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  • Extremely well crafted, Sir.
    Inspired, balanced —form-wise, orchestration-wise, production-wise.
    The kind of music I still wish to listen watching an on-par movie.
    And enjoying listening without a movie coming with, too.


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    Hello William,

    your composition is beautiful as usual.

    I like the mix, which I find very creative, also I haven't heard anything with a similar dynamic range in a long time.....which makes me wonder what I'm doing with my life ahahahahah.....

    It's excellent., seriously.

    @Guy Bacos said:

    There is also the collaboration aspect, you are the servant of the director in a manner of speaking. Are you comfortable with that? If he gives you 5 min to redo a scene, will you be to handle that? If he wants a style of music for a scene you find denigrating, can you work with that?



    yes the collaboration side of music for media can be a downside, in my little experience with games and ads I was very lucky but one can always bump into the client who doesn't really know how long it takes to make things or sometimes it's just communication issues (see the book "No Minor Chords")......

    the best clients hire you because they like you and they trust you, and then give you freedom: it doesn't happen every day.

    Also on the general matter of film/game music, I think the taiko/ostinato is slowly being replaced buy a new more minimal and "intimate" trend.....where "intimate" means 3 piano notes drowned in reverb..... I sense that we're gonna hear more and more of that....but it's okay and I don't blame HZ or anybody else, there's no blame in my opinion: in that context, the film is the medium and music is an element of it, the director has a view and the audience has a preference......

    But anyway I agree that both William's and Guy's music would be very interesting and enjoyable to hear in the context of other media as well.

    All the best

    Francesco


    Francesco
  • Hi William,

    Very impressive, William. Such expressive music, well crafted and recorded. It has a very cinematic feel, although it's deeper and very colorfully orchestrated. It shows so much emotion and reflection. That is music which appeals and attracts. I can't imagine a music lover who doesn't want to hear this. And I can't think of an orchestra not willing to put this score on their desks. (Although that's another matter as we say, it takes some serious 'elbow work' to enter the inner circle of performed composers...)

    Many congrats! Love the piece!!!


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  • Late to the dance, as I missed seeing this one. Glad I got a chance to listen! Very impressive, William. Nothing to add but the usual, well constructed, well produced. Great job!

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    I wouldn't say I like this genre of music. I like something more popular, cheerful, and upbeat. I respect all musicians' work and think they are excellent, talented people. Tastes vary, so don't be offended by listeners' subjective opinions. I listen to music daily, on the road, at home, at work. It helps me live and move on. I think that music is the best motivator, so I try to find such songs in the tracks charts, which will be best for me. I look for music both in apps and on the internet. Lately, I like the service where you can find top music charts and choose something fabulous for yourself.


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    I was so irritated by this post I deleted the music! But then I realized I should put it back....




  • Glad to see YOU back, William. I've just listened to this whole piece on YouTube and enjoyed letting it take me on a very engaging and satisfying journey. Altogether a superb piece - adroit and adept, if I may say so. I agree with Fabio's remark and would like to hear this with an on-par movie. (But given the current state of the mainstream movie business, where can an on-par movie be found nowadays?)

    As for the post here that irritated you so much, in my book it falls into the category of needing the sterner kind of handling. No decent community can afford to accommodate that kind of toxicity, which preys upon and hides cunningly within the "being nice to everyone" general policy for online communications. They are certainly not nice people and oh how they lie and masquerade to concoct a phony good image of themselves. Officially, in the U.S. there's a 6% incidence of the particular disorder (NPD) which seems to apply here (although I'm certainly not qualified to make a diagnosis). Those afflicted individuals are "half shot-away inside"; qualified pros discussing this disorder online seem to agree there's no real remedy, no redemption. A crude kind of creativity is there but is malign, predatory, cunning and cold, sort of reptilian; they're inherently incapable of composing good music and have no business talking about it.

    Anyway, sorry; that's my rant done. Also sorry to hear the creep affected you like that. (I'd say he's had lots of practice doing it to others too.)

    Many thanks again for sharing this piece and all of your work, William. 

    Take care.


  • Macker, thanks, I appreciate hearing from you.   I was dumbfounded by the completely unnecessary quality of the post  - I'm not good at dealing with that sort of thing.  


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