Soundtrack kinda thing

I was bored few days ago. Just sat and construct this.

What do you think?

http://www.box.net/shared/b270tk0g0i

Anyone? :unsure:

I love the intro sound. The entire thing had a nice mellow feeling to it. It'd be cool if you made it longer and added more variation. Overall very nice.

Thanks for the comment.

Any other?

It is not the kind of music I like. Good for what it is. Too short tho!

This could be in the soundtrack of a spy/action thing, I think. It's got that laid back but suspicious/tense atmosphere. Pretty cool, you should continue it.

After a laid back drum roll to end that MP3 I can totally suddenly hear a sax entering and playing a cool jazz solo.

That would be a swell continuation I think.

This could be in the soundtrack of a spy/action thing, I think. It's got that laid back but suspicious/tense atmosphere. Pretty cool, you should continue it.

Thanks for your comment SSC.

You read my mind :) I was thinking a spy/action thing too while I'm making it.

Also do you have an idea how can I continue it? Should it have main melody or not? I couldn't find an instrument to write a main melody also.

Thanks for your comment and idea Yachar. I never thinked sax on this and I'm crap at writing jazz sax solos :D

I have to say, I really like this Jem. Very reminiscent of the opening music to quite a few 1980s thriller movies - which I absolutely adored as a kid! Hope you get this finished, would love to hear more of it.

Thanks jawoodruff. I hope I can finish it too.

Updated it. Added some little ornamenting stuff and violas, horns and trombone at the end but I think trombones ruined it.

Your Porn musixxx career is about to take off.

Lol Alexander :)

Anyone to comment the trombones at the end?

This sounds great! The percussion is the best bit, sound pro!

-I think the first chord is a bit sudden, needs an intro with a 'pitched' instrument, not just percussion.

-the background staccato strings sound wrong - it sounds like like a legato patch rather than staccato (EWQL staccato can sound like that). They also sound very separated from the lower strings. Also are they playing a 2nd (a tone apart), I don't think it sounds right, try a third apart or something. Usually you should imagine the strings section as one instrument.

-I think the English Horn (or oboe?) stands out a little too much, a bit too nasal.

Well I made a few criticisms but its generally good! Most of my criticism would be solved if you took a month or two to read a good book on orchestration. I really like this one Amazon.com: Orchestration (9780486243832): Cecil Forsyth: Books . I got mine second hand from amazon. Also how much have you studied classical harmony, there are a few minor points 'wrong' with this piece but they are easily fixed.

EDIT: What did you use for percussion though? It really sounds pro!

I definitely hear this as an intro to an RPG fantasy game, no hesitation in my mind.

Thanks for your comment DJ.

The staccatos was trumpet as I told you :P

I never studied classical harmony. I used Stylus RMX for percussion thing.

Thanks for your comment too gameman :)

I also updated file after last changes I made.