The music of Vraidden Von Strykenbach is an expression of the psychological interior. His approach to composition is artistic as opposed to technical or formal. He is the originator of the Forma Libera (Italian for "free form," the classical equivalent to free verse). He is the father of "Free Form Classical," a style of classical music that breaks with traditional formalism striving to get at a more subjective expression that is not directed or filtered by mere technical or theoretical considerations. His existential approach was inspired by the German composer Gustav Mahler. His music is predominantly romantic, containing clear influences from the work of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff as well as other 20th Century composers such as Schoenberg and Shostakovitch.