You can freely listen, rehearse and experiment with the music. If you decide to present the piece in public (festival, exam, competition, school show, theatre), you can simply request a license.

Suite 1 — Slow Tension & Inner Narrative

A continuous suite built from ambient textures, sparse piano and low pulses. Perfect for solo or duo work exploring vulnerability, internal conflict and slow transformation.

• Use for: floor work, opening solos, intimate scenes.
• Energy: soft, tense, introspective.
• Tempo: slow pulse, around 70–80 BPM feel.

Recommended tracks to explore from Vincent’s catalog:

• “Mystic” — dark cinematic soundtrack for psychological movement
• “Le Lac” — ambient sections with minimal piano

Suite 2 — Liquid Motion & Travel

This suite is built around liquid drum & bass aesthetics: flowing breaks, deep bass and wide harmonies. It works particularly well for group pieces with traveling phrases, jumps and structured unisons.

• Use for: group sections, diagonal phrases, technical sequences.
• Energy: moving, expansive, cinematic.
• Tempo: 160–174 BPM, with enough space to breathe between hits.

Inspired by Vincent’s liquid drum & bass work and the more rhythmic parts of “Le Lac” soundtrack.

Suite 3 — Climaxes & Final Tableaux

A selection of cues focusing on build-up, impact and resolution, ideal for the last third of a piece or for competition choreography where timing is crucial.

• Use for: final scenes, large group images, high emotional intensity.
• Energy: elevated, cathartic, bright or dark depending on your choice.
• Tempo: flexible — from slow build to explosive release.

How to use this music in rehearsal

• Start with free exploration on one track, then identify your key moments.
• Decide which parts of the music you want to keep, cut or loop.
• Build your choreography structure (A / B / C) around energy changes in the music.
• Once the structure feels right, you can reach out for a clean master or a custom edit matching your counts.

Licensing for schools, companies and festivals

If you wish to present a piece using Vincent’s music in a public context (school show, festival, dance competition, theatre, video recording), please send a short message including:

• name of the school / company,
• title of your piece,
• approximate duration,
• context (exam, show, festival, competition, video release).

Contact: vincentbastille100@gmail.com

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