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Orchestrales Stck by Richterscale
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It’s a song I did. I’m not really good at it, but I keep on learning.
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I like this piece. Don’t sell yourself short by saying you’re not that good. I have the following comments:
1. I prefer the soft, subtle parts, like the beginning. They sound very convincing to me
2. I find the transition to the big parts too abrupt. It could use just a little lead-in
3. There are some gaps in the big parts where e.g. horns could be more legato to sound more natural. The legato in the softer parts is nice
Overall I say well done.
If you yourself don’t think it’s good, i wonder why that is :
Is it because of the unrealistic GPO-like sounds? If so, you can over time upgrade your toolkit to better libraries, like LASS, East West, VSL, Vitous,.. etc.
Is it because you think the melody and harmony aren’t good? I think they are very good. I especially like the melodic scoring (call it thematic if you will) and also the few counterpoint phrases we were well placed imo.
Like the commenter above, I also prefer the delicate parts over the glorious parts, but eventually that is up to you to score to those emotions you want the listener to feel.
Overall i was well surprised by the musical quality of this piece, and i’d say you definitely are able to score games at this point in time, or score tv or film in the future, even more so with better quality libraries.
Great stuff! I’d agree with the other two comments about the louder sections. If you do want to keep that vibe, I’d suggest bringing up the low end (bass & cello, maybe low brass?). IMO, the snare was a little distracting, and might sound better a little bit lower in the mix.
It definitely would be at home in a film score, keep up the good work!
I enjoyed the melody a lot. Wow.
I would say that it would be nice to have a longer lead-in to the louder parts, possibly a longer cymbal roll, a tension building sequence, or something else.
I like the way the song fades from the louder section to the softer section at 1:14. Rather than end the whole song with just a cymbal splash, I think it would sound better if you made the track end with something similar to that transition at 1:14. It might make for a much more satisfying ending.
Overall, the composition and the instruments sound great to me. Also I’d advise you to not make a habit of saying you’re not good at music, because you are good.
I think its an excellent piece and the parts that seem kind of abrupt actually make the piece what it is. Its different and that’s cool with me!
i’m with the above. keep moving in this direction and i think you’ll start saying you think it’s good
I’m dying to download this..