Once more, our listeners have bared their souls and shared their own original music.
Let us listen!
This episode will feature the original music of:
Badrinarayan Rammohan, Eamon Kelly, Jerome Chapman, Sharli Azulai and
Keith Andrews.
This, our opening track, features some amazing musicianship and production value! "The verses are from the POV of the man who's half mad trying to undo his past. Hence the disjointed phrases and incomplete sentences. The 'bridge' sections are where he hears voices in his head (thanks to the insanity) telling him what he wants can never happen. You also hear some whispering in the background during the 'bridge' sections which is actually reversed audio of me and the singer talking about why he needs to move on. The 'chorus' is actually the guitar solo in the end, where he finally
decides to move on" -Badri
This piece features 3 main sections:
Verse: Em - C#° - C
We determined this to be i (Em) moving to VI (Cmaj with a common tone diminished chord (C#°) tying them together. The common tones, E and G, remain throughout all 3 chords.
Bridge (part with the whispering): C#° - C - C#° - C - C#° - C - Gb - F
Badri continues his pattern of stepping down by half step.
Ending (guitar solo): D - Bb - A
Continuing said pattern, these chords provide a Phrygian half cadence in the key of D major.
LYRICS
Verse 1:
Dreams of a past life,
Shadows come alive.
Beyond the oasis,
Shattered hour glass.
Bridge:
You are bound to live,
Time isn't your affair.
Verse 2:
Fraught with desire,
To counter the ticking clock. Displeased, I asked him,|
To undo what he's done.
Bridge: You are bound to live,
Time isn't your affair.
EAMON KELLY
"Downfall"
Eamon Kelly- composer, executed via MIDI instruments
Eamon takes us through many moods while maintaining just one accidental in the key signature.
Can you tell what keys/modes he's exploring?
"I ended up writing the piano first, then added the strings (cello, viola, and violin) after. The middle section is an attempt at 4-part counterpoint...I also tried to use modes to explore color a bit, with the middle section being G major/E minor and then G mixolydian before heading into the main theme again; as well as the phrygrian-based ending. In general, I went for a more major based beginning into a minor finish (hence the title 'Downfall,' with the modulation to E minor using the same general theme after it appears a second time." -Eamon
JEROME CHAPMAN
"Wedding Song"
Jerome Chapman- acoustic guitar
Jerome wrote this composition for my wedding day. He actually became a pastor so he could wed Heather and I.
And when we finished our vows, he picked the guitar and played this work of art as we walked back up the aisle.
“For wedding song I wanted something that was a mix between something kind of folk Irish and some thing kind of blue grass, so I tuned my guitar to banjo tuning and started playing around with that and ended up with something amazing that really suited the musical tastes of both Heather and Jeremy.I was inspired to write something for them that they would both enjoy” -Jerome
"Dark Side of the Wood"
Sharli Azulai- composer, executed via MIDI instruments
This dynamic piece captures your imagination and then sets it soaring! Listen for the production value and the instrument sounds, especially that percussion. It would be the perfect backdrop for an action movie trailer!
“Dark Side Of The Wood was really inspired by Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer and a few more. This is probably one of my more favorite pieces of music as I do feel like there's a good flow of story that evolves musically almost naturally, yet at the same time it does present different type of emotions..(regarding instruments) I work with a lot of different libraries and I try to mix them up as much as possible, above that I always try and use the different features each library provides, especially when it comes to automation which I use a lot (and actually the main reason I dropped Cubase for Studio One a few years back). So no live orchestration at all. Unfortunately I can only play guitar and even that's quarter descent but I do record that once in a while." -Sharli
Keith Andrews- guitar, ukulele, vocals
Billy Herzig- guitar, bass, synth strings
Keith is an accomplished songwriter. He's accomplished writing some fantastic songs! His melodies and chord progressions compliment his lyrics. We love his singing voice, his writing style and his ability to come up with a good hook!
"The whole tune was kind of built around the uke. When I did my initial recording of it I had the uke mixed about evenly with the guitar. Billy pulled it to the forefront this time around. I think it works better."
-Keith
LYRICS:
It’s all good
It’s fine tonight
On this artificial satellite
Sitting here, looking down
A thousand miles above the ground
On this satellite
All the cities look the same from here
On the outer layer of the atmosphere
Could be London, could be Tokyo
Or Sao Palo for all I know
On this Satellite
Round and round and round I go
Stars above, clouds below
All the world passing by
My little white light in the sky
Passing over land and sea
Losing any sense of geography
Seeing only shades and hues
Of browns and greens and whites and blues
On this satellite
I’ve got the moon, I’ve got the stars
I’ve got Jupiter and I’ve got Mars
They come around once an hour or two
From this interplanetary point of view
On this satellite
Round and round and round I go
Stars above, clouds below
All the world passing by
My little white light in the sky
