PertinaciousOne

Mmmm, short and sweet! I LOVE the dissonance and suspense in this piece! I love the pulses. You know what? About what the people above said about the tempo - I think it would be great slower, and just as great at this speed. It's fitting for an unexplored land, because it implies the feel of impending danger. Nice job with this, man. :)

Thanks for the welcome, my friend! And yes, I YEARN for better samples, LOL! Unfortunately, software just seems to strongly dislike me, so... none of that will be happening anytime soon, to make a long story short. :P And I certainly will comment on other works! I know how good it feels to receive feedback, so I shall do unto others as I'd have them do unto me. :)

Sorry for the late reply, my friend! ;) Departure as in either ship/air or simply embarking on a journey/quest. I think either one would work, though I had more of a quest-like approach in mind. Hahaha, believe me, you're not the first to make the Sakimoto remark! :D Sakimoto is pretty much my favorite composer ever, so that's quite a compliment to me. However, Departure has to be one of the only compositions of mine that actually is heavily influenced by him. Why? Well, having to work with MIDI instruments is REALLY discouraging, and I usually end up just composing things for piano, because I only have good samples for piano. =\ I have tried and tried and tried to get my orchestral libraries to work, but things just seem to not want to work. If I could break free from this demotivation, that'd be great. XD Yeah, I know I can just compose with what I have, but... it would be a waste of inspiration, know what I mean? Besides, half of the stuff is unbalanced in volume, too, so that adds to the stress. :P Anyways, enough complaining, and more replying. XD I haven't played that game, but I will surely check out the link! I never knew they worked together! This must be even more brilliant than Masashi and Uematsu on FFX! Ohhh, yes. I noticed the repetition, too. However, I was afraid of messing up the mood of the composition by adding a new texture in. That's one of my weaknesses when composing. It doesn't happen ALL the time, but sometimes, when I have something going that I really like, I want to conserve the mood due to paranoia or ruining it. Anyways, thanks so much for your feedback and what not. You're helping me become a better composer. :D

Thank you! :) Actually, there are a lot more transitions that the one at 0:52. There are a couple before that, and a couple after it, as well. ;) 1:03 - 1:16: Yeah, the only reason for the lack of musical interest was that I wanted more of a harmonic bridge. I feel it sort of eases the climax down to a resting point, and then goes back into the beginning again. Then, the second time it gets to that bridge, the brass instruments join in. Oh, and yes! I've finally decided to rename the piece. People have mentioned that to me, but you went a little more in-depth, and I decided that I name it something more suitable, so I renamed it "Departure". Something along the lines of "departure" was what I had in mind to begin with, but I didn't quite know how to word it. :P Thanks a lot for your feedback!!! If you'd like, you can listen to the actual version on my youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/PertinaciousOne PS: My name is John, too! XD

I composed this recently. I know it's mostly MIDI, but let me know what you think. :) ***EDIT*** WTF?! It's like... half the speed! Pursuit ***EDIT 2*** Haha, ok, renamed it. It is now "Departure", but I'm too lazy to make official changes here at the moment, so yeah. ;)