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Anar Rises Flaming In The West / Fingolfin Arrives In Mithrim - Weekly Note Jam #1 hosted by emscottish's itch.io pageRate this soundtrack
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Explain your hypothetical game concept & how you interpreted the theme!
This stayed mostly in the vein of the original Gregorian Chant for perhaps a main menu long-scroll asset, it just has jazzy inter-cuts which give it a Hooked On Classics vibe.
What genre is your soundtrack?
Classical with some Pop/Jazz elements in the intercalary violin sections
How did you incorporate the Dies Irae into your hypothetical soundtrack?
I played manually contrapuntally against the original's base tones and then introduced arbitrary key-shifts each of about 1/5 of the way in except somewhat irregularly, then punched gaps and interposed violin symphonics, then took the midi of the whole and went to MixCraft and added tones that are not in the FA-08 but are in the DAW, for another one of these smorgasbords where I have more than 16 instruments. The original WAV from the synth was subdued and the recording level of the Mixcraft stuff was given louder-precedence as a finish.
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At first listen i think this is organ that at some point layers several keyboards sounds, one of which being a harpsichord? A lot going on just with instrumentation alone. It is always a breath of fresh air to hear what sounds like a soloist as in one player. Where most submission would require an orchestra. I can hear the classical but im well acquainted enough to have a taste for it, but it sounds like something from the baroque period structurally. (I could be wrong tho, its been years since my theory & composition class). Also understanding this piece as a call and response between classical and jazz, with jazz being noticed by the chord structures and classical distinguished by one note at a time. Also the jazz section seems lack a the tonal center, or maybe a shifting tonal center.
Man my head is exploding, this is the most academic piece in this submission to me. i almost get an adams family impression but that maybe the selection of instruments. Particularly super nintendo adams family, but not 8 bit. Generically this would fit a dark game that seeks to defy expectations, and is just as challenging to play. Music for academics fit only for games that embrace hard core gamers. Nice job!
While I appreciate the musicianship and improvisational skills, I can't really see this being in a video game soundtrack. It is lacking cohesion. Interesting instrumentation, but it feels like the song has no real direction. Great adherence to the Dies Irae!
I heartily agree.
I did feel spread pretty thin making it in excess of 5 minutes.
I juggle a day job and fight winter at the same time :)