Alton After Dark.
Alton Towers when the sun goes down - Fireworks over the Wicker Man, lantern-lit gardens and the last train home through the dark.
Out 30 September 2026early, unmastered previews on SoundCloud now
Cinematic songs from a UK songwriter and composer - Explore every record.
Every Record, Its Own World.
A growing catalogue from Joseph Laurence, each record its own world - The upcoming albums Alton After Dark and The Inner Circle, plus The Modern Age out now: the single The Runaway Mine Train, the Arcadian Sky Trilogy, Béres by the Sea, Surfing With Piano Joe and the neon spectacle of Atlas Stadium.
Alton After Dark
Inspired by Alton Towers after dark
Alton Towers when the sun goes down - Fireworks over the Wicker Man, lantern-lit gardens and the last train home through the dark.
Out 30 September 2026 . Previews on SoundCloud
- Cinematic
- Nocturnal
- Euphoric
- Enchanting
The Inner Circle
Inspired by the people closest to me
The handful of people who are the centre of everything - And the adventures we get into together.
Out 31 August 2026 . Previews on SoundCloud
- Warm
- Intimate
- Anthemic
- Joyful
The Runaway Mine Train
Inspired by the Runaway Mine Train at Alton Towers
Golden-hour adrenaline - The rattle of the track, the scream into the drop, the joy of being a kid again.
- Euphoric
- Nostalgic
- Sun-soaked
- Playful
Arcadian Sky
A fan tribute to the world of ARC Raiders
Three chapters, one sky - My cinematic tribute to the world of ARC Raiders, told in three.
- Cinematic
- Cosmic
- Soaring
- Adventurous
Atlas Stadium: Neon City Nights
Inspired by the opening night of a new era - A floating neon city, a stadium roaring back.
Opening night of a new era - A crowned figure, a molten world held high and a whole city singing back.
- Anthemic
- Electric
- Cinematic
- Arena-sized
Béres by the Sea
Inspired by Béres Pork Shop and their pork baps
A daft little love song to a pork bap - Crackling, warm bread and a chip-shop sunset by the sea.
- Warm
- Nostalgic
- Playful
- Seaside
Surfing With Piano Joe
Inspired by a perfect summer holiday - Me, Snoopy and a sunset
Greetings from Utopia - Shades on, shirt loud, dog in tow and not a single care in the world.
- Breezy
- Sun-soaked
- Playful
- Escapist
The Runaway Mine Train
An original song inspired by the Runaway Mine Train at Alton Towers - Not the ride's soundtrack. Golden-hour adrenaline: the rattle of the track and the joy of being a kid again. It is out now, and Alton Towers themselves have even had it playing in the office.
It Starts with a Melody in My Head.
I cannot read music, but I play by ear - I hear fully formed songs all the time, and I have done for as long as I can remember. I find them at the piano: the melody first, then the chords underneath it, until the thing in my head is in my hands.
From there I arrange it - The style, the instruments, the tempo, the way it should feel - And use AI as a studio tool to realise it, with me as the one conducting every decision. Composer first; technology second.
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