Return Of The Dead King - EricMilligan

Name: Return of the Dead King
Duration: 159 s
Channel: EricMilligan

Return Of The Dead King

EricMilligan

28th Nov 2017 15:45 - 8 years ago

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Return of the Dead King - Cinematic track by EricMilligan

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28th Nov 2017 15:45 - 8 years ago

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Description : And now for something completely different. This is a very short cinematic piece. It started out as my attempt to make something that sounded like Enya, but I never quite got there. Actually, I never even got close. Enya apparently used many, many layered tracks particularly for her vocals.

Anyway, for this short piece visualize the following scene: This is a kind of Lord of the Rings scene. The battle is over. The king was killed, but his army was victorious. Heartbroken, unable to take joy in their victory, they sail back with his body to the Kingdom. Your perspective is that of a citizen standing on the banks of the water as the King's cortege slowly goes by.

The king lies in state, draped with a red and gold robe, on a wooden platform on a barge rowed by his victorious, but exhausted warriors. The first thing you hear is the approaching sound of the rowing, then the funeral theme comes in, then as the funeral barge passes you, the rowing sound is what you hear, slowly fading away as the barge continues on its way.

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Centrist 15th Sep 2020 10:56 - 6 years ago

Hey Eric, thought I would pop by and return the favor. What you have arranged here is brilliant, the instruments you chose are great, I think the articulation of the vsti's you're using could be tweaked some to produce a much more organic sound and give you that really "sad" flow I think you might have been looking for. I think one of the biggest flaws with 99% of string vsti's is how they sound when played in close repetition without sounding synthy, that can be covered a little bit by reducing the amount of attack when each note is played, possibly quieting the strings down and layering the theme of your track with some horns with added reverb to give you that dreamy feel.

You did a great job though, brother. Keep at it!!

KooLKYLE 28th Apr 2019 07:16 - 7 years ago

thats really good i agree with bradosanz could easily imagine this in the witcher 3 and many other games

FullCapicityMuzic 5th Mar 2019 15:36 - 7 years ago

Ugh! I shouldn't have read that description. Lol It's really sad. I really love this and your narrative puts it all in perspective. Great work. That voice crying out at 1:42..mwahh, so perfectly placed. Loved everything about this!

EricMilligan replied 5th Mar 2019 - 7 years ago

Thanks, Patricia. It's nice to try different genres. I like all kinds of music. Sometimes I wonder if I'd do better if I just focused on learning how to do one kind really well. But, I'm just not that disciplined I guess! :)

BlancFroid 27th Feb 2018 16:16 - 8 years ago

Wonderful piece here - well done.

EricMilligan replied 27th Feb 2018 - 8 years ago

Thanks, man. I'm all over the place with the stuff I do. Never know what's going to come out next. Maybe an opera? :)

neuromancer56 22nd Dec 2017 00:08 - 8 years ago

Sorry, I didn't realize it was Amazon that is doing LOTR TV series. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4133034-amazon-willing-risk-much-lord-rings-tv-series

EricMilligan replied 1st Feb 2018 - 8 years ago

Thanks for the link. I wasn't aware of ANYBODY doing a LOTR TV series, so this is potentially very good news.

theHumps 21st Dec 2017 11:48 - 8 years ago

Well crafted piece of music, your description helped to set the scene as a listener. It has highs and lows as far as emotion goes. The vocal pad or samples that you used added just the right touch, not too much just the right amount. Nice job putting this together!

Wayne

EricMilligan replied 1st Feb 2018 - 8 years ago

Thanks, Wayne. Sorry for the delay in responding to you comment. Haven't been on for a while. (Working on a new track that proved to be a bit more of a challenge than I was expecting.) :)

DijamMusic 10th Dec 2017 01:59 - 8 years ago

Hello Eric,
Mate, this is an epic production.
you really nailed the situation you described. I like the mix of emotional and the light/higher sounds and the way your composition conveys the sadness. A big well done to you mate.
This is an easy Fav’s for me.
Jamid