The Shadows of Loneliness


Date Submitted

02/25/2009 | 05:06PM EST

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Goth Song | 6.8 MB | 7 min 27 sec

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4.03 / 5.00

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Author Comments

Hey again! My good friend aby (she's angelkoh here in newgrounds) is making an animation valentine themed and asked me to make music to go along with four scenes.

Despite it's for a valentine animation, the song has a theme of lonelyness, fear, sadness, depression, etc. I'm sure you'll get this isn't the "typical" valentine animation we're used to see :P (hehe if you check her page you'll get her style)

Btw she hasn't finished the animation yet, and said it's gonna take some more time, but we'll let you know when it's done.

So back on the piece, this is the first time I made this style of music, the two more important things were making it scary and depressive, and I think I succeeded more at the second one, I'm sure you'll notice it sounds way more depressive than scary. Also this is my longest piece to date! wow 7:26 minutes, you can imagine how was the recording, sometimes making mistakes at the middle having to restart all over again, hehe I even missed one note at the end, ended up with a headbutt in the clavinova and had to restart the recording =P

It was fun making this, I had only a weekend since I found out in friday and needed to have it for tuesday, but the first two times I just was playing trying to come up with something, the last day was when I worked more time, since I had all the melodies i wanted, I took time to make me feel down to play it correctly, and join all the melodies I had so it turns out in only one piece.

Well, here's the scenes parts:

1. (00:00 - 02:50): That's the murder scene, with a girl killed and an insane man laughing. but it's split in two parts:

- 00:00 - 01:18 (the murderer point of view, kind of chaotic and strong)
- 01:18 - 02:50 (the point of view from the girl's eyes, while she's dying, very deppresive, sad)

2. (02:50 - 4:15): The scene with a girl running away from the killer (starts slow, like she doesn't have strength, but her fear keeps making her run, and starts to speed up)

3. (04:15 - 05:32): The scene with another girl who got kidnap (I kind of thought of a girl tied up and crying knowing she is gonna die, but thinking what the villain was gonna do with her and getting hopeless for not counting with anyone)

4. (05:32 - 7:26): The ending (Starts like 01:18 but changes a little at 06:02 - 06:30 to stop the monotony then goes to the final notes)

Hehe, to make it short, it's a very sad tune in all scenes.

Hope you people like it! and don't forget to leave me some votes and comments!
I love reading them! also thanks everyone for the amazing support till now, it means the world.

Javi

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Average Score: 9.4 / 10

Score: 10
remghoost

"yet another masterpiece"

date: July 23, 2009

This piece just grabs a hold of me from start to finish,and it's almost magical how it draws one in.
The story fits seamlessly into the song, and adds another layer of depth to this already beautiful piano solo.

And also, 1:18 was just awe inspiring to me.
It just had so much emotion and power.

You are definitely an amazing artist, and I am always enthralled by each of your wonderful submissions.
Please continue to release pieces with this much emotion.

August 7, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks so much for those wonderful words! I just came back to check my newgrounds from a long time, It's so cool to find your review, thanks again! I'll be submitting new pieces soon, take care!

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Score: 10
neuroglitch

"Wonderful"

date: May 12, 2009

A truly amazing piece there, as many have said before me
You definitely have a great talent
I particularly like the concept behind it, how the piece keeps up a story of it's own, full of atmosphere and melancholy
It's a great piece and I hope you keep up this quality in later material

May 18, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks my friend! hope you like my other pieces too, take care, and thanks again!

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Score: 10
Drakohnan

"Lonly...."

date: May 6, 2009

Today has given me more grief then i've ever felt in my entire life, this music, the piano, the rythm, it gave me some comfort, so i thank you sir, i thank you for helping me keep my sanity in a time of need. It's strange, depressing music comforts me when i'm depressed.

May 7, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks for that! yeah everyone needs to get down sometimes to clean some worries, i'm glad it helped you, take care!

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Score: 10
Benjaz

"So cool"

by: Benjaz
date: April 30, 2009

Real good friend

this is touching

and gives a little of fear when time is right

keep the good work you have talent!!

May 1, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks! Thanks for the amazing words

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Score: 10
Necropuppeteer

"Hey"

date: April 23, 2009

I just wanted to think you for making such a beautiful piece of music. I have been looking for something just like this for a game I want to do. Again, thank you for making this it really touched me.

April 25, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks my friend, I'm glad it touched you.

Thanks again for the review, it means a lot.

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