Well I decided to start a new thread cause the conversion to v bulletin and since all my attachments were all gone. heh doesnt matter they werent that good anyway. Which is why I started new.
About me hmm...im 16 and Ive been composing for a good while now and hopefully showing signs of improvement. :unsure: My musical interests are kinda hard to pin point cause there alot. but I do enjoy the artist "bond" you prolly never heard of them but none the less one of my favorates. Of coarse a big inspiration is video game music(Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Kingdom hearts, and alot more but the list would never end) :heh: . Oh ya and im the administrator as it says under my user name... not really :lol:


Okay this song took a while but I finally got it down. :heh:
As always I would appreciate any comments or ratings good or bad. :D

The midi :)

Hey that sounds awesome...i love it. That's like a perfect song for an RPG..

Lovely piece. :) Listening to it for the hundredth time now.

excellent, can you play this yourself?

Okay :heh: Its embarassing but I can only play Some parts the ending Gives me problems and my fingers dont stretch enough on some parts. Maybe i'll rewrite some of it later. :lol:
And thank you for your comments. :)

Thanks for the midi. (I can't afford to download the mp3 this month, so it's important to me.)

I really enjoyed the piece. A nice piece with very good dynamics and a good dramatic flow. Am a bit down, and your piece cheered me up.


heh doesnt matter they werent that good anyway. Which is why I started new.

Awww, c'mon, these pieces made you one of my favourits on this site to listen to. :)

Ahahaha lol, the beginning sound exacly like one of my songs, but then later it becomes something that even I can´t play (for the moment/yet).

Which song? Cause I really didnt intend on copying any of your songs :unsure: . Could you maybe attach it?(if you dodnt mind)


Awww, c'mon, these pieces made you one of my favourits on this site to listen to.
And thanks dawnstorm. ;) but really the songs needed improving. :heh:

Oh, I've told you my thoughts on this piece! I think it should definitely win the contest! Only one problem, the sheet music wasn't playable. It's too bad, too. Just at the end you have some chords that stretch like an interval of like 12. I LOVE listening to it, though!

Oooh I haven´t posted that song on Ichigos, It was really bad the further you went into the song. So you haven´t copied anything. I haven´t even recorded in and saved it, it was in my head. ^^ .

I haven't looked at the sheets, but for a suggestion, you could always play the large stretch with your other hand >.>

i really enjoyed it... it looks like i have another composer to venerate. hopefully i can learn some new way of composing a piano solo from your composition.

listening to it right now...

awesome...

peaceful.. drifting off... meadow picnic...

laughing... watching the clouds and talking with a significant other...

over...

:lol: those were my actual visualizations in my head as i listened! great piece! great peace! it was very soothing. a good song to listen to after a hard day.

excellent! XD

Wow you got visualizations..Thank you for your time and comments, everyone :heh:

Well another Piano solo :heh:
Mp3 ;)

Midi :)

Pretty nice piece, especially when you throw in those unexpected harmonic changes (though even more would've been nice :)). It feels pretty tight and mechanical, though, so maybe you should play with the dynamics and tempo some to get more of a "humanized" feel to it.

UI, very nice piano solo songs!!!
There are so great!! I love the song "In loving memory"

I see that you show big feeling´s one this song !! :)
So Keep up the good work!!! I can´t still wait for more of your nice solo piano songs !!! XD

it sounded kinda like a song from a video game

like when you go into a place called something like "The Temple of Angels and this Other Thing that you have to Kill to Save the Angels that were Trapped by It" or something like that...

Thank you :heh:
@spc1st I know its hard for me to get a program to make it sound like a live performance. :heh: So maybe i'll try more tempo and dynamic changes.

Your really talented, "In Loving Memory" also sounds great.

Wow! Loving Memory is very sweet! I, too, like the harmonic changes, though I think the pedal needs a little adjusting. I think this song reminds me of two spirits flying off together to the horizon...

Your really talented, "In Loving Memory" also sounds great.

:heh: Heh I dont know about that, but thank you anyway. :heh:



Wow! Loving Memory is very sweet! I, too, like the harmonic changes, though I think the pedal needs a little adjusting. I think this song reminds me of two spirits flying of together to the horizon...

Thank you too. hmm I need to fix the pedaling im not realy sure how to adjust pedaling in finale but I'll try to reframe from that in any future compositions. :)

I loved the dissonance in the beginning. I also like the fact that you built up so much for the best part. (from 2:03 to the end) The title fits the song perfectly well, too. I don't know if you like people rating your pieces but I give you 9/10... give or take 0.2.

Your songs are soooooooo pretty!!!! XD I compose my own songs but they sound pretty bad... <_<
You should write the sheet music for it...so I can play it :lol: nah j/k

omg do you have sheet music to that lulling nights? it's such a beautful song! i want to know if i could learn it?
just to play for fun?

If what you bragged about in the music sections a couple of weeks ago were true, you wouldn't have the slightest problem of playing this piece right off.

Oooo, some competition, eh? NOW the pressure's on!

Okay I tried my best to make it playable. :heh:
Lulling Nights Sheet Music. (1-5)
Not expecting comments or anything its just the sheet music if anyone would like to play it. ^_^

Well I decided to change a bit and make a fight/battle song whatever you wanrt to call it. :heh:
Dont have an mp3 as of now. Maybe i'll get around to making one. :lol:
Was suppose to loop, but I just threw in an ending.

Hey, this really sounds like an Arial Battle Theme!

(But the ending isn't very good. Trust me, I've got practice listening to endings that aren't very good; I make plenty of them myself. :heh: )

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Never told you what a great, soothing tune Lulling Nights is, did I? Love that one.

It's very good! :)

Thanks all, and yes I did agree that my ending was crappy.
I didnt really want one I was gonna loop, but I just threw it in last minute because It couldnt loop with that short timpani in the beginning. Although I could have just taken it out ..well. :heh:

I loved everything but the ending. I like how you used the constent cello. It seems as though you got tired at the end. I should know... I do that all the time. Only thing I would change in this song is the ending... but it seems like you already know that. You could just loop it from the second measure.

so amazing, great job...heres some motivation for me to become a better writer...got meh vote

I'm just curious. How did you make the sheet music? It looked really nice. Thanks :)

Thanks everyone, as for the sheet music I just printed it with finale and then scanned it. :)

Sorry to ask again :unsure: but what soundfont did you use on the mp3 file of Lulling Nights? I love the sound! Thanks :lol:

Sorry to ask again but what soundfont did you use on the mp3 file of Lulling Nights? I love the sound! Thanks
I just recorded it with sibelius's kontakt player. :)

Your songs are awesome. It makes me wish I had some better programs on the compuer and more time to make music. My stupid brother keeps hogging the computer...

Anyway, my favorite was that first song you posted up. It sounded like an ending to a Tales game. My least favorite was that battle song. There was just something about it I didn't like. Keep posting more!:)

your first song in this thread....That's so beautiful...*sniff*:cry: omg, am I crying?awwwwwwwwwwwwww...so pretty and sad.

I've actually learned the first page of Lulling Nights!!! I'm so excited!

I wonder - do you mean Aerial by "Arial", or is it simply a name for something. If it's the former, then I gotta say the piece feels like a bit heavy on it's feet. First thing is probably the string chords, which could probably use an accent on the down beats (and consequently, all the eighth notes should be marked in a similar fashion). You should change the drumkit to the orchestral one, since the standard snares don't work at all in this type of piece. The transition into the section starting at ms. 34 is kinda abrupt, as is the sudden ending that follows. You should probably develop that section some more before ending it, or preferrably just making it loop to the beginning. Some general tips to make it more "floaty" would be to speed up the tempo about 50%, and add some occasional 16th notes for the chords as well, so that you aren't playing straight eighths all the time. More woodwind flourishes would probably work too - ease up on the bass a bit though. Just make everything a bit more unpredictable rhythm-wise, I guess. It's a good start, though. The harmony is pretty fitting, and the melody works too, though you should bring it out some more. Keep at it.

Very good. Loved the beginning and everything else but, as I'm sure you know by now, the ending was...okay. I kinda left me in a "Huh?" state of mind. For the sake of there even being an ending, it was fine, but I know you can do better than that =D

Yes, obvious from the first few notes.

For one, and slow, and high toned, right rand.

And the rolling of the left.

Very anime dramatic like.

how long did it take you to write that? (not counting inspiration, if there was lol. not being mean btw.)

Thanks everyone.

@maestro- not sure what song your talking about, but I think they took a week give or take a few days.

And just to add Ive been trying to finish a new piano piece, but Ive had things to do around here with school and all. Not sure when i'll be able to finish it but im trying. :)

Well its been a while and ive managed to finish another battle song. Somewhere in the song there is some slight slow downs because my computer couldnt handle all the instruments. :heh:
As for the piano piece I was working on hasnt been finished. :)

I heard nothing but silence. :think: Maybe the cable to my stereo is messed up.

*goes and checks cable*

That's pretty cool! I'm ready for a NON-battle theme from you, though. I'm so excited, I finally got Finale 2006, so you don't have to make me MP3s anymore!

Lulling lights sounds so good that I've downloaded to my mp3 player.:heh::lol: Listen to it whenever I want:sweat:

Thanks for the replies. By the way I uploaded new lulling nights mp3 with a slightly better sound. :)

Its been a while since I've posted but heres something I put together.
Its suppose to be the title screen of a small game I was attempting to make.

Lulling Nights:

It's an absolutely beautiful son! It sounds like something you'd here in a video game, it seems to have a lot of video game influence. :) It is amazing, and I love listening to it! :D

By the way, what did you use to compose this? I mean, what software? Did you use soundfonts, or what?

I used finale 2006 with kontakt player. :)

Okay, thanks! I'll have to buy Finale once I save up the money. :)

The new one sounds good. :)

i love the unseen (ﾟｰﾟ). Is like a peaceful town bgm in a rpg game.

just love "the unseen" and agree with the above it does sound like a mellow town-theme from some RPG, have you been listening too the chrono cross osv by chans..?

Great work!:)

just love "the unseen" and agree with the above it does sound like a mellow town-theme from some RPG, have you been listening too the chrono cross osv by chans..?

Great work!:)

No i havnt listened to it, not recently atleast.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Where are you, my friend?!

Sry, Ive been busy with stuff. I thought i'd drop by just to post some of the songs. ive added some minor changes to the unseen, a suspenceful song,and piano song but some of the top hand majors have gotten erased-im going to finish and fix it in time.....enjoy :)

:)

I just listened to "Piano" and I have to say, I'm impressed! I like the progression and the part around 1:20ish. Not the most incredible piece, but it had some nice moments and such. :)

There was just a little too much reverb/pedal in there though. :/ Also, the ending was too abrupt...

Yeah, parts of the song got erased in fanale and a chunk of the ending. I posted because ive been away for a while, but thanks for the comments. :)

I missed this composer! What nice music!

The Unseen
Wow! I love the flute in this piece! However, I feel like if you wanted to really make this piece shine, you could lengthen it by adding an inter-section somewhere in the middle with a new melody, as the flute melody does get a little repetative.

Last Chance
This one sounded kind of VG battlish. I didn't love it, but that's because I'm not a battle music fan. It was effective for that.

Piano
I agree with Blazing Dragon on this one, and I also must say that I think the rubato was a little strange in some places. WAY too little pedaling. (Which is to say that the virtual pianist needs to lift the pedal more often.

the unseen is very rpg-ish and loops nicely this could be in some big production like the ff series.

lift that pedal in "piano" and it will be great! also if you loop this song the abrupt ending kind of works...

last chanse wasnt great but it was nice.
I pictured a burning town and medieval soldiers...



love your stuff man!

Thank you both. yes the piano is abrupt. and as for last chance I was trying something a little different :)
I found my file that had more of the parts in the song "piano" so......
Once I have time I will fix it up.
I feel the song sorta went out of whack. :heh:
-There is also a weird measure where it goes slow, I dont know why. :think:

*dusts of thread :lol:
Well its been a long time since ive posted but here are some things ive been working on. I usually aim for making video game style music, just to let you know. :) Any comments are much appreciated.

For this song I wanted to make like a theme or intro song. Its not finished yet and there are parts where my computer would freeze alittle during recording.

This song I was trying to make a calming field song. Its pretty much done, sorry if its a bit too repetitive. :heh:

The first one sounded pretty much like most game themes would, although I don't think that most game themes are as exciting as they could be if they had a more memorable melody. (*hint, hint*)

The second did sound very much like bgm, even a bit Nobuo Uematsu-ish. Good job. I could imagine the name fitting very well with the music. The harmony wasn't as boring as I was expecting for this type of song.

This song I was trying to make a calming field song. Its pretty much done, sorry if its a bit too repetitive. :heh:

Yes its a bit too repetative...thats about all that I got against it. But I guess if people are playing something while they hear this it won't be too bad cause the song doesn't take attention away from w/e they might be doing

hey everyone this is a song i made not too long ago just posting it to see what you think. oh and thanks for the comments above :) even though its like 2 years too late :heh:

Wow Klonoa! This is a very beautiful ambinece piece you've got there. I love that ostinato harp loop in the background, as it fits to very well. I like the melodies, and the flow of the strings with the counterpoint of the woods.

Love it, not much to say but it's mos def' a keeper! ^_^

i enjoyed this piece but the harp or whatever was playing in the background got very repetitive, but not so much that i didnt like the piece, but it could be changed, or variated anyway

Thanks you guys.
@tiamat- yeah i always thought the harp was a bit repetitive at times, but i thought it went well. I think i couldmake it more variated though.

this is a slightly updated version that I had lost on my computer.
not much to say about it. :heh:

The melodic ideas and motifs are very well done, so are the chords, but the only that held this piece back from being excellent is the orchestration. The harp ostinato was rather too loud (which the harp isn't capable of doing) and you're treating it more like a percussion instrument than a harp. The wind chimes use was rather off (just one bar before the flute entrance). The strings background sound too close together, so a solution to that would be to spread the chord. Your voicing for instruments are sometimes way too clustered or even messy at times. This piece could also use some more variation in atmosphere; sure it's nice to have a relaxed and lush feel, but variate it! By variating, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have a fast part, you can vary the feel of the piece subtly by taking out certain instruments and have others play a certain theme (which is also a vital part of keeping the orchestration fresh).

Sounds like a typical RPG-tune, great work! The harp isn't that bothersome I think, it gives the piece its distinctive character. Although Sir_Dotdotdot's comments are probably right according the orchestration, I hardly think songs of this type is in dire need of changes in that area. If it were to be orchestrated in a true fashion, it would lose its style. I would even say you could add in some subtle electronica in this, rather than going the other direction!

Think FF9, that's what I did when I listened to this piece :)

yeah I see how it does sound messy at times, i thought that aswell when making it. There was also a marimba playing in harmony with the harp, i dont know if you heard it or not, maybe thats why it was a bit loud.?? :unsure:
Like noir7 said I was kinda going for that style, but I would like too variate it more.
Im a big fan of electronica. That would be a nice addition to see how it would sound but i really wouldnt know where to start with that. :heh:
Thanks guys.

Ok this one is i guess like a rough draft ive been working on. There are still changes and additions I want to make......and for some reason i couldnt remember if the title came from like pocahontas or something :unsure: ... :lol: well anyways enjoy if you can ^_^

OMG that reminded me of Secret of Mana! I LOVE (!!!) that game! Very well done. I love your aeolian modal tonality and your use of woodwinds to get that feeling of the freedom of the wind. In fact, I would tone down the volume of the strings a bit to emphasize that effect, and maybe even add some more reverb so it feels more open. It ended really suddenly, though, so maybe fade it out a bit.

thanks :)
I forgot to say it doesnt have an ending yet and to minus those last notes played. :heh:
I usually dont like to put to much reverb but I could possibly indiviually add some more to some instruments to see how it sounds.
Whats an aeolian tone? I looked it up but I got a little confused :unsure: sry but i really dont know alot of musical terms. When im a making a song I really dont know many terms to explain what im doing Im just going by what sound I hear in my head... :lol: i cant explain it.

You just used Aeolian mode (scale) instead of the traditional Minor mode (harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale) with the raised 7th. It doesn't matter that much, but the Aeolian is basically the Greek modal version of minor, and is the same as a natural minor scale, but in western music, the 7th tone is usually raised to create a "leading tone" that supposedly pulls more towards the tonic. Your song didn't have this raised leading tone, and so it tended to sound much more modal (and for other reasons, too, which I'm not sure how to describe).

That really was very RPG-esque - I enjoyed it very much. About an ending, I would say that you don't need one - maybe it's the RPG feel, but to me it sounds like it should just fade out. The strings and pan flute (?) really did capture that wind feel - great work!