October 7, 20196 yr I was thinking of the movie "Creed" while making this. I wanted to make something cinematic that was driven and felt like the progress of a noble cause.
October 12, 20196 yr Layering effect is nice and progresses well over time (though a more stable bassline might have helped). I'm curious about your little G to E major little chordal skip figure. What are you functionally trying to achieve with that?
October 12, 20196 yr Author 12 hours ago, Monarcheon said: What are you functionally trying to achieve with that? I couldn't really tell you. Right now I'm kind of playing catch up with my conscious mind to my unconscious musical processes. This site is helping a lot. I can say that I was going for a feeling of discovery. (this would be one of the examples of 'parallel harmony' I was talking about)
October 12, 20196 yr Another nice one with interesting harmonic progressions. It never crossed my mind to ask why about the harmony. As you've presented the piece for review I assumed you were fairly satisfied with it as it stands. To me, functionally it's music. That's all I needed to know! It's good to obey your inner ear (at first, anyway). However, I found the ending too abrupt. It's worth building up a little. I was expecting another round of the harmony a little louder or more intense and perhaps elongation of the final chord(s). That would seem to add nobility to it. It would only add maybe 10 seconds, perhaps less. I liked the instrumentation.
October 12, 20196 yr Author 1 hour ago, Quinn said: However, I found the ending too abrupt. It's worth building up a little. I agree. I think that's a problem I'm facing right now, I don't quite have the knowledge of music theory to fully express my musical ideas. Edited October 12, 20196 yr by Left Unexplained
October 12, 20196 yr You're doing pretty well. I found the way you "swapped" the E minor chord in one phrase with E major in the next then got back via a G chord, attractive; intriguing. (Assuming my ear isn't deceiving me about the key!) I reckon if you ended on the E major chord and hold it, ramping down the string figures or something it would be a very optimistic ending. Good luck. Edited October 12, 20196 yr by Quinn typo
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