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This is a story about WEEDS. One day a man decided to plant a beautiful GARDEN. But some mischievous FAIRIES came and filled his garden with WEEDS. He tried to FIGHT against them but it was hopeless. Eventually he just GAVE UP and let the WEEDS take over his GARDEN. He wasn't sure if it was still as beautiful as it could possibly be, but at least the fairies were happy.
Another very early attempt at using GPO, this one not nearly as successful... |
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 Denny S. (soundtrack) |
23 Nov. 2009 |
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Fantastic piece, easygoing and to the point in regards of the subject. I didn't really expect to find a purely orchestral piece here to be honest, especially nothing where I could imagine that it would come out of the classical era. You did a great job on the melody and its variation, in terms of composition I couldn't really criticize anything. This piece definitely hold my attention until the end.
For GPO this is one hell of a mockup. Don't be too modest about it, I think it's a lot better than most of the official demos. It might be a little dry so I'd recommend using some more reverb, but that's your choice. I really enjoyed this cue a lot whatsoever, sometimes simplicity is golden.
Highly recommendable! |
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twiterror (orchestral) |
29 Mar. 2008 |
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Overall
"Faeries Among the Weeds" is a playful and cute orchestration encompassing a couple of cute melodies. The main highlights of the piece include the development and embellishment of musical motifs throughout. The piece, although short, manages to be full and complete, not much unlike a short etude. The piece reminds me slightly of a much more subtle "William Tell," due to the prominence of the wind and percussion sections over the strings for the majority of the score, with a slightly baroque feeling (highlighted by repeated broken chord motifs at 1:20+). Overall, this is a distinguished piece of music that could be further enhanced as a piece of music through either small sequence tweeks to bring out the various elements of each instrument or by the use of a larger library of articulations. Either way, this is a distinguished piece of work that deserves a good listen or two by any fan of orchestral or classical works.
Arrangement
The counterpoint in this arrangement is simple and effective. The performance style in the flutes gives the piece a very baroque flare that is cute and 'perky.'
I believe that in the string part at 1:20 variation in the articulation of the instruments as the motif iterates would be extremely effective. An alternating use of slurred and staccato passages would add a little more depth to the piece.
On a whole, however, the arrangement of this piece is far above average. The composer has managed to create a simple arrangement that well accompanies an already strong melody. The subtle use of percussion is also appropriate and not overbearing in dynamic which I consider to be very professional. An amateur mistake would have been to make the timpani's flourish loud to let it stand out. However, the timpani sits well and compliments the transition rather than spoils it.
I really enjoyed the use of pizzicato in this piece as well, as well as the broken chord motifs that are used. This arrangement is on par with that of classical composers of old.
Sound Quality
The mixing quality of the piece is proficient and the use of Garritan Personal Orchestra attributes the simple and clean sound of the piece. As far as digital orchestrations go, there is much to be said. My impression is that the artist had limited articulations to use in terms of various instruments, such as the winds. The staccatos in the winds lack a lot of the 'click' and 'pop' that would be apparent in an acoustic recording or even with some of the other sample libraries on the market (such as EWQLSO and Vienna).
It's worth, noting, that while the piece isn't top notch quality as far as digital orchestrations go, it is effective and as a casual listener there are no noticeable problems with the quality of the mix. To take it to the next level there are various techniques that are available in sequencing. I highly recommend the book "The Guide to MIDI Orchestration" (website here). |
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Analysis (trance) |
16 Jun. 2007 |
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Overall
A song that is going to make you happy. Very lovely melodies indeed.
Technically
Well, normally I'd write a whole bunch about how to improve a song technically. This song has a really good quality, I'd say. There's not much to say thus. Which libary/VST/Soundfont did you use?
Musically
I really like the melodies in this song. Its making me happy instandly.. And although I dont like happy songs normally, I do now.
I only hope it was a little longer, since 2 minutes can hardly be called a song.
What I always like in songs that have theme like this, is the bass that is so distinct. You can clearly hear it, its usually very simple, and it always works. Gotta love it 
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Extra Info: |
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Genre: |
Orchestral |
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Length: |
2 min 4 sec |
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Release year: |
June 2007 |
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Made using: |
FL Studio, GPO |
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File location: |
www.suspenlute.com |
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Added: |
16 Jun. 2007 |
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Download Options: |
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File size: |
2981 kB |
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File type: |
[MP3] |
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Link: |
  (save as) |
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Alternative: |
not avaliable |
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Song Stats: |
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Overall rating: |
8.67 |
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Total downloads: |
143 |
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This week downloads: |
0 |
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Current chart´s position: |
Not on charts. |
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Best chart´s position: |
4th |
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Favorite song of 0 users |
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Comments (10): |
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Dj Titan [1st. December 22:22] ![[76.90.83.33]](pics/ip.gif)
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PartySan [17th. June 6:48]
Completely honest, sounds a bit like a song from Civilization IV.
Which means, slammy is right, it's awesome.
Please make the sequel with smoking the weeds |
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tyr [17th. June 6:33]
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JDruid [17th. June 6:19]
A sweet track, in your usual cute style  It could have some more melodical ideas (or then just be longer) but the ones it has are very pleasant to the ear |
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nepsus [17th. June 4:54]
| It was a fine analysis, Analysis |
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Analysis [17th. June 2:56]
This must be the lamest review I've ever written. I just didn't know what to write...  |
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nepsus [16th. June 18:46]
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 slammy [16th. June 18:34]
| This tune is awesome. The part that starts at :53 is Awesomer! |
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nepsus [16th. June 13:34]
| Maybe if this is well-received, the next version will be called "Faeries Smoking the Weeds" |
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PartySan [16th. June 7:12]
Did someone say "weed"? Yaaaay! 
:drugsisokay: |
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