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Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:39 pm

"Journey to Lands Forgotten"
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInf ... ID=3594086

Film style orchestration, layers of ethnic percussion, Middle-Eastern vibes.

Er, kinda long... hope that doesn't turn you off. I think it's a pretty neat tune. Give it a listen.

runagate · Post by **runagate** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:58 pm

YES!
BAD ASS MOFO

spuddle · Post by **spuddle** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:00 pm

Nice evolving themes!

The ethnic percussion contrasts in an enticing way with the orchestration and fills me with unusual imagery.

Thanks for sharing.

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:01 pm

A great song!! You really got to the essence of this style. I like the feel (soundtrack music is my first love) and the variation.

The piano sound @ about 3:30 sounds a bit erm... subdued? It does not sound as realistic, while the strings sound great at most parts.

kara · Post by **kara** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:04 pm

I rarely comment songs here, but this is real good !

Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:53 pm

Yay! Thanks for the feedback.

You really got to the essence of this style.

lol, thanks man. Means a lot coming from you, as you're no slouch with this style yourself.

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:28 pm

Killer melodies! This is wonderful. Nice movement and orchestration.

crits: I found the filtered wind distracting and somewhat cliched and there are some spots in your exotic percussion where you could grab a much harder accent, imo. With harder accents, the syncopation would be much more dramatic and give the piece an even more definitive shape.

-S

deaf dunderkwac · Post by **deaf dunderkwac** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:53 pm

Very nicely done!

being a visual kinda-guy

very visual...
You really captured the mid-east vibe and I really liked elements you chose to use in the mix. Orchestration was tops!

The use of wind was a nice touch (gimmick....I

gimmicks) for transportation.

Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:34 am

Shane Sanders wrote:I found the filtered wind distracting and somewhat cliche

Hehe, I'm truly sorry about the wind... it's the only wind sample I have.

It does sound a bit fake.

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:07 am

Arglebargle wrote:
Shane Sanders wrote:I found the filtered wind distracting and somewhat cliche
Hehe, I'm truly sorry about the wind... it's the only wind sample I have. It does sound a bit fake.

On the way home from work I was thinking that you might try some rain sticks instead. You could still filter them and get a similar 'feel'... just a thought.

mystahr · Post by **mystahr** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:11 am

This is quite loverly indeed, very well put together and great sounds used. Movement and melody

Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:39 pm

Sepheritoh wrote:The piano sound @ about 3:30 sounds a bit erm... subdued? It does not sound as realistic

Hm, the subdued sound was pretty much exactly what I was after.

Jeremy_NSL · Post by **Jeremy_NSL** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:37 pm

Really liked it

Excellent composition. Those fast string runs are awesome too! What samples are you using?

The faster section after 4:30 is truly sweet...

If I had to make any suggestions:
-entire mix too bright for my taste, especially the percussion. It wears on my ears a bit.
-percussion a bit too loud, especially in the first 2:30.

Thanks for sharing!

Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:42 am

Too bright, eh? I added some high-end EQ cuz I felt the mix was too dull!

s'pose that's what you get for mixing with cheap multimedia speakers.

Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:02 pm

Jeremy_NSL wrote:What samples are you using?

GPO

Ethnic-orchestral song