(10-10-2013) – Planted

You all know how this works now; I talk about my music, and you read it. I exaggerate and make fun of myself; you take no notice other than in the humor.

So here’s the breakdown of the next four tracks from Overgrown.

1. Piano Duet: Utilizing only two pianos, each placed at a different alignment (in terms of left-right alignment), this piece manages to be fairly simple, yet interesting. The left piano mostly plays arpeggios and adds some accents, while the right piano plays the bass chords. That is, until about a minute into the piece, in which the melodies and pianos switch roles (higher notes lower two octaves, and lower notes are raised two octaves, the left piano takes on the right piano’s melody, and the right piano takes on the left piano’s melody). Closer to the end of the piece, these roles change back to their origin and the tempo increases significantly. Then the piece ends.
2. Stream: A piece created to be ambient, and the only piece in overgrown to use a brass instrument, Stream takes on a slow melody, with alternating flute, cello, and violin focuses. Until the French Horn enters as the main melody, until the piece ends. Unfortunately, I did not have a river sound, so I had to use rain instead.
3. Den of Life: Den of Life, being the first official piece for Overgrown, was created using the primary roles of Piano, Cello, and Violin until the piece ends unceremoniously. The general melody has its ups and downs, meaning at some points it is lighter and others it could almost be interpreted as sad. However, it fits into the ambient, piano driven music that laces Overgrown.
4. Companion: Using a harp in place of a piano, this short piece was written while waiting around during an Apocalypse game of Warhammer 40000. It has absolutely nothing to do with Warhammer, however. It instead happens to be one of my least favorite pieces from Overgrown. Since this piece was written on paper, it has a few alterations to the melodic design that I would not normally use, and therefore it is worth listening to.

With Overgrown complete, I will make mention of the next project; [TITLE_HERE]. Well, I would have mentioned what it is, although I only received a handful (of one) votes on which idea to pursue, so I am instead increasing the time available for what project will be determined by these votes until October 20, 2010 (+3).

Here is the link to the google form for voting which project I will pursue next, so please vote on it if you see this article and read it.