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Never Alone


by

Tom Atwood

 Genre: New Age

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A short, arguably sad piece.


To hear Part Two, click here.

To hear Part Three, click here.






Photo: Big Thompson River
Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park
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Hits: 2497
Comments: 16
Fans: 9
Plays: 454
Downloads: 138
Votes: 19
Uploaded: Jan 03, 2006 - 10:57:59 AM
Last Updated: Jan 05, 2006 - 09:36:04 AM Last Played: Sep 29, 2009 - 08:42:09 AM
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Comments
ledebutant said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
No arguably
...it's definitely sad and amazingly restrained. You really managed
something very difficult here, giving just enough, but not too little.

Interesting title...makes me wonder what's going on in that former
newsman's head.
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Peter Greenstone said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
short and sweet
Tom, this is a beautiful peice. It's like a transitional in it's shortness, and I
like that about it. Nothing critical I can think of to add. It's wonderful.
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Cori Ander said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Lovely
I hear a new tone from you. It probably was there all the time ... now I can
hear it.

Very nice! Surely interesting, as Ledebutant points out. Lovely!
said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Snuck that Jazzy Blues Figure in there
Nice touch. :)
I liked the contemplative nature of this.
BranDaMan said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Touching
This song really hit home for me because my aunt just recently passed
away and it made me reflect life. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it.
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Mystified said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
minimalist musing...
As if you gently pulled a string connected to the grey, overcast
heavens...and managed to open up a small window of golden light.

Just beautiful.



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White Hawks said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Tom I like sad song.
very emotional. i love sad songs. thanks for sharing.

this is such a great pieace.

- Hawks
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Tom Atwood said 1405 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Tom I like sad song.
Thanks. You are all good friends, every one.

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rik said 1405 days ago (January 4th, 2006)
Perfect as soundtrack
in some tender and yet suspended dialogue scene, makes me think to the
great animation movie "Spirited Away" by Miyazaki. Great choice of
instruments and soundstage placement as well.
I love sad songs too, I feel their sadness as the truest face of any joy.
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Tom Atwood said 1405 days ago (January 4th, 2006)
Perfect as soundtrack
Thanks for the comments, rik. It is interesting that you mention "Spirited
Away," because the film is one of my favorites, especially the soundtrack by
Joe Hisaishi. In fact, on this piece, I was trying to get the piano sound that he
achieves in "The Sixth Station," the long, lovely train sequence near the end of
the film. So, I am glad you were reminded of that movie listening to this.

I also agree with you about sad music revealing joy. Thanks again!

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Tadashi Togawa said 1404 days ago (January 5th, 2006)
Flow when it is quiet
Did the river flow?
Did sadness flow?
Beautiful time remains in the mind.

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J.A.Stewart said 1404 days ago (January 5th, 2006)
Sad?
Pensive, for sure. Sad? Not necessarily. The title sure indicates otherwise. I
suppose it depends on what's lurking behind your personal emotional
fabric at the time.

At any rate, a delicate and lovely little movement that would fit beautifully
into a number of poignant cinematic moments that I can think of.

Well done.
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RickW said 1403 days ago (January 6th, 2006)
Very poignant.
But the piano towards the end offers a glimmer of hope. I loved it Tom. A
beautiful piece. I look forward to parts 2 & 3.

God bless,

Rick

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Einarus said 1402 days ago (January 6th, 2006)
Another simple praise:
I've really got nothing to suggest.

I loved the restraint of it - so beautiful.

A fav & a DL.
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Ed Hannifin said 1401 days ago (January 7th, 2006)
These pieces of yours, Tom...
...get me thinking that you are a very American composer. I don't respond
to your pieces as 'New Age'. I respond to them as American classical.
Copeland sorts of simplicity, but well developed from melody, and with
plenty of restrained, not-over-glorpy heart.

I get this love of land and love of people and tradition in your music.

Ed
composerclark said 165 days ago (May 27th, 2009)
Contemplative
I'm not sure if it's sad or not; it could be sad if used in a film where there is something sad happening, but I'm just not sure that it necessarily is sad. I like the word used by an anonymous person above, who called it "contemplative." It strikes me as music that could be used in a film with a panoramic view of a quiet mountain lake at dawn.
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