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| The Composer said 1496 days ago (October 21st, 2005) | |
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title This was one of the last few pieces played for the Vinegar Tom production, so one of the things I wanted to do with the piece was to use some of the elements of the other song in this piece to help tie the musical part of the production together a little. The sample used in the opening is a recording a harmonica played in a stairwell that featured in the first piece of the performance (composed by another student). The piano and particulary the backwards treatment is referring to my other song from this production "If Everybody Work As Hard As Me." The bells heard in the background are samples that were featured in other piece earlier in the performance (by another student again). Also you might notice that the bells are playing the tune that grandfather clocks traditionally used to mark the hour... and added with the slow clap of the rhythm sticks throughout is used to support the passing of time suggested in the music (the play was set a few hundred years ago and the song is set now). One final thing, the slow distortion of the sound (the gradual pitch shift of the voice and the ring modulation of the background music) follows the suggestion of the play that people were very certain about who and what were evil and various other things (Women being witches and the source of general evil)... bu in reality (now) it is much less clear than that. For example the female voice at the end sounds ambigous in the gender (could be male or female) and the background music is hardly recognisable. This is also an example of a situation where I had the piece in my head before I started writing anything. As a result, everything was written within the space of a few days and ended up sounding almost exactly how I want. Once again, hope you find this interesting and thanks for asking. --- The Composer, previously known as The Pianist who hasn't played the piano in a while... Check out my latest song called 25 Minutes in a Japanese Restaurant (Readers Digest Version) (MJRF)
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| nyakki said 1448 days ago (December 7th, 2005) | |
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Wow I really enjoyed this piece. More so after the opening bit. The music and the words worked very well together. And I really loved the distortion of the voice as it progressed. Nicely done. Executed well. Downloaded. Check out my latest song called Maple Leaf Rag v2
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| screamalexz said 1414 days ago (January 10th, 2006) | |
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hmm i think that the background should have more of a ghost sound since the subject is witches. the ticking sound seems a little out of place. the beggining is great. the words seem interesting. i dont like as much when the speaking gets really low. the instrumental does do a good job of not over taking the speaking though. Check out my latest song called Die (Album Version)
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| jakgetar69 said 1409 days ago (January 15th, 2006) | |
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Creepy yet masterful Beautiful spoken words and the edgy clipping noises. It really sets up an incredible mood and atmosphere for the listener. Check out my latest song called Letter to the Editor
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Love the opening build and then its abrupt ending. The music is a nice
minimal accompaniment that accents and doesn't overpower the words.
Like the last little flick of sound at the end. I would be interested in
knowing more about the piece. With this background it may allow me to
understand more of what you're doing here.