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Description
“The Mountain King”
For decades, the mountain has endured the extraction of its minerals, weakening its structure and creating tunnels that hollow out its core. This has ignited a thirst for vengeance, turning it cold and furious. Its wrath has plunged the people of "Royaland" into decades of darkness and drought. Excavations have become impossible due to incessant earthquakes. The mountain seeks only one: the king, the sole being responsible for its suffering. And it desires him at a specific time of year: the winter solstice.
The people have gradually migrated to other kingdoms, driven by the harsh conditions and the impossibility of sustaining a life in "Royaland". The current king is the last of his bloodline, a lineage of royal blood, who inherited the throne after his father perished in an attempt to conquer the mountain. Ironically, the mountain itself inherited its dominion under similar circumstances. Three generations of kings have now strived to break the curse that has reduced their kingdom to a mere handful of beings.
Our young king must vanquish the mountain itself and free his people from nature's curse. To achieve this, he must relinquish his scepter and confront the inner and outer forces of nature.
His journey will lead him through various desolate landscapes created by the mountain. The choice is daunting: defeat means not only the loss of his throne but also the eternal subjugation of his people to darkness and cold. In this adventure, the king must overcome obstacles both within and beyond the mountain. Though supported by his entourage, he must ultimately fight alone.
Can "Churly Khan" subdue the wrath of nature?
Screenshot of DAW
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N1Tak_EN4RggQBAmxG9Vf7ff0D98qXhM/view?usp=drive_link
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Wonderfully done!
Nice orchestral piece. I like the dynamics especially at 1:15 when the harps comes in its a really nice segment. Some chords voicing are a little weird especially at 0:27. The percussions like the timpani are probably a little too strong compared to the rest of the mix same for the cymbals later on a big too present. Gotta play also with the expression and modulation of the legato strings, it needs to move a little more especially if you are keeping it sustained for long. For the mix its decent a couple of muddinest in the mid range at some point just an EQ to cut some mid frequencies would help alot.
Disclaimer that since it is not a ranked jam i'm going all in on feedback. It might seem brutal but the track is still very nice so don't be too offended by what I said :)
This is a great submission, I really like how you created a backstory and the music works really well to tell that story. Really appreciate the extra effort people go to, to add this kind of story in their music. That little major sounding section near the middle is a super beautiful touch, like a moment of hope.
good performance, classic orchestral arrangement with a cinematic edge
I'm impressed in the effort put into the backstory. Good job!