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Hey Everybody,Just posted two new film score pieces and would love any and all feedback. It would be great if you could tell me if you see them fitting in a particular type of film. http://www.taxi.com/shawnkellyEternally grateful,Shawn

Shawn,Great work! I like both! IMO though, I think both could stand a little reverb. The instruments sound quite dry to me. Maybe that's the effect you were going for, but I think a little 'verb would really set these off. I like the orchestration. What're you using? Can't give any advise concerning what particular type of film they'd fit, but I'm sure they'd fit something. Maybe some adventure film, where a scene is leading up to some kind of drama. Some parts of the tunes, I hear in a scary movie. A good number of possibilities I would guess. Really good job!ibanez468

Quote:Shawn,Great work! I like both! IMO though, I think both could stand a little reverb. The instruments sound quite dry to me. Maybe that's the effect you were going for, but I think a little 'verb would really set these off. I like the orchestration. What're you using? Can't give any advise concerning what particular type of film they'd fit, but I'm sure they'd fit something. Maybe some adventure film, where a scene is leading up to some kind of drama. Some parts of the tunes, I hear in a scary movie. A good number of possibilities I would guess. Really good job!ibanez468Thanks! That's a great suggestion. Initially I thought it would sound ok without reverb. I thought it would be more textural without it. Then I gave it a second listen and I can see what you mean about it sounding a little thin. I'll see what I can come up with. Thanks again for all your help. Let me know if I can return the favor. -Shawn

Hiya Shawn:Ooh, this was good. I loved the instruments you chose, the sinister, edgy sound you got out of them. I could suggest (but only if it's of interest to you) that your bass line at 0:30 something comes in jes a teensy bit late. I thought I heard a little piano distortion around that area too.Otherwise, I think ibanez is absolutely correct......in order to make this sound "real", it might be good to have them washed with a reverb that makes the room sound big enough to actually accomodate all those instruments if they were physical and not digital. Not a cathedral but a large hall, at least. I get that keepin 'em dry upped the texture and the edge but the arrangement does it's own talking in terms of mood. A very fine ride, thanks a bunch for posting this!

Quote:Hiya Shawn:Ooh, this was good. I loved the instruments you chose, the sinister, edgy sound you got out of them. I could suggest (but only if it's of interest to you) that your bass line at 0:30 something comes in jes a teensy bit late. I thought I heard a little piano distortion around that area too.Otherwise, I think ibanez is absolutely correct......in order to make this sound "real", it might be good to have them washed with a reverb that makes the room sound big enough to actually accomodate all those instruments if they were physical and not digital. Not a cathedral but a large hall, at least. I get that keepin 'em dry upped the texture and the edge but the arrangement does it's own talking in terms of mood. A very fine ride, thanks a bunch for posting this!Good ear. I'll check my levels and tweak the quantize on that bass. It's so helpful to a critique that's as specific and insightful as yours. Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll let you know when the revised version is posted. Take care.-Shawn

Shakes hands with the flood is awesome, so suspenseful....War of the Ghost... builds nicely, but OMG I think I actually picked some thing out.... when the strings come in at :30 they sound a little synthy, again around 1:45... Wow, listening to you composers pays off! It is of course a small point, these are both beautiful pieces, lots of emotion, think the second is my fav, love the crescendo bits...Geo

Quote:Shakes hands with the flood is awesome, so suspenseful....War of the Ghost... builds nicely, but OMG I think I actually picked some thing out.... when the strings come in at :30 they sound a little synthy, again around 1:45... Wow, listening to you composers pays off! It is of course a small point, these are both beautiful pieces, lots of emotion, think the second is my fav, love the crescendo bits...GeoThanks Geo! You just named my number one fear: sounding too "synthy". I'll see what I can do to add a little warmth to those strings. Thanks again for your feedback. I really appreciate it when people refer to specific points in the song. That helps so much!-Shawn

Your welcome, I get so much pleasure listening to composer pieces that I was glad to offer a helpful bit.... Geo

Quote:Quote:Hiya Shawn:Ooh, this was good. I loved the instruments you chose, the sinister, edgy sound you got out of them. I could suggest (but only if it's of interest to you) that your bass line at 0:30 something comes in jes a teensy bit late. I thought I heard a little piano distortion around that area too.Otherwise, I think ibanez is absolutely correct......in order to make this sound "real", it might be good to have them washed with a reverb that makes the room sound big enough to actually accomodate all those instruments if they were physical and not digital. Not a cathedral but a large hall, at least. I get that keepin 'em dry upped the texture and the edge but the arrangement does it's own talking in terms of mood. A very fine ride, thanks a bunch for posting this!Good ear. I'll check my levels and tweak the quantize on that bass. It's so helpful to a critique that's as specific and insightful as yours. Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll let you know when the revised version is posted. Take care.-ShawnAbsolutely my pleasure. Anytime! I enjoyed the listen.

Hello Shawn,I really liked both these pieces.I agree with ibanez, that the strings in "Shaking Hands with the Flood Part 1" could be a little more wet.I also think I hear where geo is saying about "War of the Ghost" in that it sounds a little synthy at :30. I don't think it's the actual sound itself, but when you switch notes, it sounds like the previous one just cuts off with no release trail. If you have legato samples of the strings, that would be a good place for them.Of course, he said one of my pieces sounded a little synthy in places as well, so I'll have to look into that myself. (Still love ya geo) Really enjoyed listening to both! My kind of stuff...