Slash and Burn

I listened to the 1st 2 pieces.

Re. S&B - Some of the drums and percussion in the beginning sound like they need a bit more reverb... they sound like they're not in the same place as your main orchestra.

Anyway, really cool unique soundscape.  I really love this piece.

I really like the 1st part of OP - It sounded like this really intense swirling motion around that repeating motive - the one with the long held note that falls off.  The first part made sense to me and I found it mesmerizing.  but the 2nd half... I couldn't really follow it... at least on 1st listen.  But the 1st part has a really cool immediacy to me.  Really well done.

As always, I'm impressed.

Peace,

Ian

Just listened the Songs. Slash and burn is kinda tune for my children to have sweet dreams when they go to bed - nice, happy and shiny bright.

Just joking ;) 

Great work

I agree...I don't know why you're not getting paid for this stuff.  And you turn them out so quickly.  Great job/s! 

Ian

I have done a ton of work on the first one since I  posted it and think I fixed some of your points.

It's funny that you like the first half of OP better just because others have told me the opposite. That's the nature of music.

Thanks James

Sadcity

This one was composed for my new cd of children's favorites and is designed to be listened to just after a youngster watches The Exorcist and is ready for bed.

John

I used to get the big bucks, but lately it has just been small does with an occasional Bambi thrown in. Guess I am just not hunting in the right places.

Janet

You never said if you got things to work right. Sorry I couldn't help this time.

Thanks Scotty

Thanks again guys

Ron

Ian  I have done a ton of work on the first one since I  posted it and think I fixed some of your points.

It's funny that you like the first half of OP better just because others have told me the opposite. That's the nature of music.

The percussion doesn't bother me anymore but it sounds like you changed the mix a lot?

Did those percussive male voice things used to be a lot louder?  IMO they need to be.  In some ways I think this sounds 'prettier' than the first mix... I'm not sure that's a good thing.  I'm not sure this has the energy of that first mix... although to be honest, I only listened once the first time.  It's still a good piece - I mention these as minor nits only!

I love the little art pieces you have for OP and AT.

Peace,

Ian

Janet

Anytime!

Ian

I did remove a few of the Percussive Vox but not sure if I lowered the volumes on them. I may have just because another of the same type was causing a few clips here and there and then didn't go back and raise their velocities or CC11.

Tim

I just finished listening to your latest and was very impressed, so it does mean alot.

Thanks guys

Ron

Hey Ron
Im all about the percussion and this was ear candy.  The arrangement was wondreful on this piece.  The mix sounds so rich and thick.   Great use of panning and the stereo spectrum really fills the room.  So much that the cymbal crashes made me jump. Sounded just like they were in my studio.  AWESOME piece!

Kev

It has got to be so fun to have such high quality instrumentation to work with. It makes any composition sound fantastic, WHICH IS NOT TO SAY that this is the only reason your "Slash and Burn" sounds great, but I can just relate to the difference of using high quality sounds.
 
I love the composition. Very movie-score. I like movie-score.
 
What sound is the 'squeaky iron gate'? :-)
 
Do you have any commercial projects you're working on?
 
Nice work all around.
 
-Matthew

Hey Ron, you've been pretty busy!

Slash and burn - less 'classical' than many of yours, this has a definite soundtrack vibe, i love the percussion in this piece.
it'd be great to hear it played in a symphony hall somewhere!

octagonal I - i found hard work. whilst i appreciate the effort, there just wasn't any melodic hook to keep me engaged. The string quartet make a great noise, almost too big in some ways!
octagonal II - this was easier for me to listen to, more rhythmic interest as well as melodic. not that anyone will be humming it in the shower.

Agitated - probably my favourite of the three i've listened to today. Dramatic but not showy, perhaps the scoring isn't quite as vibrant as Slash, but i love the big deep chords formed from bass/cello, and the brass is weighty too. Is this piece a standalone or maybe the slow movement of a longer piece?