love the rock elements, feels like a doom track
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Eclipse
Current objective: Survive
This song is not really lore accurate when it comes to the story of Berserk, especially the ending where it get a little bit more cheerful. That even tho i respect the story, i just like to give a glimpse of hope or a little melancholy in darker composition. Like when you win a hard fight whether its physical or psychical theres that little thought of achievement. The story of Berserk doesnt really have these as far as i know, tho i think the song represents the dread of eclipse pretty well.
The composition is very slightly inspired by Berserk OST "Ghosts" and that comes mainly from the use of synth bass, tho i went for more personal take on this. I wanted to put in alot of speed dynamic where the main protagonist is varying between fighting for his life and short "breaks" filled with fear of whats to come, while in the end coming out victorious.
In the middle of the production, for some reason i remembered few verses from bible that resonated in me quite alot:
2.Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
This might be the biggest reason for me to choose the ending i did even tho, more gloomy and depressive would be more fitting.
Anyway this is my AIM submission this year
I hope you will enjoy this little piece of mine.
Also the Awesome Art by @BleachedHart i took inspiration from: Eclipse
Per your request, here are the rough notes I took for your AIM 2024 entry:
Great buildup to the super intense crazy section
Drums could have had way more punch and the intense section gets muddled.
The track in general feels thin and doesn't have a sense of lower end to convey darker undertones complementary to the art.
The final section with the piano feels like an afterthought. It feels like there were sections missing in between the intense section and the conclusion.
COMPOSITION: I like a lot of the ideas here and the buildup leading to 3:22 was great. I'm not a huge fan of how the conclusion connects to the rest of the piece, but it happens at the very end, so I kept the score higher.
PRODUCTION: a lot of the track feels very thin and the intense parts are quite muddied. This has a huge impact on the atmosphere/emotion supporting the composition.
EMOTION: The buildup is great, but the atmosphere isn't there because of the production and mixing, along with the final piano section
ART RELEVANCE: I think the narrative works for the scene in the art - that highly chaotic section I can see reflecting in those mysterious creatures. Even the ending could work as an interpretation if there was a better flow to it.
Insane quality track right here. Damn. Some parts feel a bit empty though like at 1:10, which is a shame cus it is between two very full and great parts. I like how chaotic the melody becomes after 2:11. Good job with the granulized guitar solo, damn that goes WILD. The sudden piano after that part really felt like the sound of my speakers connecting lmao, I would have made that piano a bit softer. Fits the art well too btw
Arponax responds:
Im glad you enjoyed.
I guess i imagined simpler sounding transition at 1:10 as to depict the calm moments between many fights that protagonist went through(but thats all in my head i guess XD). When i came back to the track later and were thinking what i could change i didnt really looked at it...it felt kinda fitting with the art. (maybe using the dissonant synth from intro, in it would make it darker and more full....but now its too late :C)
Granulizing stuff is fun and always sounds dope XD im glad it came out well.
Now that you mention the piano, it feels right to have it just a bit more subtle, the transition from chaos to the calm part would be much more impactful, didnt thought of that dayum.
Anyway thanks for leaving a little feedback ill try to count some things for later projects :D
hell yeah that guitar solo at 2:30 is effin dope af!!
Arponax responds:
Thanks, im really loving granulizing stuff lately, makes some really interesting sounds :D
Happy you enjoyed.
Oh this is definitely frontpaging :O
Very dark and perfectly fits the art, great job!
Edit: H o w did it not >:o
Arponax responds:
Well see about frontpage :D
Thanks tho im glad it fits
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