Members rsadasiv Posted September 16, 2014 Members Share Posted September 16, 2014 OK, cool, thanks, Ram - but man, we have definitively left 'quirky indie pop'-land behind: "For a moment the world seemed like new"...Jesus, it sounds like Phantom of the Opera. My ambivalence now is almost overwhelming. (She loves it, though.) You gotta serve your singer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 16, 2014 Members Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah, the bridge is terrific musically. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted September 16, 2014 Members Share Posted September 16, 2014 Have you put together a demo of the entire piece yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 17, 2014 Have you put together a demo of the entire piece yet? Not yet, needed to lock down bridge. We're rehearsing tonight super quick so we'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 17, 2014 Here's a super rough demo of how the bridge will sound - she sang this into her iPhone and I dropped it into my DAW and played along and added a quick harmony. Pitch is wonky because she sang flat, but you get the idea. http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12918324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted September 17, 2014 Members Share Posted September 17, 2014 Sounds very operatic, I'm looking forward to hearing how it meshes with your pop sentimentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 17, 2014 Sounds very operatic, I'm looking forward to hearing how it meshes with your pop sentimentality. Ugh - yeah, not going for operatic...Disney Princess, yeah, but operatic, no. She could pull off a Kate Bush vibe, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted September 17, 2014 Members Share Posted September 17, 2014 Now, I'm seeing Areil calling up Eric 10 years after they split up. She's got two kids with some other tool she hooked up with after she left Eric because she said she could no longer be herself, which Eric thought was bull{censored} considering she was the one who gave up who she was to be with him in the first place. She's chain smoking camels wondering what could have been still not realizing that the secret to her happiness all along was for her to just be herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 17, 2014 Members Share Posted September 17, 2014 Now, I'm seeing Areil calling up Eric 10 years after they split up. She's got two kids with some other tool she hooked up with after she left Eric because she said she could no longer be herself, which Eric thought was bull**************** considering she was the one who gave up who she was to be with him in the first place. She's chain smoking camels wondering what could have been still not realizing that the secret to her happiness all along was for her to just be herself. WINNAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 20, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 OK, lads, here's the full demo, piano w female vocal. I have to say this is way out of my quirky indie happy place...let me know what you think: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12920549 Does this work? Who would buy this? It's almost like a cabaret thing. (And almost 5 minutes long, sheesh.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted September 20, 2014 Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 I would buy this. Outstanding. I love her voice in this, this is her style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 20, 2014 Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 OK, lads, here's the full demo, piano w female vocal. I have to say this is way out of my quirky indie happy place...let me know what you think: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12920549 Does this work? Who would buy this? It's almost like a cabaret thing. (And almost 5 minutes long, sheesh.) It's an amazing piece of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted September 20, 2014 Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 Really awesome Martin! Sell that to Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 20, 2014 Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 OK, lads, here's the full demo, piano w female vocal. I have to say this is way out of my quirky indie happy place...let me know what you think: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12920549 Does this work? Who would buy this? It's almost like a cabaret thing. (And almost 5 minutes long, sheesh.) Yes it works. Subject matter is a little too mature for Disney/Frozen sequels, but you could look at an indie movie placement - themes of wistful longing for lost love are certainly still being made these days.. It's a little bit cabaret - if you wanted to accentuate that aspect of it the singer could go for a wider dramatic/emotional arc - more intimate in the soft parts and more triumphant in the loud parts. If someone buys it they can cut it as they see fit but it's fine as is now - I never felt like it was dragging or that it had lingered on past its sell-by date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 20, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 Oh great, thanks guys, actually I'm very proud of this song, and it's cool how it came together on the board - thanks for all the help. I'll post better mixes as I do them, but I think this is pretty close to what I had in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 21, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2014 Here's a better mix, much smoother: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12921736 I just realized that the end of the chorus doesn't rhyme...words again/starting again. What...why does it work?...does it? it shouldn't. EDIT: Swapped in more recent mix '2e' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted September 21, 2014 Members Share Posted September 21, 2014 I see no issue there... why ask why? It works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 21, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2014 I see no issue there... why ask why? It works. Yeah, it's just weird. It works great but it shouldn't. (Need to know these things, ha.) New Mix, will stop tweaking this for a bit, very happy with it: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12921736 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted September 23, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 New mix, hopefully warmer, more integrated vocal. Added some subtle strings: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12923347 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted September 23, 2014 Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 Awesome, though I didn't hear the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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