"Courage for the Journey" - now with video

[PhonoBrainer]

Because they grow up and leave.

 

or you may prefer Soundcloud:

thanks!  -Tom

Edited June 28, 2020 by emeraldsoul

[mark skinner]

Well played !    Really liked the sustain.  It was all very smooth and captivating.   Loved it ...     mark

[daryl1968]

Lovely Tom. Really heartfelt.  

Love the piano sound

[amiller]

Well played...I liked it.?

[Douglas Kirby]

Very cool - I enjoyed this listen quite a bit - I wish I could play piano like that. This made me think of Autumn and the approaching Winter - it put me in that mood for some reason.

[Guest]

Tom - you know what I think of this - I already commented on SoundCloud. I didn't think I could like it any more but now you've gone and given away the inspiration.

On 9/29/2019 at 1:38 AM, emeraldsoul said:

Because they grow up and leave.

I've seen mine leave to make their way in the World - and it hurts like hell to let them go.

But they do come back to stay once in a while: older, wiser and richer - in a thousand ways - it's all part of the journey we're on I guess...

Andy

[Tezza]

I like it, piano playing is very nice, good job.

I was expecting to hear some composition coming in after the first 4, violins or strings, oboe etc just to raise it up a bit.

The underpinning chord and melody structure of the piano is great though.

[F.J. Lamela]

Very nice song,very well played.Powerfull and relaxing at the same time.The recording is good.Congrats!

[DeeringAmps]

Tom
All I can do is echo what has been said, and mention that Bb, I think, at 0:36; wow!
Really nice, Bravo indeed.

Tom
 

[bjornpdx]

Tom
Very nice exploration of a theme with melodies developing here and there. Excellent performance.

[jerrydf]

Nice muted piano sound - as Douglas said - evokes quite an autumnal mood, well played.

[thegaltieribrothers]

Hi Tom,

A beautiful piece of music, well played + with a nice meaning.

Relaxing and uplifting at the same time.

Thanks for sharing.

Good Job!

regards

paul

[Old Joad]

cool, it reminds me of sounds I used to hear walking down the halls of music school, thanks for the flashback.. lovely...

[PhonoBrainer]

Thanks!

@Old Joad - it's because I'm always in music school! thanks for the listen.

@thegaltieribrothers- thanks Paul, glad you liked it.

@jerrydf- thanks Jerry, I agree it is Autumn like, as is my life . . . these days . . .

@bjornpdx - thanks Bjorn, it was a one take deal with some very minor velocity editing for the most part. thanks for the comment!

@DeeringAmps- that killer Bb is courtesy of Noire. There are some boomin' subtones on some of those Noire patches. Just great. But the upper register I blended mostly the Pearl piano for it's brightness. So the whole range is kind of a hybrid, which creates some interesting phaseyness when Noire and Pearl blend in the middle. It was fun to experiment with eq all along the way. Thanks for the comment!

@FJ Lamela- many thanks for the listen!

@Tezza - my thought exactly, to add other elements in after the first announcement of the theme. I just have too many other projects bubbling away to devote to that idea. I really could hear a cello or something else wandering in, but I had to stop myself from adding another thing to my to-do list! Good comment, many thanks.

@Andrew Ball- sounds like you have been there. very many thanks for your personal comment. I guess that's part of the "journey", isn't it! But I don't yet see how philosophically I will adjust . . . yet we must. All good!

@Douglas Kirby- yes it has that mood, doesn't it? Ready or not . . . many thanks!

@amiller- many thanks for the listen!

@daryl1968 - thanks again mate. The piano is Noire on the bottom, Pearl up top, and a blend in the middle. It kind of ended up a bit dreamy which worked. Glad you liked it. Hope all is well with your various life and musical projects . . . take care.

@mark skinner- thanks and yes those sustains can say a lot in a piece like this. Thanks for the comment! Appreciate it.

[freddy j]

Absolutely beautiful Tom.  It is nice to hear some instrumentals and it is even better when an instrumental can convey emotions even better than lyrics.  I believe that instrumentals allow the listener to interpret the song from their own imagination.  Wonderful song and wonderful performance!!

[DeeringAmps]

Tom

thanks for sharing how you got that beautiful piano. I have several vsti that are pretty good, if I ever develop the chops for a solo piece, I’ll have a start for getting it “right”. I always start with TTS, and since it’s a rock mix, end up leaving it. 

Tom

[Hidden Symmetry]

I enjoyed this too, well done & very fitting for the changing season.

[David Sprouse]

when asked *to what do you attribute your great musical sense.*  Horowitz said:  *the pauses*.  He was definitely right, you use the pauses the right way.  Silence is such an important part of it.

[Johnbee58]

As someone said above-heartfelt.

I would love to see this to a video of different types of birds in their migration.  It would fit perfectly.

❤️John B

[ramscapri]

 

Nice and relaxing piano piece Tom. 

Enjoyed listening to the calm flow.