Get out of my Nightmare

Hey Ron,

This song kept me off balance - I never knew what was coming next.

The overall mood of it definitely gave me a feeling of unease.

The mix is not balanced, but I think that's what you were going for on this one, and it's a loud mix (there were bits of distortion a few times on my rig). Some of the instruments sounded like they were in my apartment.

Cheers,
Doug

I think this piece represents exactly what you were trying to achieve Ron. Sounds popping in & out, darting about, suspense, shadows and things that go bump in the night. "Creatures of the night...what beautiful music they make"... Works for me!!

ORIGINAL: lhansen

"Creatures of the night...what beautiful music they make"... Works for me!!

Or from Mel Brooks' Dracula spoof...
"Creatures of the night... [as he steps in bat turd] What a mess they make!"

Hey rols, this was a real treat. I love tempo rubato stuff like this because, like many cellists (and some drummers ), I have major problems with metronomes. When you do something like this, do you use a click at all, or do you just feel your way through the whole thing?

Spot on atmospherics, particularly liked the contrast of the very lyrical bits scattered against the evocative dissonances and the varied rhythmic flow/accents. It all combines for a nicely effective emotional impact. I also enjoyed the production values use in heightening the impact. Rather cinematic. Well done and I really enjoyed it.

Nice work on the piano, of course. That flute sounds especially nice too. Sounds like a perfect for Halloween or nightmares.

Very cool. Agree this has a Hitchcock/50's movie track feel to it.

The flute sounds really nice.

Cheers
Shad

GUys

This has been a bad week for me, so I apologize for not gewtting back here sooner. Today I have 2 papers to write and hopefully during my quick breaks I can get a chance to listen to your music and return the favor.

Doug and Jeff

I thought I was being a bit too repetitive in this...I guess not from your views.

Larry and Jon

Thanks guys.

LIke I said, not my best piece for sure, but a very welcome break from the intensity and workload required of a more standard piece.

Spaceduck

I do something like this about once a month just for fun. I start at the piano and let it go from there. The first thing I always do is shut of the "Clicker". Very astute of you to notice! In a more regular piece for me, I usually start out with a metronome, then get rid of it as the piece progresses.

Steve, Rodney and Tom

A few times in the past, I have had my muse tell me the name of a piece was Welcome to my Nightmare, but for the obvious reasons, found other titles for the works. This one was another example of this. Thanks guys!

Janet

I think you can tell by now, that my piano playing is very different from yours. That's what happens when you have no formal training.

I do like to think I do better though, than your normal cat walking across the keyboard!

Shad and Bristol

If you look real close, that's me in there at measure 57 getting on the bus! Just kidding of course. I always loved watching a good Hitchcock film on a Saturday afternoon.

Guitar

I don't know if I enjoyed Halloween better as kid or as an adult. The rewards are very different, but great in their own way. I used to live with a witch as well, so Halloween was always special.

Thanks again guys, and as I said I will get to your music as well.

Ron

Really unique peice you have here. Very outside the box type of tune that paints alot of pictures. Very chaotic at certain points but I hear a method in the madness at times. I wouldn't know where to begin with a peice like this but, I found it very interesting and ear opening.

well not bad i got a feeling of unease too, kinda like everything didn`t mesh but in a way did,
also there were a few flute parts thet reminded me of shows when i was a kid i know the one
but couldn`t remember the other anyway one part reminded me of simon templar in The Saint.