May 2, 200718 yr Here is a piece I've worked on for a few days and just finished tonight. The basic idea is supposed to be someone getting over something stressful in life like a breakup, tragedy, you name it, so it's a bit joyful and progressive. And a bit repetitive. The structure is fairly simple. Soundscape intro, solo strings, chorus, "verse," chorus, verse, verse, chorus, solo string mood, return to chorus, sudden ending. It's structured quite a bit like my earlier piece Voluble Lullaby, for those of who heard it. SoundClick song info: Moving Along by New Era Orchestra - Song info page with free MP3 music downloads To clarify, this piece, like most of my others, is a raw v1.0. I plan on polishing it up with dynamics and stuff, as well as more creative drums, smoother sounds, etc. And I don't like the ending, I may just scrap it and end with a fadeout, or maybe fade-down. Ultimately the song will end up on my CD for my "band" New Era Orchestra, www.myspace.com/neweraorchestra
May 3, 200718 yr Nice intro... very techno. I like it. When the drum beat comes in, I would suggest making it a full four beats hit instead of two quarters and a half. The little strings are nice, but don't you think they come out a LITTLE too much. You could soften them up. Not much, just a very little. I am thinking about maybe cutting it back down to a two quarter, then half, just for the latter part of the piece, to spice it up. Other than that... it sounds good to me. I, however, felt the song could have been more uplifting if you added more strings in counterpart. I know that sounds weird for this style of music, but at least some harmonics would do it some good. Great job.
