So..... you met the enemy?

I'm impressed too. Sounds good!

opening reminds me of a movie soundtrack...
sounds russian to me, and in the middle of winter.

i don't know anything about automating midi instruments....
but this is well done.
there are subtle things that you could change, to improve it....
studying actual symphonic songs that are similar, Tchaikovsky in particular, and how the sections do their 'swells', might help you dial it in even more...
i mean, it's obvious you've already done that...
but on a few spots where the swells occur, it either happens too quickly, or not quick enough, i don't know which, but it feels obviously 'man made' (woman......!) and i think this is a very subtle thing that would make a big difference.

excellent arrangement and instrument choices, and a nice mix too!

Jim...yeah, I think so. :)

Thank you, Phil.  My music is SO influenced by the music I listen to.  I need to watch more dramas, cause this stuff is fun to do. :) 

Thank you, Dena.

Thank you Danny.  I had a movie scene in mind (sorta) so I'm glad you saw it too. :)  And yeah, EW's drums are just great. 

Thanks Bat.  Yeah, I don't know a whole lot about orchestration and the different instruments, or even really how to write for an orchestra. This is just what I hear in my mind.  Whether it could be played like this realistically or not, I have no idea.  I'm trying to listen to more symphonic songs to get more direction.  I should do more of that, but I keep getting new ideas for new pieces in my head and can't wait to get them down.  lol  Thanks again! 

Thanks very much, BIABd.  :) Glad you liked it. 

Sorry..which picture?  My avatar? 

Oh yes.  That one.  Sorry, I forgot. :)  Can't remember what I was contemplating then.  :) 

And believe it or not, no, that's not me in my avatar.  :)

The opening theme of this one came to me after I watched Avatar.  I must have been thinking of one of the 'darker' scenes.  I should watch dramas more often.  This is rather fun to do actually.  Glad you stopped by on RN.  I think I'll try to put all my stuff on there.  If I can remember... :)  Anyway, thank you!

lovely piece!!! I love the spacing...nice "black background"...very nice.

for my mixes (and thus for my ears) hi notes (including cymbals) dont get the same db level in the mix as they tend to grab ones attention even if very low...so I always tend to crank them way back...Nuff said on the cymbals

I really enjoyed the largeness (is that a word?) of this tune and the mix was tight besides the above.

Great job!!

Thank you, Mark.  This one WAS fun. :)

Thanks so much Tom.  So those cymbals still need to come down?  Well, I'll look into that soon. :)

Thanks Gary.  Or maybe I'll just leave the cymbals the way they are!  lol  Glad you like it.  I'm not sure I've had a real enemy, but I've had a few people ticked off at me...

Thanks Frank.  I'm sure you could do this too.  You've got talent oozing out of you!  :)

To all:  I made a few changes after Ron listened to it.  I'm afraid not as much as he would do cause I just don't understand it all yet.  But hopefully it's a little closer. 

hello janet,
i enjoyed that and listened again. very nice.

Thank you, G.  :)

M @ B -   That's a huge compliment to me when someone listens more than once.  Thank you! 

Thanks so much, Warren.  Those timps and cymbals are quite easy to do with EW.  Of course, I need to learn more about getting the levels, eq, etc., right, but just making the things is done with the push of a button.  I love it!  When I first read your post, I thought work?  This is play!  But then I realized, no, it's often just plain ol' hard work.  :)  But it's usually enjoyable at least.  Thanks again. 

  Thank you.
 
OK, I expect another song soon.  :)

Thanks S. N.  :)

Thank you Julian.  That's a great idea actually.  I'm not quite sure how I'd accomplish that, but I'll certainly consider it.  :)