Watching The Flowers

Another short piece of work, this time exploring the feeling of looking at flowers! I tried to capture the actions that go on during the scene instead of just the emotions this round. I was aiming for the impression of flowers swaying in the wind as the onlooker takes a slow but peaceful gaze at them. It's a different way of capturing the same scene using music but I had a lot of fun doing it. As this is my first time focusing on the actions instead of the emotions in a scene, I do hope the impression I created this time round isn't too varied! Again, let me know what you think about the song and I'll be glad to read your experiences :)

The song this time round used a more oriental style with the Koto in the background playing appegios. I felt that gazing at the flowers is a very eastern thing so I used the respective style to describe that action. Just as there would be wind causing the flowers to sway, so do the dynamics of the song grow louder and softer as the chords progressively changes. It's an old idea that I've heard many songs use and I've wanted to try it for awhile. I'm glad I got the chance to do so this time. The emotion of the song doesn't change this time round and stays within a peaceful, dreamy mood. Hopefully the song doesn't feel so boring because of that. I actually wanted to throw in a very emotional part to the song but it felt kind of irrelevant this time round so I didn't. (The draft for that part is still sitting in the corner of my work file!) Other than that, the chords were made a bit thicker so that the song retained it's movie-like atmosphere but I'm wondering if something else could've been done to achieve that instead. It's getting old beefing up a song by throwing in a mix-mash of strings and brass...also sometimes the chords get too thick and interferes with the "light" feeling you want to keep sustained throughout the song! It's a fun but tedious balance between sound and mood each time. :)

The next song I'll be working on will probably contain a bit more action in it. I've been saying that I'd get around to doing a horror song for awhile but I haven't found the mood to do so :/. It's more fun to do emotional and passionate pieces after all! =D (Especially ones with a medieval tinge to it, I love those kind of songs!)

This is Sevian signing off till next time!