Be A Bad Lad

Leebo

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This is the first song of a comedy musical I'm writing, something I've always wanted to do. No vocal yet, but will post as soon as that's done. I'd be interested to know what you think of the choir bit at the end...I acheived it by multi-tracking my own voice god-knows-how-many times, then adding a subtle midi female voice in the background, to make it sound more like a mixed choir. No loops were used, all software instruments thru Garageband.

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Song Stats

Hits: 1540
Comments: 10
Fans: 1
Plays: 177
Downloads: 98
Votes: 8
Uploaded: Aug 16, 2004 - 02:25:47 PM
Last Updated: Aug 17, 2004 - 08:27:27 AM Last Played: Sep 21, 2009 - 12:41:16 AM

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Song Actions

Hardware:

emac / ekeys midi keyboard / Tascam portastudio / Shure SM58

Software:

Garageband

Comments

	said 1927 days ago (August 16th, 2004)
	Love it I love the banjo. Is that a software instrument? It parallels the accordion really nice. Castanettes too. Haven't found those yet. Great sound and feel. Go for a less obvious ending.

Leebo	Leebo said 1926 days ago (August 17th, 2004)
	Love it Hi Troy, yeah the banjo is a software instrument, although it's meant to be a mandolin! Oh well, banjo, mandolin, who cares! Let's just call it a banjolin. <p> Glad you like the piece, although the 'obvious' cha cha cha ending kind of fits in with the lyrics...hopefully you'll see what I mean when I get the vocals done. Check out my latest song called Bang Bang

	said 1927 days ago (August 16th, 2004)
	Carnival This has a carnival sound which could easily be a backdrop for a musical comedy. I see the color and movement already. Of course the lead voice(s) singing future lyrics will make or break it. The composition seems to build in fine fashion from whimsical soliloquy to grand chorus. Fine job with the multiple layering of your voice.

Leebo	Leebo said 1926 days ago (August 17th, 2004)
	Carnival Thank you for your reply. Really glad you enjoyed it! Check out my latest song called Bang Bang

pooey	pooey said 1927 days ago (August 16th, 2004)
	All its missing... ...is the slide whistle. Good work. The piece is, yeah, carnival-like. The choir somehow sounds like a midi- choir-aaah's chior. Mayeb you sang with too much good intonation. Throw in a couple of old lady voices that stick out and you'll have an authentic choir sound. Good composition with good form. Keep it up! Check out my latest song called Wake Up (Pooey Remix)

Cameron

Cameron said 1926 days ago (August 17th, 2004)

nice composition
I particularly like the way you combine and balance your
sounds when you're using a lot of them -- no small feat
with so many....it's very orchestral. The bass was on the
verge of distortion in the loud sections, though.

Castanettes were a very nice touch.

The only section which sort of let down in intensity was
that brief "calliope" synth solo in the middle, which
sounded a bit tentative and the bottom kinda dropped
out...especially compared to the later loud section with
the chorus.

I *LIKE* the "obvious" ending! It was a logical conclusion
to this comedic piece.

I wish this one was a bit longer! Good job.

Check out my latest song called EPONYM

Leebo

Leebo said 1926 days ago (August 17th, 2004)

nice composition
Thanks for the reply, you're right about the bass distortion, though I'ver no
idea why it did that. It seemed to get worse everytime I mixed it down to iTunes
and re-imported the aiff file back into GB. With such a large orchestration and
such a piddling amount of RAM, that was the only way I could create the piece
with GB grinding to a halt. Anyway, thanks for pointing that one out, though I
was hoping no-one would notice!

Check out my latest song called Bang Bang

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1926 days ago (August 17th, 2004)
	nice tune I enjoyed the playfulness of this... can't wait to hear the vocal, although it sounds good without! Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

the dennex donor	the dennex donor said 1740 days ago (February 19th, 2005)
	wow . . . . . . i can't believe i haven't come across your work before ! this is top quality stuff ! and i love the ending ! . . . you've got a new fan ! sorted ! the donor™ Check out my latest song called flashback

	said 1723 days ago (March 8th, 2005)
	I Hear This As Some Interlude in a 1960's mod love story movie. For some reason I am thinking Anthony Newley. Good melody and excellent arrangement.

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Name: Lee

HI! What are you supposed to write in this box? Sh*t about me I suppose. Okay, here goes...for the last ten years I've made my living as a comedy writer based in the UK. Done radio, a LOT of greeting cards captions / gags / poems, and am now cur... [see more]

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