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  • "Ultra Symphony No.1" Streaming

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    Hello, everyone.  If you happen to be around and interested, I am streaming the score for Ultraman (Ultra Galaxy Legends) on a private server right now.  The score is 84 minutes long, entirely virtual, and uses a ton of VSL.

    http://sc2.spacialnet.com:28174/listen.pls

    If you miss it, don't worry: I will be doing future performances, but for various reasons, can't pre-announce them...

    _Mike
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    wow....

    nothing more to say than that... how long did it take you to program all of that? sounds amazing...
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    I spent 5 weeks composing and performing/mixing the score.  Glad you're enjoying it!

    _Mike
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    oh... must have been five weeks with a 16h-day... incredible...
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    16 hours would've been a short day. :)  Honestly, I slept very, very little.  It was the hardest/roughest/worst gig ever, in terms of schedule.  I don't think I would/could do that again.  There's an article about the score on SciFi Japan if you're interested:

    [url]http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/12/23/interview-mega-monster-battle-ultra-galaxy-composer-mike-verta/[/url]

    _Mike
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    so it was all sort of impromptu-composition... did you directly do it all in the computer or did you sometimes sketch certain things on paper?
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    I would sketch general orchestration "blocks" on paper - shapes and lines, not notes, just to help me visualize it from the top-down.  Impromptu-wise, I don't think that would be a fair characterization.  It was definitely written using my first instincts/gut feelings, but it wouldn't be fair to say it was literally improvised.  I mean, if my actual first hands-on-the-keyboard chord wasn't right, I could quickly replay/re-write it once or twice.  But not many more times than that.  It was a very zen-like thing :D

    _Mike
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    yes... i also notice that... the more time i have, the less i can decide on what to do... if you don´t have choice, it suddenly all fits... human psychology is weird...
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