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The hard thing here is to find out the meaning of that "what".
Really, it is a pleasant and colorful track, but it doesn't sound
as a stand alone one. I can easily imagine it as a background for
a theatrical play, or for a computer game, or movie. But not as
the soundtrack.
It is part of something, not the "Thing".
So, what is the "what" - (or how to make it live it's own life)?
"Life", for a musical piece, should be the melody. It has to be
long enough to say something, and short enough to be easily remembered
and not annoying. This is the technical part of the job. The Artistic
one part is to make it pleasant, expressive and emotional - any
or all of these must work on the same goal - make the track memorable.
I think that AXu has done a good job with the Artistic part of
the.... job! All the elements of the track actually say something.
And it is something nice... but what is it?
Use the melody to explain exactly what you need or want to say.
Use the melody to sing. Start with it to clearly state what the
"Homing pigeon's life" is about. Then use all the rest (harmonies,
rhythm, other instruments playing the same or part of the melody)
to make it even more beautiful and attractive.
Simply said - it's a good track but my ears are screaming: "where
is the melody"?
As for the rest:
- nice title;
- good choice and use of instruments!
- structure could be more clear, but it's hard to say without a
melody. Writing an instrumental track is not an excuse for not thinking
of it as a song. Indeed, the more it sounds like a song, the more
appreciated it'll be.
So, once again, the structure is very important:
- short intro (if needed), don't make it longer than the rest of
the track;
- say something important after that (it's your Verse);
- enhance it (it's the Chorus), repeat it, so it is easy to remember;
- feel free to indulge yourself with all the sounds in your head.
But keep in mind that you should go back and end up with those things
that should make your track memorable... therefore...
- CHORUS
Good Luck,
Anton Tontchev
for MSSVision.com - 12/30/2002
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