David Sprouse Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) *We the Living* is a book by none other than Ayn Rand. I started writing a musical with that book in mind and this is the first song, we the living. Years ago, I sequenced this in sonar 7. :D:D 1st version: https://davidsprouse.bandcamp.com/track/we-the-living 2nd version: https://davidsprouse.bandcamp.com/track/we-the-living-2 Edited January 2, 2020 by David Sprouse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAK Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Really tight mix, I love your stuff .. real brain candy ..godda ask did you ever finish this project ? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Spak, thanks so much for taking the time out of your busy day to listen to my music. I had ambitions to finish this with someone. That never materialized so it sits in limbo. I'm at the mercy of lyricists and book writers so gotta find someone like that. I have probably half the songs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 This is one of the most original and unique songs that I've heard in quite a while. The sparseness of your arrangement gives the listener room to fill in the spaces. When you finish this, I'd like to hear it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiller Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I can’t quite grasp as a musical. For me, it sounds like it could easily be a soundtrack for a very serious movie. Nonetheless, well done.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 HI David I really like this - the sparseness of the mix really suits the track - good job - would love to hear the other ones you have done that go with this Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
congalocke Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Second tune I've listened to by you and I love it that you're not pedestrian and are exploring creative paths. It sounds like beginnings of a theatrical score with a touch of Zappa phrasing here and there. Thanks for sharing... Edited December 18, 2019 by congalocke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I enjoyed this David - especially the sax - that sounded really nice to my ears. A laid back cool groove - nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Yeah! I heard "'70's TV show" in my brain . . . I like the suspenseful holds on many of the notes. What's next? we wonder . . . I know it's a work in progress, maybe a little more reverb matching between the parts? But good so far, certainly held my interest. cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 8:05 PM, amiller said: I can’t quite grasp as a musical. For me, it sounds like it could easily be a soundtrack for a very serious movie. Nonetheless, well done.?? amiller: movies make money and musicals lose money (often) so good advice there.! I just like live drama. I prefer live music as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 3:25 PM, Lynn said: This is one of the most original and unique songs that I've heard in quite a while. The sparseness of your arrangement gives the listener room to fill in the spaces. When you finish this, I'd like to hear it again. Lynn, Thanks for the superlatives. It's a pretty messy recording...did it along time ago in sonar 7. Thanks for your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 5:53 AM, Bajan Blue said: HI David I really like this - the sparseness of the mix really suits the track - good job - would love to hear the other ones you have done that go with this Nigel Thank you for listening and your knowledge bajan blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/20/2019 at 12:51 PM, Douglas Kirby said: I enjoyed this David - especially the sax - that sounded really nice to my ears. A laid back cool groove - nicely done. Thanks Douglas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) On 12/18/2019 at 1:24 PM, congalocke said: Second tune I've listened to by you and I love it that you're not pedestrian and are exploring creative paths. It sounds like beginnings of a theatrical score with a touch of Zappa phrasing here and there. Thanks for sharing... Oh, zappa? Interesting. I'm not really sure where the song fits in. Thanks for listening! Edited December 24, 2019 by David Sprouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) On 12/20/2019 at 1:07 PM, emeraldsoul said: Yeah! I heard "'70's TV show" in my brain . . . I like the suspenseful holds on many of the notes. What's next? we wonder . . . I know it's a work in progress, maybe a little more reverb matching between the parts? But good so far, certainly held my interest. cheers, -Tom Tom, there's a sample library that I've been wanting to get that has as it's theme 70's b-movies. I love to hear from you . Thanks for listening. Edited December 24, 2019 by David Sprouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 3:52 AM, Wookiee said: Nice. Wookie, thanks for furry ears and furry paws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 David I had the same impression as Tom. Reminded me of that kind of jazzy TV show music from the 70s. Not sure if you could put lyrics to it, but I could see it as background to poetry or literature reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 David, this is very cool. I would love to hear this live. Seriously nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 9:19 PM, bjornpdx said: David I had the same impression as Tom. Reminded me of that kind of jazzy TV show music from the 70s. Not sure if you could put lyrics to it, but I could see it as background to poetry or literature reading. Thanks bjorn for listening. I'm in the process of sequencing it again, and having some obsessive fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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