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davidstiles · Post by **davidstiles** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:05 am

Hi everyone,

Here's a new track that I've been working on. It's a pretty straightforward cinematic fanfare sort of piece. As always, your comments and critiques are very welcome! Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/davidstiles/the-adventure-begins

Hezekiel · Post by **Hezekiel** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:44 am

Very good. This sounds professional to me. It put me in a cheerful mood too. Mix sounded good also.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:07 pm

very enjoyable string of notes here, Sir! really liked the attack of the brass. It came over crisp and clear on my phones.
Big and spacey without sounding too over-verbed. fine work

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:53 pm

Another good piece of work. Nice dynamics/arranging. And was that really a glockenspiel I heard?!

However... Maybe the balance twixt the brass and strings could be tilted a bit more towards the brass?

Good listening experience.

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:30 am

Very nice David! Lovely melodies weaving in and out of each other...
Mix sounds good to me.
Like the part at 2:00 the best.
Well done!

davidstiles · Post by **davidstiles** » Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:08 pm

Thanks, Hezekiel, layzer, Ayorinde and Allomerus! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Ayorinde, I know what you mean about the brass. I spent quite a bit of time playing this track through with slightly different balances between the brass and strings, and also with different EQing of the brass. I found that when I brought up the brass, I liked the additional bass presence, but found the treble element a bit grating and was unable to EQ it down in a way that pleased my ears. Even now, I'm not totally satisfied with the balance I achieved, but it was the best I seemed to be able to do.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:25 am

Warm and old fashioned with lots of nice details. Very musically accomplished. The mix was good.

davidstiles · Post by **davidstiles** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:30 am

Thanks for listening and commenting, Frantz! And I'm glad you enjoyed it.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:27 am

Nice tune. It has a very cheerful and optimistic vibe, well suited to its title. It would be perfect for OST use. Nicely mixed and with a very "warm" overall sound. I enjoyed it.

Good work

davidstiles · Post by **davidstiles** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:15 pm

Thank you, seismic1! I'm happy you liked it.

The Adventure Begins (A Cinematic Fanfare)