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Music Within
Music Within is the artist project of Canadian composer Rob McAllister. Under the moniker, the Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist creates emotive modern classical and ambient-cinematic music. His work has been described as: “a deep refuge from the chaos of modernity.” Nov 9, 2023 marks the release of McAllister’s upcoming album, Shifting Sands. It features a collection of introspective piano and synth pieces – 2 of which are out now on Ghosts in the Sky. Inspired conceptually by a lifelong fascination with outer space, and sonically by composers like Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, Goldmund, and Nils Frahm, the music strikes a refreshing balance between the acoustic and the electronic, the minimal and the richly layered. The artist’s felted acoustic piano plays a central role to the album’s sound: it’s intimate and personal, while vast and universal. Of his music, McAllister says: “I hope it encourages people to look inwards and take some time away from the relentless pace of the world around us.” A continuous output of music has garnered McAllister the attention of discerning critics. Ian Urbina of the New York Times has commended him saying: “His ambient-cinematic tracks are truly spectacular.” His music has been widely used in film, tv, and advertising, for clients such as Lexus, Holt Renfrew, IKEA, and Disney. He also scores music for film, most recently co-scoring the documentary film Town of Widows. music-within.com

Songs

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Shadows Deep
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Calm Surrender
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lucid dreaming (Hollie Kenniff rework)
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Amber Rainfall
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Coalesce
Dear Gravity

Albums

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abstractions

2026
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Finding Stillness II

2021
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Awaken

2017
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Falling Into the Sky

2025
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Threads of Wonder (Extended Edition)

2020
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Ripple of Time

2017
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Shifting Sands

2023
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Equanimity

2019
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Interwoven

2022
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Finding Stillness

2018

Singles & EPs

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silent horizon (Be Still the Earth rework)

Single • 2026
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Coalesce

EP • 2025
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Grains of Sand

EP • 2024
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lucid dreaming (Hollie Kenniff rework)

Single • 2026
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lucid dreaming

Single • 2025
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Pine Island

EP • 2024
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sun fields (Antarctic Wastelands rework)

Single • 2026
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A Faint Glow // Upon a Starlit Sky

Single • 2025
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liminal space

Single • 2026
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High Above

Single • 2025

Videos

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Meltwater Forest by Music Within – (from Echoes in the Valley, Vol. 5)

Jay Cliffen & Music Within • 136 views
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Mycelium by Music Within – (from Shifting Sands)

Music Within • 245 views

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