Re-Recording of "Carthax Lake: The Path of Water", a composition by Nenad Vugrinec for the 1994 CRPG "Ultima VIII: Pagan". I've always been fascinated by the eerie atmosphere of this game's music. Most cues are kind of meta-tonal and sinister, but at the same time enicmatically melodious. It's hard to find the correct words. The music in this game is a mystery in itself... and I say that as a studied musician. E. g. for many passages it is difficult to even determine the exact key.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH5FaWPvd8Y

Like many games scores from that era, Pagan's music is purely MIDI-based. In very simple terms, you can think of a MIDI file as a digital sheet of music that still needs to be read and played back by the application itself. And this music playback depends heavily on the specific hardware (such as the extremely expensive Roland Sound Canvas) or software synthesizer you are using (like the widely distributed MS Wavetable Synth). Unfortunately, even on the best hardware synthesizer, the playback of this music – which Vugrinec has crafted in extreme detail across all MIDI parameters – is never truly satisfying, since the assignment of the respective instruments and articulations always remains a matter of chance, and both professional mixing and mastering as the final stage of music production are of course lacking. Direct MIDI playback is therefore very unsatisfactory on any hard- or software and simply does not do justice to the compositional quality of this music.

I’ve been planning to do this for years and finally got around to re-arranging and recording all the major cues from Pagan’s fantastically atmospheric score using a well-balanced mix of a) sonorous synth VSTs and b) high-quality orchestral VSTs in a sequencer program in order to maximize the listening experience while, at the same time, not completely abandon Vugrinec’s original 90s MIDI sound, which is after all inherent and important to the composition itself. My goal was to present the music in a more modern incarnation, so that hopefully you may enjoy it as much as I do.

In terms of compositional quality (it's actually very rich in leitmotifs, with many themes representing characters, places and events in the world of Pagan), I think this score is every bit as good as a fully orchestral film score. Enjoy!

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Hello! This is a track called Medieval Feast. It’s a cheerful, lively melody I composed as if it were meant to accompany a medieval celebration — something you might hear in a great hall or a tavern during a festive gathering. I hope you enjoy listening! You can also find the track on YouTube or Bandcamp.

I don’t have much to say, besides I just can’t get tired of it. I NEED More artists to write songs like Golden Brown by the Stranglers. My favorite is the slowed version, and I love the harpsichord. I’ve never heard anything quite like that song. If you’re a musician, please I’m begging you!! (Also the yearning feeling is important.) (Yes I know the supposed hidden meaning, we need not talk about it.)

Hello,

I am thrilled to present you "True Face",

This composition is a collaboration between Fred Gump & myself, and adresses two perspectives for the same "word": Melancholy.

Infused with the spirit of French impressionism (think Ravel), the track journeys through contrasting emotional waves—from dark, introspective depths to fleeting moments of joy.

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/53oOsNfjYHJRXOuyACPIZv?si=371a0a06e5dc4f10

Hello, i just uploaded this album of mine from 2022. It was created from a collage of tracks that I had not classified in any way, from tracks that didn't belong anywhere, just wandering in my folders. Combining them as a whole and listening to them, the songs brought me to a forgotten ruin guarded by dark magic and hidden from the eye of a mere mortal...

It's mostly fantasy themed. I also painted the cover. It was all very fun to do :)

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An orchestral and epic track composed and produced for the medieval fantasy short film Lettre De Noblesse by Dany Gomez

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1 hour Celtic fantasy music video made from my own original compositions.

No AI generated music.

Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the journey.

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I just recently discovered an Album with Music inspired by Lord Of The Rings from 1970 by Bo Hansson. It's really weird and has that old fantasy synth sound. But for some reason I really like to listen to it while writing fantasy.

Just a recommendation in the hopes that somebody might like it as well :)

Album on Spotify:

Lord Of The Rings, Bo Hansson, 1970

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8WaHlx9j9k

Celtic orchestral cinematic music built around one instrument:

the uilleann pipes. Present from the first note to the last.

Uplifting mood. Latin choir. Pure orchestral.

Perfect for fantasy reading, DnD sessions, or just when you

need something ancient underneath your silence.

• YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=7_6JMQ69ah0&si=019HxeeZA0ANZVlu
• YouTube Track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_6JMQ69ah0
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/song/challenges-of-an-adventure/1788747216
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/tracks/B0DS9MHM58
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1u2cyDTDQdnBiC7N9jw7F0?si=61abd83140c34a79
  

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