Hello! Was curious what you people thought of my new orchestral song, part 4 of Arhythmology?
You can listen to it on SoundCloud here:
https://soundcloud.com/mihail-doman/arhythmology-iv
What do you think of my new orchestral piece?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 95 posts since 30 Sep, 2013 from Bucharest, Romania
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- KVRian
- 645 posts since 4 Nov, 2013 from Vancouver, Canada
I agree with what Allomerus said - it's somehow both relaxed and urgent. Personally, I would have made the percussive hits a bit bigger, but it's definitely a perfectly valid choice to keep them more restrained. Overall, I enjoyed listening. It's nicely constructed and mixed.
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- KVRian
- 893 posts since 12 Jun, 2006
Overall I agree with the two previous comments:
Various musical elements combine quite subtly to create that chilled / insistent duality. It certainly creates a strong story in my head...I has some great images running whilst listening!
Mix is certainly quite effective, although I personally would like the depth to be even more varied - more sounds towards the front of the sound stage maybe? (Not sure...personal taste + mixing is something that I don't always get right myself)! :0)
There are a couple of musical elements that I would definitely want to develop further:
1) Rhythms - NOT necessarily a negative, but...a lot of the piece is quite dominated by regular 4 note quaver patterns with the accent always on the first of the four. I would want more subtle syncopation behind this / more variation maybe? I have a mild obsession with rhythmic complexity, (the therapy didn't work), so, again this is just a personal observation!
2) Melodically - all the various strands combine very effectively, but nothing stands out as a seriously strong 'hook' for me. This style of music, (if it is to stand alone without visuals), often needs a very strong hook of some sort - often melodic, but not always.
Various musical elements combine quite subtly to create that chilled / insistent duality. It certainly creates a strong story in my head...I has some great images running whilst listening!
Mix is certainly quite effective, although I personally would like the depth to be even more varied - more sounds towards the front of the sound stage maybe? (Not sure...personal taste + mixing is something that I don't always get right myself)! :0)
There are a couple of musical elements that I would definitely want to develop further:
1) Rhythms - NOT necessarily a negative, but...a lot of the piece is quite dominated by regular 4 note quaver patterns with the accent always on the first of the four. I would want more subtle syncopation behind this / more variation maybe? I have a mild obsession with rhythmic complexity, (the therapy didn't work), so, again this is just a personal observation!
2) Melodically - all the various strands combine very effectively, but nothing stands out as a seriously strong 'hook' for me. This style of music, (if it is to stand alone without visuals), often needs a very strong hook of some sort - often melodic, but not always.
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- KVRian
- 950 posts since 30 Nov, 2004
I like it but it did not really draw me in yet. Sounds like a piece for a movie, but you need to have seen the movie to really "feel" the music.
It also started of quite strong, maybe build it up calmer first?
Just my two cents!
It also started of quite strong, maybe build it up calmer first?
Just my two cents!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 95 posts since 30 Sep, 2013 from Bucharest, Romania
thanks for all your replies. i'll definitely keep them in mind.
cheers
cheers
