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This brings me back to the 80s. Very cool, light pop / jazzy tune. Parts of this may even remind me a little of early Mario Kart music, but maybe it's the jazz organ speaking to me. You have a really cool ending...those jazz chords played on the organ are sweet!
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The sound effects you use are really imaginative. I hear a rattlesnake, boiling water, breath sounds, and inaudible voices along with some monster sounds I think. I really like how you start this music, which is my favorite part. The slow dramatic start works really well, and it's actually a great way to hook a listener in. Nice usage of pauses too, which helps create even more tension and anticipation. Those water sounds though, I don't know...they are quite unsettling! What are those supposed to be? Perhaps this would fall under the incidental category. Great job on keeping things creative!
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Ok this is actually pretty cool. The music goes well with your script and mood. Nice camera shots and angles too! There is one major problem though and that has to do with your voice. It's inaudible! Also the quality of your voice sounds mono. At 25 seconds in, there's distortion too. That has to be eliminated. So the music, mood of script, camera shots are all great. But your voice has to be fixed. You can definitely fix these problems in "post" meaning, you can tweak the existing audio track. The voice to music db levels don't have to be like my videos (where my voice must well overpower the music, usually by a good 30 db higher). You could probably get away with a 15 to 20 db voice delta since this is a trailer, and the music is the main focus. But I unfortunately can't hear what you are saying, at least, with headphones on.
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A very emotional piece roughly in the form of ABA. I really like music that is mood inducing. Let me know if I am right about this, but I detected 4 different moods here, in this order: serenity triumph sadness suspense My favorite part is where you introduce the piano with triplets, leading to sax staccato. I found that section quite intriguing, because it leads from sadness to a quick hint of triumph, then suspense. It threw me off a lot actually, but damn it's so good. I had to listen to this piece a few times to pick up on the moods, but this is a really well done and well structured composition. You also have a clear motive in the intro and ending (the serene sections) which I found to be quite nice.
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A Classical waltz, very cool! Most waltzes I have listened to have been in the Romantic style. This piece gets very interesting after the 1 minute mark. Your harmony is much more interesting here, kudos! And I love the part at 1:40, right before the waltz goes back to root key. The only thing I will say that when you compose music, try varying your harmonies a little more. For example, when we look at your first page, there are no accidentals. This tells us that we are in strict key! And sometimes this is fine, especially if you are trying to write a folk tune, or something simple. But this piece would greatly benefit from a little more harmonic variation. If you have not watched my Valentine's Day video yet, be sure you do! I talk about the role of harmony in Romantic music. You may enjoy it, and learn a few things along the way.
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The only thing I may watch out for is your key changing. It felt abrupt and unnatural to me at the 46 second mark. And similarly around 1:04 your key change felt too forced. A song like this doesn't need key changing, but if you feel you must, it has to be more natural, otherwise there will be too much of a disconnect. Unnatural key changing leads to very disrupted transitions in music. My favorite part of the song is at 1:30 when the cello comes in (or is much more audible). But I will say, the overall song is beautiful so far. -
Six Voice Fugue from String Sextet in G-flat major, 2nd Movement
chopin replied to Henry Ng Tsz Kiu's topic in Chamber Music
This is definitely a piece I had to listen to a few times, because of its complexity. But I enjoy complex music, so this was easy for me to do! There's so much dissonance in this fugue, and I'm actually quite amazed at how smooth you were able to make this sound. Your sudden and deliberate key changes really help to keep the listener engaged in my opinion. Here's what happened when I came across the key changes. I had to go back and listen again and again to hear how you were able to execute your modulations. I tend to do this a lot with new music for my own knowledge. I love it! The amount of expression in this fugue is also unbelievable. Dynamics in music are so very important, and I hope the Young Composers of this forum can learn from this. As far as your melody, the repetition of your main theme in your fugue definitely helps guide the listener throughout this piece. And you know what amazes me the most? Your smooth transition to the pentatonic scale at the 7:00 mark. I had to go back several times and listen to your execution. It's these techniques in music that keep a listener engaged, especially in longer works such as this. While this is a very complex piece musically, it's actually quite easy to listen to, and the re-listen value is very high. The reason for this is because there's so much that can be learned and absorbed from this piece, but impossible to do in one go. My piano works are basically the same...they are not meant to be listened to just once, because of how much is going on in them. I just gave you some good watch time because I listened to this piece about 4 more times while reviewing this work. I'm impressed at how well you compose and play for the piano, and now I'm even more impressed at how well you compose for the chamber orchestra. -
Hi Arti, and welcome to our community. The way you implement your instruments is absolutely beautiful. I can hear every instrument with clarity and purpose. This is a well written and beautifully articulated composition. I will also subscribe to your channel, your music is wonderful.
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musical theatre Fantasmagoriana; the title song of my musical
chopin replied to CashComposer's topic in Choral, Vocal
Yeah often as musicians we ignore the sound production / mastering part of our work. But I would say this is a critical aspect of music since this is what the audience is listening to. There's so many things to take into account, and I am by no means an expert at sound engineering, but these are the basics: Noise gates (these can help reduce your breaths in between words) Background music to vocal DB ratios (I don't know the ratio for singing against music, but for youtube, I set background music anywhere from -40db to -35db against my voice which is usually -3db to - 6db EQing your vocals or music (bringing up the bass and trebles make for a decent output, in my opinion. Your voice may require different types of eqing) limiter (making sure your peaks don't surpass a certain threshold (that red limit where you hear tearing, or distortion) normalization: For youtube, I normalize my voice. When I talk lightly or have a voice inflection, I want the same db levels. For music, this may not necessarily be the case though...this is a judgement call. I'm sure there's a ton more but these are the basics for some good audio output. -
musical theatre Fantasmagoriana; the title song of my musical
chopin replied to CashComposer's topic in Choral, Vocal
Powerful voice, and your vibrato is beautifully executed. Nice editing skills too! It looks like you and I have the same mic (a rode nt1?). Good choice! I have to agree with @Omicronrg9 here that the piano sounds need to be enhanced, but your powerful voice is really the central focus, and it is really beautiful. Let's talk about balancing your music now. Your loudest parts are too loud, while your lowest parts are too low. This meant that I had to raise and lower my volume throughout the video (as I am wearing headphones). Balancing music and sound production can be very tricky, but with practice, you will get the hang of it. An obvious example of incorrect balancing is when you introduce your musical to the audience. I had to raise the volume up significantly to hear you. However, once I raised the volume, I left it alone (I didn't have to raise and lower it). So while the db levels were very mismatched...they were level. As a fellow YouTuber, you want to measure your audio in LUFS, and this roughly should be -14LUFS for YouTube. This means, your peak should not surpass this level. Welcome to the forum! -
Joking Fugue on Jingle Bell and my Friend’s Theme
chopin replied to Henry Ng Tsz Kiu's topic in Piano Music, Solo Keyboard
I don't think music has ever made me laugh lol. This is a hilariously, well composed piece (hey, I think its well composed, even if its a joke!) that turns Beethoven towards the end. Your fugue section is also quite dissonant, but I was still able to follow it. Things get really funny at the 5:20 mark and beyond. Thanks for making me laugh, I needed a little boost . -
Adventure Movie Music Suite
chopin replied to AngelCityOutlaw's topic in Orchestral and Large Ensemble
Your melody is outstanding! I just made a dedicated short around Music Jotter's custom note spacing (it's only 16 seconds long), but I was able to loop the victory portion of your melody in pretty nicely. I will be launching my short sometime tomorrow, probably at 11AM EST. I loved the middle section of your piece too, I would have loved to use it, but it had too much of a boss-like feel to it (even maybe Prince of Persia like). I'll have to figure out how to work this tune into my longer vids. -
To add to Vince, in my opinion, music doesn't always have to be original. But I want to emphasize that I actually enjoyed your "Beethoven-esque" sonata more than a lot of Beethoven's own sonatas! That is tremendous value to any listener, even if it is of a similar style. And Henry, as I go through your piece and notate it carefully in Music Jotter, I am truly appreciating how very rhythmic this piece actually is. I had to take a day off from scripting my next video which will be 100% dedicated to you, because I had to fix a few things while I was notating! Your piece also inspired me to create custom note spacing, sooner than later. The reason for this is because some of your voicing has spacing that does not overlap notes (which is a Music Jotter default), but is spaced a bit to the right. I'm not sure what my video will be about yet, but I have some ideas. I will see how much of your piece I can actually notate in Music Jotter, then I may try to record parts of it in midi.
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There's nothing to criticize with this piece, other than the audio recording quality. It sounds like I am listening to a modern Beethoven who had some inspiration from Chopin. I hear slight hints of Chopin's first sonata, but other than that, this is your own voice. In fact this piece is much better than Chopin's 1st sonata. You have a gorgeous melody going on here which helps boost this piece's listening value. In fact, a lot of Beethoven's sonatas aren't as lyrical as this one. I found myself playing this theme in my head all day today (due to me listening to this piece like 4 or 5 times last night). I also had no idea you were quite the pianist either. Don't worry about the missed notes, it's more about the overall playing, and ability to convey the message clearly. Really the only thing missing here is the sound quality, because everything else is perfection. I might have to do a dedicated video of this piece on my YouTube channel, because this movement really captured my interest. I may experiment with recording parts of your piece in midi, to see if I can help bring out the clarity of some sections. And since you compose in polyrhythms, it's really a perfect study because I can demonstrate how Music Jotter can use the polymeter to score certain sections of this piece. What we have here is an expertly written composition and well executed performance. May I ask how long it took to compose this movement?
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Harvest Moon Piano Quintet - "Mountains"
chopin replied to PeterthePapercomPoser's topic in Chamber Music
Same theme and similar rhythm, but a completely different context! Very modern sounding and I love your opening. Almost sounds a little like Secret of Mana (not sure if you know that game, its from the SNES days). But it reminds me a lot of the overworld music from that game. But interestingly enough I just got recommended by a friend to listen to Sibelius' Violin Concerto, and wow, the beat is very similar. I know you are going for the Harvest Moon beat, but I think you slightly change it up a little, and it sounds more like Sibelius now haha! I don't have any recommendations musically, it's a very good rendition. But in terms of your dynamics, I felt like the strings "release" were getting cut off by their attack. The strings just felt a bit too sharp and unnatural at times, but it could have been an issue with recording. -
This piece is so expressive! It's like a complete 180 from the Etude I helped record for you (for my YouTube channel). If you had better samples, this almost might be hard to determine that it is a midi. Great job on the output. As far as the composition, this is a perfect example of how to write music to represent a situation, and I think the opening pizzicato intro was a great way to start the race. The beginning section almost sound a little like Tchaikovsky, but then then you get into your own voice immediately afterwards. Love the part where the hare takes a nap. I got lost in the timestamps but I knew immediately that this was nap time. This part here actually sounds a little like Tchaikovsky too, really cool! Overall, I'm actually impressed by your midi output and rendering. It seems like you are starting to pay more attention to dynamics. And wow, it really makes a tremendous difference in your music output!
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@jasoney Beautiful! I'm using this in my next short! Be sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel if interested in what I do (I talk about musical works from this forum, but I also do music appreciation, and of course, talk about my product, Music Jotter). As far as your piece, I love the beginning a lot, however I about 2 minutes in, you change the mood too drastically. For example, we have a sort of mystical sensation, and I really think I am by a lake. But we lose this mood as you take the piece to crescendo. Please don't lose this mood, this is such a beautiful piece of art.
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Epic boss battle in the sky
chopin replied to Gabriel Carlisle's topic in Incidental Music and Soundtracks
It's suspenseful, but there's a lot of bass here and bass = heavy, gravity, on the ground, battleship music, etc. I think if you are going for an air battle, maybe use instruments that are capable of making faster movements. Or instruments that reflect lightweight, airy, in the sky. Examples of this would be your piccolos, high woodwinds, maybe bells, piano, harp. You can still use bass of course but if you were to use bass in moderation, and those other instruments as your main focus for this air battle, it may help portray your mood a little better. Think about the types of instruments used in Windwaker to portray "sailing the seas". I would think this would be a similar concept. So the music itself is good, but for the mood you want to portray, I would try changing up the instruments, and use a somewhat faster paced tempo. Flutes can flutter, oboes can trill harps can be arpeggiated...all very "air like". -
That's one epic boss fight. I like how you have an intro, after the intro. It's a very organized suite of music. Speaking of your intro in Phase 1, this actually reminds me of the beginning section of Tchaikovksy's symphony 4 (after his horn intro), which is one of his strongest symphonies in my opinion. You nailed it there. Overall I like the chord progressions and beat you use for the piece, and you make me proud of your usage of acciaccaturas (I think they are acciaccaturas, I don't have the sheet music). Either way, great way to use ornaments in your music, and its a fun melody for a boss fight. As far as the recording itself, perhaps a bit more wet reverb would help. The recording sounds a bit dry. But that may just be my personal preference.
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Welcome 🙂 I really like the effects you have going on here. Are you de-tuning the instrument to make these effects? My ears are good, but I'm not sure if they are that good lol. It could also be the samples that you are using are "slightly" out of tune. You seemed to have a good grasp of how to make good use of rhythm in your music to help accentuate your theme. And speaking of theme / melody, you have a really awesome one going on here. This music gives me mixed feelings of making peace with oneself, and feelings of uneasiness / finding oneself. I think this fits your description quite well. Toward the end of your piece at around 2:20, be careful with your db levels. There's slight tearing with the recording, you might want to fix that, this is a great recording otherwise.
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I love impressionism, and dark music too 😅. So like @expert21 this is also right up my alley. Your harmony is really well developed, and i like the walking rhythm that I am hearing throughout the song. I also really like the chords that conclude the piece, and it's incredibly haunting the way you leave the listener in suspense towards the end.
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@Carl Koh Wei Hao There's a 2-3 minute section in my next video that explains the grace note (specifically the acciaccatura!). And the timing, mood and notation of your music is the perfect fit. Stay tuned for my next upload. As for your piece, around 2:00 in, this is where your strongest writing is because you effectively use the piano and violin to talk to each other.
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@Zeldz This is a great mood for the intro and conclusion of my next video. I'm actually going to release a very long tuplet video (but hopefully more engaging this time around since I am getting a little better with pacing and editing). I will notify you when I release my next video, but be sure you subscribe to my channel. I am eyeing your other dungeon song as well! Please note that I had to repitch just by a semitone (just for the intro) so that it blends well with Chopin's Fantasy Impromptu (I am notating part of that piece on camera as a demonstration of Music Jotter's flexibility).
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I enjoyed this as well. Given that this is your first attempt at minor, and that you finished this in a day, I won't be too hard on you. But here are some tips for the future: Try modulating to relative major. It's a great way for a beginner to experiment with some well tested key changing techniques. You can look at Wikipedia for the relative keys, but basically its the same key signature, the notes are just shifted differently. Try to come up with a simple melody for your next piece. This piece has a good rhythm and some may argue that you do have a melody. But I want to challenge you on this. Here's a simple short piece by Bach, but there's a clear melody/theme making it memorable. I don't have the secret formula to good melodic writing, but its something "you just know" when you hear it. But I do believe good melodic writing comes from true music appreciation and listening practice. Ahh, and I said I wouldn't be too hard on you. I will end on a positive note! Your structure is well done, and the fact that you composed this in a day means you can learn quickly with focused practice. Also, not all of Bach's music is as melodic as Badinerie, so perhaps I was being a little unfair.
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@Bacon Danger I love it! I'm using this as my intro and ending for my next video. I'll tell you why when I answer your question in B. A. Stands out from others: This sounds like video game music to me, maybe 8 bit style? How I would say it stands out is that you have a pretty nice beat, rhythm, and I love your theme. The theme reminds me a little of the Shark Tank theme, but that's ok. It still has a unique twist to it. B. What impression it gives off (emotion, what context does it sound like its in, etc) Now this is the core reason why I decided to use this as an intro and ending for my next video. Since I am talking about a "speed update" in Music Jotter (notation application program that I am developing), this is a great way to introduce the video. The music I choose to use in my videos revolve around "mood and feeling". So I have to choose very carefully. A fast paced eletronica piece is a perfect way to introduce and conclude my video for this reason. C. My structure/arrangement The intro is awesome, and I love how you slowly introduce more instruments into the mix. The body of the piece exhibits drama and intensity. The sawtooth towards the later part is too loud so you should lower that a little. The rest of your instruments seem pretty well balanced though. Structure seems like this: Intro -> Body -> Conclusion (ABA) as Vince says. Stay tuned for my next video!
