Island of War

Bowman

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Over 60 years ago young men from different nations met and died on Isands in the Pacific.
It's Veteran's day here in the U.S. and this is for all who where there.
This is a piece from an album of mine called "Songs from a Stone" You can check it out on http://cdbaby.com/cd/mazarakes2

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Hits: 888
Comments: 11
Fans: 0
Plays: 138
Downloads: 22
Votes: 3
Uploaded: Nov 11, 2006 - 10:40:08 AM
Last Updated: Nov 11, 2006 - 11:33:52 AM Last Played: Aug 30, 2009 - 02:27:26 PM

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War (132), Pacific (2), Bowman (30), Mazarakes (29)

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	said 1110 days ago (November 11th, 2006)
	great philip glass sounding i like it

Bowman	Bowman said 1110 days ago (November 11th, 2006)
	I like Glass Have for many years. If Island of War reminds you of his work that's cool with me. Thanks for checking this out and for the kind words. Bowman Check out my latest song called The Orion Express - MJ Space Race 2009 by Bowman

drakonis

drakonis said 1109 days ago (November 12th, 2006)

the drums!
I like the theme and harmonies, though it is a little short and needs a climax or bridge... it seems too even throughout, to me. There needs to be more building dynamics in the strings, and definitely more build on the snare. The constant-volume-constant-pattern drum gets very monotonous quickly. Maybe build the drum slowly from soft to loud during this "A" theme, then have a short section after this where the strings play a shorter staccato note B-theme with a different drum pattern, then repeat the "A" theme again and then do the ending? Just a thought... I think if there was a little more dynamic envelope in this A section, then it is worth repeating, it is nice! Or at least, it's my kind of slow melancholy "nice" anyway :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis

Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

Bowman

Bowman said 1108 days ago (November 13th, 2006)

Thanks for the listen...
... and the constructive comments - I think they could make this a more dramatic and maybe more effective piece overall.
Unfortunetly this was composed and performed before I started working in GB and I’d have to recreate it from scratch to accomplish some of this. One day I intend to go back and do just that with early works. Still I do like the relentless throbbing rhythm to this. A minimalist approach and slow build up that I felt with this drama. As I mentioned I do like Phil Glass and maybe there’s something of him in here.
Thanks again Drak.
Bowman/Charlie

Check out my latest song called The Orion Express - MJ Space Race 2009 by Bowman

tydelwave	tydelwave said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
	. Egobandit is right! It is very Philip Glass-esque. [Isn't "-esque" the best suffix in existance?!] It's got me ready to pack by bags to go off...To Canada to avoid the draft. Haha. Kidding aside, I like how the ending of the song is very unexpected because the song drives you and drives you and then you're left alone in the field. Check out my latest song called Defrost ~The Process~

Bowman	Bowman said 1101 days ago (November 20th, 2006)
	Alone in the field I like that imagery. Very powerful and I think very appropriate. & hope you don’t have to make that trip - it's cold up there. Take Care and thanks tydelwave - Bowman Check out my latest song called The Orion Express - MJ Space Race 2009 by Bowman

MidiOrleans	MidiOrleans said 1102 days ago (November 19th, 2006)
	Enjoyed... Thanks for the sounds....enjoyed Check out my latest song called Calle del Maine

Bowman	Bowman said 1101 days ago (November 20th, 2006)
	Thanks Scotty Happy you dropped on by and enjoyed this piece. Take Care, -Bowman Check out my latest song called The Orion Express - MJ Space Race 2009 by Bowman

RickB1	RickB1 said 1100 days ago (November 21st, 2006)
	Nice... Ahhh...a score which evokes some powerful imagery! A composer after my own heart! Too brief, but enjoyable! Check out my latest song called Defining Moment

Bowman	Bowman said 1099 days ago (November 22nd, 2006)
	Thanks Rick Looked like you where out of action for a while. Good to see you back at MJ. Happy you enjoyed Island of War. Looking forward to more good music from you. Take Care, Bowman Check out my latest song called The Orion Express - MJ Space Race 2009 by Bowman

	ofcvideos said 992 days ago (March 9th, 2007)
	OFC Videos This will be used in a movie of mine- Sky Cloud- Thank you

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Name: Charles Mazarakes

Since I was a teenager I've been making short films. I always loved making them but there was something very special about taking the footage into a quiet editing room then placing one shot against another. That's when the magic really happened. And ... [see more]

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