The Gathering Storm

obbster

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This is a song i have been working on for a little while. I have reached a stage with it, where I am a little stumped about how to continue. It does not feel finished yet. I really would appreciate some feedback and ideas on how to continue with this. Which is why i have uploaded it.

I used Kontakt 2 for the Strings/Horns/Flutes and Timpani. The Guitars were done with Guitar rig. T-Racks was used for my mastering.

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Song Stats

Hits: 2079
Comments: 11
Fans: 0
Plays: 207
Downloads: 113
Votes: 8
Uploaded: Oct 10, 2005 - 12:16:07 PM
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2005 - 06:57:03 PM Last Played: Mar 08, 2013 - 11:42:26 AM

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Keywords:

strings (391), orchestral (134), experimental (492), alternative (395)

Hardware:

PowerMac G4 1Ghz, 768mb Ram

Software:

Garageband, Kontakt 2, Guitar Rig, T-Racks.

Comments

said 2778 days ago (October 10th, 2005)

I am not the guy...
to ask about where to go with this. But you have made a great start
to this symphonic piece. Great potential. Tom Attwood and Cameron
are two (right off the top of my head) that would most likely have
valuable input. Also Alimar. Heck... everybody but me!

Obb, I do this this. It is very intesesting, foreboding mood slowly
building. Your varied instrumentation is well chosen. And the move
into the more "rock" section is a winner section. If you end up keeping
this way it is, it is still quite a piece of music.

Jack

	said 2777 days ago (October 11th, 2005)
	Powerful mood song Great foundation. Can also be categorized under World music and Classical. Simply needs an additional polyphonic voice to tie it all together and reduce some of the repetition. I want to hear a theme or melody emerge. Some very nice things happening here. Great sound spectrum. Men in shredded khaki pants, no shirts, singing "wrangle the storm" in five part harmony?

thetiler

thetiler said 2777 days ago (October 11th, 2005)

Like the feel of this
Maybe a higher pitched guitar sound not just in arpeggiated form but
some nice melodic form to rise above the back round. It seems to do just
that in the rock section. You have some terriic ideas. Especially in the rock
section with that beat.

This to me is the best one I've heard you do, or should I say my fav of
yours that iv'e heard.

Good going indeed! Nice work, keep it going!!!!

Check out my latest song called When Your Strange

	said 2777 days ago (October 11th, 2005)
	cool going nice atmosphere and feel. I liked your guitar parts but was not to excited about the horn sounds in there, just my taste I guess. You should maybe expand the part when the guitars( dist) kick in with some more exciting progressions and have some wild synth or guitar lines going on. I think vocals might work well with the song. Good piece to work with and expand.

stevec	stevec said 2777 days ago (October 11th, 2005)
	very cool i really like all the instruments you have, the song has a great sound. can't say where to go from here, but i thought it was a complete musical journey. not sure if it's a vocal piece or not - works pretty well for me as an instrumental. thanks for sharing. Check out my latest song called IOU - 1991

mtriviso	mtriviso said 2776 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	Protracted Opening I give up on you people! This is has the most pretentious, protracted opening that drags you screaming into some really cool shit right around 4:28 seconds. I would say a protracted opening begs for a shocking end. Like maybe the arrival of the storm? Check out my latest song called E-Minor Oct 2 2007

cjhoose	cjhoose said 2774 days ago (October 14th, 2005)
	harp... Love the harp at the beginning. And the timpani. Right where the distortion guitar comes in it could be more dramatic - think heavy metal blast-your-head-off sound! Otherwise, gorgeous. Feels like it could continue to grow into a symphonic piece. Check out my latest song called Vapor

drumgodvirtuoso	drumgodvirtuoso said 2764 days ago (October 24th, 2005)
	outstanding great ideas. needs to progress a little faster me thinks. even pink floyd was a little faster with the movements. but overall, GREAT MUSICIANSHIP!!!!!!! lovin' it. Check out my latest song called The Last Time

	shinyahashimoto said 2490 days ago (July 25th, 2006)
	I only have one question.. WHEN IS YOUR ALBUM RELEASED AND CAN I PREORDER IT?

	said 2091 days ago (August 28th, 2007)
	This is SOOOOOOOOO GREAT I agree 110% ! TX --- MUSIC UNITES ! don't drink & drive - DO YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT OR HAPPY ( 8 )

said 2399 days ago (October 24th, 2006)

I'm reading the comments as I listen
which I shouldn't do, but I couldn't help myself.
I was working on a piece the other day that, as I was outlining the parts
and setting up the song file, I realized the intro would still be going on
3 minutes into the song.
I''m relatively slow and deliberate in general and enjoy sound for its
own sake (and my songs generally meander, so take my comment with
a grain of salt). I looked at the song file and asked myself, what am I
trying to convey to the audience? If it's a particular melody (in this case
it was) rather than a mood/sound, I should get to the melody sooner,
because most people won;t have the patience.
However, I note the title of this piece - the gathering storm - and in
this case the gathering of the storm is longer than the storm itself -
which is fine - if that's the intent.
Sorry ... went on there a bit (and changed my login session to an
account you might be familiar with). The playing is excellent
throughout, the horn was unexpected (but welcome). The horn gave
the song almost a Spanish flair for a moment.
Only audio production note I have is that I heard some odd distortion
around the horn (maybe some percussion behind the horn?) in my
headphones. It could be my headphones.

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