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Beyond
by chipan

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Submitted on: May 11, 2008 - 07:59:05 AM
Last Updated: May 11 2008 - 07:59:05 AM
Keywords orchestra (57)Beyond (3)chipan (3)
Description This is almost exactly the same piece as before, but now with less reverb.
Hardware imac G5
Software: GB4, JP4
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egobandit said 241 days ago
very epic
I could hear this in a blockbuster very nice arrangement enjoyed thanks!

chipan said 241 days ago
Epic
Thanks so much for saying that. Know any movie producers? :)

chip

said 241 days ago
Beyond.
Wow!! This is indeed beyond belief !!!

Brilliantt Production outstanding and mind blowingly Beautiful.
Thanks for a Gem Download. For my Ipod.

Peace Dee.

chipan said 241 days ago
blushing
You're too kind. Thank you for your generous comments, Dee.
You're a very encouraging person.

chip

said 241 days ago
Great!
Very wonderful arrangement Chipan, I loved your choice of strings. Well placed, composed and played!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

chipan said 241 days ago
Thanks Yeman
I appreciate your listening and commenting again. Glad you are back in full swing around MJs again.

chip

magnatone said 241 days ago
Beyond
OMG - this is GORGEOUS!! If this doesn't belong on a movie soundtrack, nothing does. So perfectly, thoughtfully executed, so heartfelt. This is a real masterpiece - congratulations!

chipan said 241 days ago
Soundtrack
Karen, you are very kind to say that. I tried to think this one out, at least in form, more than some of my previous stuff. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your comments.

chip

Feter said 241 days ago
Beyond
very cool work my friend ..I realy enjoyed it
thnx for sharin it !!

chipan said 241 days ago
Thanks Feter
You are one of the most supportive people here. You listen to everything here don't you? I really appreciate you and your encouraging presence at MJs.

chip

LunaTrick said 241 days ago
Wonderful arrangement!
Nicely put together - good use of dynamics and some interesting transitions linking your themes.

chipan said 241 days ago
Arrangement
Thanks for your thoughtful comments. After exporting the song to itunes the dynamics and the mix in general always sound different from the mix in GB, but I'm glad the dynamic contrasts came through anyway. Thanks for stopping by.

chip

Kicbal said 241 days ago
Stately
Wonderful, lush arrangement. The string melody and the loud/soft dynamics were great. My only critique is that some of the horn sounds were a little flat in the mix. Maybe a bit of delay or reverb or even doubling would give them a bit more of a spacious feel. If not movie soundtrack music then maybe you could hook up with a video game. Halo 3 theme song has a similar orchestrated feel.

chipan said 241 days ago
Stately
Thanks for your comments. As for the horns. I had previously posted this song with lots more reverb on the trumpet. I got a few comments that suggested it was too much. On this version I backed off a little on the reverb. Perhaps I overdid it.

Yeah if someone wanted to use this on a video game I would definitely be interested.

I appreciate your detailed comments.

chip

SJB said 241 days ago
Hi Chip
A giant production that suits your space picture. If you were aiming for a hepic theme for a Star Trek movie you've hit the nail on the head. You say you took a bit of reverb off for this version but I'm with Kicbal and would like to hear a litle more on the horns. This is nit picking - it's still great as it is!
All the best
Steve

chipan said 240 days ago
Thanks Steve
I really appreciate your generous comments. Maybe I'll go in and re-tweak the horns. I prob won't repost though. People might get tired of it since this has already been posted once. Thanks again for stopping by and commenting.

chip

Roxylee said 240 days ago
Great soundtrack
for a love story, definitely. Reminds me of titanic a little bit, but a lot more triumphant and hopeful. :-)

said 240 days ago
Wow!
What Karen (Magnatone) said! Blockbuster movie soundtrack material. Simply excellent Chip!

Be well!

lengold said 240 days ago
Excellent work
sounds like a real orchestra to my ears and a lovely composition.
Cheers
Len



chipan said 240 days ago
A big bow of thanks
Thanks to Roxy, Micheal and Len for your kind words. It really means a lot to me to get such positive feedback from the MJ community here.

peace,

chip

kassia said 240 days ago
another one!
Another gorgeous piece of music. You are very talented chipan! Definitely can see a future for you in video game music or film soundtracks. My only critique is of the horn sounds in the very beginning. By the time the French Horns come in they are ok, but that trumpet sound is very, very synth sounding. Not sure if that was what you were going for, but I found it distracted me too much. It doesn't fit with the beautiful full strings/orchestral background as the song goes on. Thanks again for another great piece.

chipan said 239 days ago
Horns
Thank you for your comments and kind words. As for the trumpet, it is not part of Jampack 4. It's actually a free software called Boldt trumpet which you may be aware of. It's not very realistic (no offense to Mr. Boldt- he was generous enough to offer it free to the public), but I suppose with more tinkering I could make it sound better. I used it because there is no solo trumpet in the jampack, and I really wanted to use a trumpet to open. Thanks again.

chip

thetiler said 240 days ago
all the musical pieces fit in nicely
Terrific use of JP 4.
Dramatic and fun to hear!

Thanks for sharing this well done piece. So many instruments too !

chipan said 239 days ago
Thanks Bill
I had fun making it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

chip

dirigent said 239 days ago
Beyond
Outstandingly beautiful track wth immense power. Great soundtrack :-)

chipan said 239 days ago
Thanks Andreas
I appreciate your kind comments. I really like your latest piece too!

chip

guitapick said 238 days ago
I understand...
...why you want to try it with less reverb. I do the same thing with my pieces...more sometimes, less others....etc.

Sounds great both ways, Chip...

chipan said 236 days ago
To reverb or not to reverb...
Yeah, it's hard to decide sometimes how much reverb is enough. I recently found out through one of the forums that I don't mix correctly because I do it with headphones. I live in an apartment and don't have good monitors anyway so I pretty much have to use headphones. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Bob.

chip

guitapick said 235 days ago
I, too...
...am of the monitorless crowd, relying on those inaccurate headspanners...

...somehow we sluff our way through, Chip...I really like this a lot...

Bowman said 237 days ago
Quite a lovely theme Chip,
that's very well constructed. It has a Jerry Goldsmith spirt and a wonderful heroic sweep to it that's a great fit for the Scifi Genre.
OUTSTANDING!
Best,
Charlie

chipan said 236 days ago
Thanks Charlie
I must confess I wasn't familiar with Jerry Goldsmith, but after looking up his stuff on itunes I see what you mean. I did kind of go for that feel here. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks very much for commenting.

chip

rsorensen said 220 days ago
this is a
great composition. love the choice of instruments too. great job.

chipan said 211 days ago
Instruments
Thanks so much for your kind comments. I really appreciate the different colors that a nice blend of woodwinds can provide. Glad you enjoyed it.

chip

leemiguel2004 said 205 days ago
Great!
Great stuff! I can imagine an USA film with this music on. Why not send it around? You never know!

chipan said 191 days ago
Movie
Thanks for your generous comments. It would be great if someone wanted to use it for something.



John Stebbe said 192 days ago
Soundtrack
Sounds like a soundtrack for a movie version of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

I really like the cymbal rolls to transition into phrases. The pizzicato strings are also well-written and fit nicely into this piece.

This piece just begs to be written out and played by a real orchestra. You've probably already made plans for that to happen.

The key change about 3/4 of the way through is well-conceived and nicely executed.

A pleasure. You've got great composing chops! Keep posting.

Best,

John Stebbe

chipan said 191 days ago
Round Table
I would love a real orchestra to play this. In college I had the chance to have the orchestra play one of my pieces, but now I don't have any connections with any local orchestras here in Japan.
Thanks for your comments. I am a big fan of your piano playing and your words are a real encouragement to me.

chip

basil81 said 164 days ago
Nicely Done
This reminds me of the intro theme to Deep Space Nine (sorry, that's the nerd in me...). Great writing in this, well done.

chipan said 110 days ago
NERDS
It's okay I'm a bit (or a lot) of a nerd myself. Man, I miss watching Next Generation. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

chip

Mystified said 158 days ago
cinematic music...
...is among my favorite genres of music to listen to because it (often) combines all those great classical elements, and is, in a sense, program music with wonderful visual images and sweeping aural 'vistas.'

This is a beautiful example of just that! Thank you for sharing :)



chipan said 110 days ago
cinematic
Thanks so much for your comments. Sorry it took me so long to respond. Glad you enjoyed this.

chip

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