I Died A Little - T0mmyy

29th Dec 2017 15:23 - 8 years ago
Description : A song I wrote over a guitar track that I found on YouTube. Link to the original track can be found below.

Have been attempting to write 2-3 songs over the past couple of months with little success, when this one just appeared out of nowhere.

It's a bit odd I guess (which is why I tagged it as weird) but I enjoyed creating and listening back to it, so here it is.

Thank you!

Music: In Albany New York - The 126ers youtu.be/PHRt8RxLrkA

Comments (18)

If you have time take a listen and give T0mmyy some feedback.

Kayos2
Kayos2 13th Aug 2025 08:29 - 1 year ago
The vocal is so laden with emotion, it steers you into the delightful acoustic. I would say it is more pop or even folk pop.
Mykael
Mykael 12th Dec 2024 11:23 - 1 year ago
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! If you remix this, I hope you will consider bringing the vocals more upfront. You have a very ear-pleasing quality to the vocals.

LovePeace&Light,

Mykael
EXANofficial
EXANofficial 10th Apr 2018 12:32 - 8 years ago
Everything in this song just simply works together. Nothing clashes and the vocals are amazing. It's a bit tough to make out the lyrics so maybe that could be a small complaint, but that's pretty much it. Awesome song
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 10th Apr 2018 - 8 years ago
Thank you very much.

And you're not the only one to mention the clarity of the lyrics, but I'm working on it!

Appreciate you stopping by and taking the time out to comment :]
Sunikem
Sunikem 25th Jan 2018 23:32 - 8 years ago
Wow, really nice song and great vocals too.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 28th Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Thank you very much. It helps that there are such good instrumentals out there for me to play with, otherwise I'd still be singing Christmas carols to myself :)
peleon
peleon 25th Jan 2018 17:17 - 8 years ago
:) its ok...nicer with vocals
You see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfJCjSf6Kk8
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 28th Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Thank you.

The link to the original can be found in the description, but I enjoyed the video nonetheless :)
laurentwirz
laurentwirz 24th Jan 2018 22:12 - 8 years ago
Well done... I am sitting on a cloud! French people would say "planant".
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 28th Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Merci beaucoup! :)
dvckgod
dvckgod 22nd Jan 2018 00:11 - 8 years ago
That was insanely beautiful.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 24th Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Well thank you very much :)
hashmet
hashmet 21st Jan 2018 02:42 - 8 years ago
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hanorotu
hanorotu 19th Jan 2018 01:00 - 8 years ago
You did a really good job with this song. It sounded a lot like something that Pink Floyd would put out. The overall overtone of this song as really dark, which I really like. I look forward to hearing more stuff like this from you.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 21st Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Thank you.

I would love to make a song that is at once dark and beautiful/ethereal, so I guess I'm halfway there :)

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, means a lot.
MrSpookd
MrSpookd 19th Jan 2018 00:40 - 8 years ago
Hai there,

Wow, omg, damn. You have an amazing voice! WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM YOU BEFORE. This is such a beautiful snippet I don't want to call it a "song", but something like a trip, a feeling, a breeze. Idk I'm getting weird.

Try to work on sounds like this dude, they are so unique yet easy on the ears. Add some drums, build a full song, add a wonderful message. THE POTENTIAL IS DRIPPING FROM MY SPEAKERS. I don't know if that's normal but DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

Great sound, amazing voice, good stuff. Keep it up :)

Mr. Spook'd
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 21st Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Hi there, thank you for such glowing feedback!

I'd have to agree that it's not really a song as such, and that's kind of what I was aiming for, as I'm a big fan of film music and was going for something along those lines.

I hope to make more traditional songs in the future, so I'll be following your advice.

Thanks for stopping by and listening, much appreciated.
TomTomBoom
TomTomBoom 14th Jan 2018 23:53 - 8 years ago
Love the track, I'm currently studying film in college and think this song has a place in it. Whether or not your track is used I still really like it.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 18th Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
It would be really cool to hear my music in something along those lines, but it's not quite at that standard yet.

Thanks for stopping by and listening, always appreciated.
williusu
williusu 9th Jan 2018 00:05 - 8 years ago
Marvellous!
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 18th Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Thank you!
AravAzhar55
AravAzhar55 31st Dec 2017 16:05 - 8 years ago
Awesome
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 1st Jan 2018 - 8 years ago
Thank you!
neuromancer56
neuromancer56 30th Dec 2017 14:13 - 8 years ago
I think this is my favorite track of yours. The mood of the instrumental really suits your voice. Sounds kind of like a chilled out Ozzy.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 31st Dec 2017 - 8 years ago
Thank you very much.

And it's nice to see a familiar face popping up in the comments, it means a lot.

Happy new year!
Nodog
Nodog 30th Dec 2017 07:10 - 8 years ago
Reminds me of a David Gilmour pink Floyd number I really like your vocals. I am learning the process of dealing with vocals in my daw and would be very interested to learn from you on how you process that. Fantastic work you have done here best regards Robbie.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 30th Dec 2017 - 8 years ago
Hi praise indeed, thank you!

My set-up consists of a Rode nt1-a mic > DBX 286s vocal processor > Focusrite solo > Ableton. And the main softwares I tend to use for vocals are Izotope Nectar and Waves sonic enhancer, along with some extra compression and transient shaping.

After that, it's just a case of experimenting I guess.

Hope that helps, and thanks for listening :)
mojovid
mojovid 30th Dec 2017 05:42 - 8 years ago
Great song! Your vocal has gravitas, which I think is Latin for balls. Congratz!!!
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 30th Dec 2017 - 8 years ago
I'll pretty much take any compliment that comes my way haha.

Thanks for stopping by an listening, much appreciated :)
Ludwigbroo
Ludwigbroo 29th Dec 2017 16:57 - 8 years ago
damn! Are you the one singing?
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 29th Dec 2017 - 8 years ago
Yeah that's me, through about 10 different audio processes :)
Timmons2
Timmons2 29th Dec 2017 16:09 - 8 years ago
Hey, I think you did a good job with this. Like the effect you put on your vocals. It brings it back to the singer songwriter days when music took you on a journey. It has that Peter Gabriel vibe. Nice work.
T0mmyy
T0mmyy replied 29th Dec 2017 - 8 years ago
Thank you. More than one person has mentioned Peter Gabriel in passing now, so that's a genuine compliment, although I must rely heavily on effects to get anything sounding close.

Thanks for the comments :)

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