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!
OST Fragments Jam #1 » Entries » Anar Rises Flaming In The West / Fingolfin Arrives In Mithrim - Weekly Note Jam #1 hosted by emscottish
you know i was thinking something like
Fellowship of the Ring
"Be on your guard, we have four days to get to the other side."
*dies irae trudging at regular beats* = trudge trudge trudge
JAZZ SECTION 1 = hey Gimli found a ratty old dwarven oil lamp and he's talking about it
*dies irae trudging at regular beats* = trudge trudge trudge
JAZZ SECTION 2 = oh crap we got jumped by goblins
*dies irae trudging at regular beats* = trudge trudge trudge .....
like we were incidental iMUSE'ing for Tie Fighter (1995) or something
this is a thought after hearing the comments and maybe a little bit while i was still making it too
Glad you had fun.