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 | cjhoose said 186 days ago |
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Hey - you're still on MJ! First off, good to see you posting stuff. Reminds me a little of your "American Plain" piece. It's almost sparse. Has the right amount of reverb too. |
 | Doadars Uncle said 185 days ago |
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Mmmm Subtle bed grows with the melody. Great ambient piece! It has many lives or cycles and develops nicely. It keeps me listening. The ending hangs as if there is more to come. What comes next on the album? I really enjoy this! Doug |
 | composerclark said 185 days ago |
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American It's very pretty. Calming, as Feter pointed out, and it's got all of the wonderful qualities I associate with your music -- simple textures which convey mood very powerfully, a harmonic language that is fresh and immediately accessible, and it sounds characteristically "American" to me. This last is a difficult quality to explain or describe, I think it has something to do with the fact that I associate the simple textures and original-but-accessible harmonic language with Copland's music as well. I REALLY hope you'll post a link to the documentary when it's done! Very fine job here, Tom. |
 | kassia said 185 days ago |
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Consent This is wonderful. Definitely has a Copland feel to it, but more-so has a sound I am beginning to associate as your own. I really love the use of the mallets in here, that kalimba/marimba is gorgeous paired with the muted horns. Wonderful choice of sounds and the moments of the minimal, repetitive piano line is a perfect transition part. Overall an extremely professional sounding piece of music, tightly composed and very well put together. Thank you for sharing all of these pieces with us as you continue to build the soundtrack to this documentary. I've really enjoyed all of them and hearing the bits of story that go along with each. Please let us know when the film is released, I'd love to see it! |
 | saymme said 184 days ago |
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... This is so full of peace & melody...just the right speed & nonspeed : ) : ) LOVELY ... My privilage to hear a great piece like this Thank You ..do U have a famous daughter who is a musician ? There was such a great Ms Atwood on tv this year , she had great music..remeber thinking of You but Atwood may be a common name :) P L R Helena |
| saymme said 184 days ago |
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.... ....heavy topic...trafficing...what is the documentary ? Is it out ? |
 | jiguma said 184 days ago |
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Tom .. .. great to see you back at MJ! This piece has such a beautiful "feel" to it. I fully agree with Clark about the clearly "American" overall sound. You are a real master of this style, and I'm really pleased you've decided to share it with us. OK, I'm ready to face the day after this calming listen. Cheers from Oz, Neil |
 | Stun Nutz said 184 days ago |
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Great piece! Is this documentary going to be available for viewing online, perhaps? Maybe I am getting ahead of myself... It's not even done yet, right? Anyway, love the music. Good to see you posting music again!!! |
 | guitapick said 182 days ago |
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A beauty... ...patient and loving...could listen to this forever...please let us know when the documentary comes out... |
 | 12parsecs said 180 days ago |
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real sounding those strings and clarinets sound real! i'm sure you'll take this as a compliment... very thomas newman. (a la road to perdition soundtrack... one of my favorites, btw.) extremely well done! |
sound, tom. you have really found your own voice with the symphonic arrangments you have created over the past few years. most noted are the treatment of the woodwinds. i see it as a very midwestern feel. sort of like grant wood. i am reminded of his landscapes when i hear your songs. great to hear, being from there myself
tim