We Three Kings (mild remix)

Here is offering #2 in the Christmas spirit. 

I recorded the basics to this in the spring of this year.   I recorded most of the tracks again in the last few days....  

I used Kontakt and some of the other string libraries and samples I have to do the parts. Violin, cello, flute, horns, male choir, all the fun stuff. 

  Guitars are the Taylor and keyboards are all me..... the piano took a bit of time. No band in the box tracks were harmed (or used) in the recording of this song. 

Hope you enjoy it. 



  We Three Kings >>>> http://www.soundclick.com...84&songID=11253026


Remix fixes....

Lowered the AG's on Scotties recommendations...  Piano timing on Janet's recommendations.

Thanks Mark... it was quite the adventure.

Bill... sure... glad you liked it. It was quite a bit more involved than the stuff I usually do. 

  BOTR... well..... #2 in that it's the second of 4...possibly 5 Christmas tunes.....  the last one hasn't been written yet......

  Just got some lyrics to a possible new write..... Christmas tune..... so I'll have to see if I can get it done on time...with all the other stuff on my plate..... 

You gotta learn how to work a bit faster.... 4 weeks? 

Rimshot.... I have been thinking about that very thing..... As I listened today to it on my MP3 player...... I was wondering about lowering the AG a bit..... 

might work on that tomorrow and see if it sounds better. Then again...maybe not.

On the second listen....a couple of those piano chords seem to be a tiny bit ahead of the beat. 

You might consider letting the last note ring just a little longer too.  

And good piano playing, too, btw!  Wish I could play the guitar that well!

This is one of the best versions I've heard!

Mine will be just piano (I think), and I want to learn it so I can play it live for a change. Without sheet music.  I could probably do it now, but I keep forgetting what comes next.  Or I keep thinking of cool new things to do.  Late at night.  And in meetings. And while walking.

And it just might drive me crazy. 

Oh, and my arm's hurting again, so I mostly have to practice in my head. 

Yeah, might be Christmas 2012.  

That sounded really good. I loved it very much.

Guitarpima....  I'm glad you like it.

Herb, that is just so nice - love it.

Thanks Bobby.... I like it too... well...some of it. 

Malcolmb.... Yeah, the old tired, dry performances of the carols turned me off to Christmas music.  Most "services" have nothing more then variations of the same thing.... gag me.....   But it's also not an easy task to come up with new and inspiring renditions of the old classics. 

One year in church, A lady who has a totally amazing beautiful voice, almost like an opera singer but never classically trained.... and she was pitch perfect too, asked me to help her with Oh Holy Night.  We worked up a simple acoustic guitar version with her singing. She went for, and hit the high note... perfectly. The hair on the back of my neck was standing up, in several places in that song as I listened to the song in the room as we were playing & singing it. Her technique and delivery of that song was amazing. I don't think I have ever heard a more beautiful version of that song than the one we played that night, and not because we did it. 

Thank you for your kind words. 

 
Hi Herb
 
I love your arrangement of this carol, simply beautiful.
 
Mix sounds perfect here.
 
My favourite carol is In The Bleak Midwinter (the traditional version) - I hope that's on your to-do list.
 
 

Guitarhacker


Steve: Gracias.... hummmm, can't say I'm familiar with that one.... I'll have to look it up. Unless I know it by a different name.... which is possible.

Here you go Herb - In The Bleak Midwinter - recorded at nearby Gloucester Cathedral.
 
I think it's the most beautiful melody I've ever heard.

This is a really beautiful arrangement Herb, loved it start to finish. The choir was just perfectly placed. It has that cinematic 'journey' feel which is spot-on.