Ominous Winds against a Cliff

Two very short scenes. This is mainly me experimenting with harmonies and instrumentation within an hour or so.

1. Imagine staring into the dark ocean on top of a cliff, feeling the imminent threats ahead -- but poised.

2. The realization that it's "too late". (I'm trying to be vague as possible :P)

Ominous Winds against a Cliff

Oooo, so beautiful! :)

The bells kind of remind me of the ones you hear in a harbor. Nice touch! Definitely conjures up the watery element you described.

Just a heads up, your first two chords is a very "dangerous" progression to use. Anyone who has ever seen the LOTR movies is going to recognize that instantly. That's not a good thing.

Other than that, its very soothing. The choir is a little dry in the mix, I'd add a touch more reverb.

Thanks for the comment!

I don't remember that much of the soundtrack. I'm sure it was so beautiful it got imprinted into my very being. :(

lol, yeah, I was definately expecting the trumpets with the LOTR tune :)

Other than that, nice piece... like the subtle use of a choir.

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I hate to say it, but Amana is right: those beginning chords do sound like they came straight out of LOTR. Which is a shame, because it's very distracting from the rest of the piece, which is very well done: ambient, mood-enhancing, not in-the-way.

Why not just start differently, and put those chords somewhere else in the piece, in the middle somewhere? That chord progression isn't "patented" by the musician who did LOTR's OST, and similarities are sometimes inevitable in music...if you were to put it in the middle, the thought that it came out of LOTR is much more cushioned, and it becomes more like a :nod: to it then a :whistling: I'm innocent I tell ya!

Thanks for sharing, very nice work! :D

LOTR came instantly to mind, and then stayed in mind throughout the whole entire song.

Was very distracted.

However, besides that, everything else was very peaceful.

When you look at the orchestration, it's very good. HOwever, same problem as everyone elso, LOTR!!

I like the usage of choir, however, it sounds a litle synthy. I'm noto sure whether you're using a DAW or notatino editor or were aimng for realism, but I thought I'd just point that out :)

It's Overall fairly good, hope to see it polished

Hey Sepharite!

I noticed the chord sequence that everyone's mentioned, but it didn't bother me despite its reference to the LotR music. Not sure it's worth relocating it, your call.

Not sure what else to add to this though...it sounds exactly like what you've called it: an hour's worth of experimentation. It's thin, it's not really cohesive, and it doesn't yet have enough content to tell a full story. Great beginning, and certainly a workable sketch, but now I want to see what you do with the experiment -- what piece will come of it?

Good luck! :happy: