Years active 1986 (1986)– present Members Ron Roy Record labels Moodtapes, Quality Music | Website moodtapes.com Genre Classical | |
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Past members Ray Colcord, Frank Josephs, Jim Lum Albums Romantic Classics On Piano, Energy, Pacific Surf Similar Ron Roy, Agaw Agimat, Thaikkudam Bridge | ||
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Moodtapes (a registered trademark) are a series of nature/relaxation videos and audio collectibles (DVD, LD, CD) produced, directed, and filmed by award winning producer and director Ron Roy. They were some of the first of the New Age nature documentary genre in the 1980s and 1990s along with Windham Hill and Narada Productions. They include cinematography of natural scenery footage edited in harmony to original instrumental music by Ron Roy and various other professional composers.
Contents
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- Credits
- Media coverage
- Therapeutic reviews
- Commercial success
- Songs
- References
Sixteen videos and eight audio CD's were released in the Moodtapes series from 1986 to 2011.
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Credits
Ron Roy served as the producer,director and cinematographer on all the video productions and the producer/composer of original music on Pacific Surf, Whispering Waters, Contemporary Christmas, Sizzlin' Christmas and others. He also designed all the productions album covers and artwork utilizing the original photos he took while on location for each project. While filming one production, Ocean Reflections, Roy joined the San Diego State University Marine Mammal Research and Conservation team capturing bottlenose dolphin images with R. H. Defran, the director of the Cetacean Behavior Laboratory.
Moodtapes only solo CD – "Energy" – was produced by Ray Colcord, a ASCAP, BMI, and Drama-Logue Award winner. Colcord also produced Aerosmith's second album Get Your Wings as well as numerous TV themes such as The Simpsons, Big Brother, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Boy Meets World.
Media coverage
The Moodtapes videos and music received national critical acclaim in Billboard, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and numerous others. They have been featured on leading entertainment television shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Live with Regis, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Their presentations have been played in heavy rotation on Musical Starstreams, Los Angeles smooth jazz station KTWV and charted "Top Twenty" on the national Adult Contemporary Music charts. Moodtapes iTunes podcast "Relax with Moodtapes" achieved "Top Ten" status in their Fitness & Nutrition category.
Therapeutic reviews
Various authors have recommended Moodtapes in their publications to use for relaxation and to treat insomnia.
Commercial success
Moodtapes reached their greatest commercial success during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s by becoming "top sellers" in thousands of specialty stores in the United States, most notably The Nature Company outlets, Natural Wonders specialty stores, and also reaching an audience of millions via the Reader's Digest Video catalogs. Bloomingdale's department stores also featured Moodtapes as "A Best Bet Gift Idea" in 1988.
Songs
Seascape1986
Backward Glances1988
Ocean ReflectionsOcean Reflections · 1991