Tension - DouglasS

20th Feb 2015 05:22 - 11 years ago
Description : Strings, brass, and a piano (as always). Very orchestral, film"ish" (as the project was originally called) First time really using woodwinds in any significant role. Hope my fellow loopermen (and women) enjoy! By the way, if I ever stuck for inspiration it only takes but five minutes listening to everyone's awesome tracks, so may this inspire as you all have inspired me.

~Doug

Comments (7)

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

JAweGuy
JAweGuy 24th Feb 2015 11:49 - 11 years ago
This is a powerful track. Great transitions and big sound. Very cinematic.
SoundbenchCreative
SoundbenchCreative 23rd Feb 2015 16:26 - 11 years ago
It is really nice,

I like the keys on this one. In certain places in the song I had gouse bumps. the mixing is really good. No overlapping, no clipping, everything is hearable crystal clear.

Well done :)

Gretings
domr30
domr30 21st Feb 2015 17:00 - 11 years ago
tres belle realisation domr
Danke
Danke 20th Feb 2015 16:38 - 11 years ago
Hello Doug!

This is a great piece...huge, epic melodies marching on with that ancient feeling...I was a hero a little bit til listened to your track...:-)
Stunning mix with my hats off...

Respect and shake hands, Danke
mrwolf14
mrwolf14 20th Feb 2015 14:11 - 11 years ago
beautiful piano in the intro (I don't know the judas priest song mentioned by cru).
The cinematic part starting immediately after is very good.
My personal highlight the "calm" part starting ~1:40: superb arrangement.
Brasses and strings are "credible" (not an easy thing to achieve in a DAW).
Overall: good song.
Ciao, Domenico

PS: I like a lot the sound of the piano...may I ask you what are you using?
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 20th Feb 2015 12:39 - 11 years ago
Cinematic greetings of great tension!

Ominous piano notes to kick things off and that's a good piano sound. Bit of subtle percussion in the background.

Then you're getting stringy, with some dark ladies' choir appearing to push things along.

0:42 higher string note of great tension.

0:59 bigger kick and bigger string theme. Something not quite right with that kick. Sounds like it should be a kettle drum or something more suited to this music. Good delay on it though.

1:38 piano does some nice higher stuff then a new string theme. And woodwinds. Then that kick, which is more of a metal/rock kick so that's maybe why it seems out of place.

2:46 good delayed percussive element, which is actually a synth. But it's operating more like a hat.

3:06 brass has good tone. Melody too. This is accomplished stuff.

I don't choose to listen to this sort of music but totally respect it so congrats.

No real suggestions apart from changing the kick.
crucethus
crucethus 20th Feb 2015 07:30 - 11 years ago
Very nice composition Doug. Opening Piano Remined me slightly of Judas Priest "eulogy" off of the angel of retribution album. but this morphs into cinematic splendor. I love the strings chord progressions.
good work, fav'd
cru

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