Journey

hey ron, not had a chance to listen to this yet, i'm on nights this week so no sound there and not powered up my daw since monday....i'll give it a whirl when i finish tuesday, promise!

Shad

I don't know yet what this makes me think of. That's why I don't have a name for it yet.

Thanks for the listen

Ron

Janet

I know that this is a journey somewhere. It may be just a trek thru my mind, but something is going or has gone somewhere. Perhaps it is just my mind that is gone.

Thanks you for the listen and the kind words.

Ron

Eastern Entrancement.

Excellence to my minds ear. Enjoyed from start to finish. Nothing distracted from the listen and
full of "smooth" transitions, uninterupted movements. Just wonderful sounds to inspire imagination.

Thanks Ron.

Michael

Manny

I have considered Journey to ??????? Meaning ???? to be filled in with something, just no something has jumped out at me yet.

I do like a few of your suggestions, thanks.


Michael

The transistions were my big question in this one. I wasn't sure if the jumps were to big, so your reply was very helpful.

Roflcopter

I like the 'Climbing Afrasiab', I will definitely look at that title. I am unfamiliar with ' Afrasiab' But will do some research.

Thanks guys for the listen and all of thge kind words. My last final is tomorrow and I have to get back to the books.

Ron

Ron,

Very well done! I think the title fits the whole feel of the piece. I like your use of gongs and unusual percussion to add flavor.

Thanks for posting.

Scott

Well, we are definitely traveling somewhere in the Middle East. Nice fluid motion, and a sense of mystery, what's around the next bend?
Good job.

Nice piece Ron. I like the idea of a journey as a theme. I've had the EWQLSO for a couple of years and used the strings and cello with my piano for live performance and everybody comments on how good they sound. My version does not have any world sounds but I swear I heard some of the exact perussion sounds in your piece. Can't wait to hear it finished.

I'm a sucker for that exotic, middle-eastern vibe... I like the choice of sounds used in this wonderful piece. This conjures up many visions in the mind's eye... I would almost venture to say that this could be used as sound-track material. Sounds even better with my monitors cranked.... percussive thunder.

I also am a sucker for the eastern style of music as long as it is westernized. Make sense?

I think you'll find a lot of modern Arabic music a curious mix of Western and Eastern, if you listen closely. It's usually only the melody that's really distinctly Eastern, the rest could be easily mistaken for Western jazzy stuff played with 'world' percussion etc.

What some of those modern Arabs do with harmonies is pretty amazing at times, BTW, most certainly worth checking out. I've got a video from some Westbank Palestinian song where the lyrics make your blood curdle, and so do the images, but the music that goes with it is simply amazing.

One of the best examples of my initial statement. Could send you the link. Not posting it here, though.

hey, finally got a chance to listen Ron. Less of a challenging listen if you like than the symphony, but it's great scene-setting piece, it'd actually make a great ballet score, like what you are doing with the new sample set, be interesting how you develop it if at all...another winner!

Mark

I never even thought about this as a ballet. I will have to re-listen and see what you mean. I have considered composing for a ballet, but since my neice no longer wishes to persue this line, I gave up on the idea.


Rob

Back at ya.

Thanks guys

Ron

Alkie

You don't perchance, tip a few back from time to time, do you?

I like the name and the title.

Ron

What I love about this piece is although there is so much instrumentation, it all sounds homogeneous, nothing jars or sticks out like a sore thumb unlike some sound libraries.

I'm sure no small part of that is down to your obvious and complete mastery of the tools.

This is a formidable piece and like THE journey it should just continue, I could listen to this for hours, and it sounds great cranked up high and provides great visual drama as all the ornaments rattle off the shelves...

Kudos