Pompous Prince

I was playing on the piano the other day with my really limited piano "skillz" and I came up with a nice little melody that I eventually turned into a song. Right now it's just scored for piano, but that's because I just needed to get it out as fast as possible. I think that I'm eventually going to orchestrate it.

It didn't take long to write it. I initially wrote it in about four hours and then I editted it today (about an hour or two) to make it loop endlessly (video game style). The modulation before the repeat was so hard, because I kept on hearing a key change and I didn't want a key change, I wanted a repeat, but I finally got it.

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vg1.mus

:P OMG THIS IS SO FLIPPIN SWEET!

I love this! This is absolutely PERFECT for videogames, it even reminds me very much of Legend of Mana and Legend of Zelda and Legend of Legaia and Legend of everything else that was ever made! I think you will be glad to hear that I wasn't anticipating any modulation where you put the repeat, the loop fits perfectly. I can picture a more material after it though, like a lyrical middle section, but that's beside the point. This will be SO fun to orchestrate, please tell me if you need help, I would be MORE then glad to assist if you have any holdups.

The *only* thing I have to critique is on the meter. I personally didn't always feel the piece was in a triplet meter. I felt it more of a 4/4 meter with triplets instead of a 12/8 meter with some duples tossed in for good measure. That's just my personal feeling though, and I'm wierd, so don't get too worked up :P.

This is some of the best material I've heard on YC I think yet, and leave it to a bassoonist! Great job!

It's a fitting melody for a video game. Very fitting indeed, for rpgs.. Maybe orchestrate it to add a little to add more "oomph" into it, especially at the middle parts..

Reminded me quite a bit of Zelda as well. However, I didn't love it. I don't think it is anything that outstanding. BUT, it is a very solid videogame piece and definetly could work very well (which is more then I can say about alot of my own compositions). One problem I do have is the opening sounds almost too much like Zelda (a problem the rest of the piece doesn't have). In fact, I would have thought this piece was from Zelda if I hadn't read the thread first. I don't mean to insult you or put you down. I am just teliing you what I hear.

I'm so lame, you are not. Good job.

Thanks, sorry, I haven't been able to respond because I'm on a vacation in Puerto Rico, and unfortunately enough, I have to stand slightly outside this mosquitoland to get any usable signal.

I noticed the lack of any heavy chords as soon as the loop began because it's just two lines. I'm going to see if I can fix that when I orchestrate it (if I ever get around to doing that, =P)

Again, thank you so much for your kind comments =D