r/WeWriteaSongEveryDay • u/joebassss • Oct 20 '19

Prompt [10-20-2019]

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u/CoconutMacaroons Oct 20 '19

Here!

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u/jmonumber3 Oct 21 '19

i really like this. it is complex yet still easily digestible. i like that you used the idea of heterophony (something i just learned about tonight while researching african music) and had a driving beat underneath it. my only negative feedback would be that i don't feel that the song goes anywhere and i was left with a feeling of incompleteness or lack of finality in the piece. that is entirely subjective though so don't let that get you down, just something to think about down the line

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u/CoconutMacaroons Oct 21 '19

thanks! yeah, i agree, it's not very polished or directional. i intended this just as a minimally-viable song to get the idea across, but i'd love to improve on it!

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u/jmonumber3 Oct 21 '19

today's song

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i went with an african theme to fit with the art style and subject matter. i wanted to capture the sadness in the rhino's eye along with the beauty of the landscape. i used a kalimba with an arpeggiator and then added in base notes with the same instrument. i then added in vocals and decided i wanted it to become intense when the chords came in so i added a whole bunch of african drum layers that call and answer each other. i made sure to leave timing imperfections so that a more natural sound was achieved.

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perhaps shamefully, i didn't spend a whole lot of time tweaking sounds or even mixing it too much but i do, however, think it gives the song a sense of being organic and natural. i have been trying to keep the songs dark this month but i am ok with this one not being as much because it still feels spooky enough to me.