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Liberation

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This is the sound of freedom.


Tools: Ableton Live, Omnisphere, Blue Yeti microphone, EW Spaces II, and a live meditation thunder drum and didgeridoo.
Samples: Composer Cloud, Cinestrings Solo
Instruments present, in order: Thunder drum, didgeridoo, electric cello, cello, duduk, redwood mallets, guitar, synth (Omnisphere).

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I like the ominous percussion at the beginning and the didgeridoo. The sound design here is excellent, and while the mix is a bit wide for my tastes at times, the texture has a rich, airy feel that helps enhance the quality of these samples even more. The progression is a bit slow-paced, but it aids the air of mystery here. I would’ve liked to hear some more prominent melodic content earlier in the piece, but the guitar solo at 1:51 helped fill that role. The string synth at 2:02 is just haunting, and I love your style of composition and how it weaves together different melodic lines. At the same time, there are rarely any moments where the instruments get in each other’s way, although perhaps you were close to doing so at around 3:00. The arrangement of the piece feels a little drawn-out, and I think there’s room for a little more structuring in this piece. The ending doesn’t feel particularly conclusive, and given the flowing nature of this piece it sounds like you’ve completed one broad phrase. I’m not even sure that’s a bad thing, though. Very unique arrangement and composition here, Syamori. Keep up the good work! ^_^

P.S.: Is there somewhere I can download this?

Mixing, mastering, and balance
2/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.5/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
9/10

I love freedom. Those drums are killer. with that bassoon(?) something is coming...
Very ominous strings that turn into something beautiful. There is something reverent about this song. And your percussion is on point! Is that a nylon guitar or piano that comes in around 2 minutes. And the synth behind it all blends in perfectly. I could use a little darker and harder beat but that's just me. I wonder why you say this is the sound of freedom. I'm not disagreeing just asking.

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Uploaded
Jul 31, 2019
11:19 AM EDT
Genre
Cinematic
File Info
Song
9.6 MB
4 min 12 sec

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