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Daydream


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Magritte

 Genre: New Age

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I started out playing with the celesta and harpsichord and wound up with this. The only loops in the piece are the drums (which have been edited); the rest was composed and recorded on my keyboard.

It has been reported that cats like this song. I don't know the reason for this.
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Song Stats
Hits: 3497
Comments: 33
Fans: 8
Plays: 944
Downloads: 101
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Uploaded: Apr 21, 2005 - 11:32:42 PM
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2006 - 11:56:21 PM Last Played: Oct 15, 2009 - 06:36:59 PM
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Hardware:
iMac G5, Keystation 49e
Software:
GarageBand 2, Jam Packs 1 and 4
Comments
Dead End said 1662 days ago (April 21st, 2005)
Sweet sounds
Wow, very nice arrangement. Solid performances and
production. Beautiful melody the cat's can't be
wrong...keep jamming!
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Dead End said 1662 days ago (April 21st, 2005)
Sweet sounds
Wow, very nice arrangement. Solid performances and
production. Beautiful melody the cat's can't be
wrong...keep jamming!
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Dead End said 1662 days ago (April 21st, 2005)
Sweet sounds
Sorry, posted twice by accident, doh!

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Swanny said 1662 days ago (April 21st, 2005)
Thanks for the dream
Very pleasant to listen to. You have a good feel for where
to take the music.
Thanks for sharin..
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said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Meow
Peaceful tune, I like the buildup, very calming, GJ~!
Tom Atwood said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Ambles along
like the lovely stream in your artwork. My only suggestion
is to replace or drop the drums. I liked it better in the
beginning and end w/ no percussion.
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Monophobe said 1661 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Ambles along
While I wouldn't drop drums completely I would definitely try something
different. These drums sounds too loopy and fakeish. Like a preset on a
keyboard or something :)
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Monophobe said 1661 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Ambles along
What I _did_ forget to mention, rather stupidly, was to say how much I liked the
song otherwise. Hehe :)
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drakonis said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Definite Daydream Material
Very relaxing piece, definitely new-agey (isn't new age
"old" now?). You changed its feel a bit from my early
sneak peek, adding the celesta more throughout (instead
of just as bookends) is better. It's still awfully short for
such a sweet piece, I'd love to hear a refrain or something
so you could lengthen it... I was just getting to the good
part of the daydream when it stopped! :-) And very nice
photo you took there too.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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Mystified said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Delightful and Dreamy

A lovely piece you've written here!
Nice build up of the 'voices' and a dreamy instrumental
journey.
Thank you for posting this here! :)
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_nderscore said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
swell
nifty little tune. i kinda agree with atwood's comment on
the drums
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aclarke said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Very Sweet
I have to say- I listened to this on vacation in a state of
extreme relaxation.... now I'm in a semi-vegatative state.

This is truly a beautiful song!
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Magritte said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Very Sweet
Thanks all for the comments, I'm really glad you enjoyed this.

To those who don't like the drums, I've had trouble with that from the beginning (drakonis nixed the original loop) but have been determined to keep them in to give the piece some momentum. After your comments I'm thinking perhaps I need to find a different way to do that. Thanks for the constructive criticism!

I took the photo on a hike to Sturtevant Falls in the San Gabriel mountains near Pasadena. Pretty day, nice hike...this piece brings back memories of that beautiful place.
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Mystified said 1662 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
Very Sweet
Sturtevant Falls?
Ahhhhhh.... We used to go there all the time when I was just a kidlet and we
lived in the San Gabriel area. Man....now that just makes me homesick for
that hike.
Lovely place....I'll go back and listen to this lovely song again and think of
that hike ;)

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Peter Greenstone said 1661 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
very nice
Very nice arrangement. I just love that celesta, they way
you use it. Really a pleasant listen. Much enjoyed.
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thetiler said 1661 days ago (April 22nd, 2005)
fun, just pleasant to hear
Love it

This is really pleasant to hear.
So melodic, this is just terrific.

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Mcboy said 1661 days ago (April 23rd, 2005)
meoooooowwwwwwwww.........
yup...u r right...cats do like this song cause i like
it.....meowwwwww......hehhehhe.....truly nice melody
line...freed up all my tensions of the day!!!!
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notsosweet said 1661 days ago (April 23rd, 2005)
Nice Flow...
Haven't tested this on the cat, but I like it. I have to agree
with some of the other comments, however, and say that I
think I would enjoy it more without percussion.
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Joanna said 1661 days ago (April 23rd, 2005)
Nice melody
This is very relaxing. I love the flute. Great how you trade
the melody between the different instruments. Well done.
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rovert10 said 1660 days ago (April 24th, 2005)
Very Pretty
Like enjoying a solitary pee in a rainforest. Very nice.
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Doadars Uncle said 1657 days ago (April 27th, 2005)
Peace
A quiet spot in my day.
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elppa cam said 1629 days ago (May 24th, 2005)
Good
I'm sorry to have to agree with others to nix the drums. It
makes it sound a little too toyish. I've done several
compositions of this nature (no pun intended) and drums
seem to trap my creativity. They become a crutch... for me
anyway.

But the drums here really take away from the serenity of
the piece.

If you're married to the drums... oh well, just a
suggestion.

I like the tune anyway. Thanks for sharring. (I may be
brave enough to post one of my instrumentals... uh,
maybe not...)
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Magritte said 1629 days ago (May 25th, 2005)
Good
Nah, the more I listen to it the more I agree with all the comments about the drums. I still think I want some percussion in there, but closer to what's on the bridge. The main drums are starting to bug ME now! I appreciate your and everyone's comments, and have no problem at all with the constructive criticism :-)
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alley-oop said 1629 days ago (May 25th, 2005)
Very pretty
You have wonderful melodic themes running through your composition. It immediately stirred the memory of holding my beautiful baby daughter, when she was small enough to hold that is. It is one of my most cherished memories.
Thank you for that.
Drums don't bother me.
I think you should compose another track similar to this and sing. I think it could be something about the deaf people you work with. Your music and your friends not being able to hear it. It's got to be something you've thought about.
Just an idea.
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Magritte said 1626 days ago (May 28th, 2005)
Very pretty
Wow...what a lovely thing to say about this piece. That was really nice of you to share that.

I admit I've sort of been toying with the idea of doing a piece I can sing to, but I have to get past the shyness. (Which you wouldn't believe if you ever saw me do The Devil Went Down to Georgia at karaoke!)

I haven't really considered the theme you mention about my deaf friends, because half of them like music anyway and half of them just don't care about it! I'll have to chew on it for a while. Thanks for your comment!
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alley-oop said 1623 days ago (May 31st, 2005)
Very pretty
Shy? what's there to be shy about here in the cyber world? There's something
good about laying it on the line, Miss Magritte
Actually, the pretty melody of Daydream and your job have inspired me on
my next song. And I lay it on the line.
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DJ_Veit said 1269 days ago (May 20th, 2006)
very cool
u are quite a good composer. the sounds were very relaxing and they
all tied in well together. good job
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tsand19151 said 1194 days ago (August 2nd, 2006)
Love this....
Absolutely LOVE music like this. Very peaceful and reflective. Cats aren't the only creatures who admire this.....I'm sure there are some humans who love this as well...count me among them. Just beautiful in every way.
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stevewhit said 1108 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
superb!
I love this it's fantastic - I'm so glad I found your site.

Steve
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said 1004 days ago (February 9th, 2007)
: ) : ) : )The cats haven't listened yet......
OOHHHHH SORRRY,one is sleeping here right next to the speaker : ) : ) They do enjoy alot of music! like DADAI ON SAX .. mmmmm...Did I step out of line here..? sorry.... I ENJOY this one quite alot!!!!!!!!!!!! Very beautiful when you go up higher.. .. New Age - NO . I'm sure it's really difficult to put a genre & unfortunately it means alot in a negative way for alot of people - NOT only some Christians; ) LOL.......... ; )GREAT WORK as everything else I heard of YOU: )Got some new ones soon????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1rwhite1 said 882 days ago (June 11th, 2007)
Feline Phenomenon
Magritte, this is another great composition with wonderful layering. I would love to hear an acoustic guitar in place of the harpsichord; I feel that it would open the song up more. I can certainly envision a little kitty basking on a warm, soft sofa, gazing out a window on a sunny morning while dreaming of catnip and whatnot. Now that I think about it, this song would go well in any movie in which Diane Keaton has starred. I don't know why exactly, but it seems appropriate for the types of characters she's played. Nice photo, by the way.
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Char said 461 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
This is a very pretty piece.
If you close your eyes, it takes you away. You have a great gift. Thanks.
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edpdx said 285 days ago (January 28th, 2009)
Great
combination of sounds and melodies.

Great piece.

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I was a teacher and sign language interpreter in L.A., now not so lively, but originally an East Coast girl. I grew up training classically in piano, violin, cello and harp, but that all pretty much fell by the wayside once other things took over... [see more]

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