Beautiful.
I have to say, this song is just beautiful in every way.
Reviews for "-Drifting-"
BlazingDragon responds:
I worked very hard on it. Thank you. :)
Why am I always 2nd to review? LOL.
All I can say is wow. Amazing piece you have here. I love the different instruments, although I think it'd be cool if you made a pure piano version like your other songs.
Regardless, it's still a fantastic song and it is without a doubt the best one I have heard this month. I do hope you make a pure piano version of this song... or at least have your main instrument being the piano. I think the beginning is the best personally.. but that's just me..=p
BlazingDragon responds:
Unfortunately, I don't foresee a solo piano version happening. It is a very simple piece, and I want to move onto something new. I will still be writing piano pieces but am trying to break away and compose orchestral music. This is just a small ensemble piece, but I am building my way up. :)
Thank you for the review!
Absolutely beautiful
It may seem i through tens lefft and right, but u fully deserve more than this on this piece. This i'm sure would even make Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimumura, and other soundtrack artists ball, i know i did ^__^, (cheerful crying) whoever bombs this shuold be curbstomped, its inhumane to such a beautiful piece... i absolutely loved it, fav'd for sure. I think this is how i'll feel when i go to college in august, kinda drifting, this was stunning
BlazingDragon responds:
I don't know if Nobuo would bawl, lol. But that would be pretty cool....
I've still got two more years of high school before college. I'm looking everywhere, but I just have no idea where to apply. I hope it works out for you though.
Thanks for reviewing!
Like I can compare...
When I wrote Soulialous I had just started my first year of college. I was young and stupid. And only had finale. None the less I started composing. Since then I have hit countless snags and felt less than inspired. I still would love to collab with you on Wayfarer's Hymn... but I find myself unable to. Currently in the midst of creating character themes for my latest hair-brained scheme. But that's beside the point.
A true piece of music is inspired. Is driven. Is a part of the person who created it. You're still in high school. Your still young... yet your music is so mature. It reminds me of when I still had the spark... if I could only get Finale back... though you call it drifting, I see it as a reflection. A reflection of your drifting yes. But more than that. Your musing. Your fleeting youth. Strings always get to me... you command your instruments. Shape them. The oboe/english horn solo, the piano, the movement... your piece is emotion. Something music currently seems to be lacking. It's all re-occurring themes and bump and grind now-a-days. So every now and again, it's nice to know some one out there remembers what music is really about... and is doing something about it.
People will ridicule you. They will say you are too emotional. Too classical. That you need to get with the times. Please, for the love of true music, real compositions everywhere, and for yourself, never stop creating. Never stop pouring your heart into the staves. Even if you decide to take on another canvas, never give up on this gift.
There... I've said way too much. Music both inspires and comes forth from me at the most random times. If this wall of txt tells you anything, at least come away with this. Creativity, arts, originality... these things aren't easy to come by. And if you enjoy what you're doing and continue letting yourself truly come out in your work, Crookston will be more than just another Williams or Zimmer. Ya know? I've found I need good freelancers like you. People who break the mold, who do it for fun, who put a piece of them in their work. The world, needs those kinds of people. Souls... be it my writing, her artwork, or your music. There I go rambling again. It truly is beautiful. Not because it's a ten, but because this means you are a ten.
-SoulLink
BlazingDragon responds:
I've been struggling a lot lately. Looking at one college website after another, lost as to what I should do...I wonder, is music what I'm meant to do? Could I make it into a conservatory like Juilliard or Curtis or any for that matter? Music is so competitive, and unless you make it big, it doesn't pay much. I want to support a family later on, to live happily. As much as I love composing, is it what I'm supposed to do with my life? Am I really making any difference with music, or should I be a writer, a speaker, someone who has influence?
I have pondered these things a lot lately. I've been on my bed, staring up at the ceiling as I try to figure it out. It is reviews like this that reassure me. I AM affecting people. I still have a lot of room to grow, but so does everyone! It doesn't matter if I'm not John Williams, because I am ME. I want to compose music that touches souls, pours emotion, and inspires people to be all that they can be...
Thank you for the inspiring words. I really needed that, SoulLink. God Bless.
~Trevor Crookston (BlazingDragon)
We can all relate.
I think we can almost all relate to the story that you put down. It can be a difficult time and I know at 20 years old sometimes I still go through the thoughts in my head of is this what I really want to be doing, I had so many chances, all of the good times that I had are now over, etc..
It goes by fast and we really don't appreciate it while we have it, but life does get better and it all depends on how you personal choose to view it. I think you really showed that in this song. You get the feeling of hope and the feeling of sadness all mixed into one song.
But with sadness there should always come hope. And with hope sometimes there comes sadness. You did a brilliant job showcasing that in your work here even if you weren't going for that exactly.
I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work man and good luck.
~ Review Request Club ~
BlazingDragon responds:
I once heard someone say that before every mountain top is a valley. When life is great, things are bound to decline at some point. On the other hand, even when you are in the most difficult phase of your life, way down in that valley, it just means that you are coming to an even higher mountaintop.
I try to look at life from that perspective. I cherish the good times and live to the fullest. When times are hard, I look forward with hope, knowing things will get better.
Thank you for the great review. It got me thinking. Even a bit inspired. :)