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Tears of a Jedi

Discussion in 'Critique & Feedback' started by Mike Verta, Aug 26, 2017.

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  1. #1 Mike Verta, Aug 26, 2017
     
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  2. #2 Samuel Diaz, Aug 26, 2017
    Absolutely beautiful!! Did you go to paper for this one before inputting it into Pro tools?
     
  3. #3 Wayne Bacer, Aug 26, 2017
    Very nice, Mike.
    Lots of cohesive melodic and harmonic twists and turns.
    The Force is strong with this one.
     
  4. #4 Phillip J. Faddoul, Aug 26, 2017
    1:25 F# maj to min - That's sexy!
     
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  5. #5 Mike Verta, Aug 26, 2017
    Hi guys - no paper, was just working on my template yesterday and played the cello line at the top, and it kind of went from there. Well, actually I did put 6 bars of it in Sibelius now that I think of it, to keep track of one particular voicing. But basically it was an improv - an 8 hour one. This was 8 hours start to finish, so not the fastest, but some of the moments balance on a pin head; one note either way and it doesn't work.
     
  6. #6 Noam Levy, Aug 26, 2017
    0:26, 0:40, 0:59 (and after that I lost count of the eyebrow-raisingly awesome reharms) this is so creative! Now this is how you tell a story in music...
     
  7. #7 Jason Tackaberry, Aug 26, 2017
    Some really wonderful moments there, including (for me) two solid "fuck yeah" moments at 0:40 and 1:09. 1:25 caught my ear as well, but it was really the whole transition from F#sus4 to F# to F#- that worked (with the descending middle voice).

    Really enjoyable listen, thanks Mike.
     
  8. #8 Jason Tackaberry, Aug 26, 2017
    Speaking of 1:09, what is that progression leading up to it? Starting at 1:04 it's a pretty straightforward Bb- and Ab. Following that sounds like A/C# and then to Bb/D. But I'm not sure about A/C#, where I feel more tension than just that, but my ears aren't able to pick out anything more to account for that tension.
     
  9. #9 Mike Verta, Aug 26, 2017
    Nope, that's it... The voicing on that chord, being fairly low, adds bite, the way even a major triad has bite if it's low enough.
     
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  10. #10 Matt Varone, Aug 26, 2017
    Blown away... This is so good Mike.
     
  11. #11 Benjamin Goldman, Aug 30, 2017
    Great work, Mike!

    Quick Question...

    When your quoting the 'Main Theme' at :55 - 1:02, I noticed you went up to the G, as opposed to the usual F/Tonic. Just wondering what was your reasoning for this small alteration?

    Was it to satisfy a chord/harmonic voicing, create a different sensibility, something else?
     
  12. #12 Mike Verta, Aug 30, 2017
    I just heard it that way - the Force Theme melody itself was being presently slightly differently as well in the piece so...
     
  13. #13 Benjamin Goldman, Aug 30, 2017
    Makes sense! It definitely sounds a bit more hopeful/lighthearted this way and seems to fit that particular section.
     
  14. #14 Joakim Alraek, Aug 30, 2017
    This is hauntingly beautiful.
     
  15. #15 Louis Calabrese, Sep 7, 2017
    Truly awesome work Mike, a pleasure and an inspiration as always!
     
  16. #16 Samuel Diaz, Sep 8, 2017
    Another quick questions, when playing the section divisi parts, are you using sustain patches or are you playing them in separately with legato patches?
     
  17. #17 Mike Verta, Sep 8, 2017
    Generally sus patches, but it's all a cheat, so whatever sounds best!
     
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  18. #18 Mike Verta, Sep 13, 2017
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  19. #19 Gregory D. Moore, Sep 13, 2017
    Wow, that's really beautiful work!

    And thank you for sharing the score too. Are you planning a live performance possibly or just "sharing the love"? Either way much appreciated.
     
  20. #20 Mike Verta, Sep 13, 2017
    Hadn't thought that far yet, just sort of an impulse - putting feelers out to my studio friends and if they want to do it we will. But if we do of course we'd stream it and shoot it, etc. Actually, I could maybe offer that as a Masterclass, and put the class money towards it... That might work. Kind of a crowd funding type thing.
     
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