Maqalx Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Hello all, I am new to this community that I just found! Here is a soundtrack I made to represent the coral reef and in general, the ocean, with the waves 🌊 played by the strings. It may be quite repetitive in the beginning and middle parts but towards the end I decided to experiment with newer and more interesting chords. All the VSTs I use are free (BBC Symphony Orchestra and Spitfire LABS). Any feedback or criticism would be much appreciated!   Edited July 26, 2020 by Maqalx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRichardson Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Thanks for sharing this, it's really nice! I enjoyed how it transports you away so easily - I can definitely see how it represents the ocean. I can imagine this working well as a film score. It gives off the same kind of vibe (in my opinion) as the score to Gattaca, by Michael Nyman. You've done a good job of using those samples too, they sound realistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maqalx Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, JamesRichardson said: Thanks for sharing this, it's really nice! I enjoyed how it transports you away so easily - I can definitely see how it represents the ocean. I can imagine this working well as a film score. It gives off the same kind of vibe (in my opinion) as the score to Gattaca, by Michael Nyman. You've done a good job of using those samples too, they sound realistic.  Thank you so much for the insightful comment! Just one thing, I did not use samples to compose the piece they are free synth VSTs from Spitfire LABS and they do sound great. I did not know the piece by Micheal Nyman gonna give it a listen and maybe discover new music! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRichardson Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Ah yes, I meant to say 'sample libraries' but VSTs would have been clearer. Gattaca is one of my favourite scores and the film is also really good too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hi Maqalx! Sounds like you've made good use of the I II progression here. It's a very pleasant and liquid-y sound texture you've created. I can imagine things swimming in the ocean in slow motion. I wouldn't have minded if you included some actual ocean sounds in this as well, such as whale calls or dolphins, but I don't know - that might be a bit corny. Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maqalx Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, PaperComposer said: Hi Maqalx! Sounds like you've made good use of the I II progression here. It's a very pleasant and liquid-y sound texture you've created. I can imagine things swimming in the ocean in slow motion. I wouldn't have minded if you included some actual ocean sounds in this as well, such as whale calls or dolphins, but I don't know - that might be a bit corny. Very nice!  Hi there thank you very much for taking the time to write this insightful comment. You had a great idea! Thing is I tried to find ocean samples but they weren’t really good enough and therefore would in that case be a bit corny. But it can work well: as an example, Thomas Newman’s Finding Nemo soundtrack does have ocean and whale sounds. Edited July 28, 2020 by Maqalx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepharite Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Wow very beautiful. I could close my eyes and imagine being surrounded by water. Great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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