Super epic work, holy shit <3
Reviews for "Dreamworld"
Bosa responds:
thank you sm!
Excellent work on this, my friend. Your use of string ostinatos mixed with electronic elements sounds somewhat reminiscent of Hans Zimmer, and your driving percussion carries hints of Danny Elfman, yet the whole track screams "Bosa".
This piece is especially cool in how progressive it is. From the pulsing electronic sounds at the beginning to a piano interlude and then an glorious choir/brass doubling, this music explores a great deal of colors. This, however, might also be the weakest point of the work, as none of these ideas are fully fleshed out. You have at least four different sections here that could be fleshed out into individual tracks, yet the whole piece is just over two minutes. With some more time to develop, this would go from 'awesome, man' to 'stunning...glorious'. The piano would benefit from a little more velocity editing, and the ending could certainly be more impacting by holding out longer. Perhaps if you made the penultimate chord twice its current length, the ending would feel less abrupt. It's a very common and effective compositional device to slow down the rate at which chords change at the end of a piece to make it sound more final.
I'm sure time was an issue and you would have liked to have worked on this more. I certainly feel that way about my AIM submission! Still, I would be dishonest to say that the brevity of this piece does not diminish the emotional impact and story telling. Overall, fantastic work full of a variety of moods and great transitions! Can't wait to hear more from you. :)
Bosa responds:
You are amazing, BlazingDragon -- thank you sm! I do indeed have a solid plan in mind to revisit this song, and I promise I will diligently pay attention to detail and pour my heart and soul into it!
I thought I heard the clipping bassfiddlejones talked about, then I turned my headphones down and it went away. Perhaps not your clipping at all.
Bosa responds:
I thought so. I shall not be alarmed.
When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines (where I live) in 2014, we had virtually no running water or electricity for two weeks. Considering also that I was in college and those were official school days, life became harder than it should've normally been. Huge, broken trees and dangerous power lines literally occupied the streets, and there was debris from buildings in some areas. Our house was damp inside, and the roof leaked constantly everywhere.
Prior to that I had downloaded this beautiful, inspiring composition you made, onto my phone that I hadn't been able to recharge due to the long period of power outage. I listened to this with headphones on, and it brought me through the dark, uncertain nights where our house was only lit by candle light, and through the exhausting day where we tried to clean up the mess left behind by Mother Nature.
Even now, my hairs stand on end listening to this. Sorry if this review only showed up now.
Thank you, and more power to you, Bosa.
Bosa responds:
Wow. I had no idea about this disaster, and I am happy to hear that you are alright at least. I know that I am nothing, but if my music helped you in any way, I am determined to continue creating more. It is stories like yours that encourage me to continue, and I am thankful for your support. I hope things have improved where you live, and you know I am available anytime you need anything.
The story I saw when I closed my eyes and listened to this was a sci-fi one. In this story earth and it's inhabitants have advanced so far that they patrol the Milky Way with war ships. An Admiral pilots his flag ship "Mars Courtesy", he is an old man with grey hair and a grey beard, wearing a light grey Dress Uniform. He is seen at the helm looking out in the stars, and looking at his pocket watch that holds a picture of him with his Wife and Daughter who has recently graduated from the UNSF (United Nations Space Fleet).
A surprise attack from an unknown enemy life form from another galaxy surfaces, as seen when their flag ship decimates another UNSF Battle Ship in three blows to the side coils, bridge, and engines. A small fleet of three battle ships, four cruisers, and 18 fighters erupts between the unknown enemy. Seeing other ships being destroyed and the "Mars Courtesy" being heavily damaged the Admiral orders the ship to evacuate and prepare for ramming speed in hopes of taking out the enemy flagship to halt their advance. Half way through the song the admiral sits down in his chair looking at his pocket watch remembering his wife and daughter, remembering that his child became a Captain on a cruiser called the "Atlantic Omnibus" and all the precious memories he had shared with his family. Now briefly before impact he walks to the right of his ship looking at the second patrol fleet seeing his daughter near the window with her hand on the window crying as she looks at her father protecting her and man-kind. Seeing her, the Admiral looks through the window, planting his hand on the glass, he smiles with tears rolling down his face. Knowing he had protected his nation, his home world, and... his family. He dies, crippling the enemy and ensuring the future of the one he left for the next generation.
Some years later, a memorial statue is present and standing in front of it is a graying brunette woman dressed in black with a child. They now lay flowers in front of the gravestone that reads "He did not fight because he wanted to or because it was commanded of him. He fought out of love for what he Cherished and Protected."
Bosa responds:
You'd better get to work on a script my friend! Turn this story into a screenplay!