Leonardo Barilaro shares new composition

Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at MCAST in Malta Dr Leonardo Barilaro is obsessed with all things space. But his passion goes beyond his academic work and spills over into his creative pursuits too.

Having lofty aspirations to play the first piano concert on Mars, in the meantime he’s achieved a milestone on that path with his music being played onboard the International Space Station and beamed back to Earth. Despite a demanding work schedule in the advanced end of higher education, his sonic output is astonishing and testament to his talent as a composer; creating a new piece of space piano music every single day.

Now, two months after the release of his ISS approved song “Maleth”, he brings us his recent composition titled “300”. As the title would suggest, his new song was inspired by the historical Zack Snyder movie of the same name that sees the Spartans fight against all odds at the battle of Thermopylae.

Re-imagined by Leonardo Barilaro to have a female as the leader of the army instead of King Leonida, with “300” he weaves a blend of driving drums, eerie synth tones and dissonant harmonic ideas to capture the essence of ancient war in sound. Experimental, cinematic and entirely emphatic, on his recent track the artist pulls a riveting new style from the expansive depths of his staggering sonic vision.

Listen to 300 below