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Azure Dreams' Elevator Music... HAH
10 years ago
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Alright, so there's something of a musical oddity that occurs between these two pieces from Azure Dreams. You only really have to listen to the very beginning of either one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh1G1KESt_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SqpU29fjJo
The first plays for, I believe, the first five floors of the game's iconic tower, and the second plays for at least the next five floors. The ascension isn't just visual, though -- there's definitely an uplifting, forward-moving, perhaps uneasy quality to the second piece, and I can't put my finger on what makes it sound that way. Is it just because of the identical leitmotif being played at a higher pitch? I don't think so... even when I listen to it separately from the first piece, it feels like the melody doesn't settle into the underlying harmony quite as gently. The piece is a 4th higher than the original, I think, which is definitely a place to go that says "hey, okay, we're pushing things along," but the flute almost sounds like it's tuned a little too high, or something.
Anyways, that's what I'm trying to put my finger on, maybe somebody reading has a better idea than I do. I'd probably be able to work it out with a piano next to me but I don't have one here in my apartment!
P.S., sorry I've been so scarce with journals lately, I mostly post my thoughts over on Twitter these days. Gimme a follow if you'd like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh1G1KESt_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SqpU29fjJo
The first plays for, I believe, the first five floors of the game's iconic tower, and the second plays for at least the next five floors. The ascension isn't just visual, though -- there's definitely an uplifting, forward-moving, perhaps uneasy quality to the second piece, and I can't put my finger on what makes it sound that way. Is it just because of the identical leitmotif being played at a higher pitch? I don't think so... even when I listen to it separately from the first piece, it feels like the melody doesn't settle into the underlying harmony quite as gently. The piece is a 4th higher than the original, I think, which is definitely a place to go that says "hey, okay, we're pushing things along," but the flute almost sounds like it's tuned a little too high, or something.
Anyways, that's what I'm trying to put my finger on, maybe somebody reading has a better idea than I do. I'd probably be able to work it out with a piano next to me but I don't have one here in my apartment!
P.S., sorry I've been so scarce with journals lately, I mostly post my thoughts over on Twitter these days. Gimme a follow if you'd like.
EDIT: also i am currently booting from an old Linux live disc so i can't listen to your excellent tracks :C no MIDIs or MP3s. tho i did port my theme song into ogg vorbis at one point so i can listen to that
You will be a good composer if you observe a real musical instrument performance
more and more. The library of YOUTUBE is the treasure box where we can watch
unknown/old/exotic musical instruments.
Go for it. Good luck.
Seeing that always puts a bit of a shine in my heart.
And whaaat? It can't play either? There aren't any players like Winamp that you can download? I don't know Linux from my left foot so that's all completely lost on me.
I'll look this dude up by name, thank you.