epiphaneia : how tenderly the world collapses [ orchestral ]

[epiphaneia]

This is what I came up with after playing around with my electric orchestra throughout the last weekend :

https://soundcloud.com/epiphaneia/how-t ... -variation

As always, I´m grateful for honest and constructive feedback.
Thanks for listening!

[Frantz]

It sounds good. It would work fine as a movie score. However, the ascending pattern of notes that the piece is built on repeats without variation throughout and so it feels a bit static if I listen carefully.

[epiphaneia]

It sounds good. It would work fine as a movie score. However, the ascending pattern of notes that the piece is built on repeats without variation throughout and so it feels a bit static if I listen carefully.

Thanks!

Do you mean specific sequences (the piano? the high marcato strings?) or generally the fact that the harmony remains constant throughout the whole piece?

[fastlanephil]

It sounds like pretty decent soundtrack music. I would change the ending though. Instead of going to the quiet cello and other stringed instrument at that point, maybe up it with more powerful chords and a aggressive hit on the first beat of the measure or something like that. Let that ring out a bit and then quiet it down with the cello for a trail off.

[Frantz]

or generally the fact that the harmony remains constant throughout the whole piece?

The constant harmony gives it a static feeling.

[seismic1]

This would make a great piece of OST music. It's got epic/dramatic/sad/uplifting vibes aplenty, and could possible be used in other situations too. My favourite part was when the choir and strings came in at 1:38.

Good work

[epiphaneia]

Thanks for listening and the helpful feedback, guys!

It sounds like pretty decent soundtrack music. I would change the ending though. Instead of going to the quiet cello and other stringed instrument at that point, maybe up it with more powerful chords and a aggressive hit on the first beat of the measure or something like that. Let that ring out a bit and then quiet it down with the cello for a trail off.

Good point, actually I was trying to achieve a better transition towards the end, but during the last 16 bars I was pretty much in full force-mode already, with choir, horns, multiple string layers, and big percussion. I do, however, have another version where the more powerful part is extended for 8 more bars (minus melody) at the expense of the slow ending; let´s see if I get around to uploading it.

The constant harmony gives it a static feeling.

Hmm, true, I reckon I´ve been taking my "8 bar sequence" preference over to this orchestral piece. I´ll have an eye on that with the next one!

This would make a great piece of OST music. It's got epic/dramatic/sad/uplifting vibes aplenty, and could possible be used in other situations too. My favourite part was when the choir and strings came in at 1:38. Good work

Thanks! Actually, I tried to achieve that mood transition from "melancholic" to "uplifting"/"encouraging" to "serene", as this was written for and in a special situation in my current personal life, and for someone very special (who, am I lucky? loves that piece a lot )