Untitled Piece - Turning my Anxious Energy Into Song

Good evening, all! I am here with another project I've been working on (just since this afternoon). This week has been busy, chaotic, and emotionally draining. So, to help with the anxieties that have arisen from the chaos of life and work, I turned to music. It just seemed natural to try and help getting these emotions out in a format that I could easily access right now. Normally I turn to photography, but, I wasn't able to today.

This is what I have so far since I started earlier. To me, some parts seem to feel beautiful but still dark beneath the surface. I would love to hear some feedback. No part of this piece was really pre-planned. It was sort of instinctual based on where my feelings took it as it developed and continues to develop. I've continued to try and build on what I've learned on here and been learning in my free time. I hope you enjoy.

I used my usuals, a combination of Spitfire Audio libraries in FL Studio.

Hi @Layne!

I like how you're exploring more unusual scales/modes.  You start out in C minor with a #4.  And you use lots of unresolved dissonance to create tension.  You venture outside of your original tonality into C# minor even.  Then you go into a section that mixes major and minor seamlessly creating a very unique sound that I'd describe as "yearning".  You're growing and your harmonic choices are becoming more daring and extended.

What I perceive as some weak points of your approach is that most of your stuff is slow and the melodies extended over a long period of time.  Have you written anything fast and exhilarating like a scherzo?  This approach allows you to easily write pieces of considerable length because your melodic material is so stretched out over time that it's diffuse and dissolved.  I can't for example easily whistle or hum any of your melodies after listening to your music because your melodies aren't happening rapidly enough to be "catchy".  Maybe you intend this to be more background cinematic-style music with a set mood that has to be sustained for a long time?  Those are my thoughts - thanks for sharing!

On 11/10/2024 at 11:19 PM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Hi @Layne!

I like how you're exploring more unusual scales/modes.  You start out in C minor with a #4.  And you use lots of unresolved dissonance to create tension.  You venture outside of your original tonality into C# minor even.  Then you go into a section that mixes major and minor seamlessly creating a very unique sound that I'd describe as "yearning".  You're growing and your harmonic choices are becoming more daring and extended.

What I perceive as some weak points of your approach is that most of your stuff is slow and the melodies extended over a long period of time.  Have you written anything fast and exhilarating like a scherzo?  This approach allows you to easily write pieces of considerable length because your melodic material is so stretched out over time that it's diffuse and dissolved.  I can't for example easily whistle or hum any of your melodies after listening to your music because your melodies aren't happening rapidly enough to be "catchy".  Maybe you intend this to be more background cinematic-style music with a set mood that has to be sustained for a long time?  Those are my thoughts - thanks for sharing!

 

I do tend to approach pieces more like soundtrack to a film or TV show. So yes, definitely more of an atmosphere setting piece with recurring motifs.

And, I have actually been working on something faster paced! Hoping to share it soon. But have been sidetracked this weekend with a piece I posted today as an experiment using live recorded vocals for parts.

Thank you for your continued help and feedback, and it's great to hear that there are signs of growth in this skill.