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Ah, good to see that I'm thinking along the same lines as the listeners then. I was planning to add percussion when I first listened to the version that you hear now, but I was afraid of ruining the piece due to my relative newbieness to orchestra percussion. I'll definately be adding percussion to this when I make the final mix, as well as messing with expression a bit more to make it seem more "alive". Thanks for your comments everyone.

Moved this from the orchestral board, seems more fitting for it to be here. I guess I should quickly post a bit about myself, this being my first post and all. I've been composing since early 2004, and have recently taken a liking to film and orchestral video game music. I hope to become a professional composer for films or interactive media, so I'm trying to take this as seriously as possible. This is only my 3rd full-length orchestral piece (though I guess the thin orchestration suggests something between chamber and orchestral), and probably the last one written on my old CTK-671, seeing as I just got a shiny new CME UF8 MIDI controller (buy it, buy it now). I got the inspiration for this while listening to the snow theme from Heroes 3 (snow.mp3, for anyone who has it), and this piece is written to form a similar tundra image in the listeners mind. I'm planning on including this in an epic album I have planned, with songs written for specific environment, themes, and emotions. Chances are that I'll either extend this or add more "snowy" elements to it before sticking it on the album. I spent about 4 or 5 days actually working on this, but this was over the course of around 2 months due to a large writer's block. "Film 3 >_>" at: Flim Music - free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick

*is a dial-up user* The piece starts off very nicely, and I personally think that the thin orchestration suits it. However, it does lose your attention after a few minutes, though a piece of this nature would work perfectly in a film where a subtle soundtrack is needed in some scenes which doesn't distract from the dialogue or any other aspect. As a piece in itself, it could benefit from a subtle melody line in the quieter sections, though I guess it's too late since you have already established where you were going with this. It does however have a strong atmospheric quality, something that is very rarely seen with orchestral music, and I definately commend you for being original in this regard. EDIT: What orchestral libraries are you using? Is this EWQL? N.S, no offence, but do we need to be constantly reminded that you were scoring orchestral compositions at 11? From most people's perspectives, it just sounds like you're showing off and trying to denounce others.

I guess I should quickly post a bit about myself, this being my first post and all. I've been composing since early 2004, and have recently taken a liking to film and orchestral video game music. I hope to become a professional composer for films or interactive media, so I'm trying to take this as seriously as possible. This is only my 3rd full-length orchestral piece (though I guess the thin orchestration suggests something between chamber and orchestral), and probably the last one written on my old CTK-671, seeing as I just got a shiny new CME UF8 MIDI controller (buy it, buy it now). I got the inspiration for this while listening to the snow theme from Heroes 3 (snow.mp3, for anyone who has it), and this piece is written to form a similar tundra image in the listeners mind. I'm planning on including this in an epic album I have planned, with songs written for specific environment, themes, and emotions. Chances are that I'll either extend this or add more "snowy" elements to it before sticking it on the album. I spent about 4 or 5 days actually working on this, but this was over the course of around 2 months due to a large writer's block. "Film 3 >_>" at: Flim Music - free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick