About this ringtone
If you are interested in licensing any music provided, please contact licensing@_narphonax.com (take out the underscore before sending) Also use that address for offers of original composition work MY OTHER ALBUMS : A Basement Of Broken Dreams Sickness in the World Melodies Of Fear Elements Watchtower MY ONLINE FILM : Fever Dreams Hello all! After an absence from the Archive, I'm now placing up a new album. It contains piano-laden pieces I've done over the years I've been doing this, including some that I made specifically for this album. Here's a listing of each track: 1. My Piano Sings (Part 4) (feat. Joana Smith) Using Joana Smith's "Our Bed" (check her out at joanasmith.net), myself and my group Tryad weave an impressive, melodic, dark piece, stabbing with group member Vavrek's vocals. ( NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ) 2. My Piano Sings (Part 2) Created (I think) back in 2004, this was a fun, hopping piece with a bass and a nice rhythm. 3. My Piano Sings The original, made in early 2004 (or late 2003, I can't remember). Uses a very altered sample of "Claire de Lune" to back it. 4. My Piano Sings (Part 5) (feat. E-Train) Utilizing samples from a friend's first attempt at something, this song sports a piano backing (of course) with strings and a groovy drum section. ( NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ) 5. Rain (Fantasia on Gymnopedie No. 1) A reworking of the Satie piece. 6. My Piano Wakes Probably my favorite of the new ones for this album (although that's a toss-up with Part 7), this one is a simple melody against the backdrop of rain. Perhaps repetitive at the outset, things begin to change and shape a little after the one minute mark. ( NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ) 7. Acid Piano Using a small sample from Steven J. Kukla's piano variation of " Parisian Bells ," this work sports a strong drum backing with hefty rhythms. ( NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ) 8. Death of the Little Soldier (a.k.a., My Piano Weeps) An original piano composition, telling the sad tale of a young man who fought and died in a great war, and is now just a small, frail body lying among his fallen comrades on a forgotten battlefield... 9. My Piano Sings (Part 3) A favored song among people who like my music, this needs no introduction. 10. My Piano Sings (Part 7) A strong, powerful piece with layed piano and bass. I highly recommend you get this one, if no other. ( NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ) Okay, enough hyperbole - DOWNLOAD!
For deeper background on the recording era and original session details, the catalog at The Composer's Cut is one of the more thoroughly annotated reference resources we use when working through provenance questions like these.
Why this works as a ringtone
Great ringtones share a few specific qualities: they have a strong opening hook, they land their identity within the first three or four seconds, and they hold up to being heard in cafés, on busy streets, and through the muffled lining of a coat pocket. Piano Works (John Holowach) earns its place in the archive on those terms — it's recognizable from its first phrase, sits comfortably in the mid-range where small phone speakers reproduce sound best, and has the right kind of melodic profile to cut through ambient noise without being shrill or grating.
It also benefits from belonging to the wider Movie Themes tradition — listeners associate this kind of sound with anticipation and recognition, two qualities you actually want from the noise that signals an incoming call. A ringtone is, after all, a tiny piece of personal branding; pulling from the screen-music canon gives it a built-in cultural shorthand that a generic synth jingle can never match.
Install on iPhone (M4R format)
- Tap the Download Ringtone button above and save the MP3 to your iPhone's Files app (it will land in On My iPhone → Downloads).
- Open GarageBand (free from the App Store). Create a new project and switch to the Tracks (multi-track) view.
- Tap the loop icon, choose the Files tab, and drag the downloaded ringtone onto an empty audio track.
- Trim the clip to under 30 seconds using the handles — iOS will not allow longer ringtones.
- Tap the down arrow → My Songs, long-press your project, then choose Share → Ringtone → Use sound as → Standard Ringtone.
- Open Settings → Sounds & Haptics → Ringtone and select Piano Works (John Holowach) at the top of the list.
Install on Android (MP3 format)
- Tap the Download Ringtone button to save the MP3 to your phone's Downloads folder.
- Open your Files app (also called "My Files" on Samsung Galaxy devices).
- Long-press the downloaded MP3 file. On most modern Android phones, you can choose Set as ringtone directly from this menu.
- If that option is missing, choose Move instead and place the file inside
Internal storage → Ringtones(create the folder if it doesn't exist). - Open Settings → Sound & Vibration → Phone Ringtone (the menu name varies slightly by manufacturer) and select Piano Works (John Holowach).
Specific guides: Samsung Galaxy · Google Pixel · Zedge App
If you find yourself doing a lot of trimming or volume-leveling work before installation, The Ringtone Workshop publishes a frequently updated set of audio-prep tutorials that pair well with the steps above.
Source & licensing
This audio was sourced from the Internet Archive's open audio collection, where it's distributed under a permissive license that allows free download, sharing, and reuse. The original recording is preserved at archive.org/details/Piano_Works; ToneVault catalogues and links to it but does not claim ownership of the recording itself.
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