Said it before and I'll say it again, this is some good stuff, BB. It's confident, has nice ambience to it but is also interesting in terms of melodies, there's an idea behind it.
Thanks! It's funny that most people who I've had listen to my tracks have had similar comments on my melodies. I really don't think much about them when composing, but I'm quite content how they turn out taking into consideration that I have basically no understanding of music theory and such.
It's important to mention, though, you can definitely tell when someone has no idea what they're doing and just mashing stuff together
This isn't the case. I'm quite surprised you say you don't know the theory, based on what I've heard I would put you in the category of those who "know their stuff".
Funny enough, something my organ teacher told me a couple of days back, there are these organists who naturally "get" the conventions of certain period of music, so can flawlessly improvise let's say baroque, romanticistic, whatever, but struggle with the others, and avoid learning them cuz they lazy
as it's a ton of hard work, so unless they're studying in a country with a strong tradition like Germany or the Netherlands they'll come out kinda half-assed. I think you posess this ability of absorbing game soundtracks, then being able to replicate them in a certain way. After all, that's what music is all about in its core, you listening something and being able to "play it". And I can often see this with musicians outside of the OG tradition, it's all the more impressive.
Something I struggle with for example is the ambience, the kinda "soundtrack-y" feel of music. A while back I've been mentioning the Steppenwolf (the game, not the band) soundtracks, and they're so unbelievably tense, really capturing whatever scenario they need to each episode. Yeah, I can't do this for the life of me
, but might be getting onto something... Also beats and drums in general. What... What do you do with those?
Qálkr koqelev, a song about kvaksulu conquest overseas. This is part of the instrumental, after this should come the more aggressive "chorus" part, with a bit of a turn in terms of melody and overall feel, but that's yet to be mixed. Hope you'll enjoy.
Ooh, I liked this one. Looking to hear more at some point!
Thanks a lot! I'll see how fast I'll advance with this one, I got a new software and I'm still not very used to it, but there are other things in life than mixing, fortunately. Recently I've found some interest in operas, and overall how to use certain figures, cadences etc. to set an atmosphere, so I started working on a short musical theathre scene of the kvaksa folk, of a killer getting arrested. I'm 75% done with the composition I would say, I would like to record a live performance of the thing, featuring the biggest cast you'll ever find, that is, the one-man army, an organist and an organ.
Oh, and I would be rude not to address Wilfred! Hello there!
The Space hulk, takes a bit till it gets going, but the idea's nice! See potential there.
The Pixelpunk Crack house, now that's some good stuff! Not a whole going on in certain parts, but it just all works together. Really liked this one. The "Hear the silence" made me die laughing, this rocks!
Anhedonia, kinda chill and light, also very nice. Give me gf or give me death, similar thoughts, the sample use is amazing.
Safe to say, you also know your stuff
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