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Aesaire1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

The composition is great, definitely one of the best so far I've heard this jam. The melodies and harmonies are complex and the different parts dance on top of each other effortlessly.

One thing I noticed is that the percussion is generally mixed pretty far to the back, most notably the last part of "Corridors of the Time Palace" and the last part of "Keepers of Causality". Is this purposeful?  I've occasionally heard people use it as a secondary or tertiary supporting instrument, but I'm interested to understand the thought process behind it.

Great blending of the ticking into the beat in Keepers of Causality, it has a super satisfying tactile property. You managed to capture the mystery and the sheer scale of the Time Palace, it feels like a place that could stretch on infinitely. 

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Gornemant1 year ago(+1)

Thank you for listening and for your comment! 

For the drums, I think it's mostly because I'm not a big fan of "in your face big trailer-like drums" so I tend to give them the support role. I really like in particular tracks where the drums help transition from one part of the song to the other (I'm thinking of the drum parts in the Attack on Titan soundtrack). In this soundtrack in particular, I wanted them as an ostinato keeping the tempo in track for the other instruments to follow and also as an element helping increase that sense of space (the drum part in "Corridors of the Time Palace" for example is just a kick and a snare per measure with an echo effect + some high hats). I also would lie if I didn't say that I didn't simplify them and put them a bit more in the back due to lack of time to mix them in particular 😉

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Aesaire1 year ago

Haha, I get you. Trailer-like drums can get super cringey if not done well; they are a bit overused in cinematic music. However, I think you can quite confidently bring them further forward in the mix (if you have the time), most of your percussion parts are done quite tastefully. The one part that might come off a bit cheesy is the second half of "Keepers of Causality". In my opinion the best percussion part was the first half of "Keepers of Causality" where it is mixed with the foley ticks and is integrated well with all the other instruments.

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Gornemant1 year ago

It's really helpful to get an external point of view on this so thanks! And actually the first part of "Keepers of Causality" has no percussions per say but it's rather violas and cellos playing in Col Legno, which gives it a nice hit without too much of a decaying tail that makes it hard to deal with.

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Aesaire1 year ago(+1)

Oo very interesting, it was perfect for the piece then. Thanks for the correction, I'm not well versed in the techniques of orchestral instruments. 

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