HAR! Pirates having a party with lots of rum! That's what this one makes me think of. Love it.
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Author Comments
Hello everyone! I've been holding on to this song for way too long. I had finished it sometime last year and never got around to publishing it. I've got a few finished songs which I've just got in limbo. For this song, it was initially going to be a commission but then I decided it would be better off as a stand-alone song. I didn't think it fit what they wanted and I liked it too much to just discard it. I had the hardest time naming this song. I genuinely had no idea what to call it. I'm still up for suggestions as I've not really come up with a concrete decision on what it should be called. 0:54, You may recognise this chord progression because I've used it once before. It's the same progression as "Phantom over the Ocean". I have to say, this progression is probably one of my favourites. It's so versatile and it works so well with anything slightly jazzy or sad. I'll likely use it more in future music because it's just such a good chord progression.
I was slightly afraid to release this song because of its repetitive nature. It holds the same melody throughout most of the song and only changes progression once for 8 bars. For the variation, I went more for feeling rather than variation in the melody or chords. I tried messing around with key signatures and other chord progressions but none of them felt right. I feel like the repetitive nature of the song almost works for what I was going for. For an upbeat jazzy sort of battle theme, I think I did pretty good. I'm proud of it and I hope you enjoy it too!
Tangerine responds:
Haha, that's a fun take on the song
Getting back into the swing of things, I see?
I’m sorry, the opportunity was too golden. Anyways, my opinion of this song instantly shifted when I heard you describe it as a jazzy battle theme. At first listen, I was unsure because I was expecting even more emphasis on the swing background harmony than what there was, and perhaps a harmonica to bring that feeling home. However, this uses brass more than those classic instruments, which implies a grandiose feeling associated with a boss fight. Two main issues with this song, despite how catchy it is:
1. The intro. Having JUST piano for like the first 1:09 gets a little repetitive. You mentioned this in the description, but this is repetition based on lack of variety rather than repetition of melody (I think you were right that the melody works well for the feeling of the song).
2. The outro, although this one is more of a personal taste than a real issue; the fakeout ending didn’t quite work for me, although I do appreciate you trying something new. My main hypothesis for his might be the fact that the piano at 2:45 just replays the same six notes as the melody at 2:43, just adding another measure to the melodic phrase. It might have been more satisfying if you instead just finished the phrase with those six notes instead of playing them twice. Anyways that’s really honestly a huge nitpick and, so you’ll still get the five stars for taking a well established type of music and putting your own spin on it in a fleshed out way.
Tangerine responds:
When a golden opportunity comes, you gotta take it. After listening to it back a little bit, I do see how it gets a little repetitive. Would you have any ideas on some things I could do? Bring the brass in a little earlier? add cinematic strings in the background when the melody is first introduced? I'll probably figure something out.
Yeah, the ending was a little rushed at the time I made this. I have a bad habit of holding onto songs for a while before I finally post them. I don't know why I do it. I just do. In my recent songs, I have been taking the endings much more seriously and I've put more thought into them. An ending is like the aftertaste of food. The food could be great, but a bad aftertaste will ruin the whole thing.
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