Most Pop Lovers dislike Classic music

I say : N-JOY !........................Years ago i had an old Television set.........................It only had 1 Channel.

The best state of love is being able to let down your guard and shed your defenses in front of your partner, returning to your most innocent and simple self—like a child. I've met someone like that, and fortunately, I am also the one who can make her feel like a child again. That's why I wrote this heartfelt love letter to my beloved.

大家好，我是来自中国的创作歌手张文灏。马上要到儿童节了，在这里跟大家分享一首纯真、甜蜜的情歌《小朋友》。

爱情最好的状态，就是能在对方面前卸下心防与外壳，回归到最天真、单纯的本性，像纯真的小朋友一样。我遇到了这样一个人，而幸运的是，我也是能让她成为小朋友的那个人。于是我写下了这首向心爱之人最真挚的告白之歌。

lyric/歌词：

compose/作曲：张文灏

lyricist/作词：张文灏

producer/制作人：张文灏 周勇先

你可曾知道吗我的小朋友

当我第一次见你的时候

我的耳畔响起了 动人前奏

你不经意留下了温柔

你可也憧憬吗我的小朋友

憧憬着和我一起到白头

到那时候两个人 依然保有

第一次牵手时的心动

一起走在 小径一路聊聊天

仍有爱意淌在眼眸间

仍不能拒绝 你美丽的笑靥

仍然对你心动对你迷恋

一起走过 平淡的漫长岁月

不让炙热的初心冷却

用一生时间 陪在你的身边

酿作成我们的蜜语甜言

到那时候 已白发苍苍还能够

亲昵地再叫你小朋友

COPACABANA.mid

COPACABANA-Score_and_Parts.pdf

this guys video is Quite informative.

 Somethin' U Got
Somethin' you got, is haunting me
I can't explain it, I can't break free
You're on my mind, almost constantly
Somethin' you got has got a hold on me

I had no plan to get close to you
But thoughts of you keep slipping through
My lazy brain has got nothing to do
But wonder if you think about me too

I've got no appetite, can't even sleep at night
I lie awake wondering what to do
I'm looking for a sign, to show me why that I'm
So afraid I might be falling for you

Somethin' you got, has captured me
I can't explain it, I can't break free
Whatever it is just, won't let me be
Somethin' you got has got a hold on me

I don't know what it is you've got
I only know I really like it a lot
I hope and pray that it might be true
That you might feel the same way I do

One day I realized, when I look in your eyes
I see the world in a brand new light
And from my point of view, I owe it all to you
It's like the sun coming out at night

Somethin' you got, is haunting me
I can't explain it, I can't break free
You're on my mind, almost constantly
Somethin' you got has got a hold on me

Your easy ways, your tender touch
I've got to have it now
Now that it means so much
Now that I need you so much

Somethin' you got, has captured me
If this is prison, I don't want to be free
No use pretending, that you can't see
Somethin' you got has got a hold on me

Somethin' you got, is haunting me
I can't explain it, I can't break free
You're on my mind, almost constantly
Somethin' you got has got a hold on me

I sure can't play it! I need to finish articulating it, but my brain is fried, dude! From a mixed ensemble choral piece, but IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE (WEIRD) ROCK EXTRACTED!!!

Jazz , A Universal Language.

 

A Tribute to the late Whitney Houston, recorded in 2020, Electro-Swing style.

A Tribute to the late Michael Jackson, recorded in 2020, Radio-Mix style

Depending on the Mood, The Saxophone can be made to sound Sassy or Sad.

This score is paired with a travel sequence in the film and is my 4th attempt at writing for Big Band Swing. I am very happy with the result and simply wanted to share it! The style was meant to replicate late 40s/ early 50s swing to match the era in which the story takes place. I sampled a little of Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" to help tie into the railroad theme with the main structure being based in verse-chorus with multiple repeats and a key change. 

If you would like to know more about the score, go to the "About" section on page 4!
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Program Note:
A Fire Within is an original story written by Mason Kistler detailing betrayal between two friends. Featuring an original soundtrack, soundscape, voice cast and more, this story established itself as the first short-film made solely in the video game Railroader, which was released in December, 2023. Join the orchestra as they bring you in towards this cinematic universe and involve yourself in their soundscape. All aboard as the saxophones open the throttle and the ensemble leaves the station! 

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No.17_SylvaTrain_Runnin.pdf

It's been too long!

I thought I would share this piece written for my theory and composition class at Berklee. We were asked to work with a couple of "exotic scales" from a selection including the whole-tone scale, the octatonic scale, and modes other than those derived from the major scale. I felt drawn to the Lydian Augmented and Spanish Phrygian modes. I ended up with a contrapuntal rock instrumental in rough ABCA' form. 

The A section is in B♭ Lydian Augmented, the B section is in G Spanish Phrygian, and the C section an unbroken transition into D Spanish Phrygian. Finally, I modulate with the common tones D and A back to B♭ Lydian Augmented, for the A' recapitulation.

The title (Iridescence) was inspired by my understanding of modes as a concept. With many modes sharing the same collection of notes, the tonic note that each mode centers on is what makes it unique -- gives it a unique color. And, iridescence is when something appears in different colors depending on the angle of viewing. I see that as a fitting metaphor.

The artwork is my own, made with ProCreate. I didn't paint it for this track, but as a birthday present for my mother, inspired by Kate Bush's song "Kite". She is a massive fan of Kate's and introduced me to her when I was a little girl. I rediscovered her recently and I've been spending a lot of time with her early work. My current favorite album is Never for Ever...whose influence I thought was bleeding into this track. So, in the end there is some relation. 🙂

I hope you enjoy! Any feedback on both the mix and composition is more than welcome.

~ GP

P.S. I was required to include a detailed score for the assignment. It might be too precise for a rock track in general, but if enough people are interested I will upload that, too.

I wanted to write a jazz instrumental but never studied jazz technique before.  So I dug into jazz theory three weeks ago and began writing my first jazz quintet!

I wrote all the chords and notes and performed the virtual instruments on keyboard. Except drums which started with midi loops that I heavily edited. No AI.

Comments welcome!