The War March

This songs is one I am thrilled with it's outcome... It sounds better in my opinion though with headphones... the reverse cymbals may be a tad loud, but the song as a whole is one I am quite proud of :mellow:!

The War March

In my mind it paints a picture of the moments leading up to a war... almost as if it's the kind of war where there is no winner... Right from the begining, it sounds like a tragic kind of song... and the beating drum almost pounds away like a beating heart... and the hero that the song might be featured with is farewelling his family... and then embarks on the road to certain death... then there is the dramatic bit with the choir, and that gives me the feeling that the two great armies are in view of eachother.. where the enemy can be seen comming over a steep hill and the hugeness of it might represent the vastness of the opposition... then when the dramatic section settles and the piano section is the main one playing, I can imagine the enemies aproaching... and the hero and his army get ready... and then when it's back to only the piano and the drum, the hero closes his eyes... and pictures what's important to him and what he is fighting for, for one last time...

Nothing to give - nothing to take. Great work. :closedeyes: Only one think is wrong for me - ending. It ends fast. If you keep the percussion a bit longer, the rest of the sounds will disappear. Maybe 2 sequences more for percussion and it would be great, what do you think? :blush:

What sampler did you use, if I could know? It sounds preety good I think. :)

I enjoyed this song very much, and yeah I used headphones! world of a difference. I do enjoy the introduction 30 secs or so, but I could have had more snare sooner to help build this song up and up till the battle actually hits.

The hits in the background would do better to progressively get louder!!! this would add to the effect you are trying to convey. to seem like you are getting closer to the battle.

at 1:40 you should kick the strings into overdrive instead of quarter notes make them into 8th notes! this will bring the battle that you have invisioned come closer to a reality.

overall a pretty sweet song, high sound quality! I would give it around a 4 out of 5 stars!

Cool piece. It does have a sense of tragedy and hopelessness. The piece works very well to show that. But, I felt there should have been a more meditative section. If its about a guy saying bye to his family to go die in war im sure that as he leaves he will be deep in thought about his life at some point on the way. It could be having flashbacks of happy time, significant moments and such. So you could stop all the instruments at one point and out of the nowhere have a tender string chorale-like section, with no beating drum or perhaps have the drum beat occasionally with a more dramatic effect. Add to that a sorrowful soprano solo to add to the drama. This section would then represent a stop in all previous motion almost like as the warrior is preparing for war the thought of his family and life seizes him immediately. Then when the warrior comes to his senses and stops meditating on his family, the music comes back to its previous treatment(percussion, strings, etc.). Good work tho.

Very cool. What is that noise that comes before the strings entrance? Its a sort of slashing percussive sound - or is that the reverse cymbal you were talking about?