Many moons ago I reviewed an instrumental piece of Raf's that celebrated the myth of Hephestus or Vulcan. Two things are obvious to me: this artist has been a very, very busy fellow since then (I had to dig back 3 or 4 pages to find that track) and you continue to enjoy mythology – the second point gleaned not only from the title of the piece you have asked me to assess, “Danse Nuptiale,” based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but also the plethora of myth inspired works on your pages. As it happens, this particular myth is one that I’ve always found fascinating and have used frequently in my profession as a teacher. It contains such fascinating truths about humanity, not to mention that it includes as a side-bar the demise of earth’s first pop star, for Orpheus was decapitated by maenads driven insane by his music – sort of Elvis Presley gone extreme: “Darling, take my handkerchief, but leave my head intact!”

In any case, this particular track celebrates the marriage dance of Orpheus and Eurydice. It certainly has a sprightly feel to it, featuring as it does various layered strings and soft synth sounds, kept bubbling by a pizzicato underlay.

I’m not sure exactly why I get this impression, but there’s a slightly ominous feel to the piece. By what ever means this is achieved (and I believe it’s attributable to the fact that it’s in a minor key - Fm, I think), it might be intentional – a sort of foreboding since Eurydice will eventually die tragically. Yet, whether it’s intentional or not, in the context I’m not too fond of it – it’s an out-of-place feeling. The write up of the piece says, “The carefree lovers dance naively in the middle of an endless afternoon. The music dazes the hearts in a ceaseless ritual. Nothing exists besides this moment.” However, actually, it doesn’t feel that way to me. It feels edgy and anxious, rather than abandoned and free.

Now, don’t get me wrong: the piece itself is sonically pleasant, it simply doesn’t evoke a feeling of abandoned love, but rather something tense and uneasy. I picture someone anxiously waiting for another person’s arrival, for example, rather than lovers dancing.

So, in point of it’s evocativeness, this is not evoking the right images for me.

You know, as I write this, I’m experiencing déjà vu, for I THINK that I said something similar about the Hephestus piece, although I may be wrong for that was quite some time ago.

ah.... here's another name i haven't heard for a long time...

whoo!

this is excellent! really captures the underworld atmosphere and its narrative quality is superb. this really should be the soundtrack to a big budget gothic adventure film by tim burton.

the mix sounds great too: very clear and well-balanced. if i'm being really, really finicky, i'd maybe say that the brass could be given a low-end boost to give it more body/power. not much, mind! just a slight touch. but then, i'm not very familiar with the mixing conventions of this style of music, so i may be wrong about this. i'm also a hopeless bass-freak, so it could just be me. my advice is: ignore my advice here.

anyway, this track is really top class. i'm rarely inclined to listen to classical stuff, but this made me eager to hear the rest of the album. excellent work man.
10/10

Nothing whatsoever to do with handlebar moustaches and choruses of 'wot! wot! wot!' and 'wizard prong' whatever the fekk that means. Nope, this RAF has never taken to the skies, at least I know of. RAF21 is the resplendent nick/bandname of Raf Beaudon who I have reviewed the princely sum of two reviews so far - in as many years. Now, you might be thinking that Raf isn't as prolific as some on Soundclick and that may well be true but not everyone wants to hog my review lists all the time. (Ed: Now what does he mean by that?). I Have a Dream (December 2006) was a nice blend of electronica and classical that, although flawed, worked well as a peice of music. Asian Life (July 2007) was a lot better - in an easy listening kind of way - and was a very good peice of World music.

Meantime, a year and a bit later...

If I were just cruising around Soundclick (as I sometimes do just for the heck of it) and I came across the following comment: 'The carefree lovers dance naively in the middle of an endless afternoon. The music dazes the hearts in a ceaseless ritual. Nothing exists besides this moment' you got to ask yourself, would I listen to it?. Well, in this case I have to but, honestly, I wouldn't have done by that description. Might have done because it's Classical listing though and - from past experience - I know that this French musician has a real good ear. That truth is borne out within the first minute of this light (in more ways than one) peice of classically inclined music.

It's a light, airy peice anyway and weighing in at less than two minutes it's not going to given anyone aural indigestion and if you like the style, this has much to offer. Personally, I love to play around with classical themes in my own music and I would have been proud to come up with this, so I hope Raf feels pleased with it. It also doesn't have any of the sound problems that dogged earlier RAF21 tracks, but there again - given the content - aural fidelity wouldn't be much of a problem. Instrument resonance and tone would though and that is where Raf scores big time.

Excellent classical peice. Most Highly Recommended if you like the genre.

Steve Gilmore

Des petites phrases de bois gentillets qui regardent joyeusement passer chaque coup de minuit ! Puis l’impatience monte avec les instruments à mesure que l’horloge avance… Les danse dans la salle de bal se font un peu plus énergiques et agitées… et enfin, le drame et… – entracte ! –
Techniquement, c’est propre, mais manque un peu de variété dans le thème et l’harmonie. J’aime quand même les différentes ambiances qui s’enchaînent au rythme de l’horloge. Dommage que le morceau coupe en pleine action.. En tout cas, ce qui se passe est très clair, et en ce sens, une bonne partie de l’histoire est en musique. Et l’idée de cette scène d’attente est orginale.

Last track out of the bag this month is from RAF21 (aka Raf Beaudon), an electronica artist from France. I reviewed his I Have A Dream (December 2006) and liked it a lot. It's a great blend of classical references, played to perfection and sounding wonderful. I can't say I am a great fan of the whole new age thing, especially the sounds but when dealt with by someone who knows a thing or two about musical coherence, even a philistine like me can learn to love it. I think what it comes down to isn't so much what musicians in these genres (ambient/chillout/newage whatever) actually play, as the weak, knock-kneed insipid sound it's couched in. There again, it is music for sprawling about too after all so I suppose the way it sounds makes a kind of sense.

Now being of the world music persuasion, you can bet that I was waiting for this baby to come up the list. The title is a dead giveaway, isn't it? Mind you, having gone from classsical to world in one bound, who knew what RAF21 may come up with? So, the great day dawned and this track first started getting a proper going over and the first thing I discovered that it does indeed fit the bill quite handsomely, although the first couple of listens threw me a bit until I started to notice the Chinese instruments around the third or so play. As with his first track I reviewed, there is a fine musical sensibility at work here and it shows in the careful way the track unfolds.

There is the slightest easy listening feel to it, even after repeated plays, but there again a lot of modern Asian music does have that quality and - to my mind - gives the peice extra resonance. I also think it probably wasn't helped by the factory sound of some of the instruments, but you deal with what you've got. What shines out - as always - is the sure musical touch that Raf brings to the proceedings, giving the listener a ear-blissout they are unlikely to forget. Despite all my p***ing and moaning, I like Asian Life a great deal, it's a lovely peice of world music that most fans of the world genre will lap up.

hey im back all sorry been really busy recently any enough of the excuses lol

raf21 has provided an asian score for me to review and i do like asian music.

This piece starts off very atmospheric(my favourite word i use alot hehe) the flutes glide in like there dancing and then the heavy drums crash in, it start off very simple and very beautiful. then the music drifts into an asian town then it slows down peacefully and the journey ends

overall i like the tune very much and this is the music i like hearing

8 - 10

"Asian Life"

This made me smile. For a season of my life I played a lot of 'Total Warfare' which re-creates the Samurai warfare of late medieval Japan. It was a very cool game. One of the things I most liked was the quiet, koto based music they used. This instantly put me in mind of that. I think I like the koto because I made a homemade one in my teens that we called a garbitar. It had a clackie sound that I quite liked.

In any case, you have definitely captured the oriental vibe with this - or so it seems to my occidental ears. It meanders gently along like a delicate, tinkling brook through a leafy forest. Very nice. I listened three times, simply because it is very restful.

This is nicely invisible, by which I mean that it makes good background sound for working or sitting. I would say that you have accomplished what you set about to do - create an Asian soundscape - with style and finesse.

Blessings,

Cam

This song is kinda perplexing to me. Somehow I can imagine this being fit into a game perfectly, and in other ways it doesn't really seem like a videogame song at all. Regardless, it is still a good song either way and very enjoyable to listen to. It does seem to mix the new with the old in alot of ways. At times I can hear a clear nice sounding-melody that is both catchy and good while other times, the melody (if there is indeed one at all) seems to get blurred by other instruments and takes on a more atmospheric, less melodic sound. At the more atmospheric sections, the song resembles more movie music then videogame music. I suppose that is what causes confusion with me on whether this song sounds "videogamey" or not. Personally, I found myself enjoying the more melodic side then the atmospheric side, but of course, my opinion is probably a bit biased. Despite everything I said above, I really can't think of anyway this song could be improved on. Nothing stood out to me as bad sounding or out of place. The only advice I can really give you is, keep up the good songwriting. 9/10 (rounded down from a 9.5)

Ok, I finaly got to have a good listen..

Wonderful to hear the one man orchestra, very ambitious effort indeed!

I can't really tell you how the music made me feel, or if it made me groove, it's not that kind of music.

It is a really nice display of how it is done production and mix wise and I see why you seemingly lean to cinematic compositions. As an embelishment this music would be right at home on an independent big screen production.

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If I am not being too pompus, I would offer some production critique. None of which is gonna make or break the piece, but certainly might (or might not) be a fresh ear on your already tight production.

And again, this is nit picking..

To start with it is wonderfully orchestral .. The Double Bass is working it and the vibrating string section is building up a bit of suspense. Then around 00:11 the synthetic piccolo type instrument kicks in and gives it a bit of a Legend of Zelda kind of a video game feeling.

What I mean is if it were up to me, I would re-instrument the part and keep it orchestral.. What you are doing with the samples is fantastic and I feel the ‘space piccolo‘ compromises the effort..

I like the crash symbol placed at 00:30, it’s a good sample and it brings it back to an orchestral work, rather than the Zelda vibe.

At about 00:45 you could bring the floor tom hits up and down in volume to add to the drama/power that is being suggested.

At about 00:50 the Double Bass runs are all the same trigger length.. It would be nice to have a bit of a bow draw variance time.

I love the articulations at about 1:18 it snaps one back into the piece should they start wandering.

About 2:28 the electronic piccolo thingy kicks back in.. I wish it were a real piccolo.. One could add a bit of delay to just that instrument to give it a bit of the same feeling without the extra calories.

2:39 the string section is now doing the same trigger length.. Lengthen the trigger sample time a bit in one or two places.. I think the results would add a nice realistic vibe.

After the crash around 3:05 to 3:20 give the floor toms some dynamics.. Make a few hits louder, a few hits softer… break it up a bit.. Mixed in the background with your double bass doing all the work, gives it kind of a Jaws movie Theme feel.. I can’t get shark out of my head..

Around 3:50 it starts the dramatic end, the symbol work is nicely done, does not sound overtly synthetic which is hard to do with those kind of crashes.. The mix is great..

Well, I wasn't quite sute what song you wanted me to review sinvce your top link didn't work for me. So I choose to review this song. It was pretty good actually, it definetly conveyed a feeling of lonliness and isolation as the main character waits for someone and I could definetly see this in a movie. It was a bit on the dull side and I would have liked to hear a bit more instruments but it probably would have taken away from the overall mood so I understand. My only real complaint is that the song was a bit dull and sounded a bit uninspired at times. None the less, for movie music this is great. 9/10 (rounded up from an 8.5)

This sounds really good, sonically, the rendering is excellent. The piano is perhaps a touch too loud for the string accompaniment-but just a tad. Very moody music. I like how the piano integrates with the strings. I like the string parts, but with all the open, perfect intervals, I found the strings a little ' neutral ', although that may well have been your intent.

You've used some nice, and (pleasantly) surprising chords. I also liked the dissonant intervals in the piano placed overtop of the mostly consonant intervals in the strings. I found the speed of the string tremolos a tad too quick for my tastes. I liked the various tones and shades in the piece, but wish it were longer. Really nice work!!

Yes the first minute or so is very pretty ! Then it changes at 1:53 which is where someone calmly reading their paper might spill their coffee. This changes the mood of the piece which can be good or bad depending on how you use the piece. Then it changes again at 2:40 and it sounds like bees.Then in the end it calms back down. The piece is like a calm day, then a big storm,then the remaining part of the storm and then a calm day again. This piece gets an A for originality but I don't like the weird stuff in the middle because it doesn't make for good meditation music when I'm trying to relax nor is the beginning and end good for working.It is definitely interesting to listen to so maybe you check it out.

Hmm... what do i think about it? Well i always thought this kind of music was kind of dumb. I'd much rather hear some insane metal or techno when guys start shooting at each other and buildings start exploding.
Beyond that... good lord. Sounds almost like a real orchestra! It can't be, though, can it? The strings aren't perfect, could maybe use some more reverb? I'm not sure. It's pretty well written, and has all the necessities of the genre. Epic sounding brass, plenty of cymbals, and the military like snare drum of course. The little glockenspiel parts at the end of sections is rather good, i like it.
You should probably move to Hollywood if you haven't already.

First thoughts: The thing with reviewing this "atmospheric orchestral" kind of music is that there really isn't a lot for me to comment on. I mean, I can say "good job writing this one," but I'm nowhere near of a classical music aficionado to make remarks such as "that motif you introduce based on the iv chord really meshes well with the suspended 5th directly prior." In other words, I really have nothing worth saying beyond "it's sounds professionally written, and the samples would be convincingly real to the non-educated music producer." (Which would be 98.9% of the US population, so congrats.) Smile

Overall: See above. This is much better (fuller sounding, etc), than what I've heard from you prior. Good work; you've definitely got a handle on writing orchestral pieces. (understatement, of course)

Musical: 9/10 (I guess)
Production: 9/10 (kinda hard to mess up purely orchestra samples)
My "enjoy" factor: 5/10

Hey Raf21,

I'm glad you liked the last review.

"Héphaïstos"

I see that you are working your way through the Greek pantheon. I lived with an aspiring drummer for a number of years, and now his sister is doing the same thing. I wonder what it would have been like for Hera and Zeus? “Look, will you please take that anvil outside!”

One of the things that is fun about reviewing tracks on Soundclick is hearing the variety of material. This is the sort of track I used to receive more frequently a few years back, but have gotten very few of in the last while. I’m not sure if that’s because of the sort of feedback I give, or if there has been a ‘boom’ in other musical areas. I get a lot more songs these days, and fewer instrumentals. Songs are easier to review, but I like the variety, so this was a welcome listen.

You have managed to create the ‘mood’ of someone in the dark, hammering away at things. That’s pretty much how one envisions Hephaestus or Vulcan, so in that sense this track is quite successful. The percussion and slow string like synths create a feeling of gloom and of something mildly ominous. If the track lacks something, it would be the sense of getting anywhere. It feels like it is always beginning and never really resolving. It rolls into a pounding progression then pulls sharply up. Fritters about with small sounds, moves back to the pounding, but it never feels like the piece really gets launched. It does built to a more convincing crescendo at the end than elsewhere, so in that sense you could argue that it resolves, but it doesn’t FEEL like it really resolves. It ends and I replay it feeling that I missed something.

What I think, just my opinion, is that you should have a section that perhaps represents a longing for beauty, sunshine and meadows. Maybe a haunting, melodious string intrusion, that aches with beauty and is continually stamped out by the pounding sounds reasserting. I thing the contrast would make the gloom more effective.

Blessings,

Cam

I really hope your selling this music. It is incredibly well crafted and belongs in movie soundtracks. I will definately give these another listen. Peace.

Well we know each other musically for some time now so I will just reiterate your continued high quality in composition, interpretation, and production. You have hear an excellent mixture of 19th century classical, contemporary classical and situational / cued film music. Not really a theme/melody but there is structure and the orchestrations all 'work'.

I can see what you are trying to describe in my minds eye and that is what good art is all about.

Have a great 2007 -- you have surely gotten off to a great start.

Raf21 - I am just going to a general review - I listened to 3 of the gods movements and my comments for each are pretty much the same.

Harmonic selection is appropriate for your basic premise. Captures that psudo-ancient - sword and sandals feel we have all come to expect. I appreciate your use of methodical motivic development - you do need to realize that a change or variation is needed sooner than you may think in some cases - the general rule is you can directly repeat something more than 3 times at once.

In terms or synthestration and orchestration I like the use of the flutter tongue patches and the use of some loud brass dynamics at time. The percussion and harp generally sound pretty real - although again they could sound better if they were distanced.

The strings, ww's and even some of the brass are not good enough - and it's not just the samples your using. You could do so much more to improve their sonic qualities. Dynamics and phrasing seem to be non-existant and there is hardly anything that says "hey this could be real" more than appropriately done dynamics. Orchestrationly your doing a real no-no in my book and that is to have only one instrument per idea. The idea is to layer things both directly and indirectly with the intent to blur more colors on the palette so that nothing sticks out (that you don't want to stick out). Right now the orchestration is harsh and EVERYTHING sticks out. And when you do layer things they still stick out because the doublings I heard weren't close. You had tuba and flute doubling at one point. Sure it's a cool sound in and of itself but it doesn't help achieve homogeny. And it doesn't have to be an exact doubling - in fact in exact doublings do an even better job and blending your colors in a beautiful and intriguing way. You also need to think about where instruments sound there best and use them mostly in that register - you had lots of things playing in registers that just aren't flattering.

In terms of composition what you need to focus on in future compositions (based on what I have heard). Is longer melodic ideas. Right now your compositions are purely motivic - even something really motivic like Mars from the planets has phrases that are singable and more about a melodic motion than a rhythmic idea.

Also - you need to learn to do more with developing ideas - what I heard mostly was play an idea out and modulate or do a harmonic change - but you can do so much more to develop things - for example you can double or half the rhythmic value - or combine it with another element that is just as dominant - like a melodic phrase - so the listener has more than just one element at at time to listen to.

You do need also to get a better studio setup - better samples, better reverb and a way to mix more effectively - and a way to compose with more dynamics and more layers of flavor.

Hope that is helpful. Let me know if you need clarification.

Hey Raf21,

Oh, before I begin doing this review, I’m sorry but I need to point out that your Beatle covers will get you into trouble and cause your account to be closed. You can’t post those without permission from Northern Songs. You might think that it makes no difference, but Soundclick could be sued for allowing that. Better take them down, unless Sir Paul has given you permission. I’d hate to see you lose your page…

“I Have a Dream”

I like this, Raf. This ambient track felt a bit like Christmas magic, actually. Maybe it’s the time of year that suggests that, coupled with the Aurora Borealis in your pic. However it is contrived, the music does nothing to combat the image, but rather helps to create it and – I think – would do so on its own.

This is a very restful piece. It features soft gliding sounds as is typical of the genre, but it also contains what a lot of ambient pieces neglect: melodic lines. These come courtesy of the flute for the most part. They are wandering lines, to be sure, but then that’s to be expected given the ambient label.

Not my favourite genre, but that’s primarily because it lacks melodic substance usually: yours doesn’t and so rather pleases me. Everything from chimes, choir, flute, keys, bass, sweeps right through to percussion all fit together nicely. Pleasing work.

Blessings,

Cam

I Have a Dream being, of course, the words that have come to describe the immortal 1963 speech of Dr Martin Luther King in which he uses these words to create a vision of the world he wished to see. It does have tremendous connotations these days for just about any human alive I guess and has become one of the foremost speeches of any age. Some big shoes to fill then, if you are ever going to use such a famous string of words that mean so much to so many people. Raphael Beaudon (aka RAF21) obviously knows better than to try and include any parts of that speech into his music because, weel that would be just too tacky eh? The one complaint that could never be leveled at RAF21 is tackiness (ie eewwwwww, yuk, and other vomiting noises) because even though he's working in one of the most tacky of genre's Electronica: Ambient, he carries it off admirably.

Although I found the production a bit tame on I Have A Dream, it is still clear as a bell with all instruments carrying their weight productively. Personally I would have liked a little more drama but hey, it's small change considering what you are getting. I Have A Dream is a most attractive blend of rock (the drums and bass backing) and classical instrumental themes, all worked together with a thorough professionalism. That isn't something I can normally feel about this much maligned (by me usually) genre. So I question whether this is in the right category, it might fare better as Fusion or definitely some form of classical. In my experience getting the genre classification right can often mean the difference between high plays/downloads or nominal (ie your Mum, your Dad, the dog...) so maybe RAF should rethink this.

On the best possible note, I Have A Dream is a rare track that will take a while to really settle in and I do advise giving it that time. Rapheal plays flute, piano and guitar and considering that the track doesn't consist of much more than that, plays them extremely well. It's a given then that he's also going to treat those instruments with care, never allowing one to overstep the other - and when you're dealing with a track of this complexity and length that's a fair old job. I can't say, with hand on heart, that I Have A Dream is the kind of track I would clasp to me puny bosom but it's certainly proficient and beautifully performed. Particularly if you like a good flautist...

Well produced and performed classical blend. Recommended.

Steve Gilmore

Genre: World/Traditional Asian
Artist: RAF21
Song: Asian Life
Bottom Line: **4.5 Masks out of 5 **
Quick Link: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=428903&songID=3880459
Have me review your Comedy, Parody, Electronic, Dance or World Song
Just reply to me or the primary thread of my reviews!

"The picture you decided on for this song is exactly what I envisioned as I took part in the journey of "Asian Life". The song was so peaceful for a second I forgot I life in a crummy part of Downtown Tampa. "

Before I even start, I have to say this is my first review of any world song. . .however I also want to say I love the genre "World" and all of the many styles that are incorporated in it. I often find myself listening to peaceful music of Egyptian dissent, or Latin music, and even Japanese Pop Culture. . .so it is nice to review this genre now and again, afterall as I mentioned in my introductory thread, World is one of the five main genres I WANT to review, so before I even listen to the song, I wanted to thank you RAF21 for submitting this song.

The peaceful ambient beginning to the song was very well done. . .you emulated tranquility in your early going. Hearing this song you can actually visually see yourself meditating in a Japanese garden. This song is much different from what I expect young son. . .yes, your music passes the test of the great Below Average David Smile

In honesty this song would be very good for a peaceful station, and it's a song that I think would be great for meditating to. . .nothing negative to say whatsoever, if you continue to make music of this nature, you could capture the spirit of the cultures throughout the world in song and make quite a CD for cleansing of the mind, spirit & soul.

The Big 5 (these may differ per genre)

1) Originality: Well, originality in the Traditional World genres is rare, although I've not heard anything EXACTLY like this, the whole song is very recognizeable and very much like other Japanese/Asian songs I've heard in the past, don't take that the wrong way though I enjoyed all 6 minutes of it, and I am adding it to my stations. (3 out of 5 Masks)

2) Transitions: As stated earlier, this song is BEAUTIFUL. The whole song transitioned perfectly in and out of the Asian culture it represented. Perfect on this category. (5 out of 5 Masks)

3) True to Form: Well, it is rare for a song to be original in the world category, it is also rare for a song to be true to it's heritage, in that respect--you shined. This, in my opinion, was your strongest category--it's what made me like the song so much, without being boring, you captured the heart and spirit of Asian culture. (5 out of 5 Masks)

4) Artistic: The picture you decided on for this song is exactly what I envisioned as I took part in the journey of "Asian Life". The song was so peaceful for a second I forgot I life in a crummy part of Downtown Tampa. Excellent artistic ability. (5 out of 5 Maks)

5) The B.A.D. Factor: Below Average Dave's bottom line: !4.5 Masks!
As my first World review since becoming a review member on Soundclick, you passed with flying colors RAF21, I enjoyed your song very much both as a critic and as a fan. . .congratulations on this masterpiece, and I hope to hear many more by you in the future.

At first, I really didn't know what to make of this song. I didn't know whether I liked it or hated it.
That was before the percussion came in. Totally unexpected time signature, without totally losing the listener. Utilization of flutes is definitely a plus. It seems that this song mixes both electronica elements with natural, non-electronica elements. It has a good effect. Doesn't blow me away, but it has a good effect on the listener. Also works as ambient music. About three and a half minutes through the song, there is a break with just drums and just bass. I like it. Certainly peaceful...this song's only purpose is that it wants to make friends with you, the listener. It's not out to steal your soul or hurt you or trick you in any way. It just wants to be by your side and cuddle you.
Overall: B+

hohoho Tbird l'historien Cool

Moi j'adore ce type de musique (c'est ma nana qui m'a contaminer) tout ce qui est du stye Enya, Wicca et biensure les Francais DEEP FOREST. Je qsuatte parfois "Nature et découverte" et j'écoute les jolies mélody qui font rever Embarassed
Bref, j'adore toute tes compos (que je viens d'écouter sur ton site) et je kiff ce côté "multi culture" (asian life, sahara etc...) et les thême different que tu fait, et maintenant tu arrive avec un autre projet plutôt "mythologique" lol .... très originale, bonne idée. Moi en ce moment je suis sûr un projet dance dans le même style mais qui est dans les élément naturel et chaque zic aura son thème dans la music... un peu comme tu fait... mais differement Laughing

Pour ce qui est de la musique et bah j'ai rien à dire, utilisation d'un grand nombre d'instrument.
Je rejoins R-Kan sur le fait que "Ca ressemble au jeu Pharaon" et justement c'est une bonne comparaison, une référence!
Je pense que le côté egyptien est dû aux instruments à vent.
Moi je ressent l'émotion qui passe dans cette prod mais je ne la trouve pas FORTE, helas.

Je te l'avoux Raf je t'admire et je ne suis pas le seul.
Respect "maitre", continue ainsi et ne t'arrête pas en si bon chemin.

C'est vraiment balèze ce que tu fais! d'un point de vue purement technique, c'est assez monstrueux! Et ça se laisse très agréablement écouter. Non franchement c'est vraiment super sympa! Bravo à toi notre mozart digital de france dj!!

Salut Raf!
Alors j'ai écouté ta compo. J'ai beau composer de la Trance qui n'a rien à voir, j'aime beacoup ce que tu fait. Certe je ne me passe pas tes compos en boucle, mais tu maitrise parfaitement le sujet. Et puis tu est le seul à faire sa sur ce forum??
Tout comme dans Hades et Cerberus: des crashs grandioses, une évolution au file de la music qui nous fait "voyager", enfin bref tout est parfaitement maitrisé.
On peut dire que t'es un patron dans ce style musical Wink

Allez bonne continuation

Lut Raf !!

Bon ben ton mixs en superbement bien construit, dans la meme ligné que les précédent, un peu plus sombre, avec une basse mieux travaillé. On sent les accoupt de son humeur. J'aime beaucoup aimé la fin (mee si comme tu l'as dis elle est brusque), mais elle a beaucoup d'ampleur.

C'est du très bon boulot.

c'est marrant ces mélanges au debut de sons indiens et de koto ou de shamisen par dessus... pour la suite on est vraiment plongé en chine... la flute: l'air est sympa mais ca aurait été mieux avec un shakuashi que une flute a bec a mon avis...

le gong est bien... ah le retour des sons indiens.. la bass qui monte la est tres bien aussi... tiens un choir... il va bien (meme si il manque peut etre un peu d'effet) le koto est vraiment bien...

une harpe!!! tien dont kel mélange quand meme... fallait oser... mais l'ensemble rend tres bien.

bravo pour l'idée et pour la mise en oeuvre... la contruction est tres tres bien.

bonne continuation... j'ai hate de voir tes prochaines compo si tu persevere dans un style toujours aussi un peu en dehors du lot...

Superbe !!!, j'adore ta façon d'arranger la zic classique..., tout y est !

sa fugue, sa colère, sa patience... avec un brio excellent.

s'il pouvait l'ecouter, il serait ravi de ce portrait musical qui lui va comme un gant.

je n'ai rien à dire, si..., si...., Bravo !!

j'attends la suite avec impatience, ça va etre long !!

Ben moi j'écoute la deuxième version d'office donc je compare rien si ce n'est que je comprenais pas pourquoi Altaïr voulait plus de reverb! Very Happy
C'est un morceau très très bon dans le tempo de Rachmaninov, un peu fou mais pas du n'importe quoi. Du grand art.
Tu m'impressionne raf.
Je ne peux pas m'empêcher pourtant de te suggérer de "lier" un peu plus les notes supérieures afin qu'elles s'enchaînent entre elles pour ne pas tomber dans un genre Rimski-Korsakov (le vol du bourdon sa plus connue)
et voir tes notes mourir avant qu'elles aient eu le temps de dire ce qu'elles avaient à dire...
Rachmaninov disait: La musique doit venir droit du coeur et aller droit au coeur...
Je ne te compare pas, loin de là, quand même, mais en tout cas merci! Very Happy

Hello !
Tu préviens que ya une ambiance sombre...et ben En effet !
0:42 On sent que ca commence a venir.
Vers les une minutes les mélodies montent ( pour moi elles sont tres bien).
Ce que j'aime beaucoup c'est le "roulement"de piano par contre je verrais bien un petit kick en break beat assez dark avec des cymbals.
2:18 le petit son de fond est peut etre pas assez en avant il devrait monter ( l'espece de piano)
Ca me fait penser que defois des coups de bass ca pourrait bien le faire aussi lol..
Mais j'chipote ! 3:10 un peu grave peut etre.
3:26 Excellent !!!!!
La fin est dans le meme esprit ..bon j'ai trouvé de mix TRES intéressant , avec de très bonnes idées , un fil conducteur accrocheur néanmoins si tu le referrais maintenant il serait mieux..Je dirais que ton univers est vraiment a part et surtout dans "the stress world"

que dire... c'est vraiment excellent ce que tu fais!!!
bravo pour ces superbes mélodies et pour cette ambiance!
bonne continuation!

ahh c'est génial c'est vraiment l'ambiance avec les navires et les pirates et tout Surprised
Rien à dire, déjà je m'y connais pas assez pour juger quoi que ce soit (à part le mastering peut-être et encore...), si ce n'est l'ambiance générale qui est parfaitement retranscrite. Tu as du talent au niveau des instrumentales !!

Bon boulot...

salut Raf21
Ton morceau reflète bien une athmosphère particulière : je m'imaginais bien un navire en approche dans le brouillard Wink
C'est du bon boulot, j'aime bien le passage entre 50sec et 1min10
La partie avec le piano est tres bonne aussi.
bravo

Ha salut raf21 alors voyons ce que tu nous a concocté^^
Oui oui et RE oui ! Quel débauche d'instruments, harp, xylo, des bois, des vents, de la percu un véritable chef d'oeuvre.

Là tu me surprends vraiment beaucoup de variations c'est beaucoup moins linéaire que la dernière fois c'est une véritable claque !

Olala vraiment là bin je dis bravo c'est magnifique moi qui aime bien entendu ce style tu sais à quel point j'apprécies ton travail^^.

Pour pas finir que sur des compliments je dirais que ca manque un peu voire beaucoup de profondeur sur tes instruments, insuffle leur de la vie et je penses que le rendu sera meilleur.

ou sinon que dire... Oui! je vais écouté la suite maintenant !

Pour être relaxant, c'est clair que c'est relaxant lol, ça devrait même être diffusé dans les hopitaux lol et remboursé par la sécu !!!
Sinon redevenons sérieux, généralement la musique relaxante je suis pas fan (j'aime quand ça bouge bien et que ça pète de partout lol) mais là j'ai beaucoup apprécié cette musique.
Après l'avoir écouté une fois, je me suis dit "tiens c'est pas mal" ....
Du coup je l'ai réécouté, et j'ai encore plus apprécié !!!
A la troisième écoute j'ai commencé à adorer.
Je me suis dit "stop pour aujourd"hui" tu vas devenir fan sinon lol

Donc pour résumer, j'ai beaucoup aimé ta compo !!! total respect pour ton travail accompli !!!

Hello mon cher Raf.

C'est un mix très sérieux et qui a de la maturité. Le tout, baigné dans une sorte de "mélancolie".On dirait que tu as trouvé ton "chemin" dans tes compositions musicales. Merci à toi pour nous avoir fait partager un bon moment via ta musique.

Amitiés,

Dj P.G.

L'intro très soignée,c'est une vraie harpe ou tu as mélangé soundfonts et samples ? o_o
Les bois sont omniprésents,l'écriture pianistique est de grande qualité.
La partie "danse mystérieuse" est bien maitrisé,pourtant il est loin d'être facile de tout doser...
Là ou d'autres auraient surchargés ce passage d'effets inutiles,tu as su rester cohérent.
Hum des critiques,heu,peut-être les percus un peu trop fortes par moments.
Jusqu'à présent,c'est le "chapitre" qui m'a le plus séduit (ce qui est logique vu le thème...) :D

L'intro me fait penser à daft punk (le gong et les cloches... lol).
Ce "volet" me semble encore plus introspectif que les précédents.
Au niveau technique,les cuivres renforcent bien l'ambiance dans la première partie du morceau.
La fin est astucieuse avec les petits motifs repris par les différents instruments.
C'est bien dense et il n'y a pas de passage à vide.
C'est du bon taff quoi,comme d'hab... :)

RAF...

Thank you so much for listening and your compliment.
I had listened to your songs I can't say anything

but this:

YOU ARE THE REAL ARTIST!!

Honestly, any song of yours I listened has its magic. Takes me as listener to the place kinda I am blending with the music.

When I listen to music I always close my eyes and feel every tunes and melody. Music is such a powerful thing. It hits me straight to my heart.

Your songs are definitely have it.

RAH

Pirate's Wreck:
Frstly, this one sets the mood very well. I think you, picked the right instruments as well. I like the sliding strings in the begining, as well as the seperatic harp you have as well. You do a good job establishing the main melody and then repeating with other instrument overlays.

I think you're overusing the cello though, especialy for the low notes. Around half way through u do add a violin to the cello, whcih makes it sound MUCH MUCH better. I also have to say that it seems like this cue is building towards something, but never really gets there. There is no crescendo (big finish) which any pirate cue deserves. I would also suggest, especialy near the end to add some more instruments to give that full orchestra feel. I would also pan the cello & horns ( u did pan the viola which sounds realistic and nice). Around 3:20, we get some percussion ( which this cue is starvingv for) but you could have added some cello hits to the drum hits to really add that dramatic touch.

Overall this is a great start and certainly has all the touches of a successful film cue. 6/10

Ares:
Great start, it got my attention right away. Has a very mysterious feel, and much better use of percussion then the first track. Excellent build from the 50second or so mark.

For the flute preformance at around the 1:50 mark, i would add a counter melody with violin to make it sound a bit more dynamic.

Much much better finish for this one, but again, in my opinion, not enough intsruments to make the listener go "wow". I think this one has more potential than the first, if you do anything to change this track add some more instruments or write some more chords for the ones in there now.
7.5/10

First thoughts: Solo brass echoing in the intro; nice little swell at :20. I like the haunting violin melody line. Things start happening at 1:00, we have a return of the french horns with some quick marcato strings. Interesting woodwind section around 1:43; I like the interaction with the pizzicato. The song continues to develop, and we have a return to the theme at 3:33, but with changes.

Overall: A well written piece to be sure. I guess it could be movie soundtrack quality; it just lacked the "fullness" that you'd hear in commercial tracks. Some of the cymbal crashes sounded a little odd--they seemed programmed. It really didn't introduce a recognizable theme; this would be more suited to background music than a "backbone" track. I enjoyed it though; good work.

Musical: 9/10
Production: 7/10
My "enjoy" factor: 7/10