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Listen To A New Beginning Orchestral Song By Ekhudson At Looperman.com

14th Jun 2012 19:08 - 13 years ago
Description : My first upload. This piece is composed on the computer, all midi. I started it in 1995 but stopped when my mother died in 1997. I picked it up again last year and finished it for Christmas, in her honor. Or maybe it's not finished. I'm not sure. It was rather ambitious and probably out of my "league," yet there it is. I don't know when I'll take on something like this piece again. I wanted to evoke emotion. I wanted it to be inspirational, happy, hopeful...like a small bird caught up in a storm, pulling out, up, succeeding, triumphing against the odds. It's the traditional format with three "movements," fast - slow - fast. I tried to drive a theme throughout the piece, and to create variation and repetition between sections (highs, violins, flutes, piccolo, etc.; and lows, oboe, cellos, etc.). Meh, what do I know. Currently I'm doing more work with loops, pop, blues, jazz, rock. Thanks for reading and listening!

Comments (3)

If you have time take a listen and give ekhudson some feedback.

DanGoldstein
DanGoldstein 15th Jul 2012 00:47 - 13 years ago
it was a very smooth transition into the slow section. all of sudden I was there! good job. the midi samples for orchestra have really evolved over the years and you might explore, for example, ARIA sounds. keep it up. beautiful work!
ekhudson
ekhudson replied 21st Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Thank you for your comments!! I appreciate it! It got me thinking....so I looked into it and I should be receiving Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 next week...so, I'll see if I can improve on it. I've already done some rearranging of it, just a little, in preparation. Thanks again!

-Edward
Jowe
Jowe 19th Jun 2012 02:26 - 13 years ago
Hi !

Your song is very great I loved the melody and its "concept". However, I think piano should be more present and high sound a little bite less loud.

MIDI sounds like video games music and its would perfectly work in a old school video game. With sounds a little bite more realistic, that would be a perfect song for movies.

This is my personal opinion and I don't want to be offensive. Its a very great work and I loved the story in the description.

You made your song with your heart and that's the most important, keep working :)

Jowe
ekhudson
ekhudson replied 21st Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Hi Jowe! Thank you for your comments on my piece. Yes, I agree, the midi video game sound is not my goal and I am glad to hear other people point that out. I'm redoing it with, hopefully, more realistc sound.

Regards,

-Edward
VickyDan
VickyDan 16th Jun 2012 09:39 - 13 years ago
Bonjour Edward ....

Beautiful harmonies here, and a very ambitious project. Yes!
Sounds and intruments Midi that you use are definitely from another era, and have now evolved by and in their sonnorité.
The shades musical are a little too "mechanical" and without effects, which could bring more relief .... This is only my humble opinion, of course.
You could to move this project .... but to have taken this decision after so many years for this painful event, is a tribute to you ....

Dan
ekhudson
ekhudson replied 21st Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Hello Dan!

Thank you so much for your comments! I am sorry I did not reply to your comment sooner - I cannot believe it has been over a month since I have logged in. Yes, I agree. I am trying to figure out the best way to re-do this piece and have it sound less "midi." I have purchased Personal Orchestra 4 and I hope it has better sounds than what I was using...and a way to add more "feeling" to the instruments. I will work on this and upload a new version although I don't know how long it will take.

Best to you!

-Edward

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Description : This track is the first two sections of what will (hopefully) be a three-part piece — essentially a suite. I am posting parts 1 and 2 because I think they are ready for feedback from Looperman members. Part 3 isn’t done yet because it requires Human League style vocals from a singer with a distinct British accent. I have the melody and lyrics worked out. I sent a private message a while ago to a Looperman member who I think has the right voice for the job. But, haven’t had a response. Until I find a vocalist for it, I can’t finish the piece. In any case, the total file size of the complete piece would be greater than the Looperman limit, so it will have to be split into parts anyway.

Parts 1 and 2, in fact the whole thing, were inspired by acapellas posted here on Looperman by Jacques Demers:

https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/6105/love-love-love-ououou-by-jacquesdemers-130bpm-dance-acapella

https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/6093/dont-keep-back-2-by-jacquesdemers-107bpm-hip-hop-acapella

https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/6091/dont-keep-your-love-away-from-me-by-jacquesdemers-107bpm-hip-hop-acapella

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The acapella in Part 2 was in a different key than the one used for Part 1, so I needed to find a chord progression in Part 1 that would modulate the key. Jacques gave me some advice on that, which you can see in the comments on his first acapella.

Part 1 has harp, mellotron flutes, clarinet, french horns, and my attempt at a Penny Lane type trumpet solo (but much simpler). Part 2 has a string ensemble, solo oboe and trumpet in unison, and some Daniel Langois type processed guitars. Both parts were recorded at 60 bpm, largely because that’s where the acapellas seemed to sync best. However, I played the instrument tracks freestyle (rubato), so the tempo actually varies somewhat. Definitely not quantized!

There is a storyline behind this track. Part 1 is the blooming stage of a relationship. Part 2 is about the relationship in decline. Part 3, with vocals, will be about ending it.

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