Paul Long

Finalist in the 2023 FMC-Film Music Contest in the Symphonic Orchestral category for his The Courage of Despair Orchestral -Tribute to Ukraine. Paul is an international multi award winning musical composer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He started composing music over fifty years ago and is still deeply devoted to the craft of creating music. Paul's passion for creating music became a lifelong devotion to expressing himself through compositions that arose during impactful moments throughout his life. Piano is the heart of Paul's poetic storybook of music with each piece being a chapter in his spectrum of life. Paul's The Courage of Despair Orchestral - Tribute to Ukraine was inspired by images at the beginning of the war in Ukraine of the Ukrainian people facing the harsh reality of war being forced upon them appeared on the news everyday. These heartbreaking images inspired him to express the emotions he was feeling and the tell the story he was witnessing by composing the Courage of Despair Orchestral - Tribute to Ukraine.