markstyles Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 This song was an expirement, I did a while ago. The lyrics are directly from an Edgar Allen Poe poem, of the same title. I wanted to infuse the music with the darkness of Poe's life (opium addict, alcoholic, troubled man. Also a mysterious, and out of worldly atmosphere.. The quasi sitar, adds to the flavor. Sorry no score for this one MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu annibelle lee 5-17 > next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pateceramics Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 My mom used to read us Poe by candlelight when the power went out, so I have fond memories of Annibelle Lee. This has a really nice feel to it. I'm trying to figure out what it reminds me of, and it's right on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite place it. The other possibility is that you've just nailed the style so well that it feels like it should be familiar! Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Hernández Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I love it! Nice atmosphere and vocals. I like Poe very much, I find his work very inspiring. Perhaps you would like to take a listen to a Spanish version. There was an essential group in the 90's here called "Radio Futura", they wrote the music and used a translation of the poem: Radio Futura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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