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About 5 years ago I needed a short piece of piano music to play as an interlude during a funeral. That's where this started.
A couple of years later I was trying to improve my composition skills and decided to arrange it for a string quartet.
A couple more years later and it has become this.
Magnatone, drakonis and KissMeKate - without your patience and advice and support I would not have been able to accomplish this. Thank you.
Futzpucker was such a HUGE part of making this happen. His generosity is limitless. His honesty and nit-picking refined this piece. And his tools and skills mixed it into it's final form. From the bottom of my heart, Patrick, I thank you. You helped me make this into more than I could have ever imagined.
This song is in memory of my father.
A couple of years later I was trying to improve my composition skills and decided to arrange it for a string quartet.
A couple more years later and it has become this.
Magnatone, drakonis and KissMeKate - without your patience and advice and support I would not have been able to accomplish this. Thank you.
Futzpucker was such a HUGE part of making this happen. His generosity is limitless. His honesty and nit-picking refined this piece. And his tools and skills mixed it into it's final form. From the bottom of my heart, Patrick, I thank you. You helped me make this into more than I could have ever imagined.
This song is in memory of my father.
Hardware:
GEM PS1600 keyboard, MacBook Pro, and whatever all the expensive gear is in futzpucker's garage.Software:
Started in Sibelius, built in Garageband 4, refined and mixed in ProTools.You must be registered and logged-in to comment.
springclock
this is just so moving....I am not sure what to say....maybe it's the timing of the night....idk.....but this is just so good why oh why am I hearing it here at MJ???? I don't mean that in a bad way it's just that this is so solid, well arranged, moves and shifts and rolls,it should be a major ordeal for themasses to hear. When will the great music managers of the world start shopping for the real talent found in abundance here at MJ...
Everyone should pay attention to this piece of music....it deserves our attention
peace....Ian
Feter
WOW ...so passionate ...very stronge melody with
great skill in writing ..I can sence a touch of a
maestro here ..gentle and delicate piano indeed
a terrific piece my friend thnx alot for sharin !!!
I'm a big fan of your work Shay, since your first post I was impressed by the talent and I knew that we'll have some more coming better and better.
What I just heard was something so deep, full of love, full of passion and feelings. What I heard was a composition from the heart... Sad mixed with emotions and deep memories. What I heard is... a masterpiece.
A classical guitar would be very fine here but on its own, it's just a gem with masterful touches.
Kudos.. I'm blown away!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi
Peter Bauckham
beautiful - fantastic arrangement!
Peter
drakonis
I'm pretty much melted into my chair with this. Gorgeous work, Shay. It helps that this speaks to your father, that goes right to this father's heart. The changes Futz suggested since my sneak peek have indeed polished this up a great deal (although how he got you to put a FLUTE in near the end is beyond me... I happen to really like it though!) I absolutely love the cymbal-swell in the middle... but the overall piece is yours, and it is very touching. It actually got me all teary, thinking about my daughter. Thank you for this!
ttfn,
Drakonis
magnatone
What an exquisite piece of music. It is astounding to hear this final version, so perfectly flowing. This is music that touches the heart in the deepest ways. The final instrumentation here is stupendous, the ones taken out and added in since I last heard it - every choice and change brings yet more elegance to this piece. Futz's mentoring (and his cool studio!) brought this into the shining light of day. Congratulations shay, you've turned a corner and there's no going back!
Roxylee
because this piece speaks volumes. I didn't hear the original or the updates, but I know the finished work is truly amazing. Kudos to you and for the ones who helped you to develop it. This makes me wish I had taken piano lessons. and the instrumentation is a feast in my headphones.
Reinholt56
This piece is sort of heart melting and is both arranged and played beautifully.
Excellent work everyone.
Take care.
Paul
saymme
Very touching & beautiful I'm sure Your Father would be very proud of You ThankYou for sharing this lovely piece , lissening now it goes straight into my heart : )
Peace & love to You
KissMeKate
I love this piece, and it will always linger on in my memory of a wonderful day spent with Shay and Futz and family. I am fascinated by mixing and it is not a portion of Shay's creative process that I usually get to observe. Thanks to you both for letting me be a (distracting) fly on the wall.
I have just lost two Family Members in the past two weeks.
Very nice piano playing, and extremely thought provoking.
Thanks.
Peace Dee.
Mystified
beautiful...and beautiful...
Graceful and beautiful :)
Thank you for sharing
Bubowski
A beautiful and contemplative piece.
--Graham
guitapick
...I am floored...have yet to finish my homage to my dad...you've done quite a job with this one.
Best,
Bob
MarkHolbrook
This is gorgeous beyond belief!
ageofthedeathtree
absolutely gorgeous! dynamic and emotion use of strings, and that piano is just beautiful! i'd say this lil tune blossomed VERY well! nicely done! have you thought of submitting it for use in a soundtrack? it would definitely fit on one, in my opinion! excellent in every way!
age
LunaTrick
This is absolutely wonderful. I love the orchestral intro and your use of motif - with the solo piano repetition. Great job by Patrick to mix the piano and orchestral sounds so well. You've really outdone yourself here - and transported us to lush fields of emerald green - softly caressed by channel breezes. Delightful!
Alannah
... truly EPIC in parts .. the way one is instantly drawn in from the first opening note ... and then the swells carry you right on through .... absolutely georgeous ... you should be truly proud! This is dynamic! Hits one square in the middle of the heart strings!
caroline
i love the way this rolls and grows and yet is sooo peaceful - this is fabulous - it just keeps getting better and better with more and more depth - is that an oboe?? i love it!! thank you so much for sharing it here xox
thetiler
I really like this kind of stuff :) Full of drama, emotion, class,top notch present day classical musical culture. A great addition to MJ indeed!
Thanks so much for sharing and very glad I stopped by to listen to this gem!
WAy tO gO ! :)
leemiguel2004
Can I say Shay that I have just listened to all your uploads and I think they are all beautiful. Especially the rememberance one. I used to be an organist in a crematorium (perish the thought) and I used to get bored of playing the same old fashioned stuff there. If only i'd known about this piece then! Beautiful, keep writing! I also love especially the Witch dance. Brilliant!
xavrockbeats1334
i dont like most stuff like this but this is amazing. great!!
davisamerica
a wonderful piece of music ... your Dad would be proud of you ... a beauty
Macaudion
...just beautiful...
Macca
lavalamp
Tremendous piece, full of emotion. Loved it Shay.
Dave
Deeply moving piece...Your father would be proud.
Bless you!
Skatehorn
Beautiful - a real labour of love I'm guessing. You must be very proud of this final version
Muse Ritual
when I am late to a song is that everyone has already said everything Id want to. So Im just gonna chime in and heap some adulation and praise upon you because you totally deserve it. This song represents to me, what this community is all about. One musician reaching out for help to others for a heartfelt and dear dear piece. Its beautiful in both sound and substance and it makes it all a bit more than just download worthy.
Thank you Shay.
LaLa_Divina
This piece is so emotionally evocative. I agree that people would be interested in using this as a soundtrack. It just pulls at the heart strings. Very beautiful.
KellyMarkSmith
O.k. you know it's good when you get the bumps......and the hair stands on the back of your neck. Wow........
Also thanks for the kind words for my anniversary.
I bet your father is smiling in heaven right now Kassia , every time this beautiful song for him is played. I am in heaven listening
Wow !
I love that big build up too. Angel music for sure.
Thank you.
Peace Dee.
damiengh
Tasty textures with your splendid use of dynamics.
It is so nice to hear what is possible with software these days. Now, all students of music, who don't have the money to go to the better schools, have the opportunity to hear their ideas realized. Old days, you'd have to search the practice rooms to conjure up a group of players ready to play and even then, not all the parts would get played.
Listening to this, sure makes me want to dabble again in bigger projects, but time is such a hard thing to come by these days and you have to pick and choose.
Thanks for reminding me of what is possible.
Schello
your father watch to you from the sky with a BIG SMILE!